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Virginia Historical Society

Virginia Historical Society
P.O. Box 7311
428 N Arthur Ashe Blvd
Richmond, VA 23221-0311
Primary Collecting Areas:
The VMHC collects the history of Virginians.
Description:
The VMHC collections consist of a wide range of objects, including books and bound serials, Confederate imprints, sheet music, broadsides, newspapers, family and personal papers, business and organizational records, genealogical materials, maps, paintings, prints, postcards, weapons, militaria, glass plate negatives, and photographs from the nineteenth century to the present.
POC: Laura Stoner
Phone: (804) 342-9662
Phone: (804) 342-9677
Fax: (804) 355-2399
Start Over Repository Virginia Historical Society Collection Cocke Family Papers, 1794-1981

Cocke Family Papers, 1794-1981

Thomas Lewis Preston, Elizabeth Randolph (Preston) Cocke, John Preston Cocke, Elizabeth Preston Cocke.

Papers, 1794-1812, of Thomas Lewis Preston include correspondence with siblings and information on the Ann Smith Academy (for girls). Papers, 1893-1914, of Elizabeth Randolph (Preston) Cocke concern the sale of land in Kentucky by her children. Papers of John Preston Cocke, attorney, include memoranda books, personal correspondence, and information on the history of Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Va. Papers, 1903-1981, of Elizabeth Preston Cocke, include publications, personal correspondence, and administrative records documenting her various social and charitable activities.

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Series 11: Elizabeth Preston Cocke (1891-1981), Richmond, Va. 1903-1981 Box 11-17

Diaries, 1903, May 14-August 10, 1912, August 12-August 23, 1912, September 21-October 15, 1912, 1920, 1921, 1953, 1957, 1969, 1970; commonplace book, 1929.; correspondence with individuals, unidentfied and A- W, 1905-1981; correspondence with institutions, 1924-1981; educational materials; lines of verse; Cocke Trust, 1933-1963; Girls' Auxiliary, IVNA, 1913-1924; reconstruction aide, 1917-1919; children's nurseries, 1924-1932; Junior League, 1925-1925; Richmond Volunteer Service Bureau, 1941-1946; Richmond Aircraft Warning Filter System, 1942-1945; Nurse's aide, 1944-1946; United World Federalism, 1948-1956; St. James Church, bronze tablets, 1961-1964; V.M.I., Battle of New Market, 1964; miscellany.

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