Charles Lewis Cocke, Founder of Hollins College
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Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. This book is printed in black & white, Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Reprinted in 2022 with the help of original edition published long back 1921. As this book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages. If it is multi vo Resized as per current standards. We expect that you will understand our compulsion with such books. 196 Charles Lewis Cocke :...
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- CHARLES LEWIS COCKE FOUNDER OF HOLLINS COLLEGE
- All Rights Reserved Made in the United States of America
- The Gorham Press, Boston, U. S. A.
- FOREWORD
- CONTENTS
- LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
- INTRODUCTION
- CHRONOLOGY
- CHARLES LEWIS COCKE
- FOUNDER OF HOLLINS COLLEGE
- CHARLES LEWIS COCKE
- CHAPTER I
- THE EARLY YEARS
- 1820-1846
- CHAPTER II
- CALL OF THE SOUTHWEST
- 1846-1856
- CHAPTER III
- HOLLINS INSTITUTE IN STRUGGLE AND GROWTH
- 1855-1870
- CHAPTER IV
- THE CLEARING SKIES
- 1870-1880
- CHAPTER V
- EXPANSION AND ACHIEVEMENT
- 1880-1901
- CHAPTER VI
- THE PRESIDENT AND HIS GIRLS
- CHAPTER VII
- COMMENCEMENTS AND ADDRESSES
- CHAPTER VIII
- RELIGIOUS ENTHUSIASMS AND ACTIVITIES
- CHAPTER IX
- CHARACTERISTICS
- CHAPTER X
- HIS COMRADES AND CO-WORKERS
- Mrs. Charles L. Cocke
- Professor William Henry Pleasants
- Professor Joseph A. Turner
- Mrs. Leila Virginia Turner
- Miss Sallie Lewis Cocke
- Mr. Charles Henry Cocke
- Mrs. Eliza Speiden Childs
- Professor A. T. L. Kusian, LL.D.
- Trustees
- Mr. William A. Miller
- Colonel George P. Tayloe
- Mr. and Mrs. John Hollins
- CHAPTER XI
- HIS MONUMENT
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