00910.xml HERSCHEL V. JONES AND FAMILY: An Inventory of Their Papers at the Minnesota Historical Society National Historical Publications and Records Commission. Minnesota Historical Society
St. Paul, MN.

Manuscripts Collection

 Finding aid encoded by Shelby EdwardsJune 2011 Finding aid written in English. December 2012 Finding aid revised when an addition was made to the collection. OVERVIEW Minnesota Historical Society Jones, Herschel V. (Herschel Vespasian), 1861-1928. Herschel V Jones and family papers. circa 1830-1999. Materials in English, French, Danish, and German. Biographical and genealogical materials, correspondence, diaries, scrapbooks, clippings, financial records, photographs, business papers, ephemera, and miscellany concerning Herschel V. Jones, a Minneapolis newspaper owner; his wife Lydia Augusta Wilcox and children, particularly Tessie Jones, Carl Waring Jones, and Carl's wife Helen Winton; grandchildren Waring, Winton, and Thirza; and extended family members. 5.75 cubic feet (6 boxes). See Detailed Description for shelf locations. BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE

Herschel Vespasian Jones was born August 30, 1861, in Jefferson, New York, to William S. Jones and Helen (née Merchant). Herschel married Lydia Augusta Wilcox in 1885 and had seven children: Tessie Wilcox (b. 1886), Carl Waring (1887), Florence Purrington (1889), Paul Merchant (b. 1890), Jefferson (b. 1891), Herschel V., Jr. (b. 1893), Moses Chase (b. 1894), and Frances Lois (b. 1895).

Herschel began working at a small Jefferson, New York newspaper when he was 15 years old, and purchased it three years later. He moved to Minneapolis in 1885, and in 1901 established Commercial West, a weekly grain and finance paper. He purchased the Minneapolis Journal in 1908. Over his lifetime, Herschel amassed a large library and art collection and made several large donations to the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, where he served as a member of the board of trustees for several years.

Carl Waring Jones married Helen Thirza (née Winton) in 1921 and had three children: Winton, Waring, and Thirza. He attended Princeton University and published several local newspapers, including the Minneapolis Journal. He was also a magician and edited Greater Magic, published in 1938. Both Helen and Carl were also patrons of the arts in Minnesota where Carl served as director of the Minneapolis Institute of Arts. Carl Jones also served as president of the Minnesota Historical Society.

 SCOPE AND CONTENTS

The collection documents Herschel V. Jones and related families' personal lives and careers, with materials dating from the 1830s-1990s. The collection also contains papers compiled by Herschel's daughter, Tessie, which document the genealogy of the Jones and related families back to the Revolutionary War.

Included are both personal and business papers containing correspondence, financial documents, news clippings, biographical and genealogical materials, publications, writings by and about several generations of family members, an index to and receipts for Herschel V. Jones' extensive art and literature collection, Waring's connection with the theater, and a large collection of family photographs, documenting several generations of the Jones and related Wilcox, Winton, Waring, Cleveland, and Ronald families.

 ARRANGEMENT

These documents are organized into the following sections:

Personal Papers Business Papers CATALOG HEADINGS

This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics should search the catalog using these headings.

Topics: Art -- Collectors and collecting. Persons: Jones, Carl Waring, 1887-1957. Jones, Helen Winton, 1890-1988. Jones, Tessie, 1886-1967. Jones, Thirza, d.1997. Jones, Waring, d. 2008. Jones, Winton, d. 2003. Jones family. Organizations: Minneapolis Institute of Arts. Document Types: Diaries. Photographs. Screenplays. Titles: Minneapolis journal (Minneapolis, Minn. : 1888). ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION Access Restrictions:

Until 2020 access to personal financial information of Carl and Helen Jones requires written permission. Restrictions are noted at the file level.

 Preferred Citation:

[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Jones, Herschel V. Herschel V Jones and family papers. Minnesota Historical Society.

See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.

 Accession Information:

Accession number: 16,323; 16,702

 Processing Information:

Processed by: Shelby Edwards and Meagan Kellom, July 2011.

Addition by: David B. Peterson, December 2012.

Processing and cataloging of this collection was supported with a Basic Project grant awarded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC).

Catalog ID number: 007381209

 DETAILED DESCRIPTION Personal papers Genealogical Materials

Includes writings, biographies, certificates, correspondence, clippings, and related ephemera about the Jones and related families, compiled by Jones family members.

 123.H.2.8F-1 American Flag House and Betsey Ross Memorial Association certificates, 1905. 123.C.1.1B A Family Affair by Helen Winton Jones, 1978.

A genealogy covering several generations of the Winton family.

 A History of the Minneapolis Journal, 1878-1939 by Ted Curtis Smythe, 1967. 2 volumes.

A master's thesis prepared for the faculty of the University of Minnesota.

 Biographical sketches, undated, 1915, and 1984. Clippings, 1890-1957. 6 folders. Directory of St. Mark's Cathedral constituents, 1953. Ephemera, undated and 1949. 2 folders.

Includes the contents of Thirza Jones' wallet and miscellaneous items kept by Tessie Jones.

 Engagement book, undated. Estate of Helen S. Winton, 1947-1948. Guest books, 1916 and 1939. 2 volumes. Obituary for William S. Jones, 1894. Memberships held by Tessie Jones, undated, 1935, and 1960s. Passport of Herschel V. Jones, 1918. Passport of Waring Jones, 1974. 123.H.2.8F-1 Princeton Diploma, Waring Jones, 1951. 123.C.1.1B Publications, 1881-1928. Sketches, circa 1902. Stamford, New York and surrounding areas, undated. Stamford Seminary and Union Free School, circa 1931. Traveling ephemera of Tessie Jones, 1950s. Wedding of Herschel V. Jones and Lydia Augusta Wilcox, 1885. Miscellaneous genealogical materials: Undated and circa 1832-1924. 4 folders. 123.C.1.2F Undated and 1886-1976. 4 folders. Correspondence 123.C.1.2FCarl Jones to Moses Jones, August 21, 1901. Carl W. Jones from Herschel V. Jones, 1907-1909. Herschel V. Jones sympathy cards, 1928. Lydia Wilcox Jones, undated and 1894-1936. 2 folders. Tessie Jones, 1892, 1933-1960s. 4 folders.

Includes clippings and miscellaneous ephemera.

 Thirza Helen Jones, undated and 1950s. Waring Jones, undated and 1945-1970. 2 folders. 147.D.13.4F Waring Jones, undated and 1930-1999.

Includes personal and business correspondence concerning Waring's book collecting, theater productions, and interest in Jack London and Ernest Hemingway.

 Waring Jones letters to parents, 1945-1949.2 folders.

Typed transcripts of letters written while Waring was a college student in Massachusetts and an announcer for Armed Forces Radio in Hawaii.

[0.7 cubic feet empty, legal sized]

 123.C.1.2F Miscellaneous Jones family correspondence, undated. Diaries and Writings 123.C.1.2F Articles and writings by Finn Olaf-Jones, 1997. Diary of Carl W. Jones, 1898-1899 and 1910. Excerpts and commentary on John Northern Hilliard's book, Greater Magic. Edited by Carl W. Jones and Jean Hugard. New York: Kaufman & Greenberg Publishing, undated and 1938. Lydia Wilcox Jones, undated. In regards to Tessie Jones', Bagatelles. Illustrated by Robert Bonfils. Paris: Darantiere, 1926. Waring Jones, undated, circa 1950s. Miscellaneous Jones family, 1909. Financial Records 123.C.1.2F Deposit book, Waring Jones, 1945-1946.

RESTRICTED

 Tax returns, Tessie Jones, 1950-1965. 2 folders.

RESTRICTED

 Trust, Tessie Jones, 1960-1963.

RESTRICTED

 147.D.13.4FLeslie P. Lagoni accounts, 1971.

Includes notes regarding Waring Jones' business dealings with Lagoni.

[0.7 cubic feet empty, legal sized]

 Herschel V. Jones and Family Art and Library Collections 123.H.2.8F-1 Articles, 1927. 123.C.1.2F Auction catalogs, 1919-1923. 5 volumes.

Contains auction catalogs: Library of Herschel V. Jones, 1919; Modern etching collection of Herschel V. Jones, 1921; and Later library collection of Herschel V. Jones, 1923.

 123.C.1.3B Catalogs: undated, 1878-1879 and 1924-1932. 17 volumes.

Includes catalogs relating to works of art and literature for purchase by Herschel V. Jones or for sale by Herschel V. Jones and family.

 Furniture listing, undated and 1944.

Compiled by Tessie Jones, lists several antique items in her possession.

 123.H.2.8F-1 Library index, undated, circa 1915.

Organized alphabetically, contains title level listing of volumes contained in Herschel V. Jones' library.

 123.C.1.3B Minneapolis Institute of Arts [MIA], 1935-1937. Prints: 1400-1800, Catalog text written by Harold Foachim. Minneapolis: Minneapolis Institute of Arts, 1956-1957. Print collection of H. V. Jones, undated. Receipts, undated and 1905-1930s. 6 folders. Waring Jones Theater Papers 123.H.2.8F-1 Posters, undated. 123.C.1.3B Playbill, undated. Princeton Triangle Club, undated and 1948-1950. 2 folders. Programs, theater listings, and miscellaneous related papers, undated and 1950s. Jones, Waring. We, 1996.

A three-act play written by Waring Jones and performed in several theaters across the United States.

 147.D.13.4F Screenplay scripts: Wlicox, Joel. Sacajawea: new treatment, 1971. Schulberg, Budd. Waterfront, undated. [unidentified unattributed screenplay], undated.

[0.7 cubic feet empty, legal sized]

 Photographs 123.C.1.4F Scenic and animals: Birthplace of Lydia Wilcox Jones, Delhi, New York, undated. Delaware Literary Institute, undated. Dogs, undated and 1908-1933. Jefferson and Harpersfield, New York; Stamford, Connecticut; undated and 1914-1927. Lumbering research: Winton Lumber Company, undated. Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Herschel V. Jones gallery, 1966. Taylor Farm, Stamford, New York, undated. Woman Lake property, Mr. Fuller, undated. World War I [WWI], 1916. Portraits and snapshots: Carl Jones and family, undated and 1909-1932. Florence Jones Ronald family, undated and 1918-1935. Frances Jones Leslie family, undated and 1915-1942. Herschel V. Jones, undated and circa 1865-1920s. Herschel V. Jones and Lydia Wilcox Jones, undated and 1928-1934. Herschel V. Jones family, undated and 1950. Moses and Lydia Wilcox with family, undated. Paul Jones and Moses Jones families, undated and 1923. Tessie Jones, undated and 1886-1958. Waring Jones and family, undated and 1949-1975. 2 folders. Miscellaneous, undated and 1860-1966. 4 folders. 123.H.2.8F-2 Oversized photographs and sketches: Banker's Club, October 1926. Herschel V. Jones, undated and circa 1880s-1920s. Tessie Jones, undated and 1906. 2505 Park Avenue, Minneapolis, Minnesota and the Hilltop, undated. Miscellaneous Jones and extended families, undated and circa 1930s. 2 folders. Scrapbooks 123.C.1.4F Tessie Jones Italy scrapbook, undated. 123.C.1.5B My memory book, 1916.

Includes snapshots of Jones family members, their residences and associated places.

 Herschel V. Jones scrapbook, 1900. Waring and Winton Jones, 1950s-1970s. Business papers Minneapolis Journal 123.C.1.5B Advertising, circa 1936-1937. 2 folders. Articles, newspaper related, circa 1924. Clippings, 1900 and 1933. 2 folders. Correspondence, undated and 1908-1925. 2 folders.

Includes professional correspondence of Herschel V. Jones and also that regarding the joint article by Herschel V. and Carl W. Jones, Attainable Ideals in Newspaper Advertising, circa 1920.

 Employee manual for reporters at the Minneapolis Journal, undated. Ephemera of Herschel V. Jones, undated. Reports, undated and 1930s. 3 folders. Visit to view the Grand Fleet, Herschel V. Jones, 1918. Financial Records 123.H.2.8F-1 Cash journal kept by Charles J. Winton, 1902-1909. 123.C.1.5B Financial ledger, 1880. Ledger, undated. Receipts, 1934. Miscellaneous Business Files 123.C.1.5B Commercial West, 1928. The Jefferson Courier, stationery, undated. 123.H.2.8F-1 La Crescent Times/Hokah Chief, 1953.