Jack L. Cooper photograph collection

Descriptive Summary

Title: Jack L. Cooper photograph collection
Dates: 1915-1970s, bulk 1960s-1970s
Identifier: 1985.0395
Creator: Cooper, Jack L. (Jack Leroy), 1888-1970
Size: 215 photographic prints :
b&w ;

8 x 10 in. or smaller.
Size: 56 photographic prints :
col. ;

8 x 10 in. or smaller.
Size: 38 negatives :
b&w ;

8 x 10 in. or smaller.
Size: 14 negatives :
col. ;

35 mm.
Size: 1 folder of non-graphic material.
Language: Material is in English unless otherwise noted.

Scope and Content

Visual materials pertaining to Jack Cooper, African American radio announcer in Chicago (1930s-50s) and his family and friends. Subjects include family gatherings (mostly snapshots), radio entertainers and vaudeville performers.

Conditions for Access

Advance appointment required to view color material in cold storage or negatives in cool storage; please email research@chicagohistory.org.

Conditions Governing Use

Contact the archives for more information on licensing and permissions for use and reproduction.

Preferred Citation

A common citation for archives is as follows: Item, Folder number and/or title, Box number, Collection title, ID number, Repository name, location.

Custodial History

Gift of Gertrude R. Cooper, 1983 (1985.0395).

Other Descriptive Data

Some photoprints match negatives in this collection.

Related Material

Related materials at Chicago History Museum, Research Center, include the Jack L. Cooper collection of visual materials (1992.0130) and the Jack L. Cooper papers.

Container list available (1985-395).

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