George L. H. Cooper papers

Access and use

Location of collection:
Virginia Military Institute Archives
Preston Library
Virginia Military Institute
345 Letcher Ave.
Lexington, VA 24450-0304
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POC: Jeffrey S. Kozak
Phone: (540) 464-7516
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There are no restrictions.

Terms of access:

Manuscript collections in the VMI Archives are made available for educational and research use. The VMI Archives should be cited as the source. The user assumes all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any copyright holders. Materials from our collections may not be redistributed, published or reproduced without permission from the VMI Archives. Contact the VMI Archives for additional information.

Preferred citation:

George L. H. Cooper papers, 1928-1932. MS 0197. VMI Archives, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia.

Summary

Extent:
2 items
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

George L. H. Cooper papers, 1928-1932. MS 0197. VMI Archives, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia.

Background

Scope and content:

The George L. H. Cooper papers consist of two items. The first is a VMI scrapbook (1928-1932) compiled by Cooper. The scrapbook includes photographs, athletic and dance programs, clippings, and other mementos collected by Cooper during his cadetship.

The papers also include a typescript memoir, approximately 325 pages, detailing Cooper's United States Marine Corps service in the Pacific Theater during World War II.

Biographical / historical:

George Lawrence Hawkins Cooper was born in 1911 in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. He graduated VMI in 1932. During World War II he served with the United States Marine Corps, 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, 2nd Marine Division. He was also an educator. Cooper died in 1984 in Biloxi, Missippi, and is buried in Hawaii.

Physical location:
Manuscripts stacks