Collection inventory

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Popp Family Photographs

An inventory of their photographs at the Syracuse University Archives

Finding aid created by: Emily Banach
Date: 2021

Revision history:

Biography Note

The Popp family were alumni of Syracuse University.

Elizabeth Fox (m. Clark) (1897-1980) attended Syracuse University for two years before leaving to get married in 1918. Fox was a member of the Y.W.C.A. on campus.

Her daughter, Jeannette Clark (m. Popp) (1919-2017) grew up in West Henrietta, New York and graduated from Syracuse University in 1941 with a liberal arts degree. She was a member of Alpha Chi Omega and the Chapel Choir while a student at Syracuse University. She also met Robert Popp while on campus and the couple were married in 1942. After graduation, she taught social studies for twenty years in Walton, New York.

Robert Popp (1918-2003) was born in Rochester, New York and graduated from Syracuse University in 1940 with a degree in education. While at Syracuse University, Popp was a member of the soccer, baseball, and basketball teams. He lettered in soccer and baseball. He was also a member of Theta Chi and the Intramural Council. After graduation, he taught and coached high school sports for forty-one years. Popp was a United States Army World War II veteran.

Scope and Content Note

The Popp Family Photographs primarily contain photographs of Syracuse University athletics teams and student activities from 1937-1940. There are two baseball team photographs and one soccer team photograph, all featuring Robert Popp. There are two pictures related to Greek organizations on campus: a photograph of Jeannette Clark and other students and members from various sororities living at Holden Cottage in 1938 and a group picture with Jeannette Clark and Robert Popp from an Alpha Chi Omega and Theta Chi formal. There is also a large group picture with representatives from Syracuse University, including Elizabeth Fox, from the 1917 Y.W.C.A. Conference in Silver Bay, New York.

Restrictions

Access Restrictions:

There are no access restrictions for this collection.

Use Restrictions:

Written permission must be obtained from the Syracuse University Archives and all relevant rights holders before publishing quotations, excerpts or images from any materials in this collection.

Related Material

More athletics and Greek organization photographs can be found in the Syracuse University Photograph Collection.

Selected Search Terms

Names

Clark, Jeannette.
Fox, Elizabeth.
Popp family.
Popp, Robert.
Syracuse University -- History.
Syracuse University.

Subjects

Baseball.
College sports.
Greek letter societies.
Soccer.
Student activities.
Higher education.

Types of Material

Photographs.

Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Preferred citation for this material is as follows:

Popp Family Photographs,
University Archives,
Special Collections Research Center
Syracuse University Libraries

Acquisition Information

Gift of Bob Popp in 2020.

Processing Information

Photographs were placed in Mylar sleeves and then put in an acid-free folder.

Arrangement

Materials are arranged alphabetically.

Table of Contents

Photographs

Inventory