An oral history with Everett E. Cook, 1978 Sept. 6. c2002.

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An oral history with Everett E. Cook, 1978 Sept. 6. c2002.

Discusses the founding and history of The University of Southern Mississippi, his education, and shares his recollections of Mississippi's governors during the 20th century, many of whom he knew personally. Describes his banking ventures and the affects of Hurricane Camille on the Gulf Coast.

71 p. ; 28 cm.

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Cook, Everett E., 1908-1980.

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Mr. Cook was the son of the first president of Mississippi Normal College, now The University of Southern Mississippi. He read law at the University of Mississippi during the Depression and practiced civil law in Gulfport from the 1940s through the 1970s. While living on the Mississippi Gulf Coast, he survived two hurricanes, one in 1947 and Camille in 1969, and established the Coast Federal Savings and Loan Association in 1934. From the description of An oral history with Everett E....

Healy, Tom

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University of Southern Mississippi

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