Box 1

Scope and Contents From the Series: Consisting of two filing units: personal diaries, 1883-1951; and travel diaries, 1898-1926. This series contains diaries kept by Lynds Jones before, during, and after his years at Oberlin College. Information in the personal diaries includes the day-to-day activities of Lynds Jones, as well as temperature and weather data he recorded for each day of the year. Travel diaries also exist from Lynds and Clara Jones in which is recorded their travels between 1898 and 1926--primarily to the...

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Contains biographical materials, family photographs, films, and correspondence of Harold C. Jones, brother of George Tallmon Jones. A scrapbook (1880-1913) of clippings, stories, and illustrations made from a Congressional Record book is also housed here.

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1915, 1919, 1920-1930

Scope and Contents From the Series: This series contains published and unpublished material written by George Jones during his years as both a student and teacher of botany. Included in the series are Jones' master's thesis, "A Discussion of the Geographical Ecology of Western United States", and his 1935 doctoral thesis, "Dormancy and Leafing in White Elm (Ulmus Americana)". Also included are lecture notes from the various botany classes that Jones taught at Oberlin College. Topics of the lecture notes...

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Includes photographs. Family history.

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Includes photographs. Family history.

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Covers years 1897 through 1949.

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The biographical files includes biographical sketches and articles on Lynds Jones, various writings on ornithology authored by Jones, bird migration records, work records, material on Jones' retirement from Oberlin College in 1930, material on his Draft Board service during World War II, and material concerning the various memberships and honors that were bestowed upon Jones during his career. Family trees of the Jones and Tallmon families are also contained within the series

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The financial and property records series houses various bills, real estate documents, paycheck stubs, savings account information, insurance, and last wills and testaments of George T. Jones and his family.

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Sample.