Louis C. Jones papers, 1853-1993 (bulk 1925-1987).

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Louis C. Jones papers, 1853-1993 (bulk 1925-1987).

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The Louis C. Jones Papers consist of personal and business correspondence, legal documents and financial records relating to the Jones family, books, diaries, slides, and photographs. Includes papers from Louis Jones' teaching career, his writings and presentations, and research for his doctoral dissertation. Much of the collection consists of newspaper and magazine clippings used for his research. The materials reflect Jones' association with the New York State Historical Association, Cooperstown Graduate Program, New York Folklore Society, American Folklore Society, and The Farmers' Museum. Also contains materials collected by his wife, Agnes Halsey Jones, on African American life and art, as well as New York State paintings and folk art. Additionally, there are various materials from Louis Jones' father, C. Edward Jones, correspondence with his mentor / colleague Harold W. Thompson, and transcripts of taped interviews of Cecily Symington. The notable correspondence series contains letters from Stephen Vincent Benet, Sterling A. Brown, Carl Carmer, Winston Churchill, Padriac Colum, Countee Cullen, Walter D. Edmonds, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Betty Ford, Oliver St. John Gogarty, Kitty Carlisle Hart, Langston Hughes, William Kennedy, Charles Kuralt, James A. Michener, Daniel Patrick Moynihan, Eleanor Roosevelt, Carl Sandburg, Rex Stout, Jackie Robinson, Norman Thomas, Gene Tunney, Mark Van Doren, Alexander Woollcott, and Henry A. Wallace.

48.5 cu. ft. + 1 oversize folder

Fenimore Art Museum (Cooperstown, N. Y.)

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Fenimore Art Museum (Cooperstown, N. Y.)

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New York State Historical Association (Cooperstown, N. Y.)

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The New York State Historical Association was founded in 1899 by New Yorkers who were interested in promoting greater knowledge of the early history of the state. They hoped to encourage original research, to educate general audiences by means of lectures and publications, to mark places of historic interest with tablets or signs, and to start a library and museum to hold manuscripts, paintings, and objects associated with the history of the state. It was an ambitious undertaking proposed by ...

Jones, Agnes Halsey.

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Jones, Louis C. (Louis Clark), 1908-1990

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Louis C. Jones was born in Albany, New York, on June 28, 1908. He received a B.A. in English from Hamilton College in 1930 and an L.H.D. in 1962. Jones obtained his master's degree in 1931 and a Ph.D. in 1941, both from Columbia University. Jones began his teaching career as an Instructor of English at Long University (1931-32) and at Syracuse University (1933-34). Jones was employed by the New York State College for Teachers, first as an Instructor (1934-42) and later as an Associate Professor ...

New York folklore society

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A not-for-profit organization established in 1944 for the purpose of promoting the collection, study, publication, and dissemination of all aspects of the folk culture of the people who live and have lived in New York State. From the description of Records, 1950-1998. (New York State Library). WorldCat record id: 79465110 ...

Cooperstown Graduate Program in History Museum Studies

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Symington, Cecily.

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Thompson, Harold William, 1891-1964

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Detroit, Michigan, businessman and civic leader, layman in the Protestant Episcopal Church, and state government official. From the description of Harold Thompson papers, 1940-1986. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34420978 Musician, professor of English and American Literature at Cornell University, first president of the New York Folklore Society (1949-1950), and editor of the New York Folklore Quarterly (1950-1955). From the description of Harold ...

Sandburg, Carl, 1878-1967

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Carl Sandburg (1878-1967) was an American author, editor and poet. He won three Pulitzer prizes, two for his poetry and the third for his biography of Abraham Lincoln. From the guide to the Carl Sandburg Collection, 1924-1954, (Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Libraries) American poet, novelist and historian, Carl Sandburg (1878-1967) won two Pulitzer Prizes, one for Abraham Lincoln: the War Years and the other for The Complete Poems of Carl Sandburg ...

American folklore society

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Established in 1888 to further the discipline of folklore, the AFS's primary emphasis is directed toward the publication of a journal and the convening of an annual convention. From the description of American Folklore Society records, 1890-9999. (Utah State University). WorldCat record id: 43959320 Brinton joined the American Folklore Society in 1889 and served as its president. From the description of Correspondence to Daniel Garrison Brinton, 1894. (University...

Jones, C. Edward.

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Farmers' museum Cooperstown, N.Y.

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