Theodore Francis Jones Papers
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Theodore Francis Jones was born in Dover, Massachusetts on December 5, 1885. He joined the Department of History at New York University as an instructor in 1910 and was assistant professor, 1920-1924, and professor, 1924-1951. He also served as Director of Gould Memorial Library on the University Heights campus from 1925 to 1948. His book, New York University, 1832-1932, was published in 1933 as part of the university's centennial celebration. Upon his retirement in 1951, Jones was awarded an honorary degree by NYU. He died on November 18, 1968. The collection contains research notes, official and military correspondence, reports, and the manuscript of New York University, 1832-1932.
Historical/Biographical Note
Theodore Francis Jones was born in Dover, Massachusetts on December 5, 1885. After graduation from the Boston Latin School, he proceeded to Harvard, where he received his A.B. in 1906. During the next year, he studied at the École Libre des Sciences Politiques in Paris. From 1908-1910, he was an assistant in History at Harvard and received his Ph.D. from that institution in 1910. He joined the Department of History at New York University as an instructor in 1910 and was assistant professor, 1912-1920, associate professor, 1920-1924, and professor, 1924-1951. In addition, he served as Director of the University Heights Library from 1925-1948. From 1917-1921, Professor Jones was a lieutenant in the Naval Reserves and in 1918 he served as Assistant Naval Attaché in Madrid.
Jones' most important publication was New York University, 1832-1932, published in 1933 as part of NYU's Centennial Celebration. He was also the author of Land Ownership in Brookline, Mass. (1923), and co-author (with Professor Richard Davis Mallory) of a centennial memoir entitled The Presidents of the Beta of N.Y. Chapter of Phi Beta Kappa, published in 1958. Although he never chose to publish his findings, Jones was recognized by many scholars as one of the leading experts on Venetian trade with England in the later Middle Ages.
Upon his retirement in 1951, Jones was awarded an honorary degree by New York University. He died on November 18, 1968.
Arrangement Note
The collection is arranged into three series.
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- Series I: Subject File, 1924-1955
- Series II: World War II Record, 1943-1955
- Series III: Manuscripts and Publications, 1913-1945
Scope and Contents
This collection contains notes and background materials pertaining to Jones' research on land ownership, New York University history, and World War II. It also contains official and military correspondence, reports, and the manuscript of New York University, 1832-1932.
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Conditions Governing Access
Administrative records and unpublished reports of New York University are closed for a period of 20 years from the date of their creation. Access to files spanning multiple years will be opened to researchers based on the date of the most recent materials. Board of Trustees records are closed for 35 years from the date of creation. Materials related to personnel, grievances, job and fellowship searches and applications, and all files that fall under the federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) are permanently restricted. Additional restrictions may apply to other materials in this collection. For questions regarding specific restrictions, please contact the University Archives.
Conditions Governing Use
Any rights (including copyright and related rights to publicity and privacy) held by the creator are maintained by New York University. Permission to publish or reproduce materials in this collection must be secured from New York University Archives, (212) 998-2646, university-archives@nyu.edu.
Preferred Citation
Identification of item, date; Theodore Francis Jones Papers; MC 28; box number; folder number or item identifier; University Archives, New York University.
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Provenance
The papers were transferred to the University Archives from the University Heights Campus when the campus closed in 1973. They were presumably part of the New York University Historical Collection of the Gould Memorial Library.
Separated Material
The World War II Heights Memorial Collection of photographs (2 linear feet, .5 boxes), which is pertinent to Series II of the papers has been removed to the University Archives Photograph Collection.
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Processing information before 2019 is unavailable. Materials are in archival folders and boxes.
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Series I: Subject Files, 1924-1955, inclusive
Scope and Contents note
Series I: Subject File, 1924-1955, is arranged alphabetically by content and contains research notes to various books, articles, and lectures given by Jones, as well as official correspondence and reports Jones wrote in his capacity as Library Director. Included is correspondence for 1931-1946 and research notes on Bronx land ownership [Box 1, folders 5-7], which indicates that Jones was considering a companion piece to his 1923 book Land Ownership in Brookline, Mass. In addition, there are undated research notes of colonial land ownership in White Plains, New York [Box 2, folder 12]. Also of interest is Jones' correspondence with John V. Irwin, NYU class of 1894, who offered a series of comments and corrections to New York University, 1832-1932.
Archer, Donald: Archer Genealogy, 1951
Botta, Anna Lynch: References to, 1924-1948
Bouton, Archibald Lewis: Corresondence - RESTRICTED, 1927-1935
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Bouton, Archibald Lewis: Library, 1938-1941
Bronx, Land Ownership: Corresondence, 1931-1946
Bronx, Land Ownership: Research Index Cards, undated
Bronx, Land Ownership: Research Notes, undated
Butler, Charles: References to, 1933-1940
Edmondson, Thomas William: Correspondence, 1934-1941
Gibbon, Edward: References to, 1937
Italian Books: Correspondence Concerning, 1934-1945
Library, Office of the Director: Annual Report, 1934-1935
Library, Office of the Director: Correspondence, circa 1933-1940
Muller, Louis Anathe: References to, undated
New England Historic Genealogical Society, undated
New York University Collection, undated
NYKL, A. R.: KRS The Death of a Myth (pamphlet), undated
Osborn, George W.: Collection of Books, undated
Photostat Copies of Colonial Documents, undated
Recordings, Faculty: Correspondence Concerning, undated
Richards, John: Correspondence, undated
Stokes Foundation Lectures, undated
Stokes, I.N. Phelps: Correspondence, undated
Subscription Book No. 10: Typescript Copy, undated
Tompkins, Leslie J.: Correspondence, undated
Turkish Collection: Correspondence Concerning, undated
University Forum, undated
University Seal
White Plains, Land Ownership: Research Notes, undated
Works Progress Administration (WPA), undated
Series II: World War II Records, 1943-1955
Scope and Contents note
Series II: World War II Record, 1943-1955, is arranged alphabetically by content and is concerned with alumni and former employees who served in the armed services during World War II. It contains military correspondence between Jones and former employees and students in the service during World War II showing Dr. Jones' concern with creating a scrapbook detailing the activities of university servicemen during the war. This concern evolved into the creation of a photographic war memorial to alumni who were war-related casualties. His correspondence with university officials seeking funding and appropriate space for the memorial and correspondence with the friends and relatives of the deceased demonstrate his efforts in creating this memorial. The folders also include photographs of the servicemen and letters from families expressing their appreciation.
Bulletin of NYU Glee Club ("Lest We Forget"), undated
Correspondence: Adair, James C. to Aron, Jerome, undated
Correspondence: Bartolone, Anthony to Butler, Manfred, undated
Correspondence: Cantor, Jerome C. to Clark, Bradley B., undated
Correspondence: Clark, Warren J. to Cummings, Edward, undated
Correspondence: Dearborn, Gayle to Friedman, Leonard, undated
Correspondence: Garland, John J. to Greenberg, Irving, undated
Correspondence: Halpern, Leonard to Johnson, George, undated
Correspondence: Kallek, Nathan R. to Krusi, John B., undated
Correspondence: Laufer, Lester to Luter, Roland, undated
Correspondence: Macord, Ralph H. to Mosner, Solomon D., undated
Correspondence: Neuweiler, Arthur to Ogur, Warren, undated
Correspondence: Pager, Harold K. to Prossen, Peter J., undated
Correspondence: Raskin, Marvin J. to Rubin, Stanley, undated
Correspondence: Salus, Joseph to Sydlowski, Stanley, undated
Correspondence: Turner, Jarry J. to Vincent, Nicholas, undated
Correspondence: Waldraer, James A. to Zilver, Herbert V., undated
Lists: Former Employees in the Armed Services, undated
Lists: War-Related Casualties, undated
Services Record of Former Employees: Alderman, Harry to Volin, Maurice F., undated
University Service in World War II, undated
War Memorial Correspondence: Bialick, Irving to Ross, Benjamin, undated
Glass plate negatives, undated
Series III: Manuscripts and Publications, 1913-1945
Scope and Contents note
Series III: Manuscripts and Publications, 1913-1945, is arranged alphabetically by title, and includes published books and articles, as well as the typed manuscript of the university history, New York University, 1832-1932, including some research notes and information [Box 4, folders 6-10].