James F. Cook Research Files, Series IV: Audiovisual, 1970-2001

Summary

Creator:

Cook, James F., 1940-

Date:

1970-2001

Extent:

28 item(s)

Language:

English

Preferred citation:

James F. Cook Research Files, Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies, University of Georgia Libraries, Athens, Georgia, 30602-1641.

Background

Scope and content:

James F. Cook Research Files, Series IV: Audiovisual, includes 18 audiocassettes and 10 microcassettes containing interviews with Georgia political figures including Ellis Arnall, Roy V. Harris, Leroy Johnson, Sam Nunn, George T. Smith, Carl Sanders, and Louis and Neta Stockstill.

Biographical / historical:

James F. Cook, Jr. was born on December 3, 1940 and studied at Young Harris College (1960), Emory University (1962), and Georgia State University (1964), after which he became an instructor of history at Georgia State. Cook received his Ph.D. in history from the University of Georgia in 1972. He taught at Floyd College for thirty years, retiring in 2000, and was named Professor of History Emeritus in 2001. Cook has authored numerous articles and book chapters on Georgia history and politics. He is most well-known for the publications Governors of Georgia; Carl Sanders: Spokesman of the New South; and Carl Vinson: Patriarch of the Armed Forces. He married Ida Barnett in 1964 and they have two children Sean and Jamie.

Arrangement:

James F. Cook Research Files, Series IV: Audiovisual is arranged by format.

Related

Related material:

Carl E. Sanders PapersWilliam J. Harris PapersThomas W. Hardwick PapersJohn L. Pilcher PapersWilliamson S. Stuckey PapersRichard B. Russell, Jr. CollectionHerman E. Talmadge Collection

Separated material:

James F. Cook Papers, Special Collections, University of West GeorgiaGeorgia Political Heritage Program, Special Collections, University of West GeorgiaGeorgia Governmental Documentation Project, Georgia State University

Indexed terms

Subjects:

Biographers -- United States.
Audiovisual materials

Names:

Harris, Roy Vincent, 1895-1985
Smith, George T. (George Thornwell), 1916-2010.
Sanders, Carl Edward, 1925-
Vinson, Carl, 1883-1981.
Cook, James F., 1940-
Arnall, Ellis Gibbs, 1907-1992.
Johnson, Leroy Reginald, 1928-
Nunn, Samuel Augustus, 1938-

Restrictions:

Though the collection is open for research, reference copies of the audiovisual recordings are available upon request. Research requests will be filled as soon as possible and will be dependent upon the condition of the recordings.

Terms of access:

It is the particular responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission to reproduce material for publication. Persons wishing to reproduce materials in the Russell Library collections should consult the Director. Reproduction or quotation of any item must contain a complete citation to the original.

Preferred citation:

James F. Cook Research Files, Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies, University of Georgia Libraries, Athens, Georgia, 30602-1641.