Webster Jones papers
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
- Creation: 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
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.
Processing Information
This collection is unprocessed. Contact library staff for assistance. Contains material previously designated Mss 2980.
Subject
- Jones, Webster A., 1904- (Person)
- Kessler, Charles N. (Charles Nickolas), 1874-1957 (Person)
- Jones, Frank G. (Person)
- Gilstrap, Lillian M. -- Diaries (Person)
- Title
- Guide to the Webster Jones papers
- Status
- Completed
- Date
- 2012
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid is written in English.
Repository Details
Part of the Oregon Historical Society Research Library Repository
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Portland OR 97205 United States
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