urn:taro:ttu.sw.00168 Coleman Jones: An Inventory of His Papers, 1928-1966 and undated, in the Southwest Collection, Special Collections Libraries Abel Ramirez The Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library
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July 2003 Text converted and initial EAD tagging provided by Karen Hicks, July 2003. Finding aid written inEnglish Tue Jul 22 15:23:37 CDT 2003 urn:taro:ttu.sw.00168 converted from EAD 1.0 to 2002 by v1to02.xsl (20030505). Inventory for the Coleman Jones Papers, 1928-1966 and undated Abel Ramirez The Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, June 2003 Descriptive Summary Jones, Coleman, 1885-1966 Coleman Jones Papers, 1928-1966 and undated Papers relating to the activities of the Coleman Jones family in Hale County, Texas. S 500.1 Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, Texas Tech University 1 wallet (0.1 linear feet) English. Biographical Sketch

A poet, writer, and farmer, Jones was born in 1885 in Paint Rock, Texas, and, in the same year, his family moved to Hale County, Texas. He farmed in the Running Water Community in Hale County until 1945. He then worked for the Agriculture Stabilization Office in Plainview, Texas, until 1957. He married Lillie Ray, also of Hale County, in 1909, and the couple had five sons. Jones' father, Thornton Jones, was one of the original settlers of Plainview, Texas. Jones wrote numerous articles and poems concerning pioneer days in Texas and the South Plains. He died in 1966 in Plainview, Texas.

 Scope and Contents

The collection includes photocopies of correspondence, news clippings and literary productions pertaining to the Coleman Jones family of Hale County, Texas, and the pioneering activities of that area. The collection bulks (ca. 1887-1965) with reminiscences and poems by Coleman Jones.

 Index Terms

The subject headings used by the Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library are derived from the Library of Congress and/or locally developed.

Subjects (Persons) Jones, Coleman, 1885-1966 Jones, Thornton Jones, Lillie Ray Places Plainview (Tex.)--History Hale County (Tex.)--History Subjects Cowboys--Texas Cattle trade--Texas

Gift, 1970

 Access Restrictions

Open for research

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Abel Ramirez, June 2003

 Preferred Citation

Coleman Jones Papers, 1928-1966 and undated, Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas

 Vera Dean Wofford, ed. Hale County Facts and Folklore, Vol. II.Dallas, Texas: Taylor Publishing Company, 1986. Herman Ford. The History and Economic Development of Hale County, Texas.Boulder: s. l., 1932.

For related materials located in the Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, see the following collections:

Jewell Matlock Papers, 1983 Ralph E. Huston Papers, 1898-1919 Collection Inventory Papers, 1928-1966, and undated 1 Correspondence from Thornton Jones, 1928 2 Correspondence with Coleman Jones, 1964-1965 3 Correspondence from Lillie (Mrs. Coleman) Jones, 1960s 4 News Clippings, 1963-1966 5 Index to a Manuscript, 1960s 6 Collection of Reminiscences and Poems by Coleman Jones, undated 7 Collection of Reminiscences and Poems by Coleman Jones, undated 8 Collection of Reminiscences and Poems by Coleman Jones, undated