Felix B. Cooper papers, 1929-1961
Table of Contents
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Cooper, Felix B., 1888-1958
- Title
- Felix B. Cooper papers
- Dates
- 1929-1961 (inclusive)19291961
- Quantity
- 1.2 cubic feet
- Collection Number
- 1249 (Accession No. 1249-001)
- Summary
- Papers of a Dentist and civic leader of Seattle, Washington
- Repository
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University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections
University of Washington Libraries
Box 352900
Seattle, WA
98195-2900
Telephone: 2065431929
Fax: 2065431931
speccoll@uw.edu - Access Restrictions
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Presume open to all users
- Languages
- English
Biographical Note
Felix Bond Cooper was born in 1888 in Pennsylvania and graduate of Lincoln University and the University of Michigan Dental School. He came to Seattle in 1913 and practiced until his retirement in 1955 due to ill health. He married Hazel James in 1930, and they had Joyce and Felix Jr. Hazel died in 1930, and in 1949 he married Bella Taylor McKnight. He died in 1958. Dr. Cooper had an interest in civil rights issues. He worked with the following organizations: Christian Friends for Racial Equality, Civic Unity Committee (Seattle); Family Society of Seattle, Meals for Millions, Mount Zion Baptist Church, National Association of the Advancement of Colored People, Roosevelt College of Chicago, Washington State Dental Association, and Young Men's Christian Association of Seattle. He was also one of the founders of the Seattle Urban League.
Content Description
General correspondence, financial records, ephemera, scrapbooks, miscellaneous clippings; ca. 1929-1961.
Use of the Collection
Restrictions on Use
Creator's literary rights not transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.
Administrative Information
Arrangement
Arranged in 4 series.
- Series 1, General Correspondence, 1936-1962
- Series 2, Notes and Notebooks, 1920-1949
- Series 3, Ephemera, 1932-1955
- Series 4, Scrapbook and Miscellaneous Clippings, 1932-1957
Detailed Description of the Collection
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Series 1: General Correspondence, 1936-1962
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Description: General Correspondence
Correspondence with Anne Guthrie, Washington Dental Association, NAACP, Roosevelt College in Chicago, and Meals for Millions
Dates: 1936-1962Container: Box/Folder 1
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Series 2: Notes and Notebooks, 1920-1949
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Description: NotesDates: undatedContainer: Box/Folder 1
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Description: Notebooks
Notebooks includes: one book of personal/unknown notes; a daily planner from 1949; one ledger book with notes for talks; and one notebook with notes about a book review
Dates: 1949. undatedContainer: Box/Folder 1 -
Description: Financial Records
Two books with records of dental transactions, including names, dates, procedure, and cost, one from 1920-1928 and one from 1932-1942; one ledger of transactions from 1943-1944; Attucks Co. ledger from 1929; ledger from other business, 1929-1943
Dates: 1920-1944Container: Box/Folder 1, 3
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Series 3: Ephemera, 1932-1955
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Description: Biographical DataDates: 1933, 1945Container: Box/Folder 1
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Description: Ephemera
Includes annual reports, programs, lessons, articles, publications, magazines, pamphlets, other writings, leaflets, and bulletins
Dates: 1932-1955, undatedContainer: Box/Folder 1 -
Description: Ephemera
Small books and pamphlets, including The Prism, You and Others, Bismarck and the German Empire, The Essence of Buddhism, Science of History, The Negro Question, Perseverance: How to Develop It, Co-op Fact Finder, The Races of Mankind, The Crisis, The Worker, Outdoor Verse, Cooperation: The Dominant Economic Idea of the Future, Objectives of Consumers' Cooperation, Here is Tomorrow, First Blows, Race Discrimination and the Law, What Do the People of Africa Want? Step by Step With Interracial Groups, Are You an American?
Dates: 1943-1964Container: Box/Folder 2 -
Description: Ephemera
Pamphlets, "Spellman Messenger," programs, card, passenger list
Dates: 1945-1949Container: Box/Folder 3
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Series 4: Scrapbook and Miscellaneous Clippings, 1932-1957
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Description: Mount Zion Baptist Church, Seattle MinutesDates: 1932-1936Container: Box/Folder 3
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Description: Scrapbook
Dr. Cooper's personal scrapbook, which includes clippings, cards, programs, and notes
Dates: 1933-1941Container: Box/Folder 3 -
Description: Young Men's Christian Association, SeattleDates: 1935-1943Container: Box/Folder 3
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Description: Civic Unity Committee, SeattleDates: 1943-1948Container: Box/Folder 3
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Description: Attucks Realty and Investment Co., SeattleDates: 1941-1953Container: Box/Folder 3
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Description: Family Society of Seattle: Report on Migrant NegroDates: 1943Container: Box/Folder 3
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Description: Civic Unity Committee, SeattleDates: 1946-1957Container: Box/Folder 3
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Description: ClippingsDates: 1950-1955Container: Box/Folder 3
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Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- African American civic leaders--Washington (State)--Seattle--Archives
- African Americans--Civil rights--History--Sources
- African Americans--Washington (State)--History--Sources
- Baptists--Washington (State)--History--Sources
- Charities--Washington (State)--History--Sources
- Civil rights--United States--History--Sources
- Civil rights--Washington (State)--History--Sources
- Civil rights--Washington (State)--Seattle--History--Sources
- Dentists--Washington (State)--Seattle--Archives
- Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)
- Professional associations--Washington (State)--History--Sources
- Race relations--History--Sources
- Universities and colleges--Illinois--History--Sources
- Young Men's Christian associations--Washington (State)--History--Sources
Personal Names
- Cooper, Felix B., 1888-1958--Archives
- Guthrie, Anne
Corporate Names
- Civic Unity Committee (Seattle, Wash.)--History--Sources
- Family Society of Seattle--History--Sources
- Meals for Millions Foundation--History--Sources
- Mount Zion Baptist Church (Seattle, Wash.)--History--Sources
- National Association for the Advancement of Colored People--History--Sources
- Roosevelt College of Chicago--History--Sources
- Washington State Dental Association--History--Sources
- Young Men's Christian Association (Seattle, Wash.)--History--Sources
Other Creators
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Corporate Names
- Apartment Operators' Association (Seattle, Wash.) (creator)
- Attucks Realty Co., Seattle, Wash (creator)
- Civic Unity Committee (Seattle, Wash.) (creator)
- Family Society of Seattle (creator)
- Meals for Millions (creator)
- Mount Zion Baptist Church (Seattle, Wash.) (creator)
- National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (creator)
- Roosevelt College (Chicago, Ill.) (creator)
- Washington State Dental Association (creator)
- Young Men's Christian Association (Seattle, Wash.) (creator)
