Washington State University Libraries Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections
Guide to the William Carey Jones Papers
1891-1898
Cage 280
Table of Contents
Summary Information
- Repository
- Washington State University Libraries, Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections
- Creator
- Jones, William Carey
- Title
- William Carey Jones Papers
- ID
- Cage 280
- Date [inclusive]
- 1891-1898
- Extent
- .5 linear feet of shelf space, 1 box
- Language
- Collection materials are in English.
- Abstract
- Scrapbooks of press clippings about William C. Jones, and speeches given by him.
Preferred Citation
[Item Description] William Carey Jones Papers, 1891-1898
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections Washington State University Libraries Pullman, WA
Biography/History
William Carey Jones was born in New York in 1855 and practiced law from 1876 to 1897. He moved to the Territory of Washington in 1887. In 1897, Jones was elected as a Silver Republican to the United States House of Representatives. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1898, affiliated with the Democratic party. He resumed the practice of law, and died in Spokane in 1927.
Scope and Content
This collection consists of scrapbooks of newspaper clippings about Jones, 1891-1898; and a book of two speeches Jones delivered to Congress, printed by the Government Printing Office in 1898.
Arrangement
This collection is arranged in a single series.
Administrative Information
Publication Information
Washington State University Libraries Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections 2013
http://www.libraries.wsu.edu/masc/
Terrell Library
P.O. Box 645610
Pullman, WA, 99164-5610 USA
509-335-6691
mascref@wsu.edu
Restrictions on Access
This collection is open and available for research use.
Names and Subjects
Geographic Name(s)
- United States -- Politics and government -- 1889-1893 -- Sources
- United States -- Politics and government -- 1893-1897 -- Sources
Personal Name(s)
Creator(s) :
- Jones, William Carey
Subject(s)
- Jones, William Carey, 1855-1927
- Politics and Politicians
Bibliography
(Bibiography Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress)