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Sources consulted for the biography of:Frank Graham Cootes (1879–1960)
Primary Sources
- Self-reported birth date and birthplace in passport application, May 9, 1928, General Records of the Department of State, Record Group 59, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.
- Marriage reported in New York Times, July 18, 1912
- Information provided by George Moffett Cochran (2002)
Secondary Sources
- Don Gunter, "Wedded to His Easel: A Life in Illustration, Walter Biggs, 1886–1968," Virginia Cavalcade 49 (Summer 2000): 103, 107
- Lyon Gardiner Tyler, ed., Encyclopedia of Virginia Biography (1915), 5:1117–1118
- Who Was Who in American Art 1564–1975 (1999), 729
Newspapers and Periodicals
- American Art News, March 26, 1910, p. 3
- "Something about F. Graham Cootes," Southern Woman's Magazine (November 1916), p. 12
- Staunton News-Leader, May 26, 1935; May 29, 1935; January 10, 1995; January 17, 1995; February 21, 1995
Obituaries
- New York Times, December 1, 1960
- Richmond Times-Dispatch, December 2, 1960
- Staunton Leader and the Staunton News Leader, December 1, 1960; December 4, 1960 (editorial)
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