JONES, LOUISE TURNER. Louise Turner Jones Papers, 1919-1980
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JONES, LOUISE TURNER. Louise Turner Jones papers, 1919-1980 Emory University Pitts Theology Library 1531 Dickey Drive, Suite 560 Atlanta, GA 30322 404-727-4166 Descriptive Summary Creator: Jones, Louise Turner. Title: Louise Turner Jones papers, 1919-1980 Call Number: Manuscript Collection No. 084 Extent: 1 box Abstract: Contains correspondence and miscellaneous items relating to Bishop Warren Akin Candler. Language: Materials entirely in English. Administrative Information Restrictions on Access Unrestricted access. Terms Governing Use and Reproduction All requests subject to limitations noted in departmental policies on reproduction. Citation [after identification of item(s)], Louise Turner Jones Papers, Archives and Manuscript Dept., Pitts Theology Library, Emory University. Processing Processed by Nancy Hall Watkins, December 1996. Collection Description Biographical Note Ella Louise Turner Jones was the daughter of Mr. George Pierce Turner. Mr. Turner attended Emory College at Oxford and was a classmate of Bishop Warren A. Candler. Emory Libraries provides copies of its finding aids for use only in research and private study. Copies supplied may not be copied for others or otherwise distributed without prior consent of the holding repository. Louise Turner Jones Papers, 1919-1980 Manuscript Collection No. 084 Scope and Content Note The Louise Turner Jones Papers contain correspondence and other miscellaneous items that relate primarily to Bishop Warren Akin Candler, a close fried of Mrs. Jones’ father, George Pierce Turner. There are letters from Candler to Mrs. Jones (then Louise Turner) and other family members that date from 1919-1934. The collection also contains correspondence from Mrs. Jones to Mr. Gregory in the Emory University Development Office written in April and May of 1980. These letters include personal anecdotes about Bishop Candler. Miscellaneous items include photocopies of Mrs. Jones’ and her brother’s marriage certificates and photocopies of the obituaries of family members Ann Maria Waldron Pierce, wife of Methodist bishop George Foster Pierce, and Sarah Clayton Turner Pierce, wife of Lovick Pierce. Lovick Pierce was the only son of Bishop and Mrs. Pierce and a prominent minister in the North Georgia Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South. Both marriage certificates were signed by Bishop Candler, who was then bishop of the North Georgia Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South. 2 Louise Turner Jones Papers, 1919-1980 Manuscript Collection No. 084 Container List Box Folder Content 1 1 Louise Turner Jones papers, 1919-1980 3.