Overview
Drawings, poems, and correspondence of American artist and poet William Cook.
Dates
- Creation: 1865-1876
Language of Materials
Collection materials are in English.
Conditions Governing Access
There are no restrictions on physical access to this material. Collection is open for research.
Extent
.1 linear feet (1 volume)Includes seven pencil drawings by Cook for his works, including a scene depicting Native Americans and a scene depicting the Taj Mahal. Also includes autograph poems by Cook, letters from Cook to others, and miscellany relating to Cook.
Biographical / Historical
Cook was an American artist and poet.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
43M-396 - 43M-404. Gift of Lawrence W. Jenkins, Esq., Peabody Museum, Salem, Mass.; received: 1943 December 31.
- Title
- Cook, William, 1807-1876. William Cook papers, 1865-1876: Guide.
- Author
- Houghton Library, Harvard College Library
- Language of description
- und
- EAD ID
- hou01083
Repository Details
Part of the Houghton Library Repository
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