Box 1

Scope and Contents From the Series:

The series consists of Shurtleff and Burton family mementos. The items include an autobiography and diary of Mary Burton, as well as the correspondence of several family members. Please consult the inventory for a listing of family member correspondence.

Scope and Contents From the Series:

The series consists of Shurtleff and Burton family mementos. The items include an autobiography and diary of Mary Burton, as well as the correspondence of several family members. Please consult the inventory for a listing of family member correspondence.

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Includes letters from George Jones.

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Includes photographs. Family history.

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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

Scope and Contents From the Series: This series is divided into three subseries: 1. Family Correspondence, 2. Former Student Correspondence, and 3. General Correspondence. The first subseries of the represents George Jones' contributions to the Jones Family Circular. His contributions to the Jones Family Circular cover the years 1929-1947 and are arranged chronologically. The second subseries is made up of correspondence between the botanist and his former students. Arranged alphabetically by the former student's last...

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Contributions by George Jones.

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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Consists of letters written by young missionaries to India. The majority of these letters were written by a young missionary named Mary Burgess to her parents who lived in Millbrook, Connecticut. Mary Burgess died of Cholera in 1842, and her husband Edwin died two years later. These letters were given to Mary Burton Shurtleff after their deaths. Mary Burgess is thought by some members of the Jones Family to be the aunt of Mary Shurtleff.

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This series contains three awards/certificates presented to George T. Jones throughout his lifetime; a certificate of affiliated membership to the First Congregational Church in 1922, an alumni award from 1980, and a community service award from 1982.