Cook, Robert Cecil, 1903-1979.

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Born July 6, 1903 in Fayette, Alabama to James Alfred and Athea McKelvey Cook; orphaned and raised by relatives in Columbus, Miss.; educated in the public schools, Mississippi A and M College, and Columbia University; superintendent of schools; college teacher; president Mississippi Southern College (1945-1954); publisher Who's Who in American Education (1926-1968); founder of Southeastern Life Insurance Company (1957-1969); member Mississippi State Board of Trustees of Institutions of Higher Learning (1968-1977); died March 6, 1979.

From the description of Papers 1912-1979 1955-1977. (University of Southern Mississippi, Regional Campus). WorldCat record id: 32038294

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creatorOf Cook, Robert Cecil, 1903-1979. Papers 1912-1979 1955-1977. University of Southern Mississippi, Regional Campus, Joseph Anderson Cook Library
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United States
Hattiesburg (Miss.)
Mississippi
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Publishers and publishing
Education
Education
Universities and colleges
Education, Higher
Insurance companies
Insurance companies
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Birth 1903

Death 1979

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