Eli Jones papers
Scope and Contents
This collection is comprised of the photographs, certificate of removal of Eli Jones, and a single volume of pressed plants.
Dates
- Creation: 1867-1882
Creator
- Jones, Eli (Person)
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research use.
Use Restrictions
Standard Federal Copyright Laws Apply (U.S. Title 17).
Biographical Note
Eli Jones (1807-1890) was born in China, Maine, the son of Abel and Susannah Jepson Jones. He married Sybil Jones in 1833. He was acknowledged a minister and began traveling in the ministry with his wife to Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. Together they also visited most of the Yearly Meetings in the United States; in Africa they visited Liberia; in Europe, they journeyed to England, Ireland, France, Norway, Germany, Switzerland, and Greece. Finally, they went to do religious work in the Middle East. Jones was active in most New England Yearly Meeting committees, working for the causes of temperance, education, and peace. He served in the legislature in Augusta, Maine, in 1854, and was responsible for re-opening Oak Grove Seminary in 1856, serving as principal that year.
Extent
.05 linear ft. (3 folders)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
This collection is comprised of the photographs, certificate of removal of Eli Jones, and a single volume of pressed plants.
Acquisition
Unknown.
Processing Information
Processed by Kara Flynn; completed February, 2016.
- Title
- Eli Jones papers, 1867-1882
- 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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