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Letter to Cyrus S. Avery from H. C. Jones, dated October 29, 1951
No full textLetter to Cyrus S. Avery from H. C. Jones, dated October 29, 1951 thanking Avery for his efforts in the Sand Springs Goodwill Celebration and mentioning that highway 67 will now run from Sapulpa to Sand SpringsThe Cyrus S. Avery Collection chronicles the life and times of Cyrus Stevens Avery. Known as the 'Father of Route 66', Avery served in government positions and elected offices as well as in highway associations that led him to have an influential impact on the planning and development of the initial American highway system. Through Avery's involvement with the City of Tulsa, Oklahoma and his own agricultural interests, the collection also documents a growing city and its' rural life in the early twentieth century
Jones, H S, VX39918
No full textThis record was harvested from a previous catalogue system and will be withdrawn in 2025. Information in this record may be superseded or incomplete. Visit this record in UMA's new catalogue at: https://archives.library.unimelb.edu.au/nodes/view/395984Surname: JONES. Given Name(s) or Initials: H S. Military Service Number or Last Known Location: VX39918. Missing, Wounded and Prisoner of War Enquiry Card Index Number: 29000.231226
Item: [2016.0049.28277] "Jones, H S, VX39918
Jones, H S, 436051
No full textThis record was harvested from a previous catalogue system and will be withdrawn in 2025. Information in this record may be superseded or incomplete. Visit this record in UMA's new catalogue at: https://archives.library.unimelb.edu.au/nodes/view/395775Surname: JONES. Given Name(s) or Initials: H S. Military Service Number or Last Known Location: 436051. Missing, Wounded and Prisoner of War Enquiry Card Index Number: 56316.231017
Item: [2016.0049.28068] "Jones, H S, 436051
John H. Jones Papers, MSS.4104
No full textAbstract: Letters from John H. Jones to his parents, his girlfriend Jeffie McCoy, as well as letters from her to him, along with a good sized collection of photographs, many of which were taken during his tour of duty in India and China during World War II.Scope and Content Note: The collection contains letters from John H. (Sonny, Bub) Jones to his parents, his girlfriend Jeffie McCoy, as well as letters from her to him, while he was in the U. S. Army during World War II. There is also a good sized collection of photographs, many of which were taken during his tour of duty in India and China during World War II.Biographical/Historical Note: John H. Jones, son of Arthur A. and Anne Skegg Jones, was born on August 8, 1911, in Summerville, Georgia. Before the outbreak of World War II, Jones was secretary/treasurer of his father's companies Jones Coal Co. and Decatur Fertilizer Co. He enlisted in the Army and was able to enter as a lieutenant. His first year was spent in various bases from West Virginia to California to Texas. In January 1945, he was sent overseas to India and then to China. When he returned to the States he resumed to the Jones Coal Co. and Decatur Fertilizer Co. He also worked for the North Alabama Broadcasting Co. and the Jones-Riggs Insurance Agency.Jeffie Beckham McCoy Jones, daughter of Elvin M. and Maggie M. Beckham, was born in Texas on January 18, 1905. She graduated from Coquille High School and Oregon Normal School. She married Thomas K. McCoy on September 1, 1924, a bookkeeper in The Dalles, Oregon. McCoy died on January 21, 1942. At some point after that Jeffie met John, probably while he was stationed at Fort Ord in California. They corresponded almost daily while he was overseas, and married after he returned stateside. They lived in Decatur, Alabama. Jeffie died on January 297, 1966, and John died on April 9, 1977
Personal Papers (MS 80-0002)
No full textLetter from I. H. Kempner to Mr. and Mrs. Jesse H. Jones discussing the invitation to a reception honoring of U. S. governors. Kempner mentions that he and Hennie Kempner already have engagements that will prevent their attendance
Jones, H H, TX1589
No full textThis record was harvested from a previous catalogue system and will be withdrawn in 2025. Information in this record may be superseded or incomplete. Visit this record in UMA's new catalogue at: https://archives.library.unimelb.edu.au/nodes/view/395942Surname: JONES. Given Name(s) or Initials: H H. Military Service Number or Last Known Location: TX1589. Missing, Wounded and Prisoner of War Enquiry Card Index Number: 31264.231184
Item: [2016.0049.28235] "Jones, H H, TX1589
Letter from Jim Jones, Littleton, West Virginia, to Stimpson H. Woodward, March 15, 1880
No full textA document from an extensive collection spanning four generations of the Woodward family that operated merchant pig iron companies in West Virginia and Alabama. The collection begins with Stimpson Harvey Woodward (S. H. Woodward), a native of Massachusetts, who moved from Pittsburgh to Wheeling, West Virginia in 1852. He had interests in an iron company as early as 1852 in West Virginia and began Alabama operations in 1869. The family business continued in Alabama until the death of S. H. Woodward's great-grandson in 1965
Letter from Jim Jones, Wheeling, West Virginia, to Stimpson H. Woodward, January 6, 1879
No full textA document from an extensive collection spanning four generations of the Woodward family that operated merchant pig iron companies in West Virginia and Alabama. The collection begins with Stimpson Harvey Woodward (S. H. Woodward), a native of Massachusetts, who moved from Pittsburgh to Wheeling, West Virginia in 1852. He had interests in an iron company as early as 1852 in West Virginia and began Alabama operations in 1869. The family business continued in Alabama until the death of S. H. Woodward's great-grandson in 1965
Letter from Jim Jones, Littleton, West Virginia, to Stimpson H. Woodward, January 7, 1879
No full textA document from an extensive collection spanning four generations of the Woodward family that operated merchant pig iron companies in West Virginia and Alabama. The collection begins with Stimpson Harvey Woodward (S. H. Woodward), a native of Massachusetts, who moved from Pittsburgh to Wheeling, West Virginia in 1852. He had interests in an iron company as early as 1852 in West Virginia and began Alabama operations in 1869. The family business continued in Alabama until the death of S. H. Woodward's great-grandson in 1965
Deed from J. W. Jones to Stimpson H. Woodward, May 12, 1875
No full textA document from an extensive collection spanning four generations of the Woodward family that operated merchant pig iron companies in West Virginia and Alabama. The collection begins with Stimpson Harvey Woodward (S. H. Woodward), a native of Massachusetts, who moved from Pittsburgh to Wheeling, West Virginia in 1852. He had interests in an iron company as early as 1852 in West Virginia and began Alabama operations in 1869. The family business continued in Alabama until the death of S. H. Woodward's great-grandson in 1965
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