Shenandoah County Library: Truban Archives
Allen and Margaret Cook Collection
Cook, Allen Lee, 1928-2012
2026-0016
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.5 Linear Feet
This collection is contained within a single, 1/2 size, legal flip top document box.
Twenty one folders of materials.
1900-1943
School material and family photographs from the estate of Allen Cook and Margaret (Wright) Cook of Woodstock. Items date to between 1900 and 1943.
Shenandoah County Library, Truban Archives.
English
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Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased at auction April 23, 2026. Laughlin Auction Sale 523 "Shenandoah County Estates: Cook and Bowers" lots 1192, 1193, and 1195.
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically in accordance with dates provided on the documents and photographs. Undated items are placed at the end of the collection.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item] Allen and Margaret Cook Collection, Truban Archives, Shenandoah County Library, Edinburg, Virginia, USA.
Processing Information
Items were received in auction lot boxes. It is uncertain if the items had been sorted originally by owners or by auction company for sale. Documents were foldered and all fastners removed. Folders labeled based on the subject of the documents contained within and dates provided based on dates present on written materials. Photographs were sleeved and placed in folders. Labels and dates for those folders were created based on photograph labels if present.
Scope and Contents
Collection dates to between ca. 1900 and 1943. It contains mixed materials, primarily school information for Allen Lee Cook from St. Luke and Woodstock Schools as well as photographs related to the Wright and Hottel families, of which Margaret Cook was descended.
The materials are contained within one, 1/2 size, flip top legal document box with a total of twenty one (21) folders.
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open to researchers without restrictions. Researchers must register and agree to all copyright laws and archives policies before using the collection. Please contact the Shenandoah County Library before visiting to use this collection.
Biographical / Historical
Allen Cook was born May 6, 1928 in St. Luke Virginia. He attended St. Luke School and later Woodstock High School. Margaret (Wright) Cook was born in 1938. She and Allen were married 50 years at the time of his death in 2012.
Bibliography
"Allen Lee Cook Obituary," Heighman Funeral Home Inc. Accessed August 17, 2026. https://www.valleyfs.com/obituaries/allen-cook-5/#!/TributeWall
Woodstock (Va)
Public schools - Virginia - Shenandoah County
Hottel Family
Wright Family
Cook, Allen Lee, 1928-2012
"Constance May Mellott"1.1/repositories/2/archival_objects/4872February 21 19311Shenandoah County Public Schools Report Cards for Allen Cook, St. Luke School1.2/repositories/2/archival_objects/48731935-19431Shenandoah County Public Schools Report Cards for Allen Cook, Woodstock High School1.3/repositories/2/archival_objects/48741943-19451Unidentified Portrait Photographs1.4/repositories/2/archival_objects/4875Undated1"Mary Hotte" Photograph, Morrison Studio, Woodstock Virginia1.5/repositories/2/archival_objects/4876Undated1"Birdie and Billie Thompson/Kidwell"1.6/repositories/2/archival_objects/4877Undated1"Jasper Hottel," Morrison Studio, Woodstock Virginia1.7/repositories/2/archival_objects/4878Undated1"Charles Hottel, Allie Hottel, Helen Hottel, Jake Hottel, and Creed Hottel," Morrison Studio, Woodstock Virginia1.8/repositories/2/archival_objects/4879Undated1"Granville Emmert"1.9/repositories/2/archival_objects/4880Undated1"Alger Stickley"1.10/repositories/2/archival_objects/4881Undated1"Edna and Norah Hottel," Morrison Studio, Woodstock Virginia1.11/repositories/2/archival_objects/4882Undated1"Flower at Mom's Homeplace"1.12/repositories/2/archival_objects/4883Undated1"River at Oscar Hottel's"1.13/repositories/2/archival_objects/4884Undated1Unidentified Portrait Photographs, Morrison Studio, Woodstock Virginia1.14/repositories/2/archival_objects/4885Undated1"Frank Kidwell"1.15/repositories/2/archival_objects/4886Undated1Cecil P. Nisewander1.16/repositories/2/archival_objects/4887Undated1Unidentified Portrait Photographs, 1 of 51.17/repositories/2/archival_objects/4888Undated1Unidentified Portrait Photographs, 2 of 51.18/repositories/2/archival_objects/4889Undated1Unidentified Portrait Photographs, 3 of 51.19/repositories/2/archival_objects/4890Undated1Unidentified Portrait Photographs, 4 of 51.20/repositories/2/archival_objects/4891Undated1Unidentified Portrait Photographs, 5 of 51.21/repositories/2/archival_objects/4892Undated1