University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections1249 (Accession No. 1249-001)Cooper, Felix B., 1888-1958Felix B. Cooper papers1929-19611.2 cubic feetCollection materials are in
English.Papers of a
Dentist and civic leader of Seattle, WashingtonFelix 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.
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
General correspondence, financial records, ephemera, scrapbooks,
miscellaneous clippings; ca. 1929-1961.
Presume open to all users
Request at UW
Creator's literary rights not transferred to the University of
Washington Libraries.
Donated by Mrs. Felix Cooper
Cooper, Felix B., 1888-1958--ArchivesDentists--Washington (State)--Seattle--ArchivesAfrican American civic leaders--Washington (State)--Seattle--ArchivesCivil rights--United States--History--SourcesCivil rights--Washington (State)--Seattle--History--SourcesRace relations--History--SourcesCivic Unity Committee (Seattle, Wash.)--History--SourcesFamily Society of Seattle--History--SourcesMeals for Millions Foundation--History--SourcesMount Zion Baptist Church (Seattle, Wash.)--History--SourcesNational Association for the Advancement of Colored People--History--SourcesRoosevelt College of Chicago--History--SourcesWashington State Dental Association--History--SourcesYoung Men's Christian Association (Seattle, Wash.)--History--SourcesAfrican Americans--Washington (State)--History--SourcesCivil rights--Washington (State)--History--SourcesCharities--Washington (State)--History--SourcesBaptists--Washington (State)--History--SourcesUniversities and colleges--Illinois--History--SourcesYoung Men's Christian associations--Washington (State)--History--SourcesAfrican Americans--Civil rights--History--SourcesProfessional associations--Washington (State)--History--SourcesPersonal correspondenceBusiness correspondenceRecords (Documents)NotebooksEphemeraPeriodicalsfinancial recordsscrapbookspamphletsreportsnewspaper clippingsGuthrie, AnneWashington State Dental AssociationNational Association for the Advancement of Colored PeopleRoosevelt College (Chicago, Ill.)Meals for MillionsCivic Unity Committee (Seattle, Wash.)Attucks Realty Co., Seattle, WashApartment Operators' Association (Seattle, Wash.)Mount Zion Baptist Church (Seattle, Wash.)Young Men's Christian Association (Seattle, Wash.)Family Society of SeattlePersonal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)SeattleCivic ActivismMedicine and HealthCivil RightsScrapbooks
Series 1General Correspondence1936-19621General Correspondence1936-1962Correspondence with Anne Guthrie, Washington Dental Association,
NAACP, Roosevelt College in Chicago, and Meals for Millions
Series 2Notes and Notebooks1920-19491Notesundated1Notebooks1949. undatedNotebooks 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
1, 3Financial Records1920-1944Two 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
Series 3Ephemera1932-19551Biographical Data1933,
19451Ephemera1932-1955,
undatedIncludes annual reports, programs, lessons, articles,
publications, magazines, pamphlets, other writings, leaflets, and bulletins
2Ephemera1943-1964Small 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?3Ephemera1945-1949Pamphlets, "Spellman Messenger," programs, card, passenger
list
Series 4Scrapbook and Miscellaneous
Clippings1932-19573Mount Zion Baptist Church, Seattle Minutes1932-19363Scrapbook1933-1941Dr. Cooper's personal scrapbook, which includes clippings,
cards, programs, and notes
3Young Men's Christian Association, Seattle1935-19433Civic Unity Committee, Seattle1943-19483Attucks Realty and Investment Co., Seattle1941-19533Family Society of Seattle: Report on Migrant
Negro19433Civic Unity Committee, Seattle1946-19573Clippings1950-1955