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.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Donated in 1966.

Conditions Governing Use

Portions of this collection are in the Public Domain. No Copyright – United States: Collection is in the Public Domain under the laws of the United States. http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/ For additional information, please contact the Special Collections Libraries at sclib@uga.edu.

Finding Aid Publication

Finding aid prepared on: 2009 March 18.

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Related Materials and Subjects

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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, undated
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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 - The Way of the Transgressors is Hard - Social Glass, Occasional Glass, Habitual Glass
21	2	Broadsides
			Includes Silver Star Temperance & Tobacco Leaflets, Anti-tobacco tracts, photocopies of various broadsides about WCTU, temperance, meetings, etc.
21	3	Printed Material
			Includes American Illustrated Methodist Magazine (1905), Carroll County Fair and Poultry Show (1916), YMCA Movement (1885), Bible Finger Post tracks, Why the World is so Wicked, The People's Central Church (1894), Lectures Rev. Ward B. Pickard, Program National Conference of Charities and Correction (1899), Truth in a Nutshell or the ABC of the Word, etc.
21	4	Printed Material
			Includes Perfect Love, Sunday School Magazine (1911), Christian Giving or Paying What We Owe, The Advent, Christian Advocate (1912), Law of Christian Stewardship, Directory of Protestant Ministers (Nashville, 1898), etc.
21	5	Printed Material
			Includes Jerry McAuley tells his own story, Religion or Christ, the Four Judgements, the Way of Salvation, and parts of the Thunderbolts
21	6	Printed Material
			Includes Annual Report of the Woman's Missionary Society (1889), Korea (Laymen's Missionary Movement, 1910), List of Assets of the Commercial National Bank (Nashville), Revival Resolves, Modern Holiness (so called), Notice to all Free Masons in the World!, Everyone has her own Place, Legislating upon Religion, Woman's Missionary Society (1878), Dr. Kirkus Reviewed, Weekly Broadaxe, advertisement for Preacher and Homiletic Monthly
21	7	Printed Material
			Includes Volunteers' Gazette (1898), Law and the Gospel, Noah's Carpenters, Tired of Missions, Africa report of the Board of Foreign Missions (1923)
21	8	Printed Material
			Includes Tobacco Problem, New Movement in the Interest of Children, Tired of Missions, Every Man's Life a Plan of God, Figuring the Tithe, Jesus - Buddha What is the Difference, Candid Appeal, Blood for a Token; Philathea the class officers, committees, and their duties; What God says to his Soldiers
21	9	Photographs

 

7. Writings, Sermons, Lectures
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22	1	Writings, Sermons & Lectures
			Includes gubernatorial candidate Allen Candler and prohibition, Boston Charities, and others
22	2	Writings, Sermons & Lectures
			Includea Temperance, Prohibition, Manhood and Money, Get There and Stay There, and others
22	3	Writings, Sermons & Lectures
			Includes Ravages of Rum, Medley of Philosophy, Character and Characters, Knowing Christ, and others
22	4	Writings, Sermons & Lectures
22	5	Printed Materials - The Thunderbolts
22	6	Programs from churches, schools and assembly
			Includes Monteagle Assembly (Grundy County, TN), YMCA, West End Institute, Wynnton Academy (Columbus), Hamner Home School (Washington, DC), Good Templars, and others

 

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