MSS 365 Charles A Jones Papers

              Collection Synopsis
MSS 365
Charles A. Jones Papers
140 cubic feet
Preliminary inventory
Provenance: The Ohio Historical Society acquired the Charles A.
Jones Papers as a gift of Charles A. Jones and his daughter,
Mrs. H. L. Jones in April 1971. Marjorie J. Haberman prepared the
inventory in February 1985.
Property rights: The Ohio Historical Society owns the property
rights to this collection.
Copyrights: Copyrights have - not been dedicated to the public.
Consideration of the requirements of copyright is the responsi-bility
of the author and publisher.
Access: This collection is RESTRICTED for conservation reasons.
Use of this collection must be conducted under Manuscripts
Department supervision. Protective garments may be required
for handling the material.
Citation: Researchers are requested to cite collection name,
collection number, and the Ohio Historical Society in all foot-note
and bibliographic references.
Chronology - Charles Aubrey Jones
1885 FEB 25 Born, Deer Park, Maryland, to Wilbur Clark and
Olive Belle Forman Jones
1904 Graduated, West Virginia Wesleyan University;
received honorary LL. D., 1947
1907 AUG 20 Married Ireta Eleanore Lowe; children: Robert G.,
Elizabeth, Virginia Lee
1907 A. B., Ohio Wesleyan University; Emeritus trustee
1907- 1915 Staff, Delaware Gazette
1914- 1915 Director, Public Safety, Delaware, Ohio
1915- 1917 Secretary, Tax Commission of Ohio
1919 Member, Methodist Church General Commission on
World Services and Finance Centenary Movement;
travelled in China, Korea, and Japan
1921- 1928 Secretary to U. S. Senator Frank B. Willis
1928- 1929,
1931- 1933 Federal Bank receiver
1929- 1931 Executive secretary to Governor Myers Y. Cooper