Manuscripts

Sterling Smith Cook letter to William Cook

Description: Addressed to: Bill.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1946 March 3
Call number: mssCookfl
Creator: Cook (Family : 1946-1947)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Gift of Virginia Ball Stack, October 2022.
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Sterling Smith Cook letters to Ruth Cook

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A collection of letters and ephemera related to the Cook family from 1946 to 1947 while they were stationed in China. The letters are from Dr. Sterling S. Cook, Ruth Cook, and Bill Cook to Frances Ann Cook and Caroline Cook Ball. The letters describe life in China just after the Second World War, including domestic issues, world events, American football, travel plans across China and East Asia, and their meetings with Chinese leaders and celebrities, such as Chiang Kai-shek; Chiang May-ling Soong; Dai Li; Mei Lanfang; Soong Ching-ling (Song, Qingling); and Soong T. V. There is also a photocopy of a letter from Sterling S. Cook to his sister Ruth and a printed map in Chinese, a clipping, and an envelope.

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Sterling Smith Cook letters to Caroline Cook Ball

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Sterling Smith Cook letter to Ruth

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A photocopy; letter sent to his sister.

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Sterling Smith Cook letters to Frances Ann Cook

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Followed by: letter from Ruth Cook.

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William Cook letter to Caroline Cook Ball

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With envelope; addressed to: Dear Balls, and unsigned.

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Cook family letters

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Sterling Smith Cook letter to William Cook

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