Jones, Alice Eley

Alice Eley Jones of Murfreesboro, N.C., is a writer and historian, specializing in North Carolina and African American history. She taught history at North Carolina Central University in Durham, N.C., from 1987 to 1992. In 1992, she began a history consulting business called Historically Speaking and, in 2002, began a publishing company, Minnie Troy Publishers. In 2002, Jones's book Hertford County, North Carolina was released. Jones collected much material for that book, requesting that anyone with materials relating to the county contribute them for archival preservation. Her other major works include the 2004 publications Within the Hope Plantation Household: A Cultural History of Bertie County 1550-1828 and Carpentry and Woodworking Tools of Hope Plantation .

From the guide to the Alice Eley Jones Collection, 1940s, 1970s-2004, (Southern Historical Collection)

Alice Eley Jones is a writer and historian specializing in North Carolina and African American history. She taught history at North Carolina Central University in Durham, N.C., 1987-1992. In 1992, she began a history consulting business called Historically Speaking and, in 2002, began a publishing company, Minnie Troy Publishers. In 2002, Jones wrote a book called "Hertford County, North Carolina" for Arcadia Publishing's Black America Series. The book is about the history of Hertford County, its Native American Meherrin tribe roots and African American heritage.

From the description of Alice Eley Jones collection, 1940s, 1970s-2004. WorldCat record id: 57520019