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Letter from Sam Houston to Captain Randall Jones
No full textSAM HOUSTON, February 7, 1837, Col [Columbia] T [Texas], letter to Captain Randall Jones, Fort Bend, Texas. “Bravo is at Matamoros…..For God’s sake, be up and doing. Let those who can be spared turn out as spies.” Captain J.O. Elliot’s name is also on envelope. 2pp
Proclamation issued by Sam Houston concerning clemency of Mitchell George and Alonzo Larkins
No full textSAM HOUSTON, Proclamation issued by Sam Houston, dated February 24, 1844, co-signed by Anson Jones, Secretary of State, for the interposition of executive clemency in the matter of Mitchell George and Alonzo Larkins.[County of Fannin] 4pp
Sam. Jones' late sermons /
No full textA reprint of v. 2 of Sam Jones' sermons, 1896.Mode of access: Internet
Sam H. Jones Address
Get PDFInterdependence of Agriculture and Industry, an address by Sam H. Jones at the Farm and Home Week on July 25, 1947.https://scholarsjunction.msstate.edu/ua-vertical-file/1044/thumbnail.jp
Sam Jones and Curtis Johnson, 2004
No full textThis is an interview with Sam Jones and Curtis Johnson of "The Astors." They grew up in the Orange Mound community of Memphis, Tennessee, and met while attending Melrose High School.
Interviewed by Jacob Rabinbach on June 6th, 2004
Sam T. Jones Oral History, 1984
No full textTranscript of an interview with Sam T. Jones of Toano, Virginia, conducted by the Oral History Project of the James City County Historical Commission, directed by Robinette Fitzsimmon. From Mss. Acc. 1989.29A, 1993.55, and 2010.231, folder 3, box 2, James City County Oral History Collection, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary
Sam P. Jones and wife to Mr. Meredith (3 October 1962)
Get PDFSigned by Sam P. Jones and wifehttps://egrove.olemiss.edu/mercorr_pro/1219/thumbnail.jp
Cowboy Narrative - Sam Jones Washington
Get PDFA transcript of a Cowboy Narrative, or Rangelore, interview conducted by Sheldon F. Gauthier for the Works Progress Administration\u27s Federal Writers\u27 Project in the 1930s with former cowboy Sam Jones Washington. Washington, an African American man, discusses his time working as a cowhand in the aftermath of the Civil War. He was enslaved from birth by Sam Young, and after emancipation worked as a cowhand on Young\u27s ranch. Washington describes earning the nickname Loopleg thanks to his skill at roping and wrangling wild horses. He also discusses stampedes, songs, food culture, and cattle running, among other topics. Finally, he describes an encounter with a racist in an unnamed town.https://mavmatrix.uta.edu/specialcollections_workprojectsadministration/1042/thumbnail.jp
Sam Jones oral history interview
No full textPage numbers here indicate page numbers for "Read Online" interface. Page numbers listed on transcripts may differ.
Tape 1 Side 1...pp. 2-34
Tape 1 Side 2...pp. 35-69
Tape 2 Side 1...pp. 70-103
Tape 2 Side 2...pp. 103-111
Tape 3 Side 1...pp. 112-137
Tape 3 Side 2...pp. 137-167
Tape 4 ...pp. 168-192Sam Jones (1924-1981), an influential American jazz cellist, was also a double bass player and composer. After leading a bop band that featured Blue Mitchell, he also performed with Cannonball Adderley, Paul Williams, and Tiny Bradshaw in the 1940s. He moved to New York in the 1950s and played with leading bop musicians Kenny Dorham, Charlie Rouse, Julius Watkins, Stan Getz, Dizzy Gillespie, and Thelonious Monk. In 1960, he began recording under his own name, and went on to serve as the house bassist for numerous Riverside and Blue Note recordings, including sessions with Chet Baker, Bud Powell, Art Taylor, and Duke Ellington. Author of the jazz standard Del Sasser, Jones played, wrote compositions, and appeared on television with Adderley throughout the 1960s and continued touring worldwide in the 1970s
Sam Jones, 1954
No full textSam Jones, one of the all-time greatest National Basketball Association players and Coach Floyd Brown are pictured holding trophies. Sam Jones played at North Carolina Central University from 1951 to 1954 and then served in the United States Army for two years. He later returned and played basketball at North Carolina Central University from 1956 to 1957. Sam Jones played under head coaches John McLendon and Floyd Brown and is North Carolina Central University's second career score. Sam Jones was drafted by the Boston Celtics in 1957 and won ten National Basketball Association Champions. He was an NBA All-Star, 1962, 1964-1966, 1968, All-NBA Second Team, 1965-1967, NBA 5oth Anniversary All-Time Team, 1996, a member of the Alex M. Rivera Sports Hall of Fame, and the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame. Sam Jones was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1984. North Carolina Central University retired Sam Jones' jersey on February 5, 2005
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