Harold N. Cooledge, Jr. Papers
Collection
Identifier: Mss-0350
This collection contains correspondence, essays, journals, manuscript material, personal(cooledge family), poetry, research, travel documents, photographs / negatives, maps, and blueprints.
The correspondence (1917-2006) has been arranged (1) according to senders last name and (2) by subject heading. Essays have been arranged according to title. A majority of the essays deal with architecture, with fewer being devoted to religion, philosophy, and contemporary matters. There are thirteen journals, the contents of which are sometimes mixed in nature (philosophy, architecture, travel, and contemporary matters alongside short stories and plays. There are manuscript materials present, the majority of which were never published). A variety of personal items that relate directly to the Cooledge family include a study of the Coolefge coat-of-arms, Harold Cooledge certificates,recollections, retirement, newsclippings, estate documents, and opera related items from both Cooledge and his mother, Rebekah Clark Cooledge. Poetry is both written and typed, covering a variety of verse and subjects. Research materials document art / architectural themes, the bulk of which are Cape May, New Jersey restoration, artist Piero de Cosimo, and various items related to his published work: "Samuel Sloan: Architect of Philadelphia 1815-1884.” Documents (1971-1988) related to his many travels around the world have been preserved. Photographs and negatives depict family, friends, and travel destinations. There are maps illustrating Spain, France, and Germany. Finally, there are oversized blueprints which detail two homes: (1)Tom S. Milford home and (2) the Cooledge mountain retreat in Highlands, NC.
Harold N.Cooledge, Jr. was born on October 15, 1922. He was the son of Harold N. Cooledge of Atlanta, GA and Rebekah Clark Cooledge of Moultrie, GA, .
Cooledge was 1943 graduate of Harvard in chemistry. He worked in the oil research industry until the Texas City Disaster in 1947. He returned to graduate school at the University of Pennsylvania, specializing in architectural history and art (M.A. 1957, Ph.D. 1964).
After teaching at University of Georgia, University of Florida, and Georgia Tech he was hired at Clemson University in 1956. He retired from Clemson in 1996 as an Alumni Professor in the School of Architecture, Art and Humanities. He received the ACSA Distinguished Professor Award in 1988. He was the faculty advisor for the fraternity Sigma Alpha Zeta which became the Pi Kappa Alpha national fraternity at Clemson. He was an active member of First Baptist Church of Clemson. He was active in both academic and musical organizations. He organized the first Clemson Fencing Team in 1970 and served as the first coach. He was an author of several historical writings, including "Lusitania", "Samuel Sloan: Architect of Philadelphia 1815-1884” as well as in numerous articles in various architectural journals
Cooledge passed away at the age of eighty-eight on January 27, 2011.
7 Cubic Feet (, 14 boxes and 2 oversized folders)
English
Harold N. Cooledge, Jr. joined the Clemson faculty in 1956 and retired in May 1996. During his 40-year association with College of Architecture, he was a well-respected teacher, researcher, and author.
This collection contains correspondence, essays, journals, manuscript material, personal (cooledge family), poetry, research, travel documents, photographs / negatives, maps, and blueprints.
This collection was processed by Carl Redd, Project Archivist, along with student assistants Eric Dunn and Taylor Johnson.
Part of the Clemson University Libraries Special Collections and Archives Repository