Jones (Holway R.) Sierra Club Papers, 1907-1982

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Summary

Title:
Jones (Holway R.) Sierra Club Papers,
Dates:
1907-1982
Creators:
Frances Doreen Jones
Language:
English.
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Jones (Holway R.) Sierra Club Papers, Mss257, Holt-Atherton Department of Special Collections, University of the Pacific Library

Background

Scope and content:

The Holway Jones Papers consist largely of Sierra Club Board of Directors' Minutes (1907-1982) and related materials.

Biographical / historical:

Holway R. Jones was a librarian at the University of California, Berkeley (1951-1963) and later at the University of Oregon (1963-1982). He held many offices in the Sierra Club between 1959 and 1978, serving as Associate Secretary (1959-1960), a member of the Board of Directors (1973-1976), and as "Fifth Officer" (1974-1976). Jones gathered the materials in this collection for use in writing John Muir and the Sierra Club: The Battle for Yosemite (1965).

Physical location:
For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the library's online catalog.
Physical description:
2.5 linear ft.

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Processed by Don Walker; machine-readable finding aid created by Don Walker
Date Prepared:
© 1998
Date Encoded:
Machine-readable finding aid derived from paper by means of scanning and OCR; OCR file edited for typographical errors before encoding. Date of source: 1995.

Access and use

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Jones (Holway R.) Sierra Club Papers, Mss257, Holt-Atherton Department of Special Collections, University of the Pacific Library

Location of this collection:
University of the Pacific, Holt-Atherton Department of Special Collections, University Library
Stockton, CA 95211, US
Contact:
(209) 946-2404
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