Collection context
Summary
- Creators:
- Jones, Richard Foster
- Abstract:
- Collection contains manuscripts dating from his period at Stanford as well as papers from his student days at Cornell (1909-1918) and correspondence written during his service as Dean of Graduate Studies at Washington University (1943-1945). Also included are personal business papers and correspondence from 1945-1965. Accession 2021-111 consists of letters to and from Richard Foster Jones. The letters are mainly between him and his wife, Lucile Law Jones, with dates ranging from 1903-1940.
- Extent:
- 7.75 Linear Feet
- Language:
- English .
- Preferred citation:
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[identification of item] Richard Foster Jones Papers (SC0118). Department of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
Background
- Scope and content:
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Collection contains manuscripts dating from his period at Stanford as well as papers from his student days at Cornell (1909-1918) and correspondence written during his service as Dean of Graduate Studies at Washington University (1943-1945). Also included are personal business papers and correspondence from 1945-1965. Accession 2021-111 consists of letters to and from Richard Foster Jones. The letters are mainly between him and his wife, Lucile Law Jones, with dates ranging from 1903-1940.
- Biographical / historical:
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Richard Foster Jones was a Professor of English at Stanford (1945-1952) and founder of the Stanford Creative Writing Center.
- Acquisition information:
- Gift of anonymous, 1972.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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This collection is open for research.
- Terms of access:
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All requests to reproduce, publish, quote from, or otherwise use collection materials must be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, California 94304-6064. Consent is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission from the copyright owner. Such permission must be obtained from the copyright owner, heir(s) or assigns. See: http://library.stanford.edu/depts/spc/pubserv/permissions.html.
Restrictions also apply to digital representations of the original materials. Use of digital files is restricted to research and educational purposes.
- Preferred citation:
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[identification of item] Richard Foster Jones Papers (SC0118). Department of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
- Location of this collection:
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Stanford University Archives, Green Library557 Escondido MallStanford, CA 94305-6064, US
- Contact:
- (650) 725-1022