]
]
This is a finding aid. It is a description of archival material held in the Wilson Library at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Unless otherwise noted, the materials described below are physically available in our reading room, and not digitally available through the World Wide Web. See the FAQ section for more information.
Expand/collapse
Collection Overview
| Size | 4.5 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 3,000 items) |
| Abstract | William Davis Jones II (1894-1977) was born in Belton, Mo. After World War I, he worked with various agricultural organizations, chiefly in North Carolina. He was a warehouse examiner for the United States Department of Agriculture, 1936-1950. In 1951, he became director of the Storage and Distribution Division, United States Office of Civil and Defense Mobilization, from which he retired in 1961. The collection includes personal and family correspondence and writings of William Davis Jones II. Included is correspondence between Jones and his son, William Davis Jones III, in Raleigh, N.C.; personal and family history materials relating to the Jones family and the Kitchen family; job applications and employment data; volumes containing essays, diary entries, and copies of outgoing letters; and family photographs. |
| Creator | Jones, William Davis, 1894-1977. |
| Language | English |
Expand/collapse
Information For Users
Expand/collapse
Subject Headings
The following terms from Library of Congress Subject Headings suggest topics, persons, geography, etc. interspersed through the entire collection; the terms do not usually represent discrete and easily identifiable portions of the collection--such as folders or items.
Clicking on a subject heading below will take you into the University Library's online catalog.
Expand/collapse
Related Collections
Expand/collapse
Biographical
Information
William Davis Jones II (1894-1977) was born in Belton, Mo., to William Davis and Mary Stella Jones. He attended the United States Naval Academy, 1913-1916, and served with the United States Army, 1917-1918. After World War I, he worked with various agricultural organizations, chiefly in North Carolina and in 1935 was appointed junior agricultural statistician with the Bureau of Agricultural Economics. He was a warehouse examiner for the United States Department of Agriculture, 1936-1950. In 1951, he became director of the Storage and Distribution Division, United States Office of Civil and Defense Mobilization, from which he retired in 1961. He was married to Ruth Culbreth Jones and they had a son, William Davis "Dave" Jones III, an advertising executive and newspaper man.
Back to Top
Expand/collapse
Scope and Content
The collection incldues personal and family correspondence and writings of William Davis Jones II. Included is correspondence between Jones and his son, William Davis Jones III, in Raleigh, N.C.; personal and family history materials relating to the Jones and Kitchen families; job applications and employment data; volumes containing essays, diary entries, and copies of outgoing letters; and family photographs.
Back to Top
Expand/collapse
Series Quick Links
Expand/collapse
Series 1. Correspondence
Arrangement: alphabetical by correspondent.
Expand/collapse
Series 2. Miscellaneous Writings and Papers
Arrangement: alphabetical by subject.
Expand/collapse
Series 3. Other Materials, circa 1840-1974.
Expand/collapse
Items Separated
Photographs (PF-4015/1-2, OP-PF-4015/18)
Back to TopProcessed by: SHC Staff
Encoded by: Noah Huffman, December 2007
Updated by: Kate Stratton and Jodi Berkowitz, June 2009
This collection was rehoused and a summary created with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
This finding aid was created with support from NC ECHO.
Back to Top