Lynds Jones photograph collection, 1907-1924

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Jones, Lynds, 1865-
Title
Lynds Jones photograph collection
Dates
1907-1924 (inclusive)
Quantity
62 items total (2 boxes)
47 photographic prints
8 lantern slides (1 box) : glass
7 postcards : hand-colored
Collection Number
PH0001
Summary
Photographs, slides, and postcards from trips to Washington's Pacific coast
Repository
University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections
University of Washington Libraries
Box 352900
Seattle, WA
98195-2900
Telephone: 2065431929
Fax: 2065431931
speccoll@uw.edu
Access Restrictions

The collection is open to the public.

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Languages
English

Historical BackgroundReturn to Top

Dr. Lynds Jones taught ornithology and other natural history subjects at Oberlin College for over 60 years. He received his A. B. degree from Oberlin in 1892 and taught ornithology on a private basis until 1895, when Oberlin College became the first college in the United States to offer coursework in ornithology. He also married Clara Tallmon in 1892. In 1905, Jones received his Ph.D. from the University of Chicago and was elevated to Associate Professor. Three years later he became Associate Professor of Animal Ecology, and he rose to the rank of Professor in 1922. In 1907 Jones traveled west with friend and ornithologist William L. Dawson. Lynds and Clara later led a series of summer ecology trips to the Washington coast, beginning in 1915 and continuing into the 1920s. These credit-based expeditions were designed to give his students a basic understanding of the ecology of the Western United States. Their son, George T. Jones, primarily a botanist, apparently accompanied them on at least one of the trips. Dr. Lynds Jones retired from Oberlin in 1930.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

The collection includes photographs, lantern slides and postcards of islands, birds and people photographed during class field trips from Oberlin College to the Washington coast made in between 1911-1924. The trips, led by Dr. Lynds Jones and his wife Clara Jones. The material from 1907 is from a trip by Lynds Jones and William L. Dawson.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

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Restrictions on Use

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Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Custodial History

Dr. George T. Jones gave the collection to Steven M. Speich.

Acquisition Information

Donor: Steven M. Speich; received in 1985.

Processing Note

Processed by Emiko Hastings, 2005 and Marion Brown, 2008.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

 

Washington State Coast trip taken by Dr. Lynds Jones and William L. Dawson, 1907Return to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Photographic Prints
Box item
1 1-7
Views of Carroll Island
Lynds Jones (photographer)
Carroll Island is northwest of La Push, Washington
June 1907
1 8
Camping site of Lynds Jones and William Leon Dawson among the Sitka Spruces on Carroll Island
Lynds Jones (photographer)
June 19,1907
1 9-11 June 1907
1 12-13
Cormorants nest on Carroll Island
Lynds Jones (photographer)
June 1907
1 14-17
Cormorants nesting on Carroll Island
Lynds Jones (photographer)
June 1907
1 18-22
Tufted puffins on Carroll Island
Lynds Jones (photographer)
1907
1 23
Petrel and egg pulled out of burrow on Carroll Island
Lynds Jones (photographer)
1907
1 24
Lighthouse on Destruction Island
Lynds Jones (photographer)
June 1907
1 25
Canoe off Point Granville, north of Moclips, Washington
Lynds Jones (photographer)
1907
1 26 June 1907
Lantern Slides
Box item
1 27 June 1907
1 28 June 1907
1 29
Destruction Island - cabin on the beach with boats
"Lynds Jones and William Dawson."
June 1907
1 30
View of rocky islands and driftwood on beach out from La Push, Washington
Lynds Jones (photographer)
"Out from La Push, Wash."
June 1907
1 31
Photographer on a beach, islands in the background
"James Id. (Duotswachtal), Wash. William Dawson."
June 1907
1 32 June 1907
1 33
Two people in canoe
"Mr. and Mrs. California Hohbuket in dugout canoe waiting at Carroll Island, Wash."
June 1907
1 34 June 1907
Postcards
Lowman and Hanford Company, Seattle (publisher)
Box item
1 35
North Rock off Cape Flattery, Washington (1405)
1907
1 36
Spectacle Arches, point of Arches Group. West Coast of Washington (1407)
1907
1 37
Seals on Jagged Islet, Washington (1409)
"Carroll Island to far right."
1907
1 38 1907
1 39 1907
1 40 1907
1 41
A Niagara of Murres, Carroll Island, Washington (1417)
1907

Oberlin Class Trip, 1916Return to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box item
1 42
Sea lions on the rocks
Lynds Jones (photographer)
The Sea Lion Rocks are northwest of La Push, Washington
1916

Oberlin Class Trip, 1921Return to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box item
1 43
Outside of Point Granville, north of Moclips, Washington.
Lynds Jones (Photographer)
August 4,1921
1 44
Nearer Bird Island, south of Pt. Granville.
Lynds Jones (Photographer)
"A very low tide. It was nearly possible to walk to this island, circa 6 miles north of Moclips, Washington."
August 4, 1921
1 45
Farther Bird Island, About 6 miles north of Moclips, Washington
August 4, 1921

Oberlin Class Trip, 1924Return to Top

Several of the photographs are dated July 16, 1924, but appear to actually have been taken July 19, 1924

Container(s) Description Dates
Box item
1 46
Cake Rock, west-northwest of La Push, Washington
July 19,1924
1 47
View of Carroll Island from Sea Lion Rocks
July 16, 1924
1 48
Murre Point on northwest side of Carroll Island
July 16, 1924
1 49
View of boat and canoe from top of Carroll Island
July 19, 1924
1 50-53 July 19, 1924
1 54-55
Cormorants nesting on Carroll Island
July 19, 1924
1 56-57
Tufted puffins on Carroll Island
July 19, 1924
1 58-59
James Island, Washington, views from beach
July 19, 1924
1 60
La Push, Washington- view of harbor and driftwood
July 19, 1924
1 61-62 July 19, 1924
1 63 July 16, 1924

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Geographical Names

  • La Push (Wash.)--Photographs
  • Moclips (Wash.)--Photographs

Form or Genre Terms

  • Photographic postcards
  • Photographs

Other Creators

  • Personal Names
    • Dawson, William Leon, 1873- (photographer)
    • Jones, Lynds, 1865- (photographer)

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • Visual Materials Collections (University of Washington)