Anna Dorsey Cooke Allison collection

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Anna Dorsey Cooke Allison collection

1890-1977 (majority 1925-1930)

http://hdl.handle.net/1903.1/7703

The Anna Dorsey Cooke Allison collection consists of photographs and memorabilia documenting University of Maryland campus life and the studies of Maryland students Anna Helen Emily Dorsey, Elise Dorsey, and Giles Buckner Cooke, Allison's mother, aunt, and father. Also included is a photograph of Maryland Agricultural College cadet Hammond Dorsey, Mrs. Allison's grandfather. Anna H.E. Dorsey was a member of the Class of 1925 and was active in student government and the Y.W.C.A. Giles B. Cooke became a leading expert on the cork oak tree and the growing of cork. The collection contains several large black and white group photographs, two documenting Junior Proms, and one of a Y.W.C.A. student conference. Memorabilia includes many items with the University of Maryland seal, dance cards, programs, diplomas, and a UMD whiskey decanter.

2.25 linear feet

University of Maryland (College Park, Md.). Libraries

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SNAC Resource ID: 7641779

University of Maryland (College Park, Md.). Libraries

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Cooke, Giles B., 1897-1974

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Dr. Giles B. Cooke was an organic chemist and known as a world authority on cork trees and cord production. He was born 7 Sep 1897 in Gloucester County, Virginia, USA. Cooke graduated from the College of William and Mary in 1923 and received his M.S. and Ph. D. from the University of Maryland in organic chemistry. After serving as a high school principal in several Virginia communities, he became a research chemist with the Armstrong Cork Company, in Lancaster, Pa., and then served as director o...

Dorsey, Anna Emily Helen, 1899-1988

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Anna Emily Helen Dorsey was born in 1899. She attended the University of Maryland (class of 1925), where she was active in student government and the Y.W.C.A. She may have worked as a nurse at the Mayo Clinic. She married Giles Buckner Cooke (1897-1974), an expert on cork. She died in 1988....

Allison, Anna Dorsey Cooke

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Anna Dorsey Cooke Allison graduated from William & Mary University in 1959. She is the daughter of Anna Helen Emily Dorsey and Giles Buckner Cooke....

University of Maryland, College Park

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University of Maryland, College Park. Class of 1938

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