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Major gift to University Museum reflects late couple's enjoyment of culture, history
posted by Baxter Cannada | 9/6/2010

Through an estate gift, the late Prentiss and Louise Hooper of Oxford have provided support to the University of Mississippi Museum and Historic Houses. The University Foundation has placed their gift in a permanent endowment. Courtesy olemiss.edu.
Lt. Col. James Prentiss Hooper traveled the globe on secret intelligence missions for the U.S. Army, and his wife, Louise Frazier Hooper, accompanied him to many foreign countries. Their appreciation for diverse cultures and history, as well as their devotion to the University of Mississippi, has resulted in a major gift from the late couple's estate to the University Museum and Historic Houses."Prentiss and Louise Hooper led a life filled with Full Story
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