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Size | About 50 items |
Abstract | James Franklin Cooley was an educator, minister, police officer, World War II veteran, judge, civil rights activist, and college administrator in Little Rock, Ark. The collection contains James Franklin Cooley's resume; scattered printed materials relating to his candidacy in statewide and local elections; proclamations honoring Cooley chiefly from Pulaski County and Little Rock, Ark.; certificates and awards; pages from biographical dictionaries containing James Franklin Cooley's entry; and clippings about him. Materials are primarily photocopies. There are also programs from three beauty pageants, 1971-1974, held in Little Rock, Ark., for African-American contestants sponsored by Cooley's Athletic and Teenage Club, Inc. |
Creator | James F. (James Franklin), 1926-1992. |
Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection. |
Language | English |
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Dr. James Franklin Cooley was born in Robeson County, N.C., on 11 January 1926. He became an educator, minister, police officer, veteran, and civil rights activist. After serving in World War II, he recieved his first degree from Johnson C. Smith College in Charlotte, N.C. He earned a Master's in Divinity and Sociology, Doctor of Divinity, and a Doctorate of Social Science. He served as a minister at St. Andrews Presbyterian Church in Forrest City, Ark., and worked for the school board there. He also worked in law enforcement and in higher education in Arkansas; he served as a Dean at Shorter College and as a juvenille probation officer. His work earned him many honors, awards, and attention.
Back to TopThe collection contains James Franklin Cooley's resume; scattered printed materials relating to his candidacy in statewide and local elections; proclamations honoring Cooley chiefly from Pulaski County and Little Rock, Ark.; certificates and awards; pages from biographical dictionaries containing James Franklin Cooley's entry; and clippings about him. Materials are primarily photocopies. There are also programs from three beauty pageants, 1971-1974, held in Little Rock, Ark., for African-American contestants sponsored by Cooley's Athletic and Teenage Club, Inc.
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Papers, circa 1955-1990Includes James Franklin Cooley's resume; scattered printed materials relating to his candidacy in statewide and local elections; proclamations honoring Cooley chiefly from Pulaski County and Little Rock, Ark.; certificates and awards; pages from biographical dictionaries containing James Franklin Cooley's entry; and clippings about him. Materials are primarily photocopies. |
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Beauty pageant programs, 1971-1974Programs for "Arkansas Miss Black Teenage America Beauty Pageant," 1971; "Miss U.S. Teen Pageant and Revue," 1972-1973; and "The Third Annual Miss U.S. Teen Pageant and Revue of Arkansas," 1974, all held in Little Rock, Ark. Cooley's Athletic and Teenage Club, Inc. sponsored the pageants. |