Gerald Denison Jones Papers
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Creation of Gerald Denison Jones Papers
Time of Creation of Gerald Denison Jones Papers
Jones, Gerald Denison
Biographical History for: Gerald Denison Jones Papers
Chet Whitaker, Bill Munson, Chick Lewis (football players) Born in Hansport, Nova Scotia, on August 24, 1878, Gerald Denison Jones graduated from the Framingham High School and Academy (1899) before entering the Massachusetts Agricultural College with the class of 1903. Known by his peers for his wit, "Gerry" Jones was an active presence on campus as class Secretary and Treasurer and as a member of the QTV Fraternity, the staff of the Index, and the class football and baseball teams, and he later served as agent for his class. Shortly after graduation, Jones began work as a foreman on a local onion farm owned by Walter D. Cowls, soon becoming his superintendent of trucking. In June 1907, he married Cowls' daughter Sarah, and thereafter joined his father-in-law in his various enterprises, which included substantial lumbering, farming, and realty interests. Jones became a well-respected figure in the Amherst community, serving on the board of investment for the Amherst Savings Bank during the mid-1930s and as a representative to the General Court from Hampshire County. Active in civic and church affairs, he supported both St. Andrews Episcopal Church in North Amherst and the North Congregational Church for many years and was a member of the Pacific Masonic Lodge in Amherst. At the time of his death on April 21, 1968, Jones was president of W.D. Cowls, Inc.
Acquired from Paul C. Jones, May 2001 (2001-024).
The papers of Gerry Jones contain a mix of ephemera dating from his days as an active member of the MAC Class of 1903. Beginning with a fine record book documenting meetings of the class from their freshman year through graduation, the collection includes menus, programs, and dance cards related to class events. Of particular interest is a menu from the first football banquet in 1902, celebrating one of the most successful teams of the MAC era, the one-loss team of 1901. The collection also includes two photographs, the first of what appears to be an early student protest (apparently opposing the "PUT bill") and the second depicting three members of the football team from the class of 1905; brief class notes from courses taken by Jones in 1903 on entomology (presumably taught by Charles Fernald) and physiological botany; and some banners, bunting, and other fabric signs, possibly related to an early reunion of the Class of 1903.
The collection is open for research.
Processed by I. Eliot Wentworth, June 2102.
Massachusetts Agricultural College--Students.
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Massachusetts Agricultural College--Alumni.
Football--Photographs.
Demonstrations--Massachusetts--Amherst--Photographs.
Jones, Gerald Denison.
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Lewis, Clarence Waterman.
Munson, Willard Anson.
Whitaker, Chester Leland.
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letter to class secretaries
Associate Alumni of the Massachusetts Agricultural College
Jones, Gerald Denison: biographical information
Creation of Jones, Gerald Denison: biographical information
Time of Creation of Jones, Gerald Denison: biographical information
Jones, Gerald Denison: class notes for entomology and experiments in physiological botany
Creation of Jones, Gerald Denison: class notes for entomology and experiments in physiological botany
Time of Creation of Jones, Gerald Denison: class notes for entomology and experiments in physiological botany
Jones, Gerald Denison: personal accounts
Creation of Jones, Gerald Denison: personal accounts
Time of Creation of Jones, Gerald Denison: personal accounts
Manual of Arms Adapted to the Springfield Rifle, Caliber .45 and to the Magazine Rifle, Caliber .30. New York: Army and Navy Journal
Creation of Manual of Arms Adapted to the Springfield Rifle, Caliber .45 and to the Magazine Rifle, Caliber .30. New York: Army and Navy Journal
Time of Creation of Manual of Arms Adapted to the Springfield Rifle, Caliber .45 and to the Magazine Rifle, Caliber .30. New York: Army and Navy Journal
Massachusetts Agricultural College Class of 1903 25th Reunion Program
Massachusetts Agricultural College Class of 1903 Record book
Creation of Massachusetts Agricultural College Class of 1903 Record book
Time of Creation of Massachusetts Agricultural College Class of 1903 Record book
History of the Class of 1903 Prepared for Their First Reunion [Amherst, Mass.]
Creation of History of the Class of 1903 Prepared for Their First Reunion [Amherst, Mass.]
Time of Creation of History of the Class of 1903 Prepared for Their First Reunion [Amherst, Mass.]
Massachusetts Agricultural College Class of 1903
Massachusetts Agricultural College ephemera: Commencement program 1903; Senior banquet menu, 1903; Senior Promenade dance card, 1903; Commencement program 1916
Creation of Massachusetts Agricultural College ephemera: Commencement program 1903; Senior banquet menu, 1903; Senior Promenade dance card, 1903; Commencement program 1916
Time of Creation of Massachusetts Agricultural College ephemera: Commencement program 1903; Senior banquet menu, 1903; Senior Promenade dance card, 1903; Commencement program 1916
Massachusetts Agricultural College: First Annual Foot-ball Banquet menu
Massachusetts Collegian, vol 26: 1 and vol. 28:18
Creation of Massachusetts Collegian, vol 26: 1 and vol. 28:18
Time of Creation of Massachusetts Collegian, vol 26: 1 and vol. 28:18
Photographs
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Time of Creation of Photographs
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Student protest (?) with pickets
Creation of Student protest (?) with pickets
Time of Creation of Student protest (?) with pickets
Student protest
Chet Whitaker, Bill Munson, Chick Lewis (football players)
Creation of Chet Whitaker, Bill Munson, Chick Lewis (football players)
Time of Creation of Chet Whitaker, Bill Munson, Chick Lewis (football players)
Football players, 1903: Chet Whitaker, Bill Munson, Chick Lewis
Reserve Officer Training Corps Horse Show: Fifth Annual Spring Horse Show Program (1926) and ROTC Horse Show Ribbon (1928)
Creation of Reserve Officer Training Corps Horse Show: Fifth Annual Spring Horse Show Program (1926) and ROTC Horse Show Ribbon (1928)
Time of Creation of Reserve Officer Training Corps Horse Show: Fifth Annual Spring Horse Show Program (1926) and ROTC Horse Show Ribbon (1928)
Patriotic bunting
Creation of Patriotic bunting
Time of Creation of Patriotic bunting
"1903 Headquarters": large banner, possibly from a later reunion
Creation of "1903 Headquarters": large banner, possibly from a later reunion
Time of Creation of "1903 Headquarters": large banner, possibly from a later reunion
"'03" bibs: possibly from a later reunion
Creation of "'03" bibs: possibly from a later reunion
Time of Creation of "'03" bibs: possibly from a later reunion