Cooke, Robert Bruce, 1902-1973.

Dates:
Birth 1902
Death 1973

Biographical notes:

Robert Bruce Cooke, born in Swepsonville, N.C., who held positions in various textile mills in Virginia and North and South Carolina until 1941 when he became a supervisor at the Erwin Cotton Mills, Durham, N.C., from which he retired around 1963. He and his wife Aylene Edwards Cooke, who worked as a librarian when the couple lived in Rutherfordton, N.C., were active in many historical and art associations in the state.

From the description of Robert Bruce Cooke papers, 1926-1972 [manuscript]. WorldCat record id: 31908596

From the guide to the Robert Bruce Cooke Papers, 1926-1972, (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.)

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Subjects:

  • Automation
  • Historians
  • History
  • Textile industry
  • Textile industry
  • Textile workers
  • World War, 1939-1945

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Places:

  • North Carolina (as recorded)
  • Southern States (as recorded)