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[Identification of Item], William Cox Cochran Great Smoky Mountains Photographic Collection, MS-0552. University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Special Collections Library.
This collection was donated by Mary Rudd Cochran.
William Cox Cochran (1848-1936) was an Ohio lawyer, scholar, and trustee of Oberlin College. He served in the Department of the Interior in Washington under his stepfather, Jacob D. Cox. In 1872, after an European tour, Cochran studied law and opened a law office in Cincinnati. Later, he served as clerk of the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati. He died at the age of 88.
Miss Mary Rudd Cochran, daughter of W.C. Cochran, donated these pictures to the University of Tennessee Library in 1959. William C. Cochran took these pictures of East Tennessee in 1886. Oberlin College has a collection of Cochran Family Papers that contain other photographs taken by William C. Cochran.
The collection contains 92 photographs taken by William C. Cochran during 1886. The photographs are of East Tennessee people and landmarks, mostly located in what is now the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. There are many photographs of Chilhowee Range, Nebo Mountain, and Miller's Cove. Some of the pictures are of the University of Tennessee, Knoxville and are located in AR-18.
Collection consists of 12 folders. Materials are arranged numerically by photographer's identifying number.