7/26/2021 A Guide to the Jesse Holman Jones Papers, 1880-1965 TARO > Finding Aid Repository Browse List Print Version | Raw XML File (543k) Contact Us Accessing Materials Described Here TABLE OF CONTENTS Descriptive Summary Scope and Contents Organization Index Terms Administrative Information Description of Series JONES (JESSE HOLMAN) A Guide to the Jesse Holman Jones Papers, 1880- PAPERS JONES (JESSE HOLMAN) 1965 PHOTOGRAPHS, ca. 1880- 1965 Descriptive Summary Creator: Jones, Jesse H. (Jesse Holman), 1874-1956. Title Jones (Jesse Holman) Papers Dates: 1880-1965 Abstract Jesse H. Jones was a prominent Houston businessman, builder, and publisher of the Houston Chronicle, and held positions with the American Red Cross during World War I and in the Franklin D. Roosevelt administration. He was involved with real estate development and building construction in Texas and elsewhere. OCLC Record 23285513 No. Extent 41 ft., 8 in. Language English. Repository Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin Scope and Contents Papers concern the career of Jones (1874-1956), builder, financier, statesman, and publisher of the Houston Chronicle, and relate to the construction of buildings in Houston, Fort Worth, Dallas, and San Antonio; real estate holdings in Dallas, Houston Memphis, and New York City; the Democratic National Convention of 1928 in Houston; the development of the San Jacinto Monument, battleground, and battleship; the creation of https://legacy.lib.utexas.edu/taro/utcah/00016/cah-00016.html 1/88 7/26/2021 A Guide to the Jesse Holman Jones Papers, 1880-1965 the Houston Endowment, Inc.; Jones's service as director general of the Department of Military Relief of the American Red Cross and member of the Red Cross War Council during World War I, as federal loan administrator of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation and secretary of commerce under Franklin D. Roosevelt, and as director general of the Texas Centennial Celebration; his activities as the chairman or the Houston Harbor Board, as a member of St. Paul's Methodist Church and chairman of its building committee, and in development, finance, and banking operations, particularly in Houston; and his collaboration with Edward Angley in writing 50 Million Dollars. A gap exists in the collection from 1930-1950 representing Jones's active service in the federal government. Most of the Jones material for those years is located in the Library of Congress. Collection contains correspondence, business and financial records, book manuscripts and research notes, speeches, certificates, address and appointment books, scrapbooks, magazine and newspaper clippings, annotated copies of the Congressional Record, blueprints, charts, photographs, films, cartoons, pamphlets, painting, drawings, posters, and phonograph records. There is some photocopied material. Return to the Table of Contents Organization Organized into sixteen series: 1. Early personal files. 2. Personal files. 3. Posthumous files. 4. Building files. 5. Book files.6. Magazine files. 7. Miscellaneous files. 8. Newspaper clippings. 9. Newspapers. 10. Oversize cabinet files. 11. Oversize items. 12. Photograph files. 13. Speech files. 14. Indexes. 15. Motion Picture films. 16. Sound recordings. JONES (JESSE HOLMAN) PAPERS: OUTLINE PAPERS: I. Early Personal Files 3M410-3M427 II. Personal Files 3M428-3M469 III. Posthumous Files 3M469-3M472 A. Correspondence and Cards 3M469-3M472 B. Resolutions and Memorials 3M471 C. Funeral Record 3M472 D. Reply Letters 3M472 E. Mrs. Jones 3M472 F. Gladys Mikell 3M472 IV. Building Files 3M473-3M475; 2.325/V12; 2.116/OD1223A; OD1275 V. Book Files A. Aunt Dicey Tales 3M476 B. 50 Billion Dollars 3M476-3M484 1. Galley Proofs 2. Books Sent, Memos and Lists 3. Reply Letters "A-Z" https://legacy.lib.utexas.edu/taro/utcah/00016/cah-00016.html 2/88 7/26/2021 A Guide to the Jesse Holman Jones Papers, 1880-1965 4. Criticisms 5. Requests 6. Research Materials C. Jesse H. Jones: The Man and the Statesman 3M484-3M485; 3M504 1. Biographical Material 2. Captions and Photographs 3. Correspondence 4. Manuscript 5. Proofs of Photographs VI. Magazine Files 3M486-3M488 A. Correspondence B. Articles VII. Miscellaneous Files 3M489-3M496, OD1275 VIII. Newspaper Clippings 3M497-3M499 IX. Newspapers (transferred to the Newspaper Collection of the Center for American History) X. Oversize Cabinet Files A. Cabinet I, JHJ2 Dwr. 6 Certificates, Honors, etc. Dwr 7 Declarations, Proclamations, etc. B. Cabinet II, JH3 Dwr 5 Maps, charts, and miscellaneous Dwr 6. Miscellaneous Brochures, Pamphlets, etc. 1-8 Dwr 7 Miscellaneous Brochures, Pamphlets, etc. 9-13 Dwr 8 Miscellaneous Brochures, Pamphlets, etc. 14-20 Dwr 10 Newspapers, Photostats, Templates, etc Dwr 12 Posters XI. Oversize Items A. Address Books 4K616-4K624 B. Audit Report 4K625 C. Congressional Records, Annotated 4K626-4K695 D. Programs 4K701-4K703 E. Scrapbooks 4K704-4K716 F. Trust Certificates 4K717 G. Building Files OD 1275; 2.116/OD1223A; 2.325/V12 H. Framed certificates and awards 4N57b-4N58a XII. Photograph Files I. Photograph Files JHJ 1: A. Jesse H. Jones and Others, Drawer 1 B. Jesse H. Jones, Portraits, Drawer 2 C. Portraits of Others, Drawers 2-3 D. Buildings, Drawer 2 E. Miscellaneous, Drawer 2-3 https://legacy.lib.utexas.edu/taro/utcah/00016/cah-00016.html 3/88 7/26/2021 A Guide to the Jesse Holman Jones Papers, 1880-1965 F. Theaters, Drawer 3 2.328: Extra Large Pictures Jesse H. Jones Portrait Buildings Cartoon Work of Art Miscellaneous II. Oversize Items Framed Pictures 4N49a, 4N51b Jesse H. Jones Portraits 4N31a-b, 4N51a, 4N52a-e Jesse H. Jones and others 4N53a, 3T402G Group Photographs 4N54a,c,f Portraits 4N51c-d, 4N53b, 4N55a-b Buildings JHJ 2 Drawer 2, 4N59aCartoons 4N59b-4N59cWorks of Art, Miscellaneous III. Oversize Cabinet Files A. Cabinet I, JHJ 2 Dwr 1 Buildings Dwr 2-5 Cartoons, 1928-1956, undated Dwr 5 Jesse H. Jones, Portraits nos. 1-33 Dwr 8 Group Photographs Dwr 9 Jesse H. Jones portraits, nos. 1-13 Dwr 10 Jesse H. Jones portraits, nos. 14, 15 Dwr 11 Jesse H. Jones portraits, nos. 16-20 Dwr 12 Jesse H. Jones portraits, nos. 21-33 B. Cabinet II, JHJ 3 B. Cabinet II, JHJ 3 Dwr 1 Jesse H. Jones, Portraits nos. 34-38 Dwr 2 Jesse H. Jones, Portraits nos. 39-48 Dwr 3 Jesse H. Jones and others, nos. 1-46 Dwr 4 Jesse H. Jones and others, nos. 47-73 Dwr 6 Miscellaneous photographs Dwr 7 Photo album of San Jacinto Monument and Museum Dwr 9 Miscellaneous photographs, nos. 1-19 Dwr 10 Newspaper photostats and templates Dwr 11 Portraits, nos. 1-75 Dwr 12 Works of Art IV. Motion Picture Films, 3Y300 XIII. Speech Files 3M500-3M503 XIV. Indexes I. Appointment and Telephone Index JHJ 4-8 B. Early Personal and Personal Files to Persons 3N69-3N71 C. Gifts Received Index JHJ 9 XVI. Sound Recordings 2.325 Range R Return to the Table of Contents https://legacy.lib.utexas.edu/taro/utcah/00016/cah-00016.html 4/88 7/26/2021 A Guide to the Jesse Holman Jones Papers, 1880-1965 Index Terms Subjects (Persons) - Papers Cullen, Hugh Roy, 1881- Jones, Jesse H. (Jesse Holman), 1874-1956. Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924. Subjects (Organizations) - Papers Democratic Party (U.S.) Methodist Hospital (Houston, Tex.) Port of Houston Authority. Reconstruction Finance Corporation. St. Paul's Methodist Church (Houston, Tex.) South Texas Lumber Company. United States. Congress. American National Red Cross. Texas Centennial (1936 : Dallas, Tex.) Houston chronicle Subjects - Papers Architecture--Designs and plans. Banks and banking--Texas. Caricatures and cartoons--United States. Banks and banking--Texas--Houston. Building--Texas--Houston. Exhibitions--Texas. Historic sites--Texas. Hospitals--Texas. Hotels, taverns, etc.--Texas. Livestock--Texas. Lumber trade--Texas. New Deal, 1933-1939. Newspapers--Texas--Houston. Politicians--Texas. Real estate business--Texas. San Jacinto Battleground Monument (Tex.) Places - Papers Houston (Tex.). Texas--Centennial celebrations, etc. San Jacinto Battleground State Historical Park (Tex.) Texas--Economic conditions--Houston. United States--Economic conditions--1918-1945. Genres - Papers Architectural drawings Persons - Photographs https://legacy.lib.utexas.edu/taro/utcah/00016/cah-00016.html 5/88 7/26/2021 A Guide to the Jesse Holman Jones Papers, 1880-1965 Angley, J. Edward Farley, James A. Holcombe, Oscar Jones, Audrey Louise Jones, Jesse H. (Jesse Holman) 1874-1956. Jones, Mary Gibbs Rogers, Will, 1879-1935. Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924. Places - Photographs Houston (Tex.) Subjects -Photographs Banks and banking Beauty pageants Business and commerce Cartoons Churches Exhibitions and exhibits Hotels Houston Fat Stock Show Livestock Monuments and memorials Merchants and stores Politics and politicians Reconstruction Finance Corporation American National Red Cross St. Paul's Methodist Church (Houston Tex.) San Jacinto Battleground Monument (Tex.) Texas Centennial (1936 : Dallas, Tex.) Theaters Return to the Table of Contents Administrative Information Preferred Citation Jesse Holman Jones Papers, 1880-1965, Center for American History, University of Texas at Austin. Return to the Table of Contents Detailed Description of the Collection https://legacy.lib.utexas.edu/taro/utcah/00016/cah-00016.html 6/88 7/26/2021 A Guide to the Jesse Holman Jones Papers, 1880-1965 JONES (JESSE HOLMAN) PAPERS box 3M410 Early Personal Files: American Red Cross, Correspondence: 1917; October-December, 1918; January- February, August, 1919 June, October, December, 1923; Undated American Red Cross, Miscellaneous Materials, 1919, 1922, Undated Daughters and