Reverend Paul Jones papers

Collection

Identifier: ACCN 3302

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The Reverend Paul Jones papers (1898-1942) consist primarily of correspondence, diaries, periodicals, and news clippings from Reverend Paul Jones’ life as a missionary, teacher, socialist, pacifist, and bishop in the Episcopal Church.

Dates

1898-1942

Creator

Jones, Paul, 1880-1941 (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.

Conditions Governing Use

The library does not claim to control copyright for all materials in the collection. An individual depicted in a reproduction has privacy rights as outlined in Title 45 CFR, part 46 (Protection of Human Subjects). For further information, please review the J. Willard Marriott Library’s Use Agreement and Reproduction Request forms.

Biographical / Historical

Reverend Paul Jones (1880-1941) was the Episcopal Bishop of Utah from 1916 to 1918. Jones graduated from the Episcopal Divinity School in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in 1906. Jones was ordained an archdeacon in 1913 and was chosen to succeed Bishop Franklin Spencer Spalding after his death in 1914. Jones’ outspoken opposition the World War I led him to be brought before a special committee of the House of Bishops to determine whether or not he should keep his post. Jones resigned effective April 11, 1918. After that, he worked as a missionary in Brownville Junction, Maine. In 1921, Jones helped the Fellowship of Reconciliation become international in 1919, and worked as the secretary for a decade. In 1929, Reverend Paul Jones became chaplain and assistant professor of religion at Antioch College in Yellow Springs, Ohio, where he passed away in 1941 at the age of 60.

Extent

1.25 Linear Feet (3 boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

The Reverend Paul Jones papers (1898-1942) consist primarily of correspondence, diaries, periodicals, and news clippings from Reverend Paul Jones’ life as a socialist, pacifist, and bishop in the Episcopal Church. Jones served as Episcopal Bishop of Utah from 1916 to 1918, and spent the remainder of his life doing missionary work across the eastern United States and assistant teaching at Antioch College in Yellow Springs, Ohio. Jones died of multiple myeloma in 1941 at the age of 60.

Arrangement

Arranged in eight series: 1. Correspondence (chronological); 2. Diaries (chronological); 3. Miscellaneous handwritten material; 4. Newsletters with Jones' writing (alphabetical); 5. Periodicals including articles by Jones (alphabetical); 6. Pamphlets by Jones; 7. Writings about Jones (alphabetical); 8. Items associated with Jones (alphabetical).