Interview with Everett P. Pope
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Scope and Contents
Typescript transcription of a recorded interview conducted with Everett Pope at Amelia Island, Florida, March 2001. The interview centers on Pope's student life at Bowdoin College, his experiences as a U.S. Marine in the Pacific theater during World War II, including the battle of Peleliu, and his award of the Medal of Honor
Dates
- Creation: 2001
Creator
- Pope, Everett P (Person)
Language of Materials
In English.
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions.
Conditions Governing Use
If not in the public domain, copyright is retained by the author of the items in this collection, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
Biographical / Historical
Everett Pope was born in Milton, Massachusetts, on July 16, 1919. He was graduated magna cum laude from Bowdoin College in 1941 and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. Pope joined the U.S. Marine Corps in 1941 and served to the rank of major (1941-1945, 1950-1951). During World War II, he fought at Guadalcanal, New Britaina, and on Peleliu in the Pacific, and was awarded the Bronze Star, a Purple Heart, and the Medal of Honor for "conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty." After the war, Pope had a career in business, serving for over 25 years as president and CEO of the Workmen's Co-operative Bank in Boston. Pope was a member of the Bowdoin College Alumni Council from 1955-1959; he served for 27 years on the governing boards of the College, including as an overseer (1961-1977), president of the board of overseers (1973-1977), trustee (1977-1988), and chair of the board of trustees (1984-1987). He was awarded an honorary degree by Bowdoin College in 1989. Pope and his wife Eleanor had two sons, Laurence E. Pope (Bowdoin 1967) and Ralph H. Pope (Bowdoin 1969). Everett Pope died on January 22, 2009
Extent
.1 Linear Feet (99 leaves ;28 cm.)
Existence and Location of Copies
Audio recording of interview available in analog and digital form
Existence and Location of Copies
Electronic text version of typescript available
General
Part of the Miscellaneous Manuscript collection in the Bowdoin College Special Collections & Archives
General
Interview conducted by Kanisorn Wongsrichanalai as part of Bowdoin student coursework for History 323 War and Peace in the Modern World, Spring 2001. A copy of the interview is in archives record group 3.32: Class Projects and Coursework
Subject
- Pope, Everett P -- Interviews (Person)
- Bowdoin College -- Interviews (Organization)
- Bowdoin College (Organization)
- Bowdoin College -- History -- 20th century (Organization)
- Title
- Finding Aid for the Interview with Everett P. Popeby Kanisorn Wongsrichanalai,2001
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by MarcEdit.
- Description rules
- Anglo American Cataloguing Rules
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the George J. Mitchell Department of Special Collections & Archives, Bowdoin College Library, Brunswick, Maine 04011 Repository