Hyde Cox, Edward, 1914-1998

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Dates

Existence: 1914 - 1998

Biography

Edward Hyde Cox (1914-1998). Cox attended the Lenox School, the New Preparatory School and Harvard University, graduating in 1938. Inheriting the bulk of his grandfather's sizable Philadelphia estate Cox moved to "Crow Island" near Manchester, MA in 1945. He served for 22 years as the President of the Cape Ann Historical Association. Through a chance meeting with poet Robert Frost in Key West, Florida they became close friends till the end of Frost's life. Cox was also a friend and patron of painter Andrew Wyeth. Cox was a benefactor to Dartmouth College, the Cape Ann Historical Association and the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Edward Hyde Cox papers

Collection

Identifier: MS-1168

MS-1168

Date(s): 1840 to 1998

Abstract

Edward Hyde Cox (1914-1998). Contains correspondence, photographs, school records and ephemera, newspaper clippings, audio tapes, notebooks and Cox's annotated Robert Frost poetry books. The papers document the life and art collecting of Edward Hyde Cox.