Ida May Pope Papers, 1891-1932

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Creators:: Pope, Ida May.
Abstract:: The collection consists chiefly of correspondence between Ida May Pope (1862-1914), her sister Anne, and fellow Hawaiians, missionaries and teachers. Subjects included in this collection chiefly consist of education and teachers in Hawaii (and Kosrae), and Hawaiian history and social customs.
Extent:: 55 items; 1 box.
Language:: English.

Scope and content:: The collection consists of correspondence between Ida May Pope, her sister Anne, and fellow Hawaiians, missionaries and teachers. Some of the letters are written from the island Kosrae (Kusaie), Micronesia. Many of the letters include newspaper clippings or notes including obituaries for Ida May Pope. There are also two receipts. There is also an article about Anne Pope (after her death in 1932). Also included is a copy of Ida May Pope's Last Will & Testament. Subjects included in this collection include: education and teachers in Hawaii (and Kosrae); Hawaiian history and social customs; King David Kalakaua; Kamehameha Girls' School; Queen Liliuokalani; and the leper colony on Molokai.
Biographical / historical:: Ida May Pope was born in Crestline, Ohio, July 30, 1862. She was the third child among seven. In 1890 she obtained a "temporary" teaching assignment at Kawaiaha'o Seminary for girls and she sailed for Hawaii. Pope stayed in Hawaii, and in 1894 she became the first principal of Kamehameha Girls' School in Honolulu. Her sisters Anne and Katherine followed her to Hawaii and also became teachers. Pope never married and died July 14, 1914, in Chicago.
Acquisition information:: Gift of Mrs. Herbert D. Ivey, August 31, 1979, and April 6, 1981 (HM 47840).
Arrangement:: Arranged chronologically.
Rules or conventions:: Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Subjects:: Education -- Hawaii.
Single women -- Hawaii.
Teachers -- Hawaii.
Women -- Hawaii -- Correspondence.
Women -- Hawaii -- Diaries.
Clippings (information artifacts) -- 20th century.
Diaries -- 20th century.
Letters (correspondence) -- Hawaii -- 19th century.
Letters (correspondence) -- Hawaii -- 20th century.
Wills -- Hawaii -- 20th century.

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Location of this collection:: Huntington Library, Manuscript Collections

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San Marino, CA 91108, US