A Guide to the Charles E. Cooley Collection

Compiled by Eryn Kawecki

August 16, 2019

Descriptive Summary

Repository: Truban Archives, Shenandoah County Library, Edinburg, Virginia, USA

Title: Charles E. Cooley Collection

Date Range: 1997-1998

Collection Number: 2019-0014

Extent: 1 box

Language: English

Abstract: Writings by Charles E. Cooley about different aspects of the history of Shenandoah County and a newspaper clipping of Mr. Cooley’s obituary.

Administrative Information

Access Restrictions: This collection is open to researchers without restrictions. Researchers must register and agree to all copyright laws and archives policies before using the collection. Please contact the Shenandoah County Library before visiting to use this collection.

Preferred Citation:

[Identification of item] Charles E. Cooley Collection, Truban Archives, Shenandoah County Library, Edinburg, Virginia, USA.

Acquisition Information: It is unknown how the Truban Archives acquired this collection.

Processing Information: Items were sorted and then processed chronologically.

Biographical/Historical Note

Due to the nature of how these items were acquired, little is known as to its biographical and historical context. Charles Cooley was a resident of Strasburg, Virginia, who died in 1998.

Scope and Content

The Charles E. Cooley Collection consists of .5 linear feet of material, which is stored in 1 box. The collection includes 4 folders of materials. These materials include three histories written by Charles Cooley and a copy of Mr. Cooley’s obituary.

Inventory

Box 1, Stack 4

Folder 1.1            “The Story of Two Moravian Settlements Near Strasburg Virginia, 1752-1764” by Charles E. Cooley, 1997

Folder 1.2            “A Strasburg Hero Remembered: Joshua Stover,” Charles E. Cooley, 1997

Folder 1.3            “When Their County Called – They Answered,” Strasburg Area Veterans, by Charles E. Cooley, February 21 1998

Folder 1.4            Charles E. Cooley Obituary, 1998