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Harry E. Jones papers

Title
Harry E. Jones papers, 1941-1968.
Author
Jones, Harry E. (Harry Edward), 1897-

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Folder 1Mixed materialUse in library Sc MG 246 Folder 1Schomburg Center - Manuscripts & Archives
Folder 2Mixed materialUse in library Sc MG 246 Folder 2Schomburg Center - Manuscripts & Archives

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37 items (2 folders).
Summary
The majority of the Harry Jones papers reflect Jones's role as a Boy Scout leader for African American boys in New Jersey, with some material relating to his career as a musician.
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Schomburg NEH Automated Access to Special Collections Project.
Subjects
Note
  • Photographs transferred to Photographs and Prints Division.
Source (note)
  • Jones, Estella W.
Biography (note)
  • In 1936 Harry Jones founded and organized the first Boy Scout troop for African Americans in the New Brunswick, New Jersey area, Troop 29, and was its scoutmaster for more than thirty years.
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  • Accessioned
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Call Number
Sc MG 246
OCLC
NYPW086000039-A
Author
Jones, Harry E. (Harry Edward), 1897-
Title
Harry E. Jones papers, 1941-1968.
Biography
In 1936 Harry Jones founded and organized the first Boy Scout troop for African Americans in the New Brunswick, New Jersey area, Troop 29, and was its scoutmaster for more than thirty years. A professional prizefighter in his youth, Jones also taught himself to play the piano and the organ. During the 1930s he had a weekly radio program and played in clubs in New Jersey through the 1960s. In addition, Jones was the organist for the Antioch Baptist Church in New Brunswick.
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