Jack L. Cooper collection of visual materials, [ca. 1910-1969]

  • Collection ID 1992.0130
  • Creator Names Cooper, Jack L. (Jack Leroy), 1888-1970.
  • Title Jack L. Cooper collection of visual materials [graphic].
  • Dates [ca. 1910-1969]
  • Physical description
    • 16 photographic prints : b&w ; 10 3/4 x 14 in. or smaller.
    • 2 photographic prints : col. ; 10 3/4 x 14 in. and smaller.
    • 3 photomechanical prints : b&w ; 20 x 16 in. and smaller.
  • Access and usage restrictions Advance appointment required to view color material in cold storage.
  • Collection summary Portrait photographs of Jack L. Cooper and relatives, friends, and business associates at social events and sometimes on Cooper's boat. Includes a few posters advertising his WSBC radio programs and the National Negro Business League. Cooper was an earlier leader in African American radio broadcasting.
  • Location of Other Archival Materials Note Related materials at Chicago History Museum, Research Center, include the Jack L. Cooper photograph collection (1985.0395) and the Jack L. Cooper papers.
  • Acquisition information Gift of Perry Roberts (1992.0130).
  • Names Cooper, Jack L. (Jack Leroy), 1888-1970.
  • Subjects
    • Radio broadcasters Illinois Chicago.
    • African American entertainers Illinois Chicago.
    • African Americans Illinois Chicago Social life and customs.
    • Broadcasting Illinois Chicago. lctgm
    • Entertainers Illinois Chicago. lctgm
    • Families Illinois Chicago. lctgm
  • Geographic coverage Chicago (Ill.) Politics and government 20th century.
  • Genre
    • Portrait photographs. gmgpc
    • Film negatives. gmgpc
    • Photographic prints Color. gmgpc
    • Gelatin silver prints. gmgpc
  • Geographic name United States Illinois Cook County Chicago.