Jones (Herschel V.) Collection, 1886-1965

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Summary

Title:
Herschel Vespasian Jones Collection,
Dates:
1886-1965
Creators:
Jones, Herschel Vespasian, 1861-1928
Extent:
.2 linear feet (1 half-size box)
Language:
English.
Preferred citation:

Herschel Vespasian Jones Collection. Mss 54. Department of Special Collections, Davidson Library, University of California, Santa Barbara.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection primarily contains correspondence to Herschel Jones (1861-1928), editor of the Minneapolis Journal and collector of Americana. Correspondents include Charles Evans Hughes, Charles H. Mayo, Thomas Nast, Robert E. Peary, Theodore Roosevelt, and Lillian Russell.

UCSB Special Collections also has related printed works, including:

  • Jones, Herschel V. Adventures in Americana, 1492-1897... Being a Selection of Books from the Library of Herschel V. Jones, Minneapolis, Minnesota (New York, W. E. Rudge, 1928).
  • Jones, Herschel V. Americana Collection of Herschel V. Jones: A Check-list (1473-1926), compiled by Wilberforce Eames (New York: Privately printed by William E. Rudge's sons, 1938).
  • Jones, Herschel V. The Later Library of Herschel V. Jones, Minneapolis, Minn. ... (New York: The Anderson Galleries, 1923).

Acquisition information:
Undetermined.
Physical location:
Del Sur.

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Processed by Arrangement and description by Special Collections staff; latest revision by D. Tambo
Date Prepared:
© 2001
Date Encoded:
Machine-readable finding aid in EAD v. 1.0 derived from MS Word 2000 file by David C. Gartrell. Date of source: 20 September 2001 .

Access and use

Restrictions:

None.

Terms of access:

Copyright has not been assigned to the Department of Special Collections, UCSB. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Department of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which also must be obtained.

Preferred citation:

Herschel Vespasian Jones Collection. Mss 54. Department of Special Collections, Davidson Library, University of California, Santa Barbara.

Location of this collection:
UC Santa Barbara Library
Santa Barbara, CA 93106-9010, US
Contact:
(805) 893-3062
special@library.ucsb.edu
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