Webster Jones papers

Collection

Identifier: Mss2927

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Unprocessed collection that includes correspondence, diaries, scrapbooks and ephemera on subjects including Webster Jones' father, Frank G. Jones, and Charles N. Kessler; diaries of Lillian Gilstrap regarding her trips across North America in the 1920s and 1930s; and scrapbooks relating to aviation history in the Pacific Northwest.

Dates

circa 1881-1961

Creator

Jones, Webster A., 1904- (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

The Oregon Historical Society owns the materials in the Research Library and makes available reproductions for research, publication, and other uses. The Society does not necessarily hold copyright to all materials in the collections. In some cases, permission for use may require seeking additional authorization from copyright owners.

Biographical note

Webster Jones (born 1904) was a book collector, a graduate of the University of Oregon, and the first aviation editor at the Oregonian newspaper in Portland.

Extent

3.5 Cubic Feet (2 record cartons, 1 document case, 2 flat boxes and 1 custom box)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Webster Jones (born 1904) was a book collector, a graduate of the University of Oregon, and the first aviation editor at the Oregonian newspaper in Portland. This unprocessed collection includes correspondence, diaries, scrapbooks and ephemera on subjects including Webster Jones' father, Frank G. Jones, and Charles N. Kessler; diaries of Lillian Gilstrap regarding her trips across North America in the 1920s and 1930s; and scrapbooks relating to aviation history in the Pacific Northwest.