Joseph Jones biographical papers, 1895

Summary

Creator:
Jones, Joseph, 1833-1896
Date:
1895
Extent:
1 folder(s)
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Joseph Jones biographical papers, ms 1407. Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection consists of a biographical pamphlet and two letters to Liberty County historian, Rev. James Stacy. Both supplement Rev. Stacy's research for a biographical sketch of Joseph Jones. The first, dated 17 June 1895, from J. S. Winn gives much genealogical information. The second, a letter from R. Q. Mallard of 3 December 1895, recounts interestingly much Presbyterian history as well as material on Dr. Jones.

Biographical / historical:

Joseph Jones (1833-1896), was born in Liberty County, Georgia, the son of Charles Colcock Jones, a major planter and prominent minister to enslaved people, and his first cousin, Mary Sharpe Jones. Joseph Jones was educated at South Carolina College (now the University of South Carolina), Princeton College (now University, B.A., 1853), and the University of Pennsylvania (M.D., 1856). Between 1856 and 1861 he taught chemistry at the Savannah Medical College, natural sciences at the University of Georgia, and medical chemistry and pharmacy at the Medical College of Georgia. Jones' reputation as a leading student of health conditions in the nineteenth-century South was launched during these years. In 1859 he married Caroline Smelt Davis of Augusta, Georgia. The couple had three children. Jones was well known for his work regarding Yellow Fever; however, he clashed with national efforts to administer quarantines.

Access and use restrictions

Preferred citation:

Joseph Jones biographical papers, ms 1407. Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.