| Collection Name: |
Jay Cooke Papers |
| Repository Name: |
University of Delaware. Library. Special Collections Department [Repository Details] |
| Repository Location: |
Newark, Delaware, United States |
| URL: |
http://www.lib.udel.edu/ud/spec/findaids/cooke.htm |
| Dates Spanned: |
1864-1905 |
| Description: |
The Jay Cooke papers contain 300 items including autograph and printed correspondence and documents pertaining to Jay Cooke & Co. The bulk of the collection is dated from the years immediately prior to and following the bankruptcy of the company in 1873. A few letters and financial documents date back to the formation of the company in 1861, and a few letters and documents date from Jay Cooke’s death in 1905. |
| Broad Subjects: |
Biography |
| ASP Subjects: |
Biography; Letters; United States |
| Collection Code: |
OHC0004752 |
