John H. Cox Papers

Collection — Container: One folder

Identifier: OGLMC-792

Scope and Contents

The John H. Cox Papers consist of two letters written by Cox to Julie Burgess of Silver Creek, New York, on October 1 and November 1, 1901. The second letter contains several photographs of the UND campus taken by Cox.

Dates

created: 1901

Creator

Cox, John H. (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Open for inspection under the rules and regulations of the Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections.

Biographical or Historical Information

John Harrington Cox was born in Illinois on May 27, 1863. He received degrees from Brown (Ph.B.), Harvard (M.A. and Ph.D.), and Ohio Wesleyan (Litt. D.). Cox served as a Professor of English Language and Literature at UND from 1901 until 1902. He then moved to the University of West Virginia in 1902, where he was a professor until 1934. He died in 1945.

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