Perrie Jones and family papers, 1885-1980.

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Perrie Jones and family papers, 1885-1980.

Personal, family, and professional correspondence; lecture notes; print and near-print materials; newspaper clippings; a World War I journal; speeches; articles, essays, and poetry; photographs; and other papers documenting the career of Perrie Jones, St. Paul Public Library director, (1937-1955). Prior to 1937, Jones was Wabasha Public Library director (1911-1915), an organizer of hospital library services in St. Paul (1921-1928), and supervisor of Minnesota State institutional libraries (1928-1937). She also conducted classes in hospital librarianship at the University of Minnesota Library School (1937-1948), and was active in many committees of the American Library Association and of institutional library associations. Most of the papers document her work and her interest in hospital library services.

6.5 cu. ft. (7 boxes).

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