The Cooper Union Archives & Special Collections has received a grant from the Metropolitan New York Library Council (METRO) to digitize a selection of Peter Cooper's papers.
The “Unlocking Peter Cooper’s New York” project will transcribe and digitize correspondence to and from The Cooper Union’s founder that primarily spans the years between 1830 to 1880. The materials are part of the Erskine Hewitt collection of the Cooper-Hewitt papers and offer a private dimension into Cooper’s life. These manuscripts offer a unique and underexplored moment in New York City history during a period of immense transformation.
This is the latest digitization work by the Archives & Special Collections which received a METRO grant in 2023 to digitize the Ledgers and Orders of The Cooper Union’s Great Hall.
https://cooper.edu/humanities/news/new-metro-grant-supports-digitization-peter-coopers-papers
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