James Clarence Jones papers
Dates
- 1878-1931
Creator
- Jones, James Clarence (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
There are no restrictions on accessing material in this collection.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright restrictions may apply. Unpublished manuscripts are protected by copyright. Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository and the copyright holder.
Biographical Note
Rev. James Clarence Jones was born in Davenport, Iowa. He graduated with a B.S. from Hobart College in 1886 and was a member of the Kappa Alpha fraternity. He then graduated from the General Theological Seminary in 1889 and earned his Ph.D. from the University of New York in 1891. Jones was ordained in the Episcopal Church in 1889. He served as the rector of St. Thomas's Church, Brooklyn.
His diary includes many poems, songs, and religious writings and prayers, as well as newspaper clippings. There are also a couple of entries about Hobart College.
Extent
2 Files
Language of Materials
English
Location
Small Collections Box / Archives Storage / Range 21A / Section 6
Provenance
The diary was found in the alumni files in the Archives. The original donor and date of donation are unknown.
- Diaries Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Episcopal Church -- Education Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Hobart College -- Students
- Title
- James Clarence Jones diary, 1878-1931: A Finding Aid
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Tricia McEldowney, Archivist
- Date
- April 2022
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Hobart and William Smith Colleges Archives and Special Collections Repository
Warren Hunting Smith Library
Hobart and William Smith Colleges
Geneva New York 14456 U.S.A. US (United States)
archives@hws.edu
