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Webster Jones papers, circa 1881-1961
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Jones, Webster A., 1904-
- Title
- Webster Jones papers
- Dates
- circa 1881-1961 (inclusive)18811961
- Quantity
- 3.5 cubic feet, (2 record cartons, 1 document case, 2 flat boxes and 1 custom box)
- Collection Number
- Mss 2927
- Summary
- Webster Jones (born 1904) was a book collector, a graduate of the University of Oregon, and the first aviation editor at the Oregonian newspaper in Portland. This unprocessed collection includes correspondence, diaries, scrapbooks and ephemera on subjects including Webster Jones' father, Frank G. Jones, and Charles N. Kessler; diaries of Lillian Gilstrap regarding her trips across North America in the 1920s and 1930s; and scrapbooks relating to aviation history in the Pacific Northwest.
- Repository
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Oregon Historical Society Research Library
1200 SW Park Avenue
Portland, OR
97205
Telephone: 503-306-5240
Fax: 503-219-2040
libreference@ohs.org - Access Restrictions
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Collection is open for research.
- Languages
- English
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Webster Jones (born 1904) was a book collector, a graduate of the University of Oregon, and the first aviation editor at the Oregonian newspaper in Portland.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Unprocessed collection that includes correspondence, diaries, scrapbooks and ephemera on subjects including Webster Jones' father, Frank G. Jones, and Charles N. Kessler; diaries of Lillian Gilstrap regarding her trips across North America in the 1920s and 1930s; and scrapbooks relating to aviation history in the Pacific Northwest.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Preferred Citation
Webster Jones papers, Mss 2927, Oregon Historical Society Research Library.
Restrictions on Use
The Oregon Historical Society owns the materials in the Research Library and makes available reproductions for research, publication, and other uses. The Society does not necessarily hold copyright to all materials in the collections. In some cases, permission for use may require seeking additional authorization from copyright owners.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Aeronautics--Northwest, Pacific--History
- Book collectors--Oregon
- Journalists--Oregon
Personal Names
- Gilstrap, Lillian M.--Diaries
- Jones, Frank G.
- Jones, Webster A., 1904-
- Kessler, Charles N. (Charles Nickolas), 1874-1957
Geographical Names
- Canada--Description and travel
- United States--Description and travel
Form or Genre Terms
- correspondence
- diaries
- printed ephemera
- scrapbooks
