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cockewilliam Inventory of the William Johnston Cocke Papers, 1682-1977, bulk 1900-1960 Processed by: Rubenstein Library staff; machine-readable finding aid created by: Ted Holt David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library Duke University Durham, N.C., USA

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Machine-readable finding aid derived from XML authoring program. Date of source: Nov. 2009Processed by Rubenstein Library staff; finding aid encoded by Ted Holt, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University, Nov. 2009 Description is in English Finding aid was prepared using DACS and local Style Guide Inventory of the William Johnston Cocke Papers, 1682-1977, bulk 1900-1960 David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library Duke University Durham, North Carolina 27708-0185 USA

Descriptive Summary David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University Cocke, William Johnston, 1904- William Johnston Cocke Papers, 1682-1977, bulk 1900-1960 Material in English 6.4 Linear Feet 2121 Items For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog. Rhodes scholar and lawyer of Asheville, N.C. Collection is divided into the following categories: Correspondence (1815-1969, some transcribed); Writings (1682-1965); Speeches (1896-1965); Miscellany (ca. 1908); Clippings (1792-1975); Printed materials (1865-1977); Volumes (1886-1954); Pictures, late 19th and early 20th centuries; and an Alphabetical file (1787-1977), arranged by topic. Most of the material spans the years 1900-1960. Included are personal correspondence and materials relating to Cocke's political and civic interests; family correspondence and photographs; clippings; and scrapbooks. Cocke's many correspondents include Sam Ervin, B. Everett Jordan, and Terry Sanford. Correspondence topics include the Democratic Party; life as an American law student in England; English law compared to American law; and travels in Europe. Some letters refer to Thomas Wolfe, whom Cocke knew. Administrative Information Access Restrictions

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Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], William Johnston Cocke Papers, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library

Provenance

The William Johnston Cocke Papers were received by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library as a part of the Flowers Collection in 1977.

Processing Information

Processed by Rubenstein Library Staff

Encoded by Ted Holt, November 2009

Descriptive sources and standards used to create this inventory: DACS, EAD, NCEAD guidelines, and local Style Guide.

This finding aid is NCEAD compliant.

Collection Overview

Collection reflects the varied interests of Cocke. It is divided into the following categories: correspondence (1815-1969, some transcribed); writings (1682-1965); speeches (1896-1965); miscellany (ca. 1908); clippings (1792-1975); printed materials (1865-1977); volumes (1886-1954); pictures, late 19th and early 20th centuries; and an alphabetical file (1787-1977), arranged by topic. The collection covers a wide variety of topics and time periods, but most of the material has dates in the span 1900-1960. Included are personal correspondence and materials relating to Cocke's political and civic interests. His many correspondents include Sam Ervin, B. Everett Jordan, and Terry Sanford. Correspondence topics include the Democratic Party; life as an American law student in England; English law compared to American law; travels in Europe; Thomas Wolfe, whom Cocke knew; publishing efforts; and a meeting with Lady Astor and the future King Edward VII. Other items include family letters; manuscripts by Cocke's mother, Nola, including My Reminiscences of the Sixties (1861-1865) about the Reconstruction era in Tenn.; clippings regarding a proposed N.C. constitution amendment requiring a literacy test for voter registrants in the 1860s; speeches by William Cocke, Sr., mayor of Asheville, N.C.; a guardian's account book later turned into a scrapbook; a large campaign scrapbook for Senate candidate Alton Asa Lennon; Cocke-Dilworth family photographs and many albumen prints of Europe. Topics in the alphabetical file include civic clubs; United World Federalists, Inc.; the attempt to establish the state of Franklin in what is now western N.C.; legal cases regarding horse stealing, a slave sale, and other topics; court reform in N.C. and the Bell Committee; and the Commission on International Cooperation under the N.C. Dept. of Conservation and Development.

Subject Headings

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Cocke, William Johnston, 1904- Lennon, Alton Asa. Jordan, B. Everett (Benjamin Everett). Sanford, Terry, 1917-1998. Ervin, Sam J. (Sam James), 1896-1985. Cocke family. Dilworth family. Democratic Party (U.S.)--History. Lawyers--North Carolina--Correspondence. Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)--Tennessee. Tennessee--History. North Carolina--History. Asheville (N.C.)--History. North Carolina--Politics and government. United States--Politics and government--20th century. Photographs. Albumen prints. Scrapbooks. Contents of Collection Correspondence Series, 1815-1969 and undated (2 boxes) 11815-1928 21929-1969 and undated Writings Series, 1682-1965 and undated (3 boxes) 3Clark, William Bell, 1960 Cocke, Nola (Dilworth), undated 4Cocke, Nola (Dilworth), 1930 and undated 5Cocke, William Johnston, 1949-1965 and undated Dilworth, Sarh E. J. (Broyles), 1861-1868 Duncombe, Giles, 1682 Speeches Series, 1896-1965 and undated (1 box) 6Speeches and other engagement files Miscellany Series, circa 1908 (1 box) 6Various papers Clippings Series, 1792-1975 and undated (1 box) 7Clippings files Printed Material Series, 1865-1977 and undated (1 box) 8Other printed materials Volumes Series, ca. 1886-1954 (2 boxes) 8Nola (Dilworth) Cocke, ca. 1886 William Johnston Cocke scrapbook, 1898-1910 15Alton Asa Lennon scrapbook, 1954 Photographs Series, late 19th and early 20th centuries (2 boxes) 9Miscellany, late 19th and early 20th centuries People, late 19th and early 20th centuries Belgium, England, Ireland, late 19th century France, late 19th century Germany, late 19th century 10Italy, late 19th century Scotland and Switzerland, late 19th century Alphabetical Files Series, 1785-1975 and undated (4 boxes) 11Asheville and Bunconbe county, 1929-1964 and undated Burton Grant, 1808-1967 Chucky Jack, 1956 12Court calendar reform, 1954-1957 Cour cases, 1933-1952 Court reform, 1954-1961 13Democratic National Committee, 1953 Democratic Party, local and national campaign, election miscellany, 1904-1970 East Tennessee Historical Society, 1955-1957 International relations, 1948-1972 McCarthy, Joseph Raymond, 1954 Masonic certificates, 1883-1885 14National Trust for Historic Presercation in the the United States, 1953-1956 North Carolina and Buncombe County Bar Associations, 1909-1965 Recreational information, 1939-1948 St. Mary's Catholic Church, Asheville, N.C., 1961 Sanford, Terry, 1961-1963 Sanford campaign, 1972 State of Franklin, 1785-1975 Tennessee legal papers, 1787-1793 Trauma and cancer, 1928 United World Federalists, Inc., 1948-1958 Webb, Edwin Yates, 1955 Western North Caolina Historical Association, 1954-1961 The Wilderness Trail, undated Wills, 1895-1905 Women's Clubs, 1899-1941 Vance, Zebulon Baird, 1868-1943 Young Democratic Clubs of America, 1936-1961 Zeb Vance Debating Society, 1946-1966 Oversize Material, 1865-1890 (1 folder) 8Presidential pardon, 1865 Nov. Passport, 1890