John C. Cooper Papers
Collection Overview
Abstract
The John C. Cooper papers consist of literary manuscripts, lectures/speeches, sermons, and miscellaneous printed materials from Cooper’s career as a minister and author.
Dates
- Creation: 1955-1986, undated
Extent
32.73 Cubic Feet (47 archives boxes)
Scope and Contents
The John C. Cooper Collection consists of manuscripts for 94 articles and books, 29 speeches and lectures, three sermons, nine collections of class notes and papers, personal inventory, and vitae.
The manuscripts are arranged by title including related materials such as chapter outlines, proposals, galley sheets, and research materials. The Recovery of America, not yet cataloged, is housed at the end of the collection.
Researchers interested in religion, religious cults, and the step-by-step development of an article or book will find this collection a valuable help in their research.
This collection is partially processed. The inventory details the contents of the first 23 boxes, but 24 remaining boxes have not yet been processed.
Biographical / Historical
John Charles Cooper was born on April 3, 1933, in Charleston, South Carolina. He graduated from the University of South Carolina, B.A. cum laude in 1955; Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary, B.D. cum laude in 1958; Lutheran School of Foreign Missions, certificate in 1959; Chicago Lutheran Theological Seminary, S.T.M. in 1960. He also has an M.A. 1964 and a Ph.D. 1966 from the University of Chicago. Cooper Married Clelia Ann Johnston on June 6, 1954.
Cooper is an ordained minister of the Lutheran Church in America. He is a member of the American Academy of Religion, American Philosophical Association, MENSA, and Phi Beta Kappa.
He has taught at Thiel College, Greenville, Pennsylvania; Newberry College, Newberry, South Carolina; Eastern Kentucky University, Richmond, Kentucky; and Winebrenner Theological Seminary, Findlay, Ohio.
Cooper resided in Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania, where he was a professor of religion at Susquehanna University, until his death on January 6, 2000.
Conditions Governing Access
No known access restrictions.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright and other restrictions may apply to the materials in this collection. Researchers using this collection assume full responsibility for conforming to the laws of libel, privacy, and copyright, and are responsible for securing permissions necessary for publication or reproduction.
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
John C. Cooper initially donated materials to the Browne Popular Culture Library, Bowling Green State University in 1975. Additional materials were donated at uncertain dates between 1975 and approximately 2000.
Processing Information
This finding aid was compiled by Nancy White Lee, Popular Culture Library Associate II, in April 1986, and updated in July 2009 by Patricia Falk. It was revised and input into ArchivesSpace by Tyne Lowe, Manuscripts Archivist, in February 2024.
Topical
- Title
- Guide to the John C. Cooper papers
- Author
- Nancy White Lee, Patricia Falk, Tyne Lowe
- Date
- April 1986, July 2009, February 2024
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin