John Paul and Marie Hall Jones Papers

Access and use

Location of collection:
West Virginia and Regional History Center
West Virginia & Regional History Center
West Virginia University
P.O. Box 6069
1549 University Avenue
Morgantown, WV 26506
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Lori Hostuttler
Phone: (304) 293-3536
Restrictions:

No special access restriction applies.

Terms of access:

Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the Permissions and Copyright page on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.

Preferred citation:

[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], John Paul and Marie Hall Jones Papers, A&M 2856, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Summary

Extent:
1.25 Linear Feet Summary: 1 ft. 3 in. (3 document cases, 5 in. each)
Creator:
Jones, John Paul and Marie Hall
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], John Paul and Marie Hall Jones Papers, A&M 2856, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Background

Scope and content:

Papers of the Jones family of Fairmont, West Virginia, 1930-1973. Includes correspondence of Marie to family and friends in West Virginia from Malaysia, where John was a petroleum engineer in the 1930s; investment records of John Paul Jones, 1930-1965; specifications for their home in Fairmont, 1949; and papers of the West Virginia Nature Conservancy, 1960s, in which the Joneses were active.

Series include:

Series 1. Personal Correspondence from Malaysia -- Marie Hall Jones, 1930s (Boxes 1-2)
Series 2. Investment Records -- John Paul Jones, 1930–1965 (box 2)
Series 3. Specifications for Fairmont Home, 1949 (box 2)
Series 4. Plans for Jones-Hall Forest, 1973 (box 2)
Series 5. West Virginia Nature Conservancy Files, 1960s (box 3)

Physical location:
West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536 / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/
Rules or conventions:
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