Susanna Cocroft Collection
M2015.10
Table of Contents
Summary Information
- Repository
- UNC Asheville Special Collections and University Archives
- Title
- Susanna Cocroft Collection
- ID
- M2015.10
- Date [inclusive]
- 1914-1915
- Extent
- 0.4 Linear feet ; 1 box
- Physical Description
- Contains correspondence, documents, and a photograph. Many pages are glued to card.
- Language
- English
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item] Susanna Cocroft Collection, D.H. Ramsey Library, Special Collections, University of North Carolina at Asheville 28804
Scope and Contents
A small collection of materials related to Susanna Cocroft, who taught "scientific health principles by correspondence", in the early 20th century. The collection primarily includes instructions for various exercises to treat different ailments, and a series of correspondence with a woman who enrolled in Cocroft's program, but there are also a small number of brochures and leaflets pertaining to the exercise regimen.
Administrative Information
Publication Information
UNC Asheville Special Collections and University Archives
Ramsey Library, CPO # 1500One University Heights
Asheville, North Carolina, 28804-8504
828.251.6645
speccoll@unca.edu
Rights
No restrictions. Any display, publication, or public use must credit the University Archives, D.H. Ramsey Library, Special Collections, University of North Carolina at Asheville. Copyright retained by the creators of certain items in the collection, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
Donor
Received by mail from an anonymous donor
Processing Information
Processed by Colin Reeve, December 2016
Collection Inventory
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Folder 1: Correspondence |
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Series of letters from Susanna Cocroft to Mrs. R E Fowler, Niagara Falls, NY, recommending exercises to be undertaken and other advices, Feb. 1914 - Jan. 1915 |
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Folder 2: Photograph and Clipping |
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Photograph of woman in silhouette, "Marie Carey, round shoulders, head forward", written on rear, nd |
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Clipping, "Here's play with a purpose", showing exercises for children. Source and date unknown |
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Folder 3: Brochures, etc. |
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Brochures, leaflets, and directions for pupils produced by Cocroft |
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Folder 4: Exercise U - For Constipation |
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Folder 5: Exercise Q - For Catarrrh [sic] |
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Folder 6: Exercises F, G, H, and J2 |
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Folder 7: Exercises LL, OO, and WW |
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Folder 8: Exercises R, R2, and T |
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Folder 9: Exercises N, D2, C2, and S |
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Folder 10: Exercises X, II, and N2 |
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Folder 11: Exercises CC, FF, Z, and JJ |
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Folder 12: Exercises FF2, J, and L |
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