L.L. Cooke School of Electricity Collection
name: label: Creator
content: L. L. Cooke School of Electricity (Chicago, IL)
label: Creator
content: Caulfield, J. P.
label: Collector
content: National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Electricity
label: Collector
content: National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Work and Industry
place: label: Place
content: Chicago (Ill.)
topic: label: Topic
content: Correspondence schools and courses
label: Topic
content: Electricity
label: Topic
content: Schools
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Collection acquired by the Division of Electricity (now the Division of Work and Industry). Immediate date of acquistion is unknown.
creator: label: Creator
content: L. L. Cooke School of Electricity (Chicago, IL)
label: Creator
content: Caulfield, J. P.
setName: label: See more items in
content: L.L. Cooke School of Electricity Collection
bioghist: label: Historical
content: L.L. Cooke School of Electricity was an early correspondence course offered by L.L. Cooke, chief engineer on electrical theory and practice covering topics in electrical technology from alarms to wiring. 

L.L. Cooke attended Purdue University for two years, studying mechanical engineering, but left school to pursue correspondence business school and founded the Chicago Engineering Works, Inc. and the L.L. Cooke School of Electricity in Chicago. Cooke obtained students by advertising, sales promotion work, and personal solicitation. 

Source

Federal Trade Commission Decisions, Findings, Orders and Stipulations, May 1, 1930 to March 23, 1931, Volume 14, pages 216-231. 

In the Matter of L. L. Cooke School of Electricity, Compliant Synopsus, findings and order in regard to the alleged violation of Section 5 of an Act of Congress
physdesc: label: Extent
content: .25 Cubic feet (1 box)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1929-1931
custodhist: label: Custodial History
content: Collection transferred to the Archives Center from the Division of Electricity (now the Division of Work and Industry) in November 2024.
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
identifier: label: Identifier
content: NMAH.AC.1622
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: Collection is arranged topically.
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: Collection processed by Alison Oswald, archivist, 2024.
scopecontent: label: Content Description
content: Lessons, exam work sheets, and correspondence from J. P. Caulfield's participation in a correspondence course offered by the L. L. Cooke School of Electricity of Chicago, Illinois.