Allen and Margaret Cook Collection

Collection

Identifier: 2026-0016

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Collection dates to between ca. 1900 and 1943. It contains mixed materials, primarily school information for Allen Lee Cook from St. Luke and Woodstock Schools as well as photographs related to the Wright and Hottel families, of which Margaret Cook was descended.

The materials are contained within one, 1/2 size, flip top legal document box with a total of twenty one (21) folders.

Dates

Creation: Majority of material found within 1900 - 1943

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open to researchers without restrictions. Researchers must register and agree to all copyright laws and archives policies before using the collection. Please contact the Shenandoah County Library before visiting to use this collection.

Biographical / Historical

Allen Cook was born May 6, 1928 in St. Luke Virginia. He attended St. Luke School and later Woodstock High School. Margaret (Wright) Cook was born in 1938. She and Allen were married 50 years at the time of his death in 2012.

Extent

.5 Linear Feet (This collection is contained within a single, 1/2 size, legal flip top document box. ) : Twenty one folders of materials.

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

School material and family photographs from the estate of Allen Cook and Margaret (Wright) Cook of Woodstock. Items date to between 1900 and 1943.

Arrangement

Arranged chronologically in accordance with dates provided on the documents and photographs. Undated items are placed at the end of the collection.

Physical Location

Shenandoah County Library, Truban Archives.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Purchased at auction April 23, 2026. Laughlin Auction Sale 523 "Shenandoah County Estates: Cook and Bowers" lots 1192, 1193, and 1195.

Bibliography

"Allen Lee Cook Obituary," Heighman Funeral Home Inc. Accessed August 17, 2026. https://www.valleyfs.com/obituaries/allen-cook-5/#!/TributeWall

Processing Information

Items were received in auction lot boxes. It is uncertain if the items had been sorted originally by owners or by auction company for sale. Documents were foldered and all fastners removed. Folders labeled based on the subject of the documents contained within and dates provided based on dates present on written materials. Photographs were sleeved and placed in folders. Labels and dates for those folders were created based on photograph labels if present.