| Repository: | Western Reserve Historical Society |
| Creator: | Jones, Benjamin T. |
| Title: | Benjamin T. Jones Papers |
| Dates: | 1855-1933 |
| Extent: | 0.40 linear feet (1 container) |
| Abstract: | Benjamin T. Jones (born 1842 or 1843) was an educator in Ohio. The collection consists of correspondence, letters of recommendation, memoranda, teacher's certificates, and newspaper clippings, dealing with Jones' activities as a teacher and superintendent of schools in Ashland, Bellaire, and Millersburg, Ohio, professor at Bethany College, W.Va., and Buchtel College, Akron, Ohio, and teacher at various secondary schools in Cleveland, and with Jones' participation in the American Civil War as a captain in the 120th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry. |
| MS Number | MS 2052 |
| Location: | closed stacks |
| Language: | The records are in English |
The Benjamin T. Jones Papers, 1855-1933 and undated, consist of correspondence, letters of recommendation, memoranda, teacher's certificates, and newspaper clippings, dealing with Jones' activities as a teacher and superintendent of schools in Ashland, Bellaire, and Millersburg, Ohio, professor at Bethany College, West Virginia, and Buchtel College, Akron, Ohio, and teacher at various secondary schools in Cleveland, Ohio, and with Jones' participation in the Civil War as a captain in the 120th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry.
This collection will be useful to researchers studying the the history of secondary and higher education in Ohio, particularly public schools in Cleveland, Ashland, Bellaire, and Millersburg, Ohio, and Buchtel College in Akron. Those studying the history of the Civil War and the activities of the 120th Regiment of the Ohio Volunteer Infantry will find this collection useful.
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The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
[Container ___, Folder ___ ] MS 2052 Benjamin T. Jones Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, Ohio
Gift of Isaac N. Jones in 1933.
Benjamin T. Jones Papers 1855-1933 undated |
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| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 1 | 1-2 | Correspondence 1855-1906 | |||||||||
| 1 | 3 | Biographical material of the Jones Family 1859-1906 1933 | |||||||||
| 1 | 4 | Civil War records and reports of Captain Benjamin Jones 1864-1865 | |||||||||
| 1 | 5 | Bethany College programs, newspaper clippings, and alumni sketches 1868 1875 | |||||||||
| 1 | 6 | Ashland, Ohio, High School Alumni Organization 1882-1886 | |||||||||
| 1 | 6 | Ashland, Ohio, High School newspaper clippings 1863-1903 | |||||||||
| 1 | 7 | Grade reports 1865-1900 | |||||||||
| 1 | 7 | Teacher's certificate 1859 | |||||||||
| 1 | 7 | Miscellaneous material undated | |||||||||