Robert Cook, Papers, 1956-1992
Inventory
Prepared by Kevin Ferst, March 13, 2002
1 record storage box and 1 oversized box, 1.33 cubic feet, 11th floor
Biographical Note
Robert E. Cook was born in Kent, in 1920, and was a longtime resident of Ravenna. He received a law degree from the College of William and Mary in 1950. He served as Portage County prosecutor in 1952 and was re-elected in 1956. Three years later, he was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives where he served two terms. He returned to Portage County and served from 1963 to 1969 as Common Pleas Judge. In 1979, Cook received Kent State University's Distinguished Alumni Award.
Scope and Content
In 1984, Cook donated to Kent State University's Department of Special Collections his collection of photographs, newspaper clippings, and correspondence accumulated during his years as a U.S. Congressman. Of special interest are several photographs of Cook with John F. Kennedy, and letters signed by JFK, as well as one signed by Robert Kennedy.
Box 1
Folder--Contents- Address by Hon. James Farley, Nov 20, 1957
- Clippings, 1956
- Clippings, Dec. 15, 1957
- Clippings, 1958-1959
- Clippings, 1960
- Clippings, 1960
- Clippings, 1960
- Clippings, 1961
- Clippings Presidental Inauguration, 1961
- Clippings before election, 1962
- Clippings after election, 1962
- Clippings, 1965
- Correspondence Henry J. Latham to Cook, Dec. 18, 1958
- Correspondence Harry Truman to Cook, Oct. 5, 1960
- Correspondence John F. Kennedy to Cook, Oct. 19, 1960
- Correspondence Robert Kennedy to Miss Amy Cook, 1961
- Correspondence J.F.K to Mrs. Cook, Sept. 1, 1961
- Correspondence Mrs. Eisenhower to Mrs. Cook, Sept. 1, 1961
- Correspondence Robert Jacoby to Cook, Feb. 26, 1962
- Headings for exhibition, [no date]
- Inauguration ceremonies program, January 20, 1961
- Inaugural souvenir, January 20, 1961
- Menus for House of Rep. and U.S. Senate restaurants, 1961
- Photo, Alfred Seary Jubilee, 1959
- Photo, Cook et al, 1959
- Photo, Cook et al, 1959
- Photo, Cook et al, 1959
- Photo, Harbor Inspection, 1959
- Photo, Harbor Inspection, 1959
- Photo, Home Builder's Assoc, 1959
- Photo, Kent State University, ROTC building, 1959
- Photo, Romanian Hall, Warren, Ohio, 1959
- Photo, U.S. Senator of Ohio, 1959
- Photo, KSU Semicentennial, 1960
- Photo, Breakfast at Congressional Hotel, 1961
- Photo, Cook and wife at White House, 1961
- Photo, Cook, and wife, et al, 1961
- Photo, Cook, et al, 1961
- Photo, Cook on board U.S.S. Independence, 1961
- Photo, Cook with Warren Girl Scout Troop, 1961
- Photo, Democratic Women group, 1961
- Photo, Lordstown Military Reservation, 1961
- Photo, Lordstown Military Reservation, 1961
- Photo, Mantua High School, Washington D.C., 1961
- Photo, White House, JFK, Cook, et al, 1961
- Photo, JFK and Marie Neal Martin at White House, 1962
- Photo, JFK, et al at White House, 1962
- Photo, Cook, [no date]
- Photo, Cook, [no date]
- Photo, Cook and other, [no date]
- Photo, Cook and other, [no date]
- Photo, Cook at Post Office, [no date]
- Photo, Cook et al, [no date]
- Photo, Cook et al, [no date]
- Photo, Cook et al, [no date]
- Photo, Cook et al, [no date]
- Photo, Cook et al, [no date]
- Photo, Cook et al, [no date]
- Photo, Cook et al, [no date]
- Photo, Cook et al, [no date]
- Photo, Cook et al, [no date]
- Photo, Cook, John Glenn, et al, [no date]
- Photo, Cook, wife, et al, [no date]
- Photo, Cook, wife, et al at Chamber of Commerce dinner, [no date]
- Photo, Cook, wife and others, campaign strategy, [no date]
- Photo, Cook with army, [no date]
- Photo, Cook with Boy Scout troop, [no date]
- Photo, Cook with Navy, [no date]
- Photo, Cook with Navy (in Paris?), [no date]
- Photo, Family photo, [no date]
- Photo, Family photo, [no date]
- Photo, JFK, Cook, [no date]
- Photo, JFK, Cook, et al, [no date]
- Photo, JFK, Cook, et al, [no date]
- Photo, JFK, Cook, et al, [no date]
- Photo, JFK, Cook, et al, [no date]
- Photo, JFK, Cook, et al, [no date]
- Photo, JFK, Johnson, and Cook, [no date]
- Photo, Mr. and Mrs. C. Brown and Mrs. Cook, [no date]
- Photo, Mr. and Mrs. Cook, [no date]
- Photo, Mrs. Cook and JFK, [no date]
- Photo, Mrs. Cook et al, [no date]
- Photo, Truman et al, [no date]
- Photo, Urban Renewal, [no date]
- Photo, Youngstown Steel, [no date]
- Photo, Youngstown Steel Groundbreaking, [no date]
- Protocol in the Nation's Capital, [no date]
- Telegram congratulations on winning election (including John Kennedy), 1958
Box 2: Oversized Materials
Folder--Contents- The Capital magazine, 1956
- Clippings Life Magazine, Jan. 19, 1959
- Photo, Michael Di Salle, 1959