Benjamin S. Jones papers
Scope and Contents
This collection is comprised of one folder of correspondence related to the manuscripts of Benjamin Jones, as well as two of his typed manuscripts.
Dates
- Creation: 1840, 1938-1948
Creator
- Jones, Benjamin S. (Person)
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research use.
Use Restrictions
Standard Federal Copyright Laws Apply (U.S. Title 17).
Biographical Note
Benjamin S. Jones was an editor of the Anti-Slavery Bugle, an abolitionist publication of the Western Anti-Slavery Society (previously the Ohio American Anti-Slavery Society). The Anti-Slavery Bugle was published beginning June 20, 1845, until May 4, 1861, primarily in Salem, Columbiana County, Ohio. Salem was home to many Quakers, and was an active station of the Underground Railroad. The publisher of the paper was James Barnaby; the paper's motto was "No union with slaveholders." Other editors included Marius (Warren?) R. Robertson, J. Elizabeth Hitchcock, and Oliver Johnson. The paper came to include material relating to the Women's Rights Movement.
Extent
.05 Linear Feet (2 folders)
Language
English
Overview
This collection contains correspondence related to the manuscripts of Benjamin Jones, as well as two of his typed manuscripts.
Acquisition
Unknown.
Processing Information
Processed by Kara Flynn; completed February, 2016. Revised by Allison Hall; completed July, 2020.
Genre / Form
Geographic
Topical
- Title
- Benjamin S. Jones papers, 1840, 1938-1948
- Author
- Kara Flynn
- Date
- February, 2016
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
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