Henry Bartholomew Cox ’59

Bart Cox, a distinguished historian, died April 8, 2007, at his home in Fort Washington, Md. He had suffered from Alzheimer’s disease.

Bart attended the Landon School, where he was president of the student council. At Princeton he rowed varsity crew, majored in art and archaeology, presided over the Christian Science Organization, and joined Key and Seal. Following Princeton, he earned a master’s and a Ph.D. in history and a law degree from George Washington University.

Bart served as a historian with the State Department, then entered the field of archives administration at the National Archives. This led to his ultimate occupation as an appraiser, primarily of documents. In 1984 he uncovered a scheme by a former Stanford professor to sell Edison documents missing since 1976. Working with the FBI, 143 binders of unique Edison documents were recovered. Bart received a Distinguished Service Award from the Department of the Interior for his work.

Bart’s passion was collecting — both documents and cars. He assembled a complete set of the autographs of the signers of the Constitution and had four antique cars. He wrote extensively and his writing received numerous awards.

Bart is survived by Hannah, his wife of 33 years, to whom we extend our condolences.