Caroline Ellen Cooper was the daughter of Dr. John T. and Adalena Cooper, who came to Spokane in 1887. Dr. Cooper helped to develop the original Bunker Hill Mine. Caroline grew up in Spokane in the company of the city’s wealthy families, attended parties, teas, and dances. She managed the Ziegler Building, 1927-1953, and its successor, the Fidelity Building, 1953-1957.
The collection consists of social correspondence, letters of condolence, and party and wedding invitations to Caroline and her mother. Engraved invitations and calling cards from prominent Spokane families offer a view into the social life of Spokane’s upper classes. There is fragmentary correspondence.
Collection is not restricted.
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Caroline Ellen Cooper Papers (MsSC 120), Eastern Washington State Historical Society/Northwest Museum of Arts & Culture, Spokane, WA.
No donor information.
Processed to the file folder level.
Nolan, Edward W.
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