Donald Ewin Cooke papers, circa 1946-1976.
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Free Library of Philadelphia. Central Children's Dept.
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Independence Hall (Philadelphia, Pa.)
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During the Revolutionary era, Philadelphia's Independence Hall was commonly known as the State House of the Province of Pennsylvania. It was constructed between 1732 and 1756. The Second Continental Congress held their meetings in the State House during the Revolution, and in 1787, delegates gathered in the Assembly Room to write the United States Constitution. From the guide to the Independence Hall Receipts, 1778-1779., (John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Found...
Cooke, Donald Ewin, 1916-....
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Donald Ewin Cooke was born in Philadelphia on August 5, 1916. Other than his time as a correspondent for "Yank" during World War II, Cooke spent his life in Philadelphia and the surrounding suburbs. He studied at the Philadelphia Museum School of Art (now University of the Arts) and later worked at a number of Philadelphia publishing houses before founding Edraydo (later Haverford House) in 1960. Cooke primarily wrote history and historical fiction for older children. He illustrated his own book...
