Duane Earl Pope murder case Collection

Biographical sketch: Gerald William George, born in August 1938, is the son of Chester Dale George and Mildred Mae Jolitz George. Gerald earned a undergraduate degree from the University of Wichita, master's degree in history from Yale University and became at one time or another a newspaper reporter, a magazine writer, a book editor, an association director, and administrator in the National Archives and Records Administration in Washington, D. C.

Scope and content: Research notes, newspaper articles, photographs, correspondence, psychological evaluations, interviews, etc. collected by Gerald George on Duane Earl Pope. Also, a manuscript written by Gerald George titled The Smile That Was A Lie, The Case of Duane Earl Pope. The research files document the case and trial of Duane Earl Pope, a college educated young man that robbed the Farmers State Bank in Big Springs, Nebraska and killed three people. Pope grew up on a farm near Roxbury, Kansas and graduated from McPherson College. While in college, he played the lead in the junior play, was senior class president, and co-captain of the football team. On June 4, 1965, five days after graduating from college, he rented a car and traveled to Big Springs where he robbed the bank and killed three bank employees and wounded another. The McPherson College president pleaded with Pope to surrender. Seven days after the robbery and murders, on June 11, Pope telephoned his college president and surrendered to the Kansas City police.

Blunderfield, Jolitz, Nehrbass and George family history and photographs

Related materials: Blunderfield, Jolitz, Nehrbass, George A Family History by Gerald William George (Library).

Photographs: Lydia Berthe Jolitz and Johanna (Bohm) Jolitz home in Talmage, KS (unit 308038); Gerald George on William and Mary Jolitz's farm (unit 308339); William and Mary Jolitz at the home neat Talmage (unit 308040); Willowdale Church (unit 308041); Aerial view of the Jolitz farm (unit 308042); Enos George posed with his horses and covered wagon (unit 308043); Chester Dale George and Mildred Mae Jolitz George (unit 308044); Blunderfield store in Talmage (unit 308066); Delhi School in Dickinson County (unit 308066); Gerald William George (B George, Gerald *1-4); William Frederick Jolitz and Mary Elizabeth Blunderfield Jolitz (B Jolitz, William *1-2); Mary Elizabeth Jolitz and Gerald William George (B Jolitz, Mary E *1); William Frederick Jolitz and Mary Eliz. Blunderfield Jolitz wedding photos (2) (B Jolitz, William *3-4); Mary Eliz. Jolitz and Mildred Mae (B Jolitz, Mary E *2); William F. Jolitz, Mary Eliz. Jolitz and Mildred Jolitz (B Jolitz, William *5); Mary Eliz. Blunderfield (B Jolitz, Mary E *3-4); Johanna C. Bohm Jolitz (B Jolitz, Johanna C *1); Walter Conrad Jolitz, Lydia Berthe Jolitz and William F. Jolitz (B Jolitz, William F. *6); Anna Acker, William F. Jolitz, Cora Jolitz, Walter Jolitz and Lydia Jolitz (B Jolitz, William F *7); Jolitz, George and Ayer family members (B Jolitz, William F 88); Lydia Berthe Jolitz (2 photos) (B Jolitz, Lydia *1-2); Floyd Mustard and wife Golda Jolitz Mustard (B Mustard, Floyd *1); Enos George (4 photos) (B George, Enos *1-4); Enos George with brothers (B George, Enos *5); Sabino Nehrbass, wife of Enos George (B George, Enos *6); Mildred Mae Jolitz (3 photos) (B Jolitz, William F *9-11); Christian and Susan Nehrbass (B Nehrbass, Christian *1-2); Chester Dale and Mildred Mae Jolitz George (4 photos)(B George, Chester *1-4); Chester Dale and Mildred Mae Jolitz George (B George, Chester *5); Gene Richard George (2 photos) (B George, Gene *1-2); Chester Dale George (2 photos) (B George, Chester *6-7); Clarence Raymond George (B George, Clarence *1); Enos George, Esther Marie George Coulson and Emory Jack Coulson (B George, Enos *7); Philip Brandt George (B George, Philip *1); Gene Richard George, Philip George and Gerald George (B George, Chester *8); Janet and Jack Coulson (B Coulson, Emory Jack *1); and Chester Dale George in Scout executive's uniform with family (B George, Chester *9)