tibbals collection, louis e. cooke manuscript collection: cooke - cody correspondence

Tibbals Collection, Louis E. Cooke Manuscript Collection:

Cooke - Cody Correspondence

Overview

Repository Archives

The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art

5401 Bayshore Drive

Sarasota, FL 34243

Creator Louis E. Cooke, 1850 - 1923

Title Louis E. Cooke Manuscript Collection

Dates 1887 - 1917

Physical Description .5 lf

Language English

Arrangement Chronological order

Summary Louis E. Cooke and William F. “Buffalo Bill” Cody

correspondence is part of the Louis E. Cooke Manuscript

Collection. At the present time, this is the only part of the

collection available.

Administrative Information

Provenance Howard Tibbals purchased this collection from Harold

Dunn, who received the collection from Louis Cooke’s

daughter, Viola.

Information about Access At this time, access to this correspondence is only through

The Ringling’s web page.

Ownership and Copyright Copyright status for other collection materials is unknown.

Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by U.S.

Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) beyond that allowed by

fair use requires the written permission of the copyright

owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be

commercially exploited without permission of the copyright

Cooke MSS Collection Cooke-Cody Correspondence

owners. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the

user.

Cite As Credit must be given for any use of materials. The credit

line should read: The John and Mable Ringling Museum of

Art, Florida State University, Tibbals Collection, Cooke

Manuscript Collection: Cooke - Cody Correspondence.

Processing Note In process.

Biographical Note: Louis E. Cooke (1850 – 1923) was a showman who worked

as an advance, press and general agent for major outdoor

entertainment organizations including Adam Forepaugh,

Barnum & Bailey, Buffalo Bill's Wild West, Miller Bros. 101

Ranch Wild West, Pawnee Bill’s Wild West, Frank A.

Robbins, and W.W. Cole. He played a crucial role as the

formal representative and personal confidante for every

leading showman with whom he was associated. Cooke also

owned the Continental Hotel in Newark, New Jersey. In

retirement, he was a prolific writer on the circus with his

articles appearing in newspapers and magazines. Cooke also

had a hand in an early motorized circus. Working with his

daughter, Viola, he was writing a book about his life in the

circus, entitled Circus Life and History.

Other resources: Manuscript Group 975: Louis E. Cooke, The New Jersey

Historical Society – collection description available

http://www.jerseyhistory.org/findingaid.php?aid=0975

Reminiscences of a Showman – Louis E. Cook, Circus

Historical Society

http://www.circushistory.org/Cooke/Cooke.htm


http://www.jerseyhistory.org/findingaid.php?aid=0975

http://www.circushistory.org/Cooke/Cooke.htm

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~ODY PRAISES COOKE; -1~ .. ......, J SETS RUMORS TO REST

Buffalo Bill Says He Is Satisfied With His Advance Staff and Expects No Changes

"As long" as I am In the ·saddle, I want no better g"eneral than Louis E . Cooke, and I'm willing" to fig"ht It out on that line If It takes fifteen summers."-Col. Wm. 1'. Cod;v ("Bu1fa1o B111").

ARDMORE, Okla., Sept. 29.-The Two-Bill show played here today to good business and your correspondent took advantage of the occasion to Interview Col. Cody and Major Lillie In reference to the much circulated report that Louis E. Cooke would be succeeded

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in h is capacity as general agent. When approached, Mr. Cooke declared

that he was not worrying In the least, while his employers were mos t emphatic in their denials of the rumors.

Col. Cody said: "As long as I am In the saddle, I want no better general than Louis E . Cooke, and I'm willing to tight it out on that line If It takes fifteen summers. Both Major Lillie a nd myself are so well satisfied with our advance statr that we would consider It a calamity were it to be In any way disturbed, and especially so If we were to lose the services of not only one of the best but the very bes t all around man In the amusement business. This unQualified statement s hould set at rest all rumors and you may say that Instea d of placing any restrictions upon our f orce we shall throw the bridle otr and permit all of our agents to set the pace for others to follow, a nd unless I miss m y guess and discover something no one else has, 'Louie' Cooke will continue to hand out a few propositions that will be well worth watching."

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Mr. Y. Appleman, 19 Reese Court,

Phillpisburg, N. J. Dear Sir:--

Continental Hotel, Newark, N. J., Dec . 3, 1912.

nlis will notify you that you are booked with our shows for the coming season at $40.00 per month \vith a tlO:OO hold-back, and until you are notified when and where to report, this letter will serve as a sufficient contract regarding same.

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W. F. Cody "Buff.Io Bill"

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HIS is the first legitimate

enterprise that, with experience and good faith, has

immortalized the stirring events

of American history and Indian

fighting into moving pictures. The people of all the world know

CoL William F. Cody ("Buffalo Bill"). His name is an honored

name in every army post of the

United States. He is the friend of General Nelson A. Miles, who accepted at Pine Ridge the final

surrender of the fighting Indians

of North America. His name

Is the name of the victories

of American clvill:r.ation,

and, in order to give the best

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these impressive, historical moving scenes will be produced under

the direction of the Essanay Film Manufacturing Company

of Chicago.

F. G. BON FILS. P'RIESIDI:NT GEO. K. SPOOR. TIOUSUUIO

COL. w . F. CODY. VICE•P'RE81DIEHT H . H. TAMMEN. SECIOCTUY

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