Nard Jones Papers
Scope and Contents
The Nard Jones Papers contains personal material related to Nard Jones and his work. The collection, which dates from 1926 to 1987, houses newspaper articles, short stories, a manuscript for the book “The Great Command,” and other publications.
Dates
- Creation: 1926-1987
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Biographical Note
Nard Jones was born in Seattle, Washington in 1904 to Nelson Jones and Edith Benedict. He attended Whitman College in Walla Walla, Washington and graduated in 1926 with honors in English Literature. At Whitman, he was an honorary member of Phi Beta Kappa and founded the college’s literary magazine, blue moon. In 1928, he married Elisabeth Dunphy and then later remarried to Anne Mynar after Dunphy’s death. Jones was a radio commentator, Chief Editorial Writer for the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, and an author. Some of his publications include: “Swift Flows the River,” “Evergreen Land,” “Wheat Women,” “All Six Were Lovers,” “The Great Command,” and others. Additionally, he published many newspaper and magazine articles. Jones had three kids: Blair Anthony, Lawrie Anne, and Deborah Anne. He died in 1972 in Bellevue, Washington.
Extent
0.4 Linear Feet (1 manuscript box)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The Nard Jones Papers, which dates from 1926 to 1987, contains personal material relating to Nard Jones, a Pacific Northwest writer and author. The collection includes newspaper articles, a manuscript, short stories, and other publications.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Materials found in the collection; provenance is unknown.
Subject
- Jones, Nard (Person)
- Venn, George (Person)
Topical
- Title
- Guide to the Nard Jones Papers
- Author
- Owen Crabtree, Rayana Weller
- Date
- 2013, 2019
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Repository Details
Part of the Whitman College and Northwest Archives Repository