JONES (FAMILY : 1861- : JONES, HERSCHEL V. (HERSCHEL VESPASIAN),
1861-1928):
An Inventory of Their Family Papers at the Minnesota Historical Society
Manuscripts Collection
Part or all of this collection is restricted.
For
details, please see restrictions.
OVERVIEW
| Creator: | Jones (Family : 1861- : Jones, Herschel V. (Herschel Vespasian), 1861-1928), creator. | |
| Title: | Jones family papers, | |
| Dates: | circa 1830-2000. | |
| Language: | Materials in English, French, Danish, and German. | |
| Abstract: | Family and business papers of Minneapolis newspaper publisher Herschel V. Jones; his son Carl Waring Jones, who succeeded him as publisher of the Minneapolis Journal and who was an amateur magician and a publisher of books on magic; Carl's son Waring Jones, a Minneapolis playwright, producer, journalist, and book collector; and various relatives and members of the extended Jones family. | |
| Quantity: | 17.8 cubic feet (21 boxes and 2 folders in Reserve). | |
| Location: | See Detailed Description for shelf locations. |
BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE
Herschel Vespasian Jones
Herschel
Vespasian Jones was born August 30, 1861, in Jefferson, New York, to William S.
Jones and Helen (née Merchant). Herschel married
Lydia Augusta Wilcox in 1885 and the couple had eight children: Tessie Wilcox
(1886-1967), Carl Waring (1887-1957), Florence Purrington (1889- ), Paul
Merchant (1890-1974), Jefferson (1891- ), Herschel V., Jr. (1893- ), Moses Chase
(1894- ), and Frances Lois (1895- ). Herschel began working at a small
Jefferson, New York newspaper when he was 15 years old, and purchased it three
years later. He moved to Minneapolis in 1885, and in 1901 established Commercial West, a weekly grain and finance paper. He
purchased the Minneapolis Journal in 1908. Over his
lifetime, Herschel amassed a large library and art collection and made several
large donations to the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, where he served as a
member of the board of trustees for several years. Herschel died in Minneapolis
May 24, 1928.
Carl Waring Jones
Carl Waring Jones was born in Minneapolis August 24, 1887. He graduated from Princeton University in 1911. He succeeded his father as publisher of the Minneapolis Journal in 1928, continuing until he sold the newspaper in July 1939. In the 1920s he developed an interest in magic, and became an amateur magician, a collector of books on magic and related subjects, and a publisher of books on magic. He edited John N. Hilliard's book Greater magic, which he published in 1938. His Carl W. Jones Magic Publications subsequently published several other works. Carl married Helen Thirza (née Winton) in 1921, and the couple had three children: Winton (1924-2003), Waring (1927-2008), and Thirza (1929-1997). Helen and Carl were patrons of the arts in Minnesota, and Carl served as a director of the Minneapolis Institute of Arts. He was a member of the Minnesota Historical Society's executive council (circa 1950-1954), and was the Society's president (1954-1956). Carl died January 5, 1957, following a long illness.
Waring Jones
Waring Jones was born in 1927. He served in the United States Army during World War II as a radio broadcaster in Hawaii. Waring graduated from Princeton University in 1951. In the early 1950s he owned the Hokah Chief newspaper in Hokah, Minnesota, and in the late 1950s worked on documentaries in New York. In the early 1970s he moved his family to London and to Denmark, and produced plays for the London stage. Waring married Nini Agnete Tesdorpf (“Yoyo”) 1959, and the couple had three children, sons Finn-Olaf and Henrik, and a daughter, Benedicte. He was later married to Lucy Rosenberry. Waring died in St. Paul on January 10, 2008, at the age of 80.
SCOPE AND CONTENTS
Herschel Jones' papers include biographical and genealogical materials, correspondence, diaries, scrapbooks, clippings, financial records, photographs, business papers, ephemera, and miscellany; papers of his wife Lydia and of their children, particularly Tessie Jones, Carl Waring Jones, and Carl's wife Helen Winton; grandchildren Waring, Winton, and Thirza; and materials of other family members. Herschel's papers also contain an index to and receipts for Herschel's art and literature collection, papers compiled by Tessie which document the genealogy of the Jones and related families back to the Revolutionary War, and photographs documenting several generations of the Jones and related Wilcox, Winton, Waring, Cleveland, and Ronald families.
Carl W. Jones' papers include correspondence and miscellaneous papers; files relating to the management and publication of the Minneapolis Journal; to his involvement with charitable and art-related organizations, the Minnesota Historical Society, and Princeton University; some personal and family correspondence and papers; and files relating to magicians, magic tricks, magic organizations, and to the publishing of his book Greater magic. Carl Jones' files also include nine letters he collected, including letters written by John and Ebon Ingersoll, Warren G. Harding, Herbert Hoover, and Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt.
Waring Jones' papers primarily consist of scripts and other materials related to his involvement in the theater. Some correspondence, his diploma from Princeton University, a diary, and his passport are elsewhere within the collection.
ARRANGEMENT
These documents are organized into the following sections:
| Herschel Jones Papers | ||
| Carl W. Jones Papers | ||
| Waring Jones Theater Papers | ||
ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
Access Restrictions:
Access to and use of reserve materials requires the curator's permission. Please consult the reference staff for more information.
Until 2020 access to personal financial information on Waring, Tessie, Carl and Helen Jones requires written permission. Restrictions are noted at the file level. Please consult the reference staff for more information.
Use Restrictions:
Until 2020 copyright in personal financial information on Carl and Helen Jones resides with Poppy J Associates LLP. This restriction is noted at the file level. Please consult the reference staff for more information.
Preferred Citation:
[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Jones (Family : 1861- : Jones, Herschel V. (Herschel Vespasian), 1861-1928). Jones Family Papers. Minnesota Historical Society.
See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.
Accession Information:
Accession number: 16,323; 16,702; 17,170; 17,249; 17,375
Processing Information:
Processing and cataloging of this collection was supported with a Basic Project grant awarded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC).
Catalog ID number: 990073812090104294
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
HERSCHEL JONES PAPERS
Personal papers
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| 123.H.2.8F-1 | 1 | Genealogical Materials | |||||||||||
| Includes writings, biographies, certificates, correspondence, clippings, and related ephemera about the Jones and related families, compiled by Jones family members. | |||||||||||||
| American Flag House and Betsey Ross Memorial Association certificates, 1905. | |||||||||||||
| Box | |||||||||||||
| 123.C.1.1B | 2 | A Family affair by Helen Winton Jones, 1978. | |||||||||||
| A genealogy covering several generations of the Winton family. | |||||||||||||
| A History of the Minneapolis Journal, 1878-1939 by Ted Curtis Smythe, 1967. 2 volumes. | |||||||||||||
| A master's thesis prepared for the faculty of the University of Minnesota. | |||||||||||||
| Biographical sketches, undated, 1915, and 1984. | |||||||||||||
| Clippings, 1890-1957. 6 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Directory of St. Mark's Cathedral constituents, 1953. | |||||||||||||
| Ephemera, undated, 1949. 2 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Includes the contents of Thirza Jones' wallet and miscellaneous items kept by Tessie Jones. | |||||||||||||
| Engagement book, undated. | |||||||||||||
| Estate of Helen S. Winton, 1947-1948. | |||||||||||||
| Guest books, 1916 and 1939. 2 volumes. | |||||||||||||
| Obituary for William S. Jones, 1894. | |||||||||||||
| Memberships held by Tessie Jones, undated, 1935, and 1960s. | |||||||||||||
| Passport of Herschel V. Jones, 1918. | |||||||||||||
| Passport of Waring Jones, 1974. | |||||||||||||
| Box | |||||||||||||
| 123.H.2.8F-1 | 1 | Princeton Diploma, Waring Jones, 1951. | |||||||||||
| Box | |||||||||||||
| 123.C.1.1B | 2 | Publications, 1881-1928. | |||||||||||
| Sketches, circa 1902. | |||||||||||||
| Stamford, New York and surrounding areas, undated. | |||||||||||||
| Stamford Seminary and Union Free School, circa 1931. | |||||||||||||
| Traveling ephemera of Tessie Jones, 1950s. | |||||||||||||
| Wedding of Herschel V. Jones and Lydia Augusta Wilcox, 1885. | |||||||||||||
| Miscellaneous genealogical materials: | |||||||||||||
| Undated, circa 1832-1924. 4 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Box | |||||||||||||
| 123.C.1.2F | 3 | Undated, 1886-1976. 4 folders. | |||||||||||
| Box | |||||||||||||
| 123.C.1.2F | 3 | Correspondence: | |||||||||||
| Carl Jones to Moses Jones, August 21, 1901. | |||||||||||||
| Carl W. Jones from Herschel V. Jones, 1907-1909. | |||||||||||||
| Herschel V. Jones sympathy cards, 1928. | |||||||||||||
| Lydia Wilcox Jones, undated, 1894-1936. 2 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Tessie Jones, 1892, 1933-1960s. 4 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Includes clippings and miscellaneous ephemera. | |||||||||||||
| Thirza Helen Jones, undated, 1950s. | |||||||||||||
| Waring Jones, undated, 1945-1970. 2 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Box | |||||||||||||
| 147.D.13.4F | 4 | Waring Jones, undated, 1930-1999. 3 folders. | |||||||||||
| Includes personal and business correspondence concerning Waring's book collecting, theater productions, and interest in Jack London and Ernest Hemingway. | |||||||||||||
| Waring Jones letters to parents, 1945-1949. 2 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Typed transcripts of letters written while Waring was a college student in Massachusetts and an announcer for Armed Forces Radio in Hawaii. | |||||||||||||
| Box | |||||||||||||
| 123.C.1.2F | 3 | Miscellaneous Jones family correspondence, undated. | |||||||||||
| Box | |||||||||||||
| 123.C.1.2F | 3 | Diaries and Writings: | |||||||||||
| Articles and writings by Finn Olaf-Jones, 1997. | |||||||||||||
| Diary of Carl W. Jones, 1898-1899 and 1910. | |||||||||||||
| Excerpts and commentary on John Northern Hilliard's book, Greater magic. Edited by Carl W. Jones and Jean Hugard. New York: Kaufman & Greenberg Publishing, undated, 1938. | |||||||||||||
| Lydia Wilcox Jones, undated. | |||||||||||||
| In regards to Tessie Jones', Bagatelles. Illustrated by Robert Bonfils. Paris: Darantiere, 1926. | |||||||||||||
| Waring Jones, undated, circa 1950s. | |||||||||||||
| Miscellaneous Jones family, 1909. | |||||||||||||
| Box | |||||||||||||
| 123.C.1.2F | 3 | Financial Records: | |||||||||||
| Deposit book, Waring Jones, 1945-1946. | |||||||||||||
| Access restricted until 2020. | |||||||||||||
| Tax returns, Tessie Jones, 1950-1965. 2 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Access restricted until 2020. | |||||||||||||
| Trust, Tessie Jones, 1960-1963. | |||||||||||||
| Access restricted until 2020. | |||||||||||||
| Box | |||||||||||||
| 147.D.13.4F | 4 | Leslie P. Lagoni accounts, 1971. | |||||||||||
| Includes notes regarding Waring Jones' business dealings with Lagoni. | |||||||||||||
| Box | |||||||||||||
| 123.H.2.8F-1 | 1 | Herschel V. Jones and Family Art and Library Collections: | |||||||||||
| Art collection articles, 1927. | |||||||||||||
| Box | |||||||||||||
| 123.C.1.2F | 3 | Auction catalogs, 1919-1923. 5 volumes. | |||||||||||
| Contains auction catalogs: Library of Herschel V. Jones, 1919; Modern etching collection of Herschel V. Jones, 1921; and Later library collection of Herschel V. Jones, 1923. | |||||||||||||
| Box | |||||||||||||
| 123.C.1.3B | 5 | Catalogs: undated, 1878-1879 and 1924-1932. 17 volumes. | |||||||||||
| Includes catalogs relating to works of art and literature for purchase by Herschel V. Jones or for sale by Herschel V. Jones and family. | |||||||||||||
| Furniture listing, undated, 1944. | |||||||||||||
| Compiled by Tessie Jones, lists several antique items in her possession. | |||||||||||||
| Box | |||||||||||||
| 123.H.2.8F-1 | 1 | Library index, undated, circa 1915. | |||||||||||
| Organized alphabetically, contains title level listing of volumes contained in Herschel V. Jones' library. | |||||||||||||
| Box | |||||||||||||
| 123.C.1.3B | 5 | Minneapolis Institute of Arts (MIA), 1935-1937. | |||||||||||
| Prints: 1400-1800, Catalog text written by Harold Foachim. Minneapolis: Minneapolis Institute of Arts, 1956-1957. | |||||||||||||
| Print collection of H. V. Jones, undated. | |||||||||||||
| Receipts, undated, 1905-1930s. 6 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Box | |||||||||||||
| 123.C.1.4F | 6 | Photographs: | |||||||||||
| Scenic and animals: | |||||||||||||
| Birthplace of Lydia Wilcox Jones, Delhi, New York, undated. | |||||||||||||
| Delaware Literary Institute, undated. | |||||||||||||
| Dogs, undated, 1908-1933. | |||||||||||||
| Jefferson and Harpersfield, New York; Stamford, Connecticut; undated, 1914-1927. | |||||||||||||
| Lumbering research: Winton Lumber Company, undated. | |||||||||||||
| Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Herschel V. Jones gallery, 1966. | |||||||||||||
| Taylor Farm, Stamford, New York, undated. | |||||||||||||
| Woman Lake property, Mr. Fuller, undated. | |||||||||||||
| World War I (WWI), 1916. | |||||||||||||
| Portraits and snapshots: | |||||||||||||
| Carl Jones and family, undated, 1909-1932. | |||||||||||||
| Florence Jones Ronald family, undated, 1918-1935. | |||||||||||||
| Frances Jones Leslie family, undated, 1915-1942. | |||||||||||||
| Herschel V. Jones, undated, circa 1865-1920s. | |||||||||||||
| Herschel V. Jones and Lydia Wilcox Jones, undated, 1928-1934. | |||||||||||||
| Herschel V. Jones family, undated, 1950. | |||||||||||||
| Moses and Lydia Wilcox with family, undated. | |||||||||||||
| Paul Jones and Moses Jones families, undated, 1923. | |||||||||||||
| Tessie Jones, undated, 1886-1958. | |||||||||||||
| Waring Jones and family, undated, 1949-1975. 2 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Miscellaneous, undated, 1860-1966. 5 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Box | |||||||||||||
| 123.H.2.8F-1 | 1 | Oversize photographs and sketches: | |||||||||||
| Banker's Club, October 1926. | |||||||||||||
| Herschel V. Jones, undated, circa 1880s-1920s. | |||||||||||||
| Tessie Jones, undated, 1906. | |||||||||||||
| 2505 Park Avenue, Minneapolis, Minnesota and the Hilltop, undated. | |||||||||||||
| Miscellaneous Jones and extended families, undated, circa 1930s. 2 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Box | |||||||||||||
| 147.D.13.4F | 4 | Scrapbooks: | |||||||||||
| Tessie Jones Italy scrapbook, undated. | |||||||||||||
| Box | |||||||||||||
| 123.C.1.5B | 7 | My memory book, 1916. | |||||||||||
| Includes snapshots of Jones family members, their residences and associated places. | |||||||||||||
| Herschel V. Jones scrapbook, 1900. | |||||||||||||
| Waring and Winton Jones, 1950s-1970s. | |||||||||||||
Business papers
| Box | |||||||||||||
| 123.C.1.5B | 7 | Minneapolis Journal: | |||||||||||
| Advertising, circa 1936-1937. 2 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Articles, newspaper related, circa 1924. | |||||||||||||
| Clippings, 1900 and 1933. 2 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Correspondence, undated, 1908-1925. 2 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Includes professional correspondence of Herschel V. Jones and also that regarding the joint article by Herschel V. and Carl W. Jones, "Attainable ideals in newspaper advertising," circa 1920. | |||||||||||||
| Employee manual for reporters at the Minneapolis Journal, undated. | |||||||||||||
| Ephemera of Herschel V. Jones, undated. | |||||||||||||
| Reports, undated, 1930s. 3 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Visit to view the Grand Fleet, Herschel V. Jones, 1918. | |||||||||||||
| Box | |||||||||||||
| 123.H.2.8F-1 | 1 | Financial Records: | |||||||||||
| Cash journal kept by Charles J. Winton, 1902-1909. | |||||||||||||
| Box | |||||||||||||
| 123.C.1.5B | 7 | Financial ledger, 1880. | |||||||||||
| Ledger, undated. | |||||||||||||
| Receipts, 1934. | |||||||||||||
| Box | |||||||||||||
| 123.C.1.5B | 7 | Miscellaneous Business Files: | |||||||||||
| Commercial West, 1928. | |||||||||||||
| The Jefferson Courier, stationery, undated. | |||||||||||||
| Box | |||||||||||||
| 123.H.2.8F-1 | 1 | La Crescent Times/Hokah Chief, 1953. | |||||||||||
CARL W. JONES PAPERS
Correspondence and Miscellaneous Papers
| Letters and related miscellany pertaining to Jones' contacts with other magicians and persons interested in magic, advertisements and performance by other magicians, his own activities within the magic community, his plans to edit and publish John Hilliard's Greater magic (1930s), his other publications, and conferences and other activities of the Society of American Magicians and similar organizations. Several years or portions of years are missing. | |||||||||||||
| Box | |||||||||||||
| 142.I.14.2F | 8 | Magic, 1923-1926. | |||||||||||
| Relating to his activities and interests as president of Minneapolis Assembly No. 12, Society of American Magicians. | |||||||||||||
| Magic, 1934-1938. 6 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Miscellaneous, 1936-1939. | |||||||||||||
| Personal, magic, and newspaper. Includes correspondence with Wilhelm T. de Munthe Morgenstierne, Royal Norwegian Legation regarding excise tax on whale oil (1937), and letters commenting on Jones' sale of the Minneapolis Tribune (1939). | |||||||||||||
| Matlock Price, 1938-1939. | |||||||||||||
| Alphabetical: R, 1938-1939. | |||||||||||||
| Miscellaneous, 1939-1943. | |||||||||||||
| Alphabetical: B-W, 1944-1945. 11 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Many letters of the alphabet are missing. There is some reference to Jones' work for the War Production Board. | |||||||||||||
| Alphabetical: A-O, Y-Z, 1946-1947. 15 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Box | |||||||||||||
| 142.I.14.3B | 9 | Alphabetical: A-Y, 1948-1949. 24 folders. | |||||||||||
| Alphabetical: A-Z, 1950. 23 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Box | |||||||||||||
| 142.I.14.4F | 10 | Alphabetical: A-Z, 1951-1953. | |||||||||||
| Box | |||||||||||||
| 142.I.14.5B | 11 | Alphabetical: B-Z, 1954. 21 folders. | |||||||||||
| Includes some 1953. | |||||||||||||
Minneapolis Journal Files
| Correspondence and miscellany regarding the management and publication of the newspaper, its content and features, and advertising, as well as regarding the newspaper industry as a whole. | |||||||||||||
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| 142.I.14.5B | 11 | Adams, George H., 1936-1938. | |||||||||||
| Adams was managing editor of the Minneapolis Journal. | |||||||||||||
| Advertising Department - general, 1928-1935. | |||||||||||||
| Advertising, classified, 1930s. | |||||||||||||
| Advertising: Home Institute proposal, 1936. | |||||||||||||
| Advertising, national, 1930s. | |||||||||||||
| Advertising, rates, 1930s. | |||||||||||||
| Comparisons of Minneapolis Journal advertising rates over time and in comparison with other newspapers and magazines. | |||||||||||||
| Advertising miscellany, undated. | |||||||||||||
| American Newspaper Publishers Association, 1938-1939. | |||||||||||||
| Associated Press, 1936-1939. | |||||||||||||
| Attainable deals in newspaper advertising, 1920, 1938-1939. | |||||||||||||
| Bellows, Henry A., 1935. | |||||||||||||
| Benson, George A., 1935-1936. | |||||||||||||
| Bureau of Advertising, A.N.P.A., 1938-1939. | |||||||||||||
| Buying power, 1936-1937. | |||||||||||||
| Campbell-Mithun, Inc., 1936-1937. | |||||||||||||
| Cartoons, 1934. | |||||||||||||
| Jones' correspondence with cartoonist Oscar E. Cesere, and his cartoons as published in the Journal. | |||||||||||||
| Circulation, 1935-1939. 2 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Color newsprint, 1936-1937. 4 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Color printing survey, 1936. | |||||||||||||
| Committee on Classification of Personnel, 1939. | |||||||||||||
| Congratulatory letters, Minneapolis Journal 50th Anniversary, 1928. | |||||||||||||
| Directors, Journal Printing Company, 1930-1934. | |||||||||||||
| Fiterman Report, 1937-1938. | |||||||||||||
| Jones, C. W., correspondence with H. V. Jones, 1927. | |||||||||||||
| Journal advertising: Chicago Daily News, 1935. | |||||||||||||
| Journal advertising: Editor and publisher, 1935-1937. | |||||||||||||
| Journal advertising: Food field reporter, 1935-1936. | |||||||||||||
| Journal advertising: Printers' ink, 1935-1937. | |||||||||||||
| Journal advertising, miscellaneous, 1934-1936. | |||||||||||||
| Journal head book and style book, 1924. 2 volumes in folder. | |||||||||||||
| Journal miscellany, 1908-1940. 2 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Check for $51,102 to Lucian Swift, trustee (1908); 50th anniversary speech; information on news treatment; personnel matters; highlights of Journal history; expense and income data; suggestions for Journal improvement; consolidation of Journal and Tribune; 1923 Christmas greeting; other miscellany. | |||||||||||||
| Minneapolis Star, 1930-1940. 2 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Information on the Star and its acquisition by the Cowles family; correspondence between Carl Jones and John Cowles; a 1935 survey of Minneapolis newspaper readers conducted by the Star. | |||||||||||||
| Box | |||||||||||||
| 142.I.14.6F | 12 | Minneapolis Tribune, 1931-1938. 3 folders. | |||||||||||
| Editorials by and about the Tribune, its publisher, Frederick E. Murphy, and its political positions; Jones' correspondence with Murphy; editorials, studies, and correspondence about the Tribune's coverage of agricultural matters; Tribune circulation and advertising statistics. | |||||||||||||
| Newspaper code, 1934. | |||||||||||||
| Newspaper Guild, 1934-1939. | |||||||||||||
| Newspapers - Advertising, 1929-1937. | |||||||||||||
| Newspapers - Plants. | |||||||||||||
| Newspapers - Salaries, 1936-1937. | |||||||||||||
| Newspapers - Miscellaneous, 1934-1938. | |||||||||||||
| O'Brien, James E., correspondence, 1938. | |||||||||||||
| O'Mara & Ormsbee, Inc., 1938-1939. | |||||||||||||
| Ronald, George W., 1936-1939. | |||||||||||||
| Sale of Tribune Company, legal papers, 1941. | |||||||||||||
| Tribune Company agreement with Journal Printing Company, 1894. | |||||||||||||
| Concerns publication of a morning edition and a Sunday edition of the Minneapolis Journal. | |||||||||||||
| Insurance summaries, Journal Printing Company, 1924. | |||||||||||||
Organization Files
| Box | |||||||||||||
| 142.I.14.6F | 12 | Community Fund, 1936-1938. | |||||||||||
| Goodwill Industries, 1937-1939. | |||||||||||||
| Jones served on the Minneapolis branch's board of directors. | |||||||||||||
| Correspondence, reports, and miscellany. | |||||||||||||
| Greater North Dakota Association, 1935-1939. | |||||||||||||
| Jones was a member and financial contributor. | |||||||||||||
| Annual reports (1935, 1936, 1938) and correspondence. | |||||||||||||
| Greater South Dakota Association, 1935-1939. 2 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Jones was a member and solicited memberships from other Twin Cities businessmen. | |||||||||||||
| Correspondence, bulletins, bylaws, reports, financial data, and miscellany. | |||||||||||||
| Greek War Relief Association, 1940-1946. 2 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Jones was chairman of the Minneapolis chapter's campaign committee. | |||||||||||||
| Correspondence, circulars, newspaper clippings, minutes and financial reports of the Greek War Relief Association of Minneapolis, and miscellany. | |||||||||||||
| Minneapolis Club, 1885, 1936-1940. | |||||||||||||
| Jones was the club's secretary in 1936-1937, vice-president in 1938, and president in 1939. | |||||||||||||
| Correspondence, membership materials, financial data, and miscellany. Also includes the club's original signed articles of incorporation (1885). | |||||||||||||
| Minneapolis Institute of Arts, 1935-1940, 1953-1954. 2 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Jones served on various committees. | |||||||||||||
| Correspondence, financial data, and miscellany regarding the Minneapolis Institute of Arts and the associated Minneapolis Society of Fine Arts. | |||||||||||||
| Minneapolis School of Art, 1927, 1937-1940, 1952-1954. 2 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Jones was a member of its board of directors. | |||||||||||||
| Correspondence, financial data, and miscellany, including a letter from the widow of Robert Kohler (1927), an engineering report on its building (1936), and its annual report (1952). | |||||||||||||
| Minnesota Historical Society, 1950-1954. 3 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Correspondence, financial and other reports and statistics, Executive Council minutes, and miscellany. Includes the report of a special committee to assess the Society's program and financial policies (1952), and some correspondence regarding Jones' portion of this report, concerning the library, newspaper, and manuscripts departments. | |||||||||||||
| Minnesota Historical Society, 1960-1962. | |||||||||||||
| Reports to Helen Jones on the Society's use of the Carl W. Jones Fund. | |||||||||||||
| Minnesota Safety Council, 1939-1940, 1952-1954. 2 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Jones served on its finance committee in 1939-1940. | |||||||||||||
| Norwegian relief, 1940-1942. | |||||||||||||
| A few letters and miscellany regarding Norwegian relief organizations. | |||||||||||||
| Box | |||||||||||||
| 142.I.14.7B | 13 | Princeton University, 1938-1949, 1953-1954. 3 folders. | |||||||||||
| Jones was a Princeton alumnus, his son Waring attended the university, and he made financial donations to the university and its library. He arranged the Class of 1911's 1942 midwinter banquet entertainment, and some of the correspondence relates to this event. | |||||||||||||
| Correspondence, membership lists, and miscellany of Princeton and of the Princeton Alumni Association of the Northwest. | |||||||||||||
| Princeton University: Jones donations, 1956-1958, 1972. | |||||||||||||
| Correspondence concerning C. W. Jones' donation to the Princeton University Library of books from his collection and of funds to establish the Elmer Adler Graphic Arts Fund. | |||||||||||||
| Rotary Club, 1936-1947. | |||||||||||||
| World's Fair, New York, 1939-1940. | |||||||||||||
Travel Files
| Box | |||||||||||||
| 142.I.14.7B | 13 | Norway, 1939. | |||||||||||
| South America, 1940. | |||||||||||||
| European trip, 1948. | |||||||||||||
| Travel, 1950. | |||||||||||||
| Memorabilia from this lengthy Britannic Mediterranean cruise; Jones' typescript reminiscence of shore visits and magicians he met during the cruise; dinner in honor of British magicians given by Jones at Claridge's, London (April 11). | |||||||||||||
| Honolulu and Japan, 1952. | |||||||||||||
| India, 1954. | |||||||||||||
C. W. Jones Personal and Family Files
| Box | |||||||||||||
| 142.I.14.7B | 13 | Card file, Carl W. Jones magic library, circa 1956. Photocopies of the cards. | |||||||||||
| Carl W. Jones Magic Publications: Helen W. Jones financial records, 1956-1981. 2 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Access restricted until 2020. | |||||||||||||
| Copyright reserved until 2020. | |||||||||||||
| Correspondence and financial records of Helen Winton Jones following C. W. Jones' death, including profit and loss statements, renewals of copyrights, and enquiries regarding quotations and reprintings. | |||||||||||||
| Christmas cards and greetings, 1930s-1940s. 2 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Club rosters and membership lists, 1940-1954. 3 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Jones was a member. | |||||||||||||
| Includes The Grolier Club, New York City (1940, 1954), The Coffee House, New York City (1945-1953), the Minikahda Club (1948), The Advertising Club of Minneapolis (1949/50-1952/53), the Skylight Club, Minneapolis (1950-1954), and the University Club of Chicago (1953). | |||||||||||||
| Correspondence concerning checklist of Herschel V. Jones library, 1933-1940. | |||||||||||||
| Jones' correspondence regarding the production, publishing, and sale of Americana Collection of Herschel V. Jones; a Check-list, 1473-1926. Most of the correspondence is with William E. Rudge's Sons, the publisher. | |||||||||||||
| Genealogical data, compiled 1949. | |||||||||||||
| Letters and genealogical compilations from Eugene Boulton, on members of the Beard, Jones, Merchant, Smith, Taylor, and Wilcox families. | |||||||||||||
| Helen Winton Jones menus and recipes. | |||||||||||||
| Box | |||||||||||||
| 142.I.14.8F | 14 | Lake cabin repairs invoices, 1970, 1983. | |||||||||||
| Miscellaneous correspondence and memorabilia, 1933-1967. | |||||||||||||
| Miscellaneous personal and family letters; references to Jones' service on the War Production Board; invitations to events; a few letters and receipts regarding Jones' purchases of books and art works; a brief speech or statement entitled "The war scare;" and a typewritten "Check list of autographed letters, photographs and signatures of the Sanitary Commission autograph album, collection made by Frederika Bremer the novelist of Stockholm, about 1864," prepared by Carl W. Jones. | |||||||||||||
| St. Olav decoration, 1937. 2 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Congratulatory letters and other correspondence, newspaper clippings, and miscellany regarding the appointment of Jones as a Knight of the First Class of the Order of St. Olav by King Haakon VII of Norway. | |||||||||||||
| Photographs. | |||||||||||||
| Most are of Jones, alone or in group settings; most are unidentified. | |||||||||||||
| Rullman, Leo, 1939, 1942-1946. | |||||||||||||
| Jones' correspondence with this New York book dealer about the purchase of books and other material for his collection, and about marketing Jones' own publications. | |||||||||||||
| Speeches and articles, undated. | |||||||||||||
| Volkmann, Dr. Kurt, 1947, 1955. | |||||||||||||
| Jones' correspondence with this German book dealer. | |||||||||||||
Magician Files
| Box | |||||||||||||
| 142.I.14.8F | 14 | Magic-related membership cards and miscellany, 1935-1955. | |||||||||||
| Newspaper and magazine articles, 1938-1950. | |||||||||||||
| Publicity for Mississippi River show boat North Star: Carl Jones magic tricks performance, undated, 1946. | |||||||||||||
| Genii Magazine, November 1955. 2 copies in folder. | |||||||||||||
| Carl W. Jones on cover and on page 125. | |||||||||||||
| Magic organizations: | |||||||||||||
| Rosters, programs, newsletters, and miscellany of American and international magic societies, most of which Jones either belonged to or corresponded with. | |||||||||||||
| Rosters and membership lists, 1923-1955. 1 folder and 7 volumes. | |||||||||||||
| Includes the Society of American Magicians (1923, 1931-1933, 1936, 1944-1947), International Brotherhood of Magicians (1951), the British Ring (1950-1952), the Magicians Guild of America (1948, 1953, 1954/55), the Magic Circle (1953), and the Magic Dealers Association (1951-1954). | |||||||||||||
| International Brotherhood of Magicians, 1933-1946. 3 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Magic Dealers Association bulletins, 1954. | |||||||||||||
| Magicians Guild of America bulletins, 1948-1954. | |||||||||||||
| Society of American Magicians, 1919-1952. 2 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Society of American Magicians convention programs, 1914, 1938-1941, 1951. | |||||||||||||
| Society of Osiris Magicians newsletters and convention programs, 1933-1940. | |||||||||||||
| Society of Twin City Magicians: Minute book and miscellany, 1909-1931. 1 volume and 1 folder. | |||||||||||||
| L'illusionniste, 1948. | |||||||||||||
| Miscellaneous magic societies, 1939-1949. | |||||||||||||
| [0.2 cubic feet empty, legal size] | |||||||||||||
| Box | |||||||||||||
| 142.I.14.9B | 15 | Greater magic files. | |||||||||||
| John Northern Hilliard, newspaperman, drama critic, amateur magician, and advance man for master magician Howard Thurston, in the early 1930s began writing an up-to-date compendium of magic tricks, at the urging of Jones and others. After his death in 1935, Jones completed and published the book, with editorial assistance from magician Jean Hugard and illustrations by Harlan Tarbell. The first edition was published in 1938. | |||||||||||||
| Greater magic title page and front matter. | |||||||||||||
| Greater magic draft, Chapter 1. | |||||||||||||
| Greater magic draft, Chapters 2-32. 31 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Marked-up typescript drafts of each chapter. For many chapters, illustrations are appended or pasted in place. | |||||||||||||
| Greater magic illustrations. | |||||||||||||
| Greater magic miscellaneous production notes. | |||||||||||||
| Box | |||||||||||||
| 142.I.14.10F | 16 | Greater magic correspondence and miscellany, December 1938-1942. 10 folders. | |||||||||||
| Greater magic inquiries, 1938-1940. | |||||||||||||
| Greater magic free copies, 1941-1946. | |||||||||||||
| Banta Publishing Company correspondence, 1938-1954. 17 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Box | |||||||||||||
| 142.I.15.1B | 17 | Letters concerning the book, 1901, 1932-1935. | |||||||||||
| Correspondence, Thurston-Hilliard, 1931-1939. 2 folders. | |||||||||||||
| The Phonograph record speaks, April 17, 1935. | |||||||||||||
| Remarks on the death of John Hilliard and plans to publish his book; also published in Greater magic. | |||||||||||||
| Jean Hugard correspondence, 1937-1939. 2 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Greater magic testimonial letters, 1938-1939. | |||||||||||||
| Greater magic complimentary letters, 1938-1939. | |||||||||||||
| Greater magic advertising, 1938-1939. | |||||||||||||
| Miscellaneous Greater magic materials, 1938. | |||||||||||||
| Includes promotional items, quotes for printing, miscellaneous letters; letter from Jones to Merle Potter; photographs of Jones, Hugard, and Tarbell. | |||||||||||||
| Carl W. Jones Magic Publications: | |||||||||||||
| Correspondence and miscellany concerning books issued by Carl W. Jones Magic Publications. Some of the correspondence files pertain to Greater magic. | |||||||||||||
| Al Baker books: | |||||||||||||
| Carl W. Jones Magic Publications published Baker's books Magical ways and means, Mental magic, and Pet secrets. | |||||||||||||
| Magical ways and means, 1941-1942. | |||||||||||||
| Photographs for Magical ways and means. | |||||||||||||
| Baker: Complimentary letters, 1941-1944. | |||||||||||||
| Magical ways and means expenses, 1941-1942, 1946. | |||||||||||||
| Mental magic, 1949. 2 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Mental magic: Free copies, circa 1950. | |||||||||||||
| Mental magic complimentary letters, 1949-1950. | |||||||||||||
| Pet secrets, 1951-1953. | |||||||||||||
| Al Baker correspondence, 1941-1942, 1948-1953. 2 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Bobo, 1949-1954. 2 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Carl W. Jones Magic Publications published the first edition of Modern coin magic, by magician and comedian J. B. Bobo, in 1952. | |||||||||||||
| Correspondence concerning production, promotion, and sales of the book. | |||||||||||||
| Frederick Braue: Expert card technique, 1940-1941. 4 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Carl W. Jones Magic Publications published this book, by Jean Hugard and Frederick Braue, in 1940. | |||||||||||||
| Correspondence with Braue and others regarding production, sales, and royalties; some production notes and mock-ups; drafts of advertising matter; and expense records. | |||||||||||||
| Hilliard's Card magic, undated. | |||||||||||||
| File consists of a few notes and proofs, and some photographs. | |||||||||||||
| Holden, Max, 1941-1949. | |||||||||||||
| Primarily Jones' correspondence with Holden and others concerning Holden's objections to Jones' marketing practices of Al Baker's Magical ways and means (1941). | |||||||||||||
| Houdin, undated. | |||||||||||||
| In 1944 Carl W. Jones published a reprint of The Memoirs of Robert-Houdin: ambassador, author and conjurer. | |||||||||||||
| This file contains a few mock-ups, proofs, and advertisements for the book. | |||||||||||||
| Jean Hugard correspondence, 1939-1952. 6 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Hugard's correspondence with Jones regarding his own and Jones' magic publications. | |||||||||||||
| Advertising, undated, 1949-1957. | |||||||||||||
| Complimentary letters on books, 1945-1951. | |||||||||||||
| Dealers and jobbers, 1934-1945. | |||||||||||||
| Savage, Leonard J., 1947-1948. | |||||||||||||
| Box | |||||||||||||
| 142.I.15.2F | 18 | Magic bibliographies and books, circa 1927-1950. 3 folders. | |||||||||||
| Magic catalogs and supplies, 1930s-1980. 3 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Magicians: | |||||||||||||
| Publicity and programs, other magicians, 1930s-1950s. 4 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Newspaper and magazine articles, other magicians, 1901, 1927-1953. | |||||||||||||
| David Tobias Bamberg testimonial book, 1880-1913. | |||||||||||||
| Bamberg was the fifth of a seven-generation Dutch family of illusionists and magicians. His grandson, David (Fu Manchu) Bamberg, wrote Chapter 31 of Greater magic. | |||||||||||||
| A volume containing statements of praise and appreciation for his magic performances, signed by various European dignitaries. The embossed cover shows a grasshopper clubbing a fly. Accompanied by a newspaper clipping (in Dutch, with translation) reporting on his performance before the King, Queen, and Princess of Holland in 1886; and biographical data. | |||||||||||||
| David T. Bamberg letter, 1938. | |||||||||||||
| J. D. Hagaman scrapbooks, 1885-circa 1916. 2 volumes in 2 folders. | |||||||||||||
| A scrapbook of clippings (1885-1897) and another containing clippings, transcripts of letters, and advertising items (circa 1895-circa 1916) pertaining to J. Dwight Hagaman, an evangelist, occult magician, and debunker of Spiritualism. | |||||||||||||
| Ronald Haines correspondence, 1946-1953. | |||||||||||||
| John N. Hilliard miscellany. | |||||||||||||
| Includes a pocket notebook; a typewritten manuscript entitled Obiter dicta, being comments touching on and appertaining to the art of magic…; obituary flyer. | |||||||||||||
| M. S. Mahendra miscellany, 1931, 1951. | |||||||||||||
| C. A. George Newmann miscellany. | |||||||||||||
| Includes mimeographed issuances by Newmann, a hypnotist and mentalist, mainly debunking the magical underworld; photocopy of letter to Friend Sterling (1932); typescript poem, The Girl with the blue velvet band; biographical data. | |||||||||||||
| Lionel Poziski correspondence, 1915-1917. | |||||||||||||
| Barkan Rosinoff, 1938. | |||||||||||||
| Thurston, The Magician, 1918-1947. | |||||||||||||
| Box | |||||||||||||
| 142.I.15.3B | 19 | Photographs. 2 folders. | |||||||||||
| Photographs of magicians and events; some include Jones. | |||||||||||||
| Photographs, John Northern Hilliard. | |||||||||||||
| Photographs, Greater magic. | |||||||||||||
| Photographs of magicians, sets, and props, used or considered for the revised edition of Greater magic. | |||||||||||||
| Miscellaneous writings on magic: | |||||||||||||
| Some of these materials are related to Greater magic. | |||||||||||||
| Quotes and extracts. | |||||||||||||
| Hilliard writings and collectanea. | |||||||||||||
| Old tricks and new, undated. | |||||||||||||
| Robert-Houdin, Jean Eugene. Confessions of a prestidigitator, 1839. Typewritten manuscript. | |||||||||||||
| English-language translation of Volume 1 of his Confidences d'un prestidigitateur, une vie d'artiste. Incomplete, ends with page 126. | |||||||||||||
| Miscellaneous essays and articles, 1900-1980. | |||||||||||||
| Authors and interviewees include Charles Bertram, Sigmund Krausz, Milbourne Christopher, and John Booth. | |||||||||||||
| Magic tricks: | |||||||||||||
| Magic tricks. 15 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Instructions for and explanations of magic tricks, some accompanied by props, collected by Jones. They include 10 folders of tricks compiled or promulgated by individual magicians. | |||||||||||||
| [0.2 cubic feet empty, legal size] | |||||||||||||
| Box | |||||||||||||
| 142.I.15.4F | 20 | Card tricks. 2 volumes. | |||||||||||
| Compiled by John N. Hilliard. | |||||||||||||
| Card tricks. 1 volume. | |||||||||||||
| Compiled by Jones. | |||||||||||||
| Spelling tricks. 1 volume. | |||||||||||||
| Compiled by John N. Hilliard. | |||||||||||||
| John N. Hilliard: Collection of manuscripts on magic tricks. | |||||||||||||
| Miscellaneous tricks. 1 volume. | |||||||||||||
| Compiled by John N. Hilliard. | |||||||||||||
| Nelson Hahne drawings of National Magic Company tricks. | |||||||||||||
| Magic tricks, commentary, and quotes. | |||||||||||||
| Thurston's book of magic. 5 pamphlets. | |||||||||||||
| Magic: tarbell system, 1927. 6 volumes. | |||||||||||||
| Tarbell System lawsuit, 1931. | |||||||||||||
| Box | |||||||||||||
| 142.F.9.6F-1 | 21 | Miscellany: | |||||||||||
| Printing proofs, magic tricks. | |||||||||||||
| Tarbell drawings -- Baker. | |||||||||||||
| Mock-ups and printing proofs of drawings of magic tricks by Harlan Tarbell, prepared for Al Baker's Magical ways and means, although not all of them appear in that work. | |||||||||||||
| Miscellaneous illustrations, undated, 1947. | |||||||||||||
| Photographs, magicians and associates. | |||||||||||||
| Color--Use it more often. | |||||||||||||
| Promotional sheets, printed in color by the Journal Magazine, advertising and encouraging the use of colored ink in newspaper printing. | |||||||||||||
| Advertisements: Handbill and posters, Paul Perrault, The Man who sees tomorrow. | |||||||||||||
| Certificate of merit to Carl W. Jones for Modern coin magic, 1952. | |||||||||||||
| [0.4 cubic feet empty, half-height] | |||||||||||||
Autograph Collection
| Access restricted. Access to and use of reserve material requires the curator's permission. | |||||||||||||
| The letters were collected by Jones. | |||||||||||||
| Three letters from John Ingersoll (1850, 1854); one letter from Ebon Ingersoll (1850), two letters signed by Warren G. Harding (1922); one by Herbert Hoover (1939); one by Eleanor Roosevelt (1934); one by Franklin D. Roosevelt (1938). | |||||||||||||
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| Reserve 174 | 1 | Ingersoll letters, 1850, 1854. 4 letters; ALS. | |||||||||||
| The letters discuss family matters and travel. One letter mentions the fugitive slave law. | |||||||||||||
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| Reserve 174 | 2 | Harding, Hoover, and Eleanor Roosevelt and Franklin D. Roosevelt letters, 1922-1938. 5 letters; TLS. | |||||||||||
| Includes congratulatory letters and letters declining invitations. The letters from Hoover and from the Roosevelts are addressed to Jones. | |||||||||||||
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WARING JONES THEATER PAPERS
| Box | |||||||||||||
| 123.H.2.8F-1 | 1 | Posters, undated. | |||||||||||
| Box | |||||||||||||
| 123.C.1.3B | 5 | Bohemian Club miscellany, 1979. | |||||||||||
| Play scripts, 1994, 2000. 2 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Playbill, undated. | |||||||||||||
| Princeton Triangle Club, undated, 1948-1950. 2 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Programs, theater listings, and miscellaneous related papers, undated, 1950s. | |||||||||||||
| We, 1996. | |||||||||||||
| A three-act play written by Waring Jones and performed in several theaters across the United States. | |||||||||||||
| Box | |||||||||||||
| 147.D.13.4F | 4 | Screenplay scripts: | |||||||||||
| Wilcox, Joel. Sacajawea: new treatment, 1971. | |||||||||||||
| Schulberg, Budd. Waterfront, undated. | |||||||||||||
| Unidentified unattributed screenplay, undated. | |||||||||||||
CATALOG HEADINGS
This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.
- Topics:
- Art -- Collectors and collecting.
- Magicians -- Minnesota. -- Minneapolis.
- Publishers and publishing -- Minnesota -- Minneapolis.
- Persons:
- Jones, Carl Waring, 1887-1957, author.
- Jones, Helen Winton, 1890-1988, author.
- Jones, Herschel V. (Herschel Vespasian), 1861-1928, author.
- Jones, Tessie, 1886-1967, author.
- Jones, Thirza, 1929-1997, author.
- Jones, Waring, 1927-2008, author.
- Jones, Winton, 1924-2003, author.
- Organizations:
- Minneapolis Institute of Arts, author.
- Princeton University -- Alumni and alumnae.
- Document Types:
- Diaries.
- Photographs.
- Scrapbooks.
- Screenplays.
- Titles:
- Minneapolis journal (Minneapolis, Minn. : 1888)
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