Giles B. Cooke received his M.S. and Ph.D. from the University of Maryland in organic chemistry. This collection contains four photographs of campus life at Maryland, circa 1924, including Gerneaux Hall and its house mother, Miss Pearl Anderson. Also included is an oversize photograph of an unidentified group of men.
Patricia A. Cooper is a labor historian and writer. This collection consists of oral history interviews, oral history transcripts, book manuscript drafts, and research notes for one published book about the Cigar Makers International Union, "Once a Cigar Maker: Men, Women, and Work Culture in American Cigar Factories, 1900-1919," and one unpublished book about the history of Sun Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company in Chester, Pennsylvania.
The Committee on Courses of Study, consisting of university faculty and administrators, was charged with formulating policies and regulations on such matters as course offerings, military instruction, academic standards, grading systems, and academic regulations. The collection contains minutes, correspondence, and proposed academic regulations generated by the committee and its various subcommittees.
