Frank A. Hooper III Collection

Collection

Identifier: MU-PP-0050

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Frank A. Hooper III Collection Finding Aid

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Scope and Contents

The Frank Arthur Hooper III Collection consists of 29 carte de visites, 16 cabinet cards, and one memory book. The items were donated by Marjorie F. Hooper, widow of Frank Arthur Hooper, III, who was the grandson of Frank Arthur Hooper of the Mercer University class of 1885. During his grandfather’s time at Mercer, he collected carte de visites of classmates and other students during that time. Most of the cabinet cards are unlabeled and are likely of family members.

Dates

Creation: 1883-1885

Creator

Hooper, Frank Arthur, III, 1927-2010 (Person)
Hooper, Frank Arthur, Sr. (Person)

Rights Statement

To quote in print, or otherwise reproduce in whole or in part in any publication, including on the World Wide Web, any material from this collection, the researcher must obtain permission from (1) the owner of the physical property and (2) the holder of the copyright. Persons wishing to quote from this collection should consult the reference archivist to determine copyright holders for information in this collection. Reproduction of any item must contain the complete citation to the original.

Biographical / Historical

Frank Arthur Hooper III was born to Judge Frank Hooper, Jr., and Carolyn Newton Hooper on April 17, 1927. He served in the Navy during World War II and graduated from Davidson College, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, and Furman University. He served as a pastor and missionary to Israel from 1956 to 1968. He was also a science teacher and a drug abuse counselor. Hooper was married to Marjorie Foster Hooper, and the couple had four children: Frank Hooper IV, Elizabeth, Carolyn, and Laura. Frank Arthur Hooper III died on August 27, 2010, in Hickory, North Carolina.