Sidney A. Cook - Revision history

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	== Writing ==		== Writing ==

	Like other Presidents of the American Section, Mr. Cook served as editor of section periodicals, [[The Theosophical Messenger (periodical)\|''The Theosophical Messenger'']] and [[The American Theosophist (periodical)\|''The American Theosophist'']]. He also wrote many articles for those and other Theosophical journals. The [[Union Index of Theosophical Periodicals]] lists ~~287 articles by or about~~ [~~http~~://~~www.austheos~~.org.au/~~cgi-bin~~/~~ui-csvsearch.pl~~?~~search~~=Sidney+A+Cook&~~method~~=~~exact~~ Sidney A Cook] ~~and another~~ 59 under the initials [~~http~~://~~www.austheos~~.org.au/~~cgi-bin~~/~~ui-csvsearch.pl~~?~~search~~=~~SAC~~&~~method~~=~~perfect&header=field4 SAC~~].		Like other Presidents of the American Section, Mr. Cook served as editor of section periodicals, [[The Theosophical Messenger (periodical)\|''The Theosophical Messenger'']] and [[The American Theosophist (periodical)\|''The American Theosophist'']]. He also wrote many articles for those and other Theosophical journals. The [[Union Index of Theosophical Periodicals]] lists:

			* '''[https://theosophicalsociety.org.au/union_index/entries?q=Sidney+A+Cook&s=author 352 articles by Sidney A Cook]'''.
			* '''[https://theosophicalsociety.org.au/union_index/entries?q=SAC&s=author 59 articles under the initials SAC]'''.
			* '''[https://theosophicalsociety.org.au/union_index/entries?q=Sidney+A+Cook&s=title 13 articles about Sidney A. Cook]'''.

	He also wrote a pamphlet:		He also wrote a pamphlet:

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	== Business career ==		== Business career ==

	In the 1930s and 1940s, Mr. Cook was Vice President and Treasurer of the '''Diamond T Motor Truck Company''' in Chicago. The company was a major manufacturer of heavy-duty dump trucks and other types of vehicles. During World War II, production was shifted to construction of huge tank transporters and other military vehicles.		In the 1930s and 1940s, Mr. Cook was Vice President and Treasurer of the '''Diamond T Motor Truck Company''' in Chicago. The company was a major manufacturer of heavy-duty dump trucks and other types of vehicles. During World War II, production was shifted to construction of huge tank transporters and other military vehicles. Cook played a major role in the conversion of the production lines, and after the war, in returning to manufacture for the domestic market.

	== Theosophical work ==		== Theosophical work ==

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	He also wrote a pamphlet:		He also wrote a pamphlet:
	* '''''The Golden Stairs: A Commentary'''''. Wheaton, Ill.: Theosophical Press 1958.		* '''''[https://archive.org/details/golden-stairs-commentary The Golden Stairs: A Commentary]'''''. Wheaton, Ill.: Theosophical Press 1958.

	== Additional resources ==		== Additional resources ==

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	Like other Presidents of the American Section, Mr. Cook served as editor of section periodicals, [[The Theosophical Messenger (periodical)\|''The Theosophical Messenger'']] and [[The American Theosophist (periodical)\|''The American Theosophist'']]. He also wrote many articles for those and other Theosophical journals. The [[Union Index of Theosophical Periodicals]] lists 287 articles by or about [http://www.austheos.org.au/cgi-bin/ui-csvsearch.pl?search=Sidney+A+Cook&method=exact Sidney A Cook] and another 59 under the initials [http://www.austheos.org.au/cgi-bin/ui-csvsearch.pl?search=SAC&method=perfect&header=field4 SAC].		Like other Presidents of the American Section, Mr. Cook served as editor of section periodicals, [[The Theosophical Messenger (periodical)\|''The Theosophical Messenger'']] and [[The American Theosophist (periodical)\|''The American Theosophist'']]. He also wrote many articles for those and other Theosophical journals. The [[Union Index of Theosophical Periodicals]] lists 287 articles by or about [http://www.austheos.org.au/cgi-bin/ui-csvsearch.pl?search=Sidney+A+Cook&method=exact Sidney A Cook] and another 59 under the initials [http://www.austheos.org.au/cgi-bin/ui-csvsearch.pl?search=SAC&method=perfect&header=field4 SAC].

			He also wrote a pamphlet:
			* '''''The Golden Stairs: A Commentary'''''. Wheaton, Ill.: Theosophical Press 1958.

	== Additional resources ==		== Additional resources ==

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	~~'''ARTICLE UNDER CONSTRUCTION'''~~
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	[[File:Cook_2.jpg\|180px\|right\|thumb\|Sidney A. Cook]]		[[File:Cook_2.jpg\|180px\|right\|thumb\|Sidney A. Cook]]
	'''Sidney Albert Cook''' was an officer in the Diamond T Motor Truck Company in Chicago. He served as President of the [[Theosophical Society in America]] during the years 1931–1945, and international Vice President of the [[Theosophical Society (Adyar)\|Theosophical Society]] headquartered in Adyar, India, from 1946 to 1959.		'''Sidney Albert Cook''' was an officer in the Diamond T Motor Truck Company in Chicago. He served as President of the [[Theosophical Society in America]] during the years 1931–1945, and international Vice President of the [[Theosophical Society (Adyar)\|Theosophical Society]] headquartered in Adyar, India, from 1946 to 1959.

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	Like other Presidents of the American Section, Mr. Cook served as editor of section periodicals, [[The Theosophical Messenger (periodical)\|''The Theosophical Messenger'']] and [[The American Theosophist (periodical)\|''The American Theosophist'']]. He also wrote many articles for those and other Theosophical journals. The [[Union Index of Theosophical Periodicals]] lists 287 articles by or about [http://www.austheos.org.au/cgi-bin/ui-csvsearch.pl?search=Sidney+A+Cook&method=exact Sidney A Cook] and another 59 under the initials [http://www.austheos.org.au/cgi-bin/ui-csvsearch.pl?search=SAC&method=perfect&header=field4 SAC].		Like other Presidents of the American Section, Mr. Cook served as editor of section periodicals, [[The Theosophical Messenger (periodical)\|''The Theosophical Messenger'']] and [[The American Theosophist (periodical)\|''The American Theosophist'']]. He also wrote many articles for those and other Theosophical journals. The [[Union Index of Theosophical Periodicals]] lists 287 articles by or about [http://www.austheos.org.au/cgi-bin/ui-csvsearch.pl?search=Sidney+A+Cook&method=exact Sidney A Cook] and another 59 under the initials [http://www.austheos.org.au/cgi-bin/ui-csvsearch.pl?search=SAC&method=perfect&header=field4 SAC].

			== Additional resources ==
			* [https://www.theosophy.world/encyclopedia/cook-sydney-albert Cook, Sydney Albert] in Theosophy World

	== Notes ==		== Notes ==

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	== President of American Section ==		== President of American Section ==
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	[[File:Cook 1 sepia.jpg\|150px\|left\|thumb\|Sidney A. Cook in 1931]]		[[File:Cook 1 sepia.jpg\|150px\|left\|thumb\|Sidney A. Cook in 1931]]
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	A son, Aubrey John Cook, was born in Canada on November 26, 1913. The family emigrated to the United States on January 20, 1916, entering in North Dakota.<ref>U. S. Naturalization Record Indexes, 1791-1992.</ref><ref>1920 U. S. Census.</ref> Daughter Myrtle Helen Cook was born on October 12, 1923 in Chicago. Mr. and Mrs. Cook became naturalized American citizens in 1929.<ref>Seattle and Tacoma, Washington, Passenger and Crew Lists of Airplane Departures, 1947-1957. October 1, 1950 departure from Seattle fro Yokohama.</ref>		A son, Aubrey John Cook, was born in Canada on November 26, 1913. The family emigrated to the United States on January 20, 1916, entering in North Dakota.<ref>U. S. Naturalization Record Indexes, 1791-1992.</ref><ref>1920 U. S. Census.</ref> Daughter Myrtle Helen Cook was born on October 12, 1923 in Chicago. Mr. and Mrs. Cook became naturalized American citizens in 1929.<ref>Seattle and Tacoma, Washington, Passenger and Crew Lists of Airplane Departures, 1947-1957. October 1, 1950 departure from Seattle fro Yokohama.</ref>

	Aubrey died in Chicago on March 5, 1928 and was buried three days later.<ref>Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947.</ref>		Aubrey died in Chicago on March 5, 1928 and was buried three days later.<ref>Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947.</ref> His father was very much affected. In 1937 Mr. Cook donated money to create the Aubrey Garden at the [[Olcott (campus)\|Wheaton headquarters of the Theosophical Society]]:
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			in memory of a lad, who was my son, whose life was precious but whose passing directed me to service In gratitude for his brief life... I give this garden that all may share its beauty... I dedicate it to beauty as he was beautiful. I consecrate it to service even as he has served.<ref>H. Douglas Wild, "Reliving the Convention of 1937" ''The American Theosophist'' 25.9 (September, 1937), 196.</ref>
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	[[File:Diamond T medallion.jpg\|right\|200px\|thumb\|Medallion from Diamond T Motor Truck Co.]]		[[File:Diamond T medallion.jpg\|right\|200px\|thumb\|Medallion from Diamond T Motor Truck Co.]]
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	~~He made a donation to create the Aubrey Garden in memory of his son.~~
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	== Business career ==		== Business career ==

			In the 1930s and 1940s, Mr. Cook was Vice President and Treasurer of the '''Diamond T Motor Truck Company''' in Chicago. The company was a major manufacturer of heavy-duty dump trucks and other types of vehicles. During World War II, production was shifted to construction of huge tank transporters and other military vehicles.

	== Theosophical work ==		== Theosophical work ==

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	Sidney Cook was born in Needham Malket, England on [[May 18]], 1887. His wife Ellen Mary __ was born in Yoxford, a village in the east of Suffolk, England.		Sidney Cook was born in Needham Malket, England on [[May 18]], 1887. His wife Ellen Mary __ was born in Yoxford, a village in the east of Suffolk, England.

	A son, Aubrey John Cook, was born in Canada on November 26, 1913. He died in Chicago on March 5, 1928 and was buried three days later.<ref>Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947.</ref>		A son, Aubrey John Cook, was born in Canada on November 26, 1913. The family emigrated to the United States on January 20, 1916, entering in North Dakota.<ref>U. S. Naturalization Record Indexes, 1791-1992.</ref><ref>1920 U. S. Census.</ref> Daughter Myrtle Helen Cook was born on October 12, 1923 in Chicago. Mr. and Mrs. Cook became naturalized American citizens in 1929.<ref>Seattle and Tacoma, Washington, Passenger and Crew Lists of Airplane Departures, 1947-1957. October 1, 1950 departure from Seattle fro Yokohama.</ref>

			Aubrey died in Chicago on March 5, 1928 and was buried three days later.<ref>Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947.</ref>

	[[File:Diamond T medallion.jpg\|right\|200px\|thumb\|Medallion from Diamond T Motor Truck Co.]]		[[File:Diamond T medallion.jpg\|right\|200px\|thumb\|Medallion from Diamond T Motor Truck Co.]]