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Size | About 8500 items (21.5 linear feet). |
Abstract | The collection of white educator and professor, Louis Billy Pope (1927-2008), contains correspondence, journals, subject files, school notebooks, and pictures documenting Pope's personal and professional life. Topics include Pope's experience as a student and as a faculty member at High Point College; his work at Presbyterian College and St. Andrews College; community activities in Kernersville, N.C., especially the Sedge Garden United Methodist Church; graduate education in the School of Education at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill; and trips Pope took in the United States and abroad, which are documented by letters, journal entries, and snapshots. |
Creator | Pope, Louis Billy, 1927-2008. |
Curatorial Unit | Southern Historical Collection |
Language | English. |
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Louis Billy Pope (1927-2008), professor of education and, for eight years, head of the guidance center at High Point College, High Point, N.C. A native of Forsyth County, N.C., Pope graduated from High Point College in 1948 and received his Ph.D. in education from the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill in 1958. Pope taught in the Forsyth County school system, served as director of guidance at Presbyterian College in Clinton, S.C., and was on the faculty of St. Andrews College in Laurinburg, N.C., before joining the faculty of the psychology and education departments at High Point College.
Louis Billy Pope was born in 1927 in Kernersville, Forsyth County, N.C. He lived and worked in Forsyth County and neighboring Guilford County most of his life.
Pope was graduated from High Point College in High Point, N.C., in 1948. He later attended the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, receiving his master's degree in 1952 and Ph.D. in 1958, both from the School of Education, where his studies centered on counseling.
Pope served as teacher and counselor in the Forsyth County school system, director of guidance at Presbyterian College, Clinton, S.C., and on the faculty of Saint Andrews College, Laurinburg, N.C. In 1964, Pope joined the psychology and education departments at High Point College, rising to full professor. He also headed the College's guidance center for eight years. He became professor emeritus in 1987.
Pope was long active in community and church groups and alumni and other campus organizations, especially the Sedge Garden United Methodist Church, Kernersville Crisis Control, and the Friends of the Library at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill.
Back to TopThis collection contains correspondence, journals, subject files, school notebooks, and pictures documenting the personal and professional life of Louis Billy Pope. The correspondence is mostly personal, chiefly with his mother and sisters, but also including letters from Henry Sink, his college roommate and lifetime friend; friends and neighbors in Clinton, S.C., and Laurinburg, N.C.; and High Point College students. Journal entries contain Pope's record of daily activities with strong emphasis family, church, community, and work activities. Subject files contain information about Pope's career as well as some personal and family information. Pope's travels in the United States and abroad are well-documented, with many pictures, letters, and journal entries.
Back to TopArrangement: chronological.
Correspondence of Louis Billy Pope, chiefly with his mother and sisters, but also including letters from Henry Sink, his college roommate and lifetime friend; friends and neighbors in Clinton, S.C., and Laurinburg, N.C.; and High Point College students.
Early correspondence consists of letters between Pope and his mother and sisters while he was away at school at High Point College and at the University of North Carolina and while he was working at Presbyterian College in Clinton, S.C., and St. Andrews College in Laurinburg, N.C. Letters to Pope give news of family and friends in Kernersville and vicinity. Pope's letters home describe his social life and the progress of his academic work.
Beginning in 1965, when Pope began working at High Point College and returned to Kernersville to live, there are many fewer family letters. From this time forward, most of the family correspondence consists of postcards exchanged when Pope was traveling. Nearly every summer, Pope went on an extensive trip and wrote many postcards commenting on his health and the places he visited. Although it is clear that some of these trips were work-related or included attendance at conferences, it is sightseeing that is best documented. In 1968, Pope wrote letters about his trip to Jamaica and other Caribbean countries to study curriculum development. Additional material about this trip may be found in the subject files under "High Point College: Caribbean." On other trips, he occasionally wrote letters, but mostly sent short notes on picture postcards. In 1970-1972, Pope traveled in Europe. In 1973, he wrote from Ethiopia and Kenya; in 1974, from Japan, Hong Kong, Bangkok, and Singapore; and in 1975 from Russia. In later years, he visited Nigeria, Senegal, Morocco, Jordan, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil, Argentina, Scotland, Finland, Australia, New Zealand , and many parts of the United States. These trips are further described in Pope's journals (see Series 2). Snapshots from many of the trips may be found in Series 5.
The letters Pope received while he lived in Kernersville were mostly from friends he had made in Clinton, S.C., and Laurinburg, N.C.; from former students; and letters and postcards from his mother and sisters when they traveled.
Some correspondence may also be found in the subject files (Series 3).
Folder 1-2
Folder 1Folder 2 |
1944 |
Folder 3-4
Folder 3Folder 4 |
1945 |
Folder 5 |
1946-1948 |
Folder 6 |
1949 |
Folder 7 |
1952-1953 |
Folder 8 |
1954 |
Folder 9 |
1955 |
Folder 10-13
Folder 10Folder 11Folder 12Folder 13 |
1956 |
Folder 14-25
Folder 14Folder 15Folder 16Folder 17Folder 18Folder 19Folder 20Folder 21Folder 22Folder 23Folder 24Folder 25 |
1957 |
Folder 26-37
Folder 26Folder 27Folder 28Folder 29Folder 30Folder 31Folder 32Folder 33Folder 34Folder 35Folder 36Folder 37 |
1958 |
Folder 38-47
Folder 38Folder 39Folder 40Folder 41Folder 42Folder 43Folder 44Folder 45Folder 46Folder 47 |
1959 |
Folder 48-59
Folder 48Folder 49Folder 50Folder 51Folder 52Folder 53Folder 54Folder 55Folder 56Folder 57Folder 58Folder 59 |
1960 |
Folder 60-71
Folder 60Folder 61Folder 62Folder 63Folder 64Folder 65Folder 66Folder 67Folder 68Folder 69Folder 70Folder 71 |
1961 |
Folder 72-81
Folder 72Folder 73Folder 74Folder 75Folder 76Folder 77Folder 78Folder 79Folder 80Folder 81 |
1962 |
Folder 82-89
Folder 82Folder 83Folder 84Folder 85Folder 86Folder 87Folder 88Folder 89 |
1963 |
Folder 90-94
Folder 90Folder 91Folder 92Folder 93Folder 94 |
1964 |
Folder 95 |
1965 |
Folder 96 |
1966-1967 |
Folder 97-99
Folder 97Folder 98Folder 99 |
1968 |
Folder 100 |
1969 |
Folder 101 |
1970 |
Folder 102 |
1971 |
Folder 103 |
1972-1973 |
Folder 104 |
1974-1975 |
Folder 105 |
1976-1977 |
Folder 106 |
1978-1979 |
Folder 107 |
1980-1981 |
Folder 108 |
1982-1983 |
Folder 109 |
1984-1985 |
Folder 110 |
1986 |
Folder 111 |
1987 |
Folder 112 |
1988 |
Folder 113 |
1989 |
Folder 114-119
Folder 114Folder 115Folder 116Folder 117Folder 118Folder 119 |
1990 |
Folder 120 |
1991-1992 |
Folder 121 |
1993-1994 |
Folder 122 |
1996 |
Folder 123 |
1997 |
Arrangement: chronological.
Journals showing, according to Pope, "a record of my daily activities with strong emphasis on happenings in my family, church, community and in my work." The 60 volumes of journals contain detailed daily entries for more than 40 years.
Arrangement: alphabetical.
Subject files in an alphabetical run arranged by file titles chiefly assigned by Pope. Many of the files focus on Pope's professional life, especially those filed under "High Point College" and "Guidance." Some, however, contain material about his personal life, church, and community activities in Kernersville. There is some overlap between these files and the correspondence files. Letters from some friends at High Point College, for example, may be found in "High Point College: Student Correspondence," and in Series 1, Correspondence. Because there is also overlap in subjects, date spans, etc., among the subject files, researchers should search broadly rather than narrowly for papers relating to specific topics.
Arrangement: chronological.
Notebooks from classes Pope took at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill in pursuit of his Ph.D. in education.
Photographs include many snapshots taken by Pope. There are many photographs of Pope, of his family and friends, and of places where he lived and worked. Most of the photographs are scenes from trips Pope took to various countries around the world. They are sorted by location.
Image Folder PF-4550/1 |
Pope, Louis Billy, 1943, 1947-1959 |
Image Folder PF-4550/2 |
Pope, Louis Billy, 1960-1977 |
Image Folder PF-4550/3 |
Pope, Louis Billy, 1980-1985 |
Image Folder PF-4550/4 |
Pope, Louis Billy, 1986-1987 |
Image Folder P-4550/5 |
Pope, Louis Billy, 1988-1990 |
Image Folder P-4550/6 |
Pope with others, 1948-1979 |
Image Folder PF-4550/7 |
Pope with others, 1980-1989 |
Image Folder PF-4550/8 |
Pope in High Point College publicity photographs |
Image Folder PF-4550/9 |
Pope, Orpha |
Image Folder PF-4550/10 |
Pope family pictures |
Image Folder PF-4550/11 |
Brandon, Doug |
Image Folder PF-4550/12 |
Catan, John |
Image Folder PF-4550/13 |
Hogue, Danny |
Image Folder PF-4550/14 |
Krimminger, Phil |
Image Folder PF-4550/15 |
Narhi, Sami |
Image Folder PF-4550/16 |
Sink, Henry D. |
Image Folder PF-4550/17 |
Identified people, Kernersville, N.C. |
Image Folder PF-4550/18 |
Identified people, Laurinburg, N.C. |
Image Folder PF-4550/19 |
Identified people |
Image Folder PF-4550/20 |
Sedge Garden United Methodist Church |
Image Folder PF-4550/21 |
Pope home and other places in Kernersville, N.C. |
Image Folder PF-4550/22 |
Cana, Va. |
Image Folder PF-4550/23 |
Presbyterian College, Clinton, S.C. |
Image Folder PF-4550/24 |
High Point College |
Image Folder PF-4550/25 |
Duke University |
Image Folder PF-4550/26 |
University of North Carolina |
Image Folder PF-4550/27 |
Alabama |
Image Folder PF-4550/28 |
Alaska |
Image Folder PF-4550/29 |
Arizona |
Image Folder PF-4550/30 |
Australia |
Image Folder PF-4550/31 |
Bahamas |
Image Folder PF-4550/32 |
Barbados |
Image Folder PF-4550/33 |
British Columbia |
Image Folder PF-4550/34 |
British Isles |
Image Folder PF-4550/35 |
California |
Image Folder PF-4550/36 |
Canada |
Image Folder PF-4550/37 |
China |
Image Folder PF-4550/38 |
Costa Rica |
Image Folder PF-4550/39 |
Dominican Republic |
Image Folder PF-4550/40 |
Fiji |
Image Folder PF-4550/41 |
Finland |
Image Folder PF-4550/42 |
Florida |
Image Folder PF-4550/43 |
Germany |
Image Folder PF-4550/44 |
Gibraltar |
Image Folder PF-4550/45 |
Grand Cayman |
Image Folder PF-4550/46 |
Guyana |
Image Folder PF-4550/47 |
Haiti |
Image Folder PF-4550/48 |
Iowa |
Image Folder PF-4550/49 |
Ireland |
Image Folder PF-4550/50 |
Jamaica |
Image Folder PF-4550/51 |
Kentucky |
Image Folder PF-4550/52 |
Korea |
Image Folder PF-4550/53 |
Louisiana |
Image Folder PF-4550/54 |
Mexico |
Image Folder PF-4550/55 |
Mississippi |
Image Folder PF-4550/56 |
New Jersey |
Image Folder PF-4550/57 |
New Mexico |
Image Folder PF-4550/58 |
New York |
Image Folder PF-4550/59 |
New Zealand |
Image Folder PF-4550/60 |
Pennsylvania |
Image Folder PF-4550/61 |
Poland |
Image Folder PF-4550/62 |
Portugal |
Image Folder PF-4550/63 |
Puerto Rico |
Image Folder PF-4550/64 |
Russia |
Image Folder PF-4550/65 |
St. Croix |
Image Folder PF-4550/66 |
St. John |
Image Folder PF-4550/67 |
St. Lucia |
Image Folder PF-4550/68 |
St. Thomas |
Image Folder PF-4550/69 |
Scotland |
Image Folder PF-4550/70 |
Singapore |
Image Folder PF-4550/71 |
South Dakota |
Image Folder PF-4550/72 |
Spain |
Image Folder PF-4550/73 |
Tahiti |
Image Folder PF-4550/74 |
Texas |
Image Folder PF-4550/75 |
Trinidad |
Image Folder PF-4550/76 |
Utah |
Image Folder PF-4550/77 |
Washington |
Image Folder PF-4550/78 |
Washington, D.C. |
Image Folder PF-4550/79 |
West Virginia |
Image Folder PF-4550/80 |
Wyoming |
Image Folder PF-4550/81 |
Yosemite |
Acquisitions Information: Accession 98842 and 98922.
Access: Closed.
Processing Note: Unprocessed; materials in envelopes; materials requiring screening.
Materials include, but are not limited to, miscellaneous correspondence, a few school notebooks, family photographs, a folder on tobacco buying, and other items.
Box 35-36
Box 35Box 36 |
Papers and Photographs, circa 1890s-2001 |
Acquisitions Information: Accession 101828.
Deeds, correspondence, writings of Louis Billy Pope and others, miscellaneous papers, and photographs.
Box 37 |
Papers, circa 1880s-2000s |
Image Folder PF-4550/82-88
PF-4550/82PF-4550/83PF-4550/84PF-4550/85PF-4550/86PF-4550/87PF-4550/88 |
Photographs |