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Dr. Dudley Cooper was the first college-trained optometrist to practice in Norfolk and owner of the Ocean View Amusement Park from 1942-1978. He was born in North Carolina in 1899 and died in 1996. The interview discusses the history and development of Ocean View Amusement Park -- business aspects, technical aspects, specific attractions, military clientele, and aspects of racial integration.
1978-11-30
Dr. Dudley Cooper was the first college-trained optometrist to practice in Norfolk and owner of the Ocean View Amusement Park from 1942-1978. He was born in North Carolina in 1899 and died in 1996. The interview discusses the history and development of Ocean View Amusement Park -- business aspects, technical aspects, specific attractions, military clientele, and aspects of racial integration.
1978-11-30
Letter to James W. Reed from Dudley Cooper, regarding a check for Reed's medical services at Ocean View Amusement Park.
1945-10-27
Letter to J. Harry Long from R. H. Moore of the Motion Picture Advertising Service about a wire from Dudley Cooper regarding a request for film advertisements that are more suitable for amusement parks. The wire from Cooper is attached.
1945-10-04
Letter to Frank E. Turin from Dudley Cooper regarding profits earned from the Miss Virginia and Miss Norfolk pageants to be divided between Ocean View Amusement Park and the Norfolk Advertising Board.
1946-04-23
Letter from Dudley Cooper to Lenore Slaughter, Executive Director of the Miss America Pageant, regarding the lack of publicity and profit from the Miss Virginia pageant held at Ocean View Amusement Park.
1946-08-20
Memo to the Coney Island Chamber of Commerce from Dudley Cooper, requesting services from the person in charge of the Mardi Gras festival at Coney Island Amusement Park. Responce to the memo is enclosed.
1946-08
Letter to Bette Cannon, Miss Virginia, 1946 from Dudley Cooper, regarding a check for $20.00 that is to be split up between Cannon and her chaperone. Cooper also wishes her "top success" at the Miss America Pageant in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
1946-08-26
Letter from Dudley Cooper to Joseph (Joe) H. Hughes of George A. Hamid Amusements, Inc., responding to Hughes' proposed program of acts for Ocean View Amusement Park.
1947-01-02
Letter to F. C. Lewis, Association of Virginia Rabbit Breeders Dudley Cooper, regarding a rabbit show to be held at Ocean View Amusement Park on May 30, 1947.
1947-03-14
Memo to Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus from Dudley Cooper, regarding outdoor performing space at Ocean View Amusement Park. News clipping on Circus Routes is enclosed.
1947-08
Letter to Hoyt Simpkins from Dudley Cooper, regarding Simpkins' letter which was forwarded to a W. E. Stokes. Simpkins, a business manager from Athens, Georgia, inquired about the Ocean View Amusement Park dance pavilion.
1948-06-02
Letter responding to S. E. Feldman, regional manager for the American Society of Composers from Dudley Cooper, Ocean View Enterprises. In the response, Cooper explains that the Casino Theater was reopened for four performances of the Old Dominion Barn dance. The Old Dominion Barn Dance was a country music radio show from Richmond, Virginia, which often toured the state.
1948-08-21
Letter responding to Harry Cooke, of Cooke and Rose Theatrical Enterprises from Dudley Cooper. In the Letter, Cooper notifies Cooke of when he will be available in Norfolk, in regards to planning and discussion for the 1949 summer season.
1948-09-27
Letter responding to Harry Cooke, of Cooke and Rose Theatrical Enterprises from Dudley Cooper. In the Letter, Cooper acknowledges receipt of Cooke's letter sent on October 14th, as well Cooke's arrival in Norfolk on November 15, to discuss the 1949 summer season.
1948-10-19
Memo to Jones, Young, and Company from Dudley Cooper, requesting literature for the "Dawn of Life" walk-thru exhibit and show. News clipping for exhibit is enclosed.
1951-05-15
Letter to Eddie Cantor, famous comedian and host of The Colgate Comedy Hour, from Dudley Cooper, regarding a six year old who performed in blackface in the style of Al Jolson at a amateur show at Ocean View Amusement Park. Cooper suggests that Cantor allow the youngster to try-out and perform for his show. Cooper also makes a request that Cantor make a donation to the Feldman Chamber Music Society of Norfolk, if he uses the youngster for the show.
1951-11-30
Memo responding to Harry Cooke, of Cooke and Rose Theatrical Enterprises from Dudley Cooper. In the memo, Cooper informs him that he will be out of town during the week of January 14th, but will return the week after (January 21st).
1952-01-07
Letter to Tom Hasson from Dudley Cooper, acknowledging both Hasson's letters sent to him and Albert Miller, as well as expressing interest in Hasson's show coming back for the 1952 season.
1952-02-06
Letter to Tom Hasson from Dudley Cooper, acknowledging Hasson's letter of February 11, 1952.
1952-02-26
Memo to Tom Hasson from Dudley Cooper, informing Hasson that Ocean View Amusement Park will open on April 5, 1952.
1952-03-06
Memo to Julius Kuehnel from Dudley Cooper, informing Kuehnel that his extension (mentioned in letter dated February 11, 1952) will be granted.
1952-02-15
Letter to Julius Kuehnel from Dudley Cooper, informing that two of Kuehnel's acts ("Alligator Skin Boy" and "Girl Without a Head") could take place in the former barber shop space at Ocean View Amusement Park.
1952-03-01
Memo to Max Tubis from Dudley Cooper, asking for the address of a manager for a Siamese twins exhibition.
1952-03-07
