Skip to main content

John Paul and Marie Hall Jones Papers

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 2856

Scope and Contents

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)

Dates

  • Creation: 1930-1973

Creator

Language of Materials

English

Conditions Governing Access

No special access restriction applies.

Conditions Governing Use

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.

Extent

1.25 Linear Feet (Summary: 1 ft. 3 in. (3 document cases, 5 in. each))

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 / Fax: 304-293-3981 / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/

Title
John Paul and Marie Hall Jones Papers
Author
Staff of the West Virginia & Regional History Center
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the West Virginia and Regional History Center Repository

Contact:
1549 University Ave.
P.O. Box 6069
Morgantown WV 26506-6069 US
304-293-3536