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James Worden Pope Papers, 1897-1917

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Pope, J. W. (James Worden), 1846-1919
Title
James Worden Pope Papers
Dates
1897-1917
Quantity
.8 linear feet
Collection Number
Collection 2564, MtBC, us (collection)
Summary
The James Worden Pope Papers consist of correspondence written to and by Pope, a typescript diary, genealogical papers, literary productions, and realia.
Repository
Montana State University Library, Merrill G. Burlingame Special Collections
Montana State University-Bozeman Library
Merrill G Burlingame Special Collections
P.O. Box 173320
Bozeman, MT
59717-3320
Telephone: 4069944242
Fax: 4069942851
Access Restrictions

This collection is open for research.

Languages
English
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Biographical Note

James Worden Pope was born in Louisville, Kentucky on June 6, 1846. He attended the University of Indiana before receiving an appointment to the United States Military Academy at West Point where he graduated in 1868. Pope began his military career as a second lieutenant in the Fifth United States Infantry and participated in several campaigns during the Plains Indian wars during his first years in the service. In 1887 he was assigned to command the U.S. Military Prison at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, a position he held until 1895. Pope was assigned quartermaster's duty at Fort Hamilton, New York after his prison command, and in 1897, was sent to Yellowstone National Park to supervise improvements at Fort Yellowstone. He spent about six months in the Park before he was transferred as chief quartermaster to the Philippine Expedition under General Wesley Merritt. Pope's subsequent service for the Departments of Colorado and the Gulf resulted in his eventual promotion to Colonel, Assistant Quartermaster General, on February 16, 1907. He retired on June 6, 1910, but he received a post retirement appointment as a brigadier general on August 29, 1916. By that time he had retired to Denver Colorado where he died on August 23, 1919.

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Content Description

The James Worden Pope Papers consist of correspondence written to and by Pope, a typescript diary, genealogical papers, literary productions, and realia. Of interest are the letters written by Pope to his wife, Mary Lair Pope, while stationed at Yellowstone National Park, a signed letter by Admiral George Dewey, and the typescript diary written by Pope during the Spanish-American War.

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

Series 1 Correspondence, 1897-1913

Series 2 Diary, 1898-1899

Series 3 Genealogical Papers, circa 1904-1917

Series 4 Literary Productions, circa 1905-1907

Series 5 Realia

Acquisition Information

Correspondence, diary, genealogical papers, magazine articles, research papers, and ephemera were purchased from Tracy Kremple of Thornton, Colorado by Montana State University in August, 2012.

Processing Note

This collection was processed 2012 September 13

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Detailed Description of the Collection

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Subject Terms

  • Americans -- Philippines -- Manila
  • Spanish-American War, 1898

Personal Names

  • Dewey, George, 1837-1917 -- Correspondence
  • Pope, Mary Lair, 1857-1947 -- Correspondence

Corporate Names

  • United States. Army -- Officers -- Diaries>

Family Names

  • Pope family

Geographical Names

  • Fort Yellowstone (Wyo.)
  • Manila (Philippines) -- Description and travel
  • San Francisco (Calif.) -- Description and travel
  • Yellowstone National Park

Form or Genre Terms

  • Family papers -- Montana -- Bozeman
  • Genealogies -- Montana -- Bozeman

Kim Allen Scott, 2012
July 24, 2015

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