Ada Alice Jones papers, 1870-1939.

Links

• View catalog record
• View PDF finding aid (60.08 KB)

Creator

Jones, Ada Alice, 1861-1943.

Location

Manuscripts and Archives Division

Extent

• 2.6 linear feet (7 boxes)

Access Restrictions

Restricted access; Manuscripts and Archives Division; Permit must be requested at the division indicated.

Scope/Contents Note

Collection consists of Jones's correspondence and diaries. Correspondence, 1881-1936, concerns her work, teaching, daily life, and current events. Diaries, 1900, 1924-1939, include clippings, illustrations and programs. Also, 1870 essay and travel notebooks.

Biographical/Historical Note

Ada Alice Jones (1861-1943), librarian and teacher, was a cataloger at the New York State Library in Albany. She also taught cataloging at the New York Library School from1889 to 1911.

Controlled Access Terms

• Jones, Ada Alice, 1861-1943.
• New York State Library.
• Cataloging.
• Library education.
• Libraries -- New York (State)
• State libraries -- New York (State)
• California -- Description and travel.
• Diaries.
• Librarians.

Additional Creator Names

• Jones, Sidney.
• Tuttle, Helen.