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Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
Title: Richard Foster Jones papers
Creator:
Jones, Richard Foster
Identifier/Call Number: SC0118
Identifier/Call Number: 15087
Physical Description:
7.75 Linear Feet
Date (inclusive): 1903-1965
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.
Immediate Source of Acquisition note
Gift of anonymous, 1972.
This collection is open for research.
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.
Richard Foster Jones Papers (SC0118). Department of Special Collections and University
Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
Biographical/Historical Sketch
Richard Foster Jones was a Professor of English at Stanford (1945-1952) and founder of the
Stanford Creative Writing Center.
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.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Manuscripts (for publication).
Personal Correspondence
Love
letters.
Stanford University. Department of English.
Faculty
Jones, Richard Foster