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Felix B. Cooper papers, 1929-1961
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
-
Presume open to all users
- Languages
- English
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
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 DescriptionReturn to Top
General correspondence, financial records, ephemera, scrapbooks, miscellaneous clippings; ca. 1929-1961.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
Creator's literary rights not transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
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 CollectionReturn to Top
Series 1: General Correspondence, 1936-1962Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 1 | General Correspondence Correspondence with Anne Guthrie, Washington Dental Association,
NAACP, Roosevelt College in Chicago, and Meals for Millions
|
1936-1962 |
Series 2: Notes and Notebooks, 1920-1949Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 1 | Notes |
undated |
| 1 | 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
|
1949. undated |
| 1, 3 | 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
|
1920-1944 |
Series 3: Ephemera, 1932-1955Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 1 | Biographical Data |
1933, 1945 |
| 1 | Ephemera Includes annual reports, programs, lessons, articles,
publications, magazines, pamphlets, other writings, leaflets, and bulletins
|
1932-1955, undated |
| 2 | 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?
|
1943-1964 |
| 3 | Ephemera Pamphlets, "Spellman Messenger," programs, card, passenger
list
|
1945-1949 |
Series 4: Scrapbook and Miscellaneous Clippings, 1932-1957Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 3 | Mount Zion Baptist Church, Seattle Minutes |
1932-1936 |
| 3 | Scrapbook Dr. Cooper's personal scrapbook, which includes clippings,
cards, programs, and notes
|
1933-1941 |
| 3 | Young Men's Christian Association, Seattle |
1935-1943 |
| 3 | Civic Unity Committee, Seattle |
1943-1948 |
| 3 | Attucks Realty and Investment Co., Seattle |
1941-1953 |
| 3 | Family Society of Seattle: Report on Migrant
Negro |
1943 |
| 3 | Civic Unity Committee, Seattle |
1946-1957 |
| 3 | Clippings |
1950-1955 |
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)
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