Harry C. Cope papers, 1897-1931
Table of Contents
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Cope, Harry C., 1864-1951
- Title
- Harry C. Cope papers
- Dates
- 1897-1931 (inclusive)18971931
- Quantity
- 2 volumes
- Collection Number
- 0429 (Accession No. 0429-001)
- Summary
- Diaries of lawyer Harry C. Cope document his work, activities, and views on the Spanish American War.
- 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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Access restricted: For terms of access, contact Special Collections
- Languages
- English
Biographical Note
Lawyer of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. 1864-1951. Harry Cope was born Feb. 15 in Doylestown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. After graduation from high school in 1880 he taught grade school in Lehigh County. In 1884 he took the exam allowing him to register to study law by apprenticeship to his father, and making him the third generation of lawyers in the family. In 1887 he took the Bar exam for the state of Pennsylvania. It was an oral exam which lasted two and a half hours before three judges and three lawyers. While Cope practiced law he was also Borough Solicitor, a member of the Bethlehem School Board, a president of the school board for one year, Justice of the Peace, and active against the Women's Suffrage Movement. He retired from practice in 1947 due to deafness.
Content Description
Diaries recorded observations on Cope's law practice his activities in Pennsylvania local politics, and his views on the Spanish American War.
Use of the Collection
Restrictions on Use
Creator's literary rights not transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.
Administrative Information
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Subject Terms
- Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)
Personal Names
- Cope, Harry C., 1864-1951--Archives
