Sam P. Jones papers

Descriptive Summary
Title: Sam P. Jones papers
Creator: Jones, Sam P. (Sam Porter), 1847-1906
Inclusive Dates: 1863-1950
Language(s): English
Extent: 13.25 Linear Feet 24 document boxes, 1 oversized box
Collection Number: ms2
Repository: Hargrett Library

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Collection Description

Biographical note

Reverend Samuel Porter Jones (1847-1906), Methodist preacher, author, philanthropist, prohibitionist, evangelist, resided in Cartersville, Bartow County, Georgia.

For more information, see the article Sam Jones (1847-1906) in the New Georgia Encyclopedia.

Scope and Content

The papers of Sam P. Jones includes correspondence mostly from 1863 to 1907; writings, sermons, lectures; and diaries, journals, and notebooks. The correspondence contains mainly letters requesting Reverend Jones to speak and remarks of individuals who had attended a sermon or lecture. The writings, sermons and lectures relate to his work in promoting prohibition. The diaries and journals (1892-1923) were kept mainly by his wife, Laura McElwain Jones, and document her social and daily activities in Cartersville, Georgia.

Organization and Arrangement

Organized into 8 series: biographical/genealogical information; correspondence; advertisements; financial records; clippings; printed material; writings, sermons, lectures; and diaries, journals, scrapbooks.

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Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Sam P. Jones papers. MS 2. Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.

Finding Aid Publication

Finding aid prepared on: 2009 March 18.

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Series Descriptions and Folder Listing

 

1. Biographical/Genealogical Information

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Biography and Genealogy

 

2. Correspondence, 1863-1959
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1	2	Correspondence, 1863
1	3	Correspondence, 1870s
1	4	Correspondence, 1880s
1	5	Correspondence, 1880
1	6	Correspondence, 1881
1	7	Correspondence, 1882 January-December
1	8	Correspondence, 1883 January-May
1	9	Correspondence, 1883 June-December
1	10	Correspondence, 1884 January
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2	1	Correspondence, 1884 February
2	2	Correspondence, 1884 March
2	3	Correspondence, 1884 April
2	4	Correspondence, 1884 May
2	5	Correspondence, 1884 June
2	6	Correspondence, 1884 July
2	7	Correspondence, 1884 August
2	8	Correspondence, 1884 September 1-12
2	9	Correspondence, 1884 September 13-30
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3	1	Correspondence, 1884 October 1-20
3	2	Correspondence, 1884 October 21-31
3	3	Correspondence, November 1884
3	4	Correspondence, December 1884
3	5	Correspondence, January 1885
3	6	Correspondence, February 2-16 1885
3	7	Correspondence, February 17-28 1885
3	8	Correspondence, March 1-6 1885
3	9	Correspondence, No Date
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4	1	Correspondence, March 17-31 1885
4	2	Correspondence, April 1885
4	3	Correspondence, May 1885
4	4	Correspondence, June 1885
4	5	Correspondence, July 1885
4	6	Correspondence, August 1885
4	7	Correspondence, September 1885
4	8	Correspondence, October 1885
4	9	Correspondence, November 1885
4	10	Correspondence, December 1885
4	11	Correspondence, 1886
4	12	Correspondence, January 1886
4	13	Correspondence, February 1-14 1886
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5	1	Correspondence, February 15-24 1886
5	2	Correspondence, March 1-16 1886
5	3	Correspondence, March 17-31 1836
5	4	Correspondence, April 1886
5	5	Correspondence, May 1-20 1886
5	6	Correspondence, May 21-31 1886
5	7	Correspondence, June - August 1886
5	8	Correspondence, September 1886
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6	1	Correspondence, October 1886
6	2	Correspondence, November 1886
6	3	Correspondence, December 1-14 1886
6	4	Correspondence, December 15-31 1886
6	5	Correspondence, January 1887
6	6	Correspondence, February 1887
6	7	Correspondence, March 1887
6	8	Correspondence, April 1887
6	9	Correspondence, May 1887
6	10	Correspondence, June 1887
6	11	Correspondence, July 1887
6	12	Correspondence, August 1887
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7	1	Correspondence, September 1887
7	2	Correspondence, October 1887
7	3	Correspondence, November 1887
7	4	Correspondence, December 1887
7	5	Correspondence, January 1888
7	6	Correspondence, February 1-10 1888
7	7	Correspondence, February 11-30 1888
7	8	Correspondence, March 1888
7	9	Correspondence, April 1888
7	10	Correspondence, May 1888
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8	1	Correspondence, June 1888
8	2	Correspondence, July 1888
8	3	Correspondence, August - September 1888
8	4	Correspondence, October - December 1888
8	5	Correspondence, 1888 ?
8	6	Correspondence, January - April 1889
8	7	Correspondence, May - September 1889
8	8	Correspondence, October - November 1889
8	9	Correspondence, December 1889
8	10	Correspondence, January 1890
8	11	Correspondence, February 1890
8	12	Correspondence, March 1-25 1890
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9	1	Correspondence, March 26-31 1890
9	2	Correspondence, April 1890
9	3	Correspondence, May 1890
9	4	Correspondence, June-August 1890
9	5	Correspondence, September - December 1890
9	6	Correspondence, 1891
9	7	Correspondence, January 1892
9	8	Correspondence, February - April 1892
9	9	Correspondence, May - July 1892
9	10	Correspondence, August - October 1892
9	11	Correspondence, November 1892
9	12	Correspondence, December 1892
9	13	Correspondence, January 1893
9	14	Correspondence, February 1893
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10	1	Correspondence, March 1893
10	2	Correspondence, April 1893
10	3	Correspondence, May 1893
10	4	Correspondence, June 1-10 1893
10	5	Correspondence, June 11-19 1893
10	6	Correspondence, June 20-30 1893
10	7	Correspondence, July 1893
10	8	Correspondence, August - November 1893
10	9	Correspondence, 1894
10	10	Correspondence, January 1895
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11	1	Correspondence, February 1895
11	2	Correspondence, March 1-18 1895
11	3	Correspondence, March 19-31 1895
11	4	Correspondence, April 1895
11	5	Correspondence, May 1895
11	6	Correspondence, June - July 1895
11	7	Correspondence, August 1895
11	8	Correspondence, September 1895
11	9	Correspondence, October 1895
11	10	Correspondence, November - December 1895
11	11	Correspondence, January - August 1896
11	12	Correspondence, September 1896
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12	1	Correspondence, October - November 1896
12	2	Correspondence, 1896
12	3	Correspondence, January 1897
12	4	Correspondence, February - July 1897
12	5	Correspondence, August - September 1897
12	6	Correspondence, October 1897
12	7	Correspondence, November - December 1897
12	8	Correspondence, January 1898
12	9	Correspondence, February 1898
12	10	Correspondence, March 1-15 1898
12	11	Correspondence, March 15-23 1898
12	12	Correspondence, April - May 1898
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13	1	Correspondence, June 1898
13	2	Correspondence, July 1898
13	3	Correspondence, August 1-20 1898
13	4	Correspondence, August 22-31 1898
13	5	Correspondence, September 1898
13	6	Correspondence, October - December 1898
13	7	Correspondence, January 1899
13	8	Correspondence, February 1899
13	9	Correspondence, March 1899
13	10	Correspondence, April 1-19 1899
13	11	Correspondence, April 20-28 1899
13	12	Correspondence, May - July 1899
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14	1	Correspondence, August - December 1899
14	2	Correspondence, 1890s
14	3	Correspondence, January - February 1900
14	4	Correspondence, March - October 1900
14	5	Correspondence, January - October 1900
14	6	Correspondence, October 4 - November 1 1901
14	7	Correspondence, 1902 1903 1904
14	8	Correspondence, 1905
14	9	Correspondence, January - October 15 1906
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15	1	Correspondence, October 16 1906
15	2	Correspondence, October 17-19 1906
15	3	Correspondence, October 20-24 1906
15	4	Correspondence, October 25 - December 12 1906
15	5	Correspondence, January - April 12 1907
15	6	Correspondence, April 13 - October 20 1907
15	7	Correspondence, 1909
15	8	Correspondence, 1911-1917
15	9	Correspondence, 1919
15	10	Correspondence, 1920s
15	11	Correspondence, 1950s
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16	1	Correspondence, undated
16	2	Correspondence, undated
16	3	Correspondence, undated
16	4	Correspondence, undated
16	6	Correspondence, undated
16	7	Correspondence, undated
16	8	Correspondence, undated
16	9	Correspondence, undated
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17	1	Correspondence, undated
17	2	Misc., undated
17	3	Misc.

 

3. Advertisements
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17	4	Advertisements
17	5	Advertisements

 

4. Financial Records
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17	6	Cancelled Checks, 1885
17	7	Cancelled Checks, 1895
17	8	Cancelled Checks, 1896
17	9	Cancelled Checks, 1887
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18	1	Cancelled Checks, 1898
18	2	Cancelled Checks, 1913
18	3	Cancelled Checks, 1915
18	4	Cancelled Checks, 1916
18	5	Cancelled Checks, 1917
18	6	Cancelled Checks, 1918
18	7	Cancelled Checks, 1919
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19	1	Checkbooks, used

 

5. Clippings
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19	2	Clippings & Newspapers
19	3	Clippings & Newspapers
19	4	Clippings & Newspapers
19	5	Clippings & Newspapers
19	6	Clippings & Newspapers
19	7	Clippings & Newspapers
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20	1	Clippings & Newspapers, 1906
20	2	Clippings & Newspapers, 1906
20	3	Clippings & Newspapers, 1906
20	4	Clippings & Newspapers
20	5	Empty Envelopes
20	6	Empty Envelopes
20	7	Empty Envelopes
20	8	Empty Envelopes

 

6. Printed Materials
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21	1	Illustrations
21	2	Broadsides
21	3	Printed Material
21	4	Printed Material
21	5	Printed Material
21	6	Printed Material
21	7	Printed Material
21	8	Printed Material

 

7. Writings, Sermons, Lectures
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22	1	Writings, Sermons & Lectures: Programs
22	2	Writings, Sermons & Lectures: Programs
22	3	Writings, Sermons & Lectures: Programs
22	4	Writings, Sermons & Lectures: Programs
22	5	Writings, Sermons & Lectures: Programs
22	6	Programs

 

8. Diaries, Journals, Scrapbooks
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23	1	Diary, 1892
23	2	Diary, 1893
23	3	Diary, 1894-1897
23	4	Diary, 1905
23	5	Diary, 1914
23	6	Diary, 1918
23	7	Diary, 1923
23	8	Scrapbook
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24	1	Journal, 1895
24	2	Journal, 1897
24	3	Journal, 1904
24	4	Journal, 1906
24	5	Journal, 1908
24	6	Journal, 1909
24	7	Journal, 1910
24	8	Journal, 1918
24	9	Journal, 1919
24	10	Journal, 1921
24	11	Journal, 1922
24	12	Letters
24	13	Misc. Books
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25		Scrapbooks, 1890-1899