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Warner T. Jones Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss. 39.1 J75

  • Staff Only
  • No requestable containers

Scope and Contents

Papers, 1807-1891, of Warner T. Jones, judge of Gloucester County, Virginia; his brother Richard P. Jones; and his nephew John R. Page. Papers include letters concerning the Jones family and the Seawell family.

Prominent correspondents include John Randolph Bryan, Joseph Bryan, Samuel Bassett French, James Barron Hope, Charles Triplett O'Ferall, William Booth Taliaferro, John Randolph Tucker, and Lyon Gardiner Tyler. Collection includes printed advertisements for sewing and knitting machines

Dates

  • Creation: 1818-1891

Creator

Language of Materials

English

Conditions Governing Access:

Collection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.

Conditions Governing Use:

Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.

Biographical Information:

Student (1836-1840) and member of Board of Visitors (1873-1891) at William and Mary. Further information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki: .

Extent

2674.00 Items

Arrangement of Materials:

Organization: This collection is organized into three Series: 1. Correspondence, 2. Legal Papers, and 3. Miscellaneous Papers. Arrangement: In the first series, the collection is arranged chronologically by date with those items without dates located at the end of each series. The first series is divided into subseries in ten year increments, resulting in six subseries. In the second series, the collection is arranged alphabetically by subject or persons last name. The seven subseries in the second series were created for subjects or persons with multiple folders.

Acquisition Information:

Purchased: 2,674 items, 4/28/1936.

Related Materials:

Mss. 69 J71 Jones Family Papers

General

Other Information:

Additional information may be found at http://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaead/published/wm/viw00038.frame

Title
Guide to the Warner T. Jones Papers
Author
Finding Aid Authors: Special Collections Staff.
Date
2007-06-07
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
The collection description/finding aid is written in English.

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections Research Center Repository

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