Poole, James Plummer, 1889-1984
Biography
James Poole was born on May 6, 1889 in Gloucester, Mass. He graduated from the University of Maine in 1912 and was hired by Dartmouth College as a member of the Evolution Department in 1922. In 1928 he received a honorary degree from Dartmouth College. He became a faculty member of the Botany Department in 1935 from which he retired with Emeritus status in 1957. James Poole died in White River Junction, VT in 1984.
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Jeremiah Nelson letter
Collection
Identifier: Mss 811368.1
Mss 811368.1
Date(s):
1811-06-18
Scope and Contents
Letter from Jeremiah Nelson of Newburyport to James Poole thanking him for gift of $150.00 from people of Hanover to relieve Newburyport in recent distress from fire.
Oral history interview with James Poole.
Collection
Identifier: DOH-249
DOH-249
Date(s):
1974-09-
Abstract
James Poole, Professor Emeritus Biology (Botany) 1922-1957. Oral history interview documenting his career at Dartmouth College.