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Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 13 Collections and/or Records:

Blossom time, 1916-1967

 Series
Identifier: MSS 2008 Series 6 Series 1
Scope and Contents

Contains correspondence, reviews, and other materials related to Cooper's unproduced film project Blossom Time. Materials date from between 1916 and 1967.

Dates: 1916-1967

Cooper family records, 1922-1972

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 2008 Series 1 Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents

Contains correspondence, clippings, and photographs related to Cooper's family. Includes genealogical information, as well as materials on his wife and children. Materials date from 1922 to 1972.

Dates: 1922-1972

Cooper family records, approximately 1922-1967

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 2008 Series 1 Sub-Series 1 Sub-Series 2
Scope and Contents

Contains correspondence, articles, clippings, and an obituary related to the Cooper family. Materials date from 1922 to 1967.

Dates: approximately 1922-1967

Grass (1925), 1923-1984

 File
Identifier: MSS 2008 Series 5 File 1
Scope and Contents

Contains correspondence, clippings, photographs, and other materials related to Cooper's production of the film Grass (1925). Includes photographs of Cooper, Ernest B. Schoedsack, and Marguerite Harrison on the trail with the Bakhtiari, a river crossing, and Zardeh Kuh. Also includes a photostat of certification of trip. Materials date from 1923 to 1984.

Dates: 1923-1984

Merian C. Cooper military papers, 1911-1977

 Series
Identifier: MSS 2008 Series 3
Scope and Contents

Contains correspondence, documents, publications, photographs, and memorabilia covering all aspects of Cooper's military career, including the Mexican border campaign, World War I, the American Relief Administration, the Russo-Polish War, World War II, post-retirement, and Cooper's own research materials on the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Materials date from 1911 to 1977.

Dates: 1911-1977

Merian C. Cooper papers on the Punitive Expedition into Mexico, 1916-1917

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 2008 Series 3 Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents

Contains correspondence, newspaper clippings, and photographs documenting Cooper's service during the Mexican border campaign from 1916 to 1917. Includes snapshots of Cooper and panoramic shot of Company B of the 2nd Georgia Infantry on Mexican Border Service at Socorra, Texas, in January 1917.

Dates: 1916-1917

Merian C. Cooper papers on Varick Frissell rescue expedition, 1927-1962

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 2008 Series 4 Sub-Series 4
Scope and Contents

Contains correspondence, clippings, and photographs about Cooper's expedition to rescue Varrick Frissell. Materials date from 1927 to 1962.

Dates: 1927-1962

Merian C. Cooper papers on World War II, 1917-1977

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 2008 Series 3 Sub-Series 5
Scope and Contents

Contains correspondence, reports, clippings, photographs, and other materials related to Cooper's military service during the Second World War. Includes information on his work in China and with the Fifth Air Force. Materials date from 1917 to 1977.

Dates: 1917-1977

Merian C. Cooper scrapbooks, 1917-1933

 Series
Identifier: MSS 2008 Series 15
Scope and Contents

Contains scrapbooks of newspaper clippings about Cooper's early life and career. His military career through the Russo-Polish War and the films Grass, Chang, The Four Feathers, The Most Dangerous Game, King Kong, She, and The Last Days of Pompeii are represented. Clippings date from 1917 to 1933.

Dates: 1917-1933

Obituary, funeral, and memorial service papers for Merian C. Cooper, 1973

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 2008 Series 1 Sub-Series 3
Scope and Contents

Contains correspondence, obituaries, funeral service programs, eulogies, tributes, recordings, and photographs related to Cooper's death and burial. Materials date from 1973.

Dates: 1973