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[Identification of item], in the Thomas Cooper Papers, #1786-z, Southern Historical Collection, The Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

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• College teachers--Virginia--History--19th century.
• Cooper, Thomas, 1759-1839.
• Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826.
• South Carolina College--Presidents--Selection and appointment.
• University of South Carolina--History--19th century.
• University of Virginia--Faculty--History--19th century.
• University of Virginia--Students--History--19th century.

Thomas Cooper, born in London in 1759, immigrated to Pennsylvania in 1794. Well-known for his political beliefs, Cooper eventually pursued a career as a science professor and became the second president of South Carolina College in 1821.

The collection contains the scattered papers of Cooper: a letter, 1819, from Abbe Corria de Serra to Cooper about Cooper's appointment at the University of Virginia; a letter, 1819, from Thomas Jefferson to Cooper about Cooper's accommodations at the University of Virginia; and a statement, 1831, by Cooper about college disturbances. Two of the three items are photoprints; originals are in private hands in 1950.