WILLIAM ARTHUR COOPER (1895-1974) PAPERS, 1918-1941. 900 items
Papers of an African-American artist and minister of Charlotte's Clinton Metropolitan
A.M.E. Zion Church during the 1930s. Includes correspondence and clippings, primarily
relating to his attempts to gain recognition as an artist and arranging lectures and
exhibits; reports on his lecture tours; the manuscript of and material relating to his book
A Portrayal of Negro Life (1936); photographs; and financial information on
A.M.E. Zion churches in the Charlotte District (1938-1939).
