Stiles P. Jones and family papers, 1848-1918.

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Stiles P. Jones and family papers, 1848-1918.

1848-1918

Correspondence, news clippings, minutes, bills, and miscellaneous materials of Jones as a Minneapolis and St. Paul (Minn.) journalist and as secretary (1903-1914) of the Voters' League, Minneapolis. The papers contain information on public utility regulation; the Minneapolis Gas Light Company; Minnesota politics and elections; and the work (1915-1917) of the Central Franchise Committee, a citizens' group formed to monitor franchise negotiations between the city of Minneapolis and the Minneapolis Street Railway Company. The committee's constitution and minutes are included. Correspondents include James Manahan, James J. Hill, William Howard Taft, Frank M. Nolan, Adolph O. Eberhart, Knute Nelson, James A. Tawney, Robert M. La Follette, George E. Vincent, Franklin K. Lane, George Loftus, and John Lind. Also present are a few memorabilia (1848-1862) of his father, also named Stiles P., including correspondence with Joshua Reed Giddings and James H. Baker concerning national and Minnesota politics, and a volume containing memorial proceedings in the Minnesota legislature (1862). Oversize material includes land warrants (1857-1858), and a notary public certificate (February 1, 1860).

0.5 cu. ft. (1 box, incl. 1 v., and 3 oversize items)

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SNAC Resource ID: 6791180

Minnesota Historical Society Library

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