Walter Platt Cooke papers, 1916-1924, 1928-1930 .83 Linear Feet
Cooke, Walter Platt, 1869-1931
The papers of Walter Platt Cooke, Buffalo lawyer and banker, pertain to Cooke's duties as Chairman of the Council of the University of Buffalo, 1920-1931; Acting Chancellor, 1920-1922; and Chairman of the U. B. Endowment Fund Campaigns of 1920 and 1929. As such, they reflect the development of the University during that period.