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Full listing > Accession MC2004/560| Accession # | MC2004/560 | | Topic | Coppock, Elder Jacob: Photograph, | | Keywords | Church of the Brethren, Trustee, | | Title | Photograph of Elder Jacob Coppock | | Location | Photograph File Folder Section in Order of Accession Number | | Citation | Photograph of Elder Jacob Coppock, MC2004/560, Archives and Brethren Historical Collection, Funderburg Library, Manchester University, North Manchester, Indiana. | | Access | Researchers are responsible for determining copyright status of archived materials where this is relevant to their intended use of the materials. | | Provenance | Unknown. | | Scope and Content | Elder Jacob Coppock: Photograph of this gentleman in plain suit and white beard. The picture was printed in "Memories of ...Manchester," by Otho Winger. Elder Coppock was President of the Board of Trustees in 1911. | | Date of Accession | Unknown | | Bio History Note | Due to preservation and storage concerns the frame was removed from this picture. The name Coppich or Coppick was found on the cardboard backing, along with the note, "1.20 paid." The picture was found in "Memories of ...Manchester," by Otho Winger. The name is spelled, Coppock. He was President of the Board of Trustees in 1911. Excerpt from Winger, pgs. 156m 157. Of the trustees who have contributed much to Manchester College, non made greater efforts than Elder Jacob Coppock of Tippecanoe City, Ohio. He was an active leader of southern Ohio. When his children were younger he had sent them to Brethren colleges in the East. Although he now had no children for college, he became interested in Manchester because he wanted a school for the young people of his territory. He was a trustee at a time when it was not popular to be such, but he was willing to make many sacrifices to see the school succeed. For many years he was president of the trustee board when it took a great deal of thought and sacrifice to do what was best for the school. His wife was Susie Studebaker, a member of one of the prominent famiiest of southern Ohio. He passed to his reward on August 11, 1925, at the age of 81. Assisting in the funeral was professor W. W. Peters, who had just been elected president of Mt. Morris College. Professor Peters grew up in the home of Elder Coppock and was as a foster son. There are many people today to whom Brother Coppock was a sa father and a friend. Seldom have people of his age been so interested in young people and so helpful to them. | | Archivist Note | The photo was accessioned in 2004 but an accession page was not created. Description prepared 09 December 2007 by Jeanine M. Wine. |
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