A Guide to the John Randall Cook Papers, 1910-2012 Cook, John Randall, Papers, 1910-2012 50648

A Guide to the John Randall Cook Papers, 1910-2012

A Collection in
the Library of Virginia
Accession Number 50648


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Repository
The Library of Virginia
Accession Number
50648
Title
John Randall Cook Papers, 1910-2012
Physical Description
3.825 cubic feet (9 boxes).
Language
English

Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

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Use Restrictions

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Preferred Citation

John Randall Cook Papers, 1910-2012. Accession 50648. Personal papers collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.

Acquisition Information

Gift of John Randall Cook, Richmond.

Biographical Information

Dr. John Randall Cook was born in Crewe, Nottoway County, Virginia on 12 September 1919. He is the son of William Manning Cook (1890-1954) and Madeline Inez Bryant (1893-1979). He attended St. Joseph's Academy in St. Augustine, Florida (1940) and Georgetown University (1946-1948). Dr. Cook served with the Army Medical Corps during World War II, and was stationed at the First General Hospital near London, and when it moved near Paris. Dr. Cook earned a bachelor's degree in English (1952), a master's degree in Education (1960), and was presented with an honorary doctor of letters degree by Longwood University (1996). He was employed as a guidance counselor at John Marshall High School in Richmond, Virginia (1960-1966), and then was supervisor of guidance with the Virginia Department of Education (1967-1982). Dr. Cook, with his partner Dr. Waverly Manson Cole (1929-2009), has been an active supporter of various causes and educational institutions in Virginia. He published his autobiography Many Septembers in 2007. Dr. Cook died on 24 December 2013 and is buried in Crewe Cemetery.

Scope and Content

Papers, 1910-2012, of Dr. John Randall Cook (1919-2013) of Richmond, Virginia, relating to his service in the Army Medical Corps during World War II, his career as a guidance counselor at John Marshall High School and the Virginia Department of Education, and the publication of his autobiography Many Septembers (2007). There are also materials concerning philanthropic support by Dr. Cook and his partner Dr. Waverly Manson Cole (1929-2009) of The College of William and Mary, Longwood University, and Virginia Commonwealth University, as well as information on their real estate holdings in Virginia Beach. The collection includes articles and reports, clippings, correspondence, greeting cards, invitations, military records, newsletters, photographs, poetry, programs, and speeches.

Contents List

Box 1 Folder 1
Albright, Arnold A. .
Box 1 Folder 2
American School Counselor Association - Supervisor of the Year Award .
Box 1 Folder 3
Articles .
Box 1 Folder 4
Biographical Information/Vita .
Box 1 Folder 5
Blackstone College - "The Gables" .
Box 1 Folder 6
Certificates .
Box 1 Folder 7
Clippings .
Box 1 Folder 8-13
College of William and Mary .
Box 1 Folder 14
Community Foundation .
Box 1 Folder 15
Cook, William Manning - Funeral Book .
Box 2 Folder 1
Correspondence, 1910 .
Box 2 Folder 2
Correspondence, 1916 .
Box 2 Folder 3
Correspondence, 1919 .
Box 2 Folder 4
Correspondence, 1925 .
Box 2 Folder 5
Correspondence, 1935 .
Box 2 Folder 6
Correspondence, 1937 .
Box 2 Folder 7
Correspondence, 1938 .
Box 2 Folder 8
Correspondence, 1939 .
Box 2 Folder 9
Correspondence, 1941 .
Box 2 Folder 10
Correspondence, 1942 .
Box 2 Folder 11
Correspondence, 1943 .
Box 2 Folder 12
Correspondence, 1944 (January-March) .
Box 2 Folder 13
Correspondence, 1944 (April-May) .
Box 2 Folder 14
Correspondence, 1944 (June-July) .
Box 2 Folder 15
Correspondence, 1944 (August-September) .
Box 2 Folder 16
Correspondence, 1944 (October-December) .
Box 2 Folder 17
Correspondence, 1945 .
Box 2 Folder 18
Correspondence, 1946 .
Box 2 Folder 19
Correspondence, 1947 .
Box 2 Folder 20
Correspondence, 1950 .
Box 2 Folder 21
Correspondence, 1951 .
Box 2 Folder 22
Correspondence, 1952 .
Box 2 Folder 23
Correspondence, 1954 .
Box 2 Folder 24
Correspondence, 1955 .
Box 2 Folder 25
Correspondence, 1957 .
Box 2 Folder 26
Correspondence, 1958 .
Box 2 Folder 27
Correspondence, 1959 .
Box 2 Folder 28
Correspondence, 1960 .
Box 2 Folder 29
Correspondence, 1968 .
Box 2 Folder 30
Correspondence, 1969 .
Box 2 Folder 31
Correspondence, 1970 .
Box 2 Folder 32
Correspondence, 1974 .
Box 2 Folder 33
Correspondence, 1979 .
Box 3 Folder 1
Correspondence, 1980 .
Box 3 Folder 2
Correspondence, 1983 .
Box 3 Folder 3
Correspondence, 1985 .
Box 3 Folder 4
Correspondence, 1986 .
Box 3 Folder 5
Correspondence, 1987 .
Box 3 Folder 6
Correspondence, 1988 .
Box 3 Folder 7
Correspondence, 1990 .
Box 3 Folder 8
Correspondence, 1993 .
Box 3 Folder 9
Correspondence, 1995 .
Box 3 Folder 10
Correspondence, 1996 .
Box 3 Folder 11
Correspondence, 2000 .
Box 3 Folder 12
Correspondence, 2001 .
Box 3 Folder 13
Correspondence, 2002 .
Box 3 Folder 14
Correspondence, 2003 .
Box 3 Folder 15
Correspondence, 2004 .
Box 3 Folder 16
Correspondence, 2005 .
Box 3 Folder 17
Correspondence, 2006 .
Box 3 Folder 18
Correspondence, 2007 .
Box 3 Folder 19
Correspondence, 2008 .
Box 3 Folder 20
Correspondence, 2009 .
Box 3 Folder 21
Correspondence, 2010 .
Box 3 Folder 22
Correspondence, 2011 .
Box 3 Folder 23
Correspondence, 2012 .
Box 3 Folder 24-26
Correspondence - McGrath, Betty Zim .
Box 3 Folder 27
Correspondence and Poems to Dr. Waverly Cole .
Box 3 Folder 28
Correspondence, undated .
Box 3 Folder 29
Democratic Club of Virginia - Minutes, 1959 .
Box 3 Folder 30
Estate of Madeline Bryant Cook .
Box 3 Folder 31
Estate of William M. Cook .
Box 4 Folder 1-3
First General Hospital .
Box 4 Folder 4
Funeral Programs/Eulogies .
Box 4 Folder 5
Gardner Family Bible Record (Franklin County, VA) .
Box 4 Folder 6
Gay Rights Organizations .
Box 4 Folder 7
Genealogy .
Box 4 Folder 8-12
Glass and Porcelain Collections (Longwood University) .
Box 4 Folder 13
Greeting Cards .
Box 5 Folder 1-3
Greeting Cards .
Box 5 Folder 4
Guidance and Education - Articles, Reports, etc. .
Box 5 Folder 5
Guidance and Education - Reports (John R. Cook) .
Box 5 Folder 6
Historic Richmond Foundation .
Box 5 Folder 7
John Marshall High School .
Box 5 Folder 8
Jokes .
Box 5 Folder 9
Legisltion .
Box 5 Folder 10
Letters of Recommendation .
Box 5 Folder 11-13
Longwood University .
Box 6 Folder 1
Many Septembers (Two Copies) .
Box 6 Folder 2
Many Septembers - Correspondence .
Box 6 Folder 3
Many Septembers - Data .
Box 6 Folder 4
Many Septembers - Data Not Used .
Box 6 Folder 5-7
Many Septembers - Draft .
Box 6 Folder 8
McFatter, Emma Rouse .
Box 6 Folder 9
Miscellaneous .
Box 6 Folder 10
"My Name is Edith" .
Box 6 Folder 11
Obituaries .
Box 6 Folder 12
Passports .
Box 7 Folder 1
Photographs - Building Interiors/Exteriors .
Box 7 Folder 2
Photographs - Career and Awards .
Box 7 Folder 3
Photographs - Dogs .
Box 7 Folder 4-6
Photographs - Family .
Box 7 Folder 7-8
Photographs - Friends and Acquaintances .
Box 7 Folder 9-10
Photographs - Vacations .
Box 7 Folder 11
Photographs - WWII .
Box 8 Folder 1
Poetry .
Box 8 Folder 2
Poetry Scrapbook .
Box 8 Folder 3
Political Leaders .
Box 8 Folder 4
Real Estate .
Box 8 Folder 5
Real Estate - Rental Book .
Box 8 Folder 6
Real Estate - 1308 Grove Avenue .
Box 8 Folder 7
Real Estate - "Merrygold" - 207 55th Street .
Box 8 Folder 8
Real Estate - "Needlepoint" - 212 74th Street .
Box 8 Folder 9
Real Estate - "Pinetag" .
Box 8 Folder 10
Real Estate - "Pineview" - 216 79th Street .
Box 8 Folder 11
Respess, Iowa Gardner - Funeral Book .
Box 8 Folder 12
Richmond Symphony .
Box 8 Folder 13
Speeches .
Box 8 Folder 14
Speeches (John R. Cook) .
Box 8 Folder 15
Telegrams .
Box 8 Folder 16
Margaret Thatcher .
Box 8 Folder 17
Virginia Commonwealth University .
Box 9 Folder 1-2
Virginia Commonwealth University .
Box 9 Folder 3-4
Virginia Department of Education .
Box 9 Folder 5
Virginia Personnel and Guidance Association - Career Service Award .