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

1. Address by Hon. James Farley, Nov 20, 1957
2. Clippings, 1956
3. Clippings, Dec. 15, 1957
4. Clippings, 1958-1959
5. Clippings, 1960
6. Clippings, 1960
7. Clippings, 1960
8. Clippings, 1961
9. Clippings Presidental Inauguration, 1961
10. Clippings before election, 1962
11. Clippings after election, 1962
12. Clippings, 1965
13. Correspondence Henry J. Latham to Cook, Dec. 18, 1958
14. Correspondence Harry Truman to Cook, Oct. 5, 1960
15. Correspondence John F. Kennedy to Cook, Oct. 19, 1960
16. Correspondence Robert Kennedy to Miss Amy Cook, 1961
17. Correspondence J.F.K to Mrs. Cook, Sept. 1, 1961
18. Correspondence Mrs. Eisenhower to Mrs. Cook, Sept. 1, 1961
19. Correspondence Robert Jacoby to Cook, Feb. 26, 1962
20. Headings for exhibition, [no date]
21. Inauguration ceremonies program, January 20, 1961
22. Inaugural souvenir, January 20, 1961
23. Menus for House of Rep. and U.S. Senate restaurants, 1961
24. Photo, Alfred Seary Jubilee, 1959
25. Photo, Cook et al, 1959
26. Photo, Cook et al, 1959
27. Photo, Cook et al, 1959
28. Photo, Harbor Inspection, 1959
29. Photo, Harbor Inspection, 1959
30. Photo, Home Builder's Assoc, 1959
31. Photo, Kent State University, ROTC building, 1959
32. Photo, Romanian Hall, Warren, Ohio, 1959
33. Photo, U.S. Senator of Ohio, 1959
34. Photo, KSU Semicentennial, 1960
35. Photo, Breakfast at Congressional Hotel, 1961
36. Photo, Cook and wife at White House, 1961
37. Photo, Cook, and wife, et al, 1961
38. Photo, Cook, et al, 1961
39. Photo, Cook on board U.S.S. Independence, 1961
40. Photo, Cook with Warren Girl Scout Troop, 1961
41. Photo, Democratic Women group, 1961
42. Photo, Lordstown Military Reservation, 1961
43. Photo, Lordstown Military Reservation, 1961
44. Photo, Mantua High School, Washington D.C., 1961
45. Photo, White House, JFK, Cook, et al, 1961
46. Photo, JFK and Marie Neal Martin at White House, 1962
47. Photo, JFK, et al at White House, 1962
48. Photo, Cook, [no date]
49. Photo, Cook, [no date]
50. Photo, Cook and other, [no date]
51. Photo, Cook and other, [no date]
52. Photo, Cook at Post Office, [no date]
53. Photo, Cook et al, [no date]
54. Photo, Cook et al, [no date]
55. Photo, Cook et al, [no date]
56. Photo, Cook et al, [no date]
57. Photo, Cook et al, [no date]
58. Photo, Cook et al, [no date]
59. Photo, Cook et al, [no date]
60. Photo, Cook et al, [no date]
61. Photo, Cook et al, [no date]
62. Photo, Cook, John Glenn, et al, [no date]
63. Photo, Cook, wife, et al, [no date]
64. Photo, Cook, wife, et al at Chamber of Commerce dinner, [no date]
65. Photo, Cook, wife and others, campaign strategy, [no date]
66. Photo, Cook with army, [no date]
67. Photo, Cook with Boy Scout troop, [no date]
68. Photo, Cook with Navy, [no date]
69. Photo, Cook with Navy (in Paris?), [no date]
70. Photo, Family photo, [no date]
71. Photo, Family photo, [no date]
72. Photo, JFK, Cook, [no date]
73. Photo, JFK, Cook, et al, [no date]
74. Photo, JFK, Cook, et al, [no date]
75. Photo, JFK, Cook, et al, [no date]
76. Photo, JFK, Cook, et al, [no date]
77. Photo, JFK, Cook, et al, [no date]
78. Photo, JFK, Johnson, and Cook, [no date]
79. Photo, Mr. and Mrs. C. Brown and Mrs. Cook, [no date]
80. Photo, Mr. and Mrs. Cook, [no date]
81. Photo, Mrs. Cook and JFK, [no date]
82. Photo, Mrs. Cook et al, [no date]
83. Photo, Truman et al, [no date]
84. Photo, Urban Renewal, [no date]
85. Photo, Youngstown Steel, [no date]
86. Photo, Youngstown Steel Groundbreaking, [no date]
87. Protocol in the Nation's Capital, [no date]
88. Telegram congratulations on winning election (including John Kennedy), 1958

Box 2: Oversized Materials

1. The Capital magazine, 1956
2. Clippings Life Magazine, Jan. 19, 1959
3. Photo, Michael Di Salle, 1959