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E. Sheldon Jones Collection

3 boxes, 1 oversize folder (2.75 linear feet)

(1880 – 1968)

Edward H. Nabb Center for Delmarva History and Culture, Salisbury, University, Salisbury, Maryland

Identifier 1993.006
Creator(s) Jones, E. Sheldon; Jones, I. Ernest
Acquisition

Donated by E. Sheldon Jones in 1993 (1993.006)
Language(s) English
Use Records are open for research. Copyright, including literary rights, belongs to the author(s) or their legal heirs. Permission to publish or reproduce must be obtained from the Nabb Research Center which extends beyond "fair use."
Preferred Citation "Item, collection title and identifier, box # and folder # (if applicable), Edward H. Nabb Research Center for Delmarva History and Culture, Salisbury University, Salisbury, Maryland."
Attribution Finding aid written by Ian Post
Related Materials None
Separated Materials

Oversize newspaper issues

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Abstract

The E. Sheldon Jones collection documents the career of the Salisbury Advertiser editor, E. Sheldon Jones, and his father, I. Ernest Jones, who was the Mayor of Salisbury from 1916 to 1920. The collection includes newspaper clippings and papers related to Jones' mayoral term, financial information of both Jones', photographs dating between the 1880s and 1940s, a State of Maryland court docket from James E. Cathell dating 1880-1882, handwritten and written recipes, and internal memos from the Red Star Motor Coach Company between 1942 and 1946.

Biographical History

E. Sheldon Jones was the editor of the Salisbury Advertiser and his father, I. Ernest Jones, was the Mayor of Salisbury from 1916 to 1920.

Arrangement Statement

The collection is arranged in eight series:

Series 1: Court Docket

Series 2: Mayor I.E. Jones

Series 3: Finances

Series 4: Red Star Motor Coach Company

Series 5: Recipes

Series 6: Certificates, Awards, Programs, and Ephemera

Series 7: Newspapers and Newspaper Clippings

Series 8: Photographs

Subject Terms

  • Topical Terms
    • Baseball
    • Court Records
    • Photography
    • Recipes
    • Sports
  • Corporate Names
    • Salisbury Advertiser Newspaper
  • Location Terms
    • Salisbury (Md.)

Inventory List

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Box 1

  1. Series 1: State of Maryland Court Docket of James E. Cathell, 1880-1882
  2. Series 2: Inaugural remarks and appointments of Mayor Jones, 1916
  3. Series 2: Correspondence of Mayor Jones, 1916-1917
  4. Series 2: City of Salisbury Notice to Public on Influenza, 1918
  5. Series 2: City of Salisbury General Election Ticket, 1918
  6. Series 2: Newspaper Clippings, 1910-1920
  7. Series 2: Promotional Text on Salisbury, circa 1916-1920
  8. Series 2: African American community peace resolutions, circa 1916-1920
  9. Series 2: Nanticoke River Bridge public hearing notice, 1930
  10. Series 3: E. Sheldon and I.E. Jones receipts, 1917-1933
  11. Series 3: E. Sheldon Jones checks, 1927-1928
  12. Series 3: E. Sheldon Jones tax information, 1927-1931
  13. Series 3: E. Sheldon Jones correspondence, 1923, 1928
  14. Series 4: Red Star Motor Coach Company Internal Memos, 1942-1946
  15. Series 5: Handwritten Recipes, undated
  16. Series 5: Print Recipes, undated
  17. Series 5: What a Cook Ought to Know about Corn Starch, 1910
  18. Series 5: Royal Baker and Pastry Cook cookbook, circa 1910
  19. Series 6: International Order of Odd Fellos notice, 1916
  20. Series 6: Awards and Certificates for E. Sheldon Jones, 1922-1941
  21. Series 6: Asbury Church day school certificate for William Lee Collins, 1927
  22. Series 6: Delmar High School class of 1933 program
  23. Series 6: Maryland State Normal School dinner program, 1933
  24. Series 6: Trinity Methodist Church program, 1945
  25. Series 6: Delmarva Sports Banquet program, 1951
  26. Series 6: Female Trader's License, circa 1916
  27. Series 6: Green Hill Country Club golfing score card, undated
  28. Series 6: School of Drawing envelope, undated
  29. Series 7: Newspaper Clipping Scrapbook, 1910-1917
  30. Series 7: E. Sheldon Jones newspaper clippings, 1912-1930
  31. Series 7: Newspaper Issues related to E. Sheldon Jones, 1948, 1966-1968 [SEPARATED]

Box 2

  1. Series 8: Photographs- Negatives, Tintypes, and Drawings
  2. Series 8: Photographs- Women- Everyday Life/Sports
  3. Series 8: Photographs- Men- Everyday Life/Sports
  4. Series 8: Photographs- Women- Studio/Portrait (1/2)
  5. Series 8: Photographs- Women- Studio/Portrait (2/2)
  6. Series 8: Photographs- Men- Studio/Portrait

Box 3

  1. Series 8: Photographs- Children- Everyday Life/Studio Portraits
  2. Series 8: Photographs- Groups and couples
  3. Series 8: Photographs- Landscapes

Artifacts

E. Sheldon Jones signature stamp

Hair net (made with human hair)

Attachments

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