Edith and Earl Cook Family Papers 1821-1992, undated.

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Edith and Earl Cook Family Papers 1821-1992, undated.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/701395032

This collection consists of genealogy records created by Edith Cook. Included within this genealogy are the family history for the Bell, Bloch, Cook, Collier, Dicks, Fish, Griggs, Harber, Ingram, Owen, Thomas, Tigner, Wagnon, Waldo-Hall, Weiss, and Wilson families. The collection also contains correspondence and scrapbooks. Of particular interest is material pertaining to Edith W. Harber (Cook.) Edith Harber enlisted in the the United States Army during World War II and earned her pilot's license. The materials pertaining to Edith include correspondence, Army papers, and flight instruction records.

8.84 linear ft. (9 document cases and 4 oversize boxes)

Atlanta History Center, Kenan Research Center / Cherokee Garden Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 8005076

Atlanta History Center, Kenan Research Center / Cherokee Garden Library

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