Robert S. Jones collection
Collection — Folder: S2771
Identifier: S2771
Scope and Contents
This collection includes photostats of a census list and maps from Robert S. Jones' survey in the Midwest during the 1930s, regarding the speech patterns found in some midwestern states to illustrate the evolution of different "Hoosierisms", or words and phrases used by people in Indiana which differ from dictionary speech patterns. There is also a photostat of a letter from Jones to Caroline Dunn.
Dates
- 1930s
Creator
- Jones, Robert S., 1878- (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Legal title, copyright, and literary rights reside with Rare Books and Manuscripts, Indiana State Library, Indianapolis, IN. All requests to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted to Rare Books and Manuscripts.
Biographical Note
Robert S. Jones was born in Indiana in 1878 and lived around the Midwest throughout the course of his life. He was an ice inspector until he finished his schooling to be a physician, specifically a general practitioner. Interested in language thoughout his life, Jones conducted a survey in the 1930s regarding the words and phrases of his home state and how they evolved thoughout the region. He married May Beverley Bernard and eventually moved to Asheville, North Carolina.
Sources:
Items in the collection
Ancestry.com. "Robert S. Jones." 1920 United States Federal Census. Accessed February 5, 2024. https://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "Robert S. Jones." 1950 United States Federal Census. Accessed February 5, 2024. https://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Sources:
Items in the collection
Ancestry.com. "Robert S. Jones." 1920 United States Federal Census. Accessed February 5, 2024. https://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "Robert S. Jones." 1950 United States Federal Census. Accessed February 5, 2024. https://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Extent
0.01 Cubic Feet (1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
This collection consists of one item.
Custodial History
This collection was received by Rare Books and Manuscripts as a donation in 1998.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Processing Information
Collection processing completed in 1999 by Phillip N. Williams. Finding aid created in 1999 by Phillip N. Williams. EAD finding aid created 2024/02/05 by A.J. Chrapliwy. EAD finding aid revised 2024/03/27 by Brittany Kropf.
Creator
- Jones, Robert S., 1878- (Person)
- Title
- Robert S. Jones collection
- Status
- Completed
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Rare Books and Manuscripts Repository
Contact:
140 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A.
317-232-3671
140 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A.
317-232-3671
