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Phillip Pope Papers, 1899-1965
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Pope, Phillip
- Title
- Phillip Pope Papers
- Dates
- 1899-1965 (inclusive)18991965
- Quantity
- 5.1 linear feet, (2 record cartons, 4 custom boxes)
- Collection Number
- WCMss.446
- Summary
- The Phillip Pope Papers consist of family photographs, manuscripts, and negative slides. This collection, which which span roughly from 1899 to 1965, consist of family photographs, manuscripts, and slides.It also contains teaching materials and travel ephemera.
- Repository
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Whitman College and Northwest Archives
Whitman College and Northwest Archives
Penrose Library, Room 130
345 Boyer Avenue
Walla Walla, WA
99362
Telephone: 5095275922
Fax: 5095264785
archives@whitman.edu - Access Restrictions
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Collection is open for research.
- Languages
- English
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Philip Huntley Pope was born on October 24, 1887 in Manchester, Maine. He earned a Bachelor's in biology from Bowdoin College, a Master's in zoology and botany from Harvard, and a Ph.D. from University of Pittsburgh. He taught biology at Reed College in Portland, Oregon, for one year, and Whitman College in Walla Walla, Washington from 1930-1953. Around 1922, he married Louise Smith. He travelled often, both domestically and internationally, and took many photographs of landscapes and plants. Additionally, he was interested in ancient Greece and Rome, publishing "Vercingetorix: A Historical Epic," a book on a king of Gaul who led a rebellion against Julius Caesar. Pope died November 11, 1970, at the age of 83.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The Philip Pope papers house the personal and academic records of Philip Pope. This collection, which dates from 1899 to 1965, consists of family photographs, manuscripts for "Vercingetorix: A Historical Epic", a book Pope wrote on a king of Gaul who led a rebellion against Julius Caesar, slides from his travels to India, Australia, Ireland, Canada, Rome, Greece, and Scotland, teaching materials, and travel ephemera. The collection also include films from 1942-1953 of scenes at Whitman campus, local places of interest, and McNary Dam under construction. This collection documents the interests of a botanist and zoologist, as well as those of an avid traveller.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Henry Adams
2018
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