Jack L. Cooper collection of visual materials

Descriptive Summary

Title: Jack L. Cooper collection of visual materials
Dates: ca 1910-1969
Identifier: 1992.0130
Creator: Cooper, Jack L. (Jack Leroy), 1888-1970
Size: 16 photographic prints :
b&w ;

10 3/4 x 14 in. or smaller.
Size: 2 photographic prints :
col. ;

10 3/4 x 14 in. and smaller.
Size: 3 photomechanical prints :
b&w ;

20 x 16 in. and smaller.
Language: Material is in English unless otherwise noted.

Scope and Content

Portrait photographs of Jack L. Cooper and relatives, friends, and business associates at social events and sometimes on Cooper's boat. Includes a few posters advertising his WSBC radio programs and the National Negro Business League. Cooper was an earlier leader in African American radio broadcasting.

Conditions for Access

Advance appointment required to view color material in cold storage.

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 Perry Roberts (1992.0130).

Related Material

Related materials at Chicago History Museum, Research Center, include the Jack L. Cooper photograph collection (1985.0395) and the Jack L. Cooper papers.

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