Francis A. Cooch papers

Collection

Identifier: MSS 1009

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Francis A. Cooch was the author of Little Known History of Newark, Delaware and Its Environs (1936). He was a member of the Cooch family, who occupied the Cooch House (built about 1760, located south of Newark, Delaware) for seven generations. The Francis A. Cooch papers consist of a bank account book, bills, receipts, correspondence, and letters. Much of the material focuses on living and housing expenses, such as coal and gas, insurance, housing construction and repair, bills for doctor's visits, water bills, and tax receipts. The businesses patronized are primarily located in Newark, Delaware and Wilmington, Delaware.

Dates

Creation: 1893-1908

Creator

Cooch, Francis A. (Person)

Language of Materials

Materials are entirely in English.

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. Please contact Special Collections Department, University of Delaware Library, https://library.udel.edu/static/purl.php?askspec

Extent

0.33 linear foot (1 box)

Metadata Rights Declarations

License: This record is made available under an Attribution 4.0 International Creative Commons license.

Additional Description

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Purchase, January 2007.

Permalink

https://library.udel.edu/static/purl.php?mss1009

Processing Information

This collection is unprocessed, which means material has not been organized or housed archivally, and is still in the order and condition in which it was received. This preliminary collection description was created by Jessica Thelen, based on a survey conducted in June 2022.