Jones, Herschel V. (Herschel Vespasian), 1861-1928

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Herschel Vespasian Jones was born August 30, 1861, in Jefferson, New York, to William S. Jones and Helen ( née Merchant). Herschel married Lydia Augusta Wilcox in 1885 and had seven children: Tessie Wilcox (b. 1886), Carl Waring (1887), Florence Purrington (1889), Paul Merchant (b. 1890), Jefferson (b. 1891), Herschel V., Jr. (b. 1893), Moses Chase (b. 1894), and Frances Lois (b. 1895).

Herschel began working at a small Jefferson, New York newspaper when he was 15 years old, and purchased it three years later. He moved to Minneapolis in 1885, and in 1901 established Commercial West, a weekly grain and finance paper. He purchased the Minneapolis Journal in 1908. Over his lifetime, Herschel amassed a large library and art collection and made several large donations to the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, where he served as a member of the board of trustees for several years.

Carl Waring Jones married Helen Thirza ( née Winton) in 1921 and had three children: Winton, Waring, and Thirza. He attended Princeton University and published several local newspapers, including the Minneapolis Journal . He was also a magician and edited Greater Magic, published in 1938. Both Helen and Carl were also patrons of the arts in Minnesota where Carl served as director of the Minneapolis Institute of Arts. Carl Jones also served as president of the Minnesota Historical Society.

From the guide to the Herschel V Jones and family papers., circa 1830-1999., (Minnesota Historical Society)

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creatorOf Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870. Charles Dickens collection of papers, [1833]-[1975] bulk ([1833]-1909). New York Public Library System, NYPL
creatorOf Herschel Vespasian Jones Collection, 1886-1965 University of California, Santa Barbara. Davidson Library. Department of Special Collections.
referencedIn John Ruskin collection of papers, 1835-1914, 1855-1889 The New York Public Library. Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature.
creatorOf Jones, Herschel V. (Herschel Vespasian), 1861-1928. Letter signed : to Belle Greene, 1919 Nov. 22. Pierpont Morgan Library.
referencedIn Knute Nelson papers., 1861-1924. Minnesota Historical Society
creatorOf Lignamine, Francesco. Ad illustriss. p. Ven. Paulum Nanum Taruisii Praetorem praefectu[m]que liber : manuscript, [ca. 1510]. Houghton Library
creatorOf Herschel V Jones and family papers., circa 1830-1999. Minnesota Historical Society
referencedIn William Blake Dean and family papers, undated and 1813, 1851-1937. Minnesota Historical Society
referencedIn Houghton Library printed book provenance file, E-K. Houghton Library
creatorOf Douglas, Norman, 1868-1952. South wind : AMs and related material, [1916]-1924 Oct. 25. Rosenbach Museum & Library
creatorOf Nelson, Knute, 1843-1923. Knute Nelson papers, 1861-1924 (bulk 1916-1923). Minnesota Historical Society Library
creatorOf Alzate y Ramírez, José Antonio de, 1737-1799. Memoria sobre la naturaleza, cultibo, y beneficio de la Grana : manuscript signed, 1777 / Dn. Josef Antonio de Alzàte, y Ramirez. Rosenbach Museum & Library
creatorOf Ruskin, John, 1819-1900. John Ruskin collection of papers, 1835-1914 bulk (1855-1889). New York Public Library System, NYPL
referencedIn George Gissing collection of papers, 1871-1954, 1878-1929 The New York Public Library. Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature.
creatorOf Gissing, George, 1857-1903. George Gissing collection of papers, 1871-1954 bulk (1878-1929). New York Public Library System, NYPL
creatorOf Jones, Herschel V. (Herschel Vespasian), 1861-1928. Letter signed : to Belle Greene, 1920 Dec. 20. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Grantham, Thomas Robinson, Baron, 1695-1770. Collection of letters and documents relating to the colonial Pennsylvania, 1696-1773. Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens
creatorOf John, James, 1809-1886. Journal, 1841 May 16-Nov. 5. Rosenbach Museum & Library
referencedIn Charles Dickens collection of papers, 1833]-[1975, 1833-1909 The New York Public Library. Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature.
creatorOf Jones, Herschel V. (Herschel Vespasian), 1861-1928. Herschel V. Jones and family papers, circa 1830-1997. Minnesota Historical Society Library
creatorOf Jones, Herschel V. (Herschel Vespasian), 1861-1928. Herschel Vespasian Jones Collection, 1886-1965. University of California, Santa Barbara, UCSB Library
creatorOf Dean, William B. (William Blake), 1838-1922. William Blake Dean and family papers, undated and 1813, 1851-1937. Minnesota Historical Society Library
creatorOf Jones, Herschel V. (Herschel Vespasian), 1861-1928. Correspondence with Wanda Gág, 1916-1927. University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library
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associatedWith Alzate y Ramírez, José Antonio de, 1737-1799. person
associatedWith Dean, William B. (William Blake), 1838-1922. person
associatedWith Dean, William John, 1870-1941 person
associatedWith Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870 person
associatedWith Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870. person
associatedWith Douglas, Norman, 1868-1952. person
associatedWith Gissing, George, 1857-1903. person
associatedWith Greene, Belle da Costa, person
associatedWith Houghton Library. corporateBody
associatedWith John, James, 1809-1886. person
associatedWith Jones, Carl Waring, 1887-1957. person
associatedWith Jones family. family
associatedWith Jones family. family
associatedWith Jones, Helen Winton, 1890-1988. person
associatedWith Jones, Tessie, 1886-1967. person
associatedWith Jones, Thirza, d.1997. person
associatedWith Jones, Waring, d. 2008. person
associatedWith Jones, Winton, d. 2003. person
associatedWith Lignamine, Francesco. person
associatedWith Maclise, Daniel, 1806-1870 person
associatedWith Minneapolis Institute of Arts. corporateBody
associatedWith Nelson, Knute, 1843-1923. person
associatedWith Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849 person
associatedWith Ruskin, John, 1819-1900. person
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Minnesota--Minneapolis
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Birth 1861-08-30

Death 1928-05-24

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