Jones, Mary Cadwalader Rawle, 1850-1935

Variant names

Hide Profile

Mary Cadwalader Jones, writer, literary agent, and sister-in-law of author Edith Wharton. Jones grew up in a wealthy Philadelphia family and married Frederic Rhinelander Jones, Edith Wharton's oldest brother, in 1872. The couple moved to New York City and had a daughter named Beatrix. The marriage lasted twelve years and the couple divorced. In New York, Jones was well-known for hosting Sunday afternoon lunches at her house attended by notable literary figures, such as Edith Wharton and Henry James.

During her life, Jones published two books and many articles concerning the welfare of nurses and medical system reform. She was active in the development of the New York City Hospital School and served as the chair for the Advisory Board on Nursing. She vacationed in Bar Harbor, Maine where she volunteered with the local schools and collaborated with residents to create Acadia National Park.

From the guide to the Mary Cadwalader Jones correspondence, 1876-1934, (Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library)

Archival Resources
Role Title Holding Repository
referencedIn Howells family papers, 1850-1954 (inclusive). Houghton Library
referencedIn Correspondence and journals of Henry James Jr, 1855-1916 . Houghton Library
referencedIn Henry James letters to Mary Cadwalader Jones, 1883-1915. Houghton Library
referencedIn La Farge family papers, 1850-1990 Yale University. Department of Manuscripts and Archives
referencedIn Letters sent to Walter Hines Page from various correspondents, English period, 1876-1937. Houghton Library
referencedIn La Farge family. La Farge family papers, 1850-1990 (inclusive). Yale University Library
referencedIn Papers, 1850-1972. New York State Historical Documents Inventory
referencedIn Correspondence and compositions, 1718-1946 (inclusive) 1873-1919 (bulk). Theodore Roosevelt Collection, Harvard College Library, Harvard University
referencedIn Edith Wharton collection, 1868-1981 (inclusive) Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
creatorOf Hay, John, 1838-1905. Correspondence, 1854-1914, "LaFarge" to "Lincoln". Brown University Archives, John Hay Library
creatorOf Hay, John, 1838-1905. Correspondence, 1854-1914, "Johnston" to "La Farge" Brown University Archives, John Hay Library
referencedIn La Farge family. La Farge family papers, 1850-1990 (inclusive). Yale University Library
creatorOf Mary Cadwalader Jones correspondence, 1876-1934 Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
referencedIn Wharton, Edith, 1862-1937. Edith Wharton collection, 1868-1981 (inclusive). Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Role Title Holding Repository
Relation Name
associatedWith Cleveland, Grover, 1837-1908 person
associatedWith Draper, Ruth, 1884-1956 person
associatedWith Hay, John, 1838-1905. person
correspondedWith James, Henry, 1843-1916 person
associatedWith La Farge family family
associatedWith La Farge family. family
associatedWith La Farge family. family
associatedWith La Farge family. family
associatedWith Masters, Edgar Lee, 1868-1950 person
associatedWith Page, Walter Hines, 1855-1918 person
correspondedWith Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919 person
associatedWith Saint-Gaudens, Augustus, 1848-1907 person
associatedWith Tesla, Nikola, 1856-1943 person
associatedWith Wells, H. G. (Herbert George), 1866-1946 person
associatedWith Wharton, Edith, 1862-1937. person
Place Name Admin Code Country
Subject
American literature
Authors, American
Occupation
Activity

Person

Birth 1850

Death 1935

Information

Permalink: http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6029zcf

Ark ID: w6029zcf

SNAC ID: 37648131