Research Catalog
George Jones papers
- Title
- George Jones papers, 1825-1894 (bulk 1860-1887).
- Author
- Jones, George, 1811-1891.
- Supplementary Content
- Finding Aid
Available Online
Details
- Additional Authors
- Description
- .4 linear foot (1 box).
- Summary
- Collection consists of correspondence, financial records, and legal documents regarding mainly the New-York Daily Times and the Presidential Retiring Fund established by Jones.
- Subjects
- Editors
- Photographs
- United States > Politics and government > 19th century
- New York (State) > Politics and government > 1865-1950
- New York (State) > Politics and government > 1775-1865
- New York (N.Y.) > Politics and government > To 1898
- Publishers and publishing
- Presidents > United States > Health
- Political corruption > New York (State) > New York
- Newspaper publishing > New York (State) > New York
- Charities > New York (State) > New York
- American newspapers > New York (State) > New York
- New York times
- Tweed, William Marcy, 1823-1878
- Jones, George, 1811-1891
- Grant, Ulysses S (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885
- Genre/Form
- Photographs.
- Access (note)
- Restricted access;
- Biography (note)
- George Jones was the first publisher of the New York Times.
- OCLC
- 122466067
- Author
- Jones, George, 1811-1891.
- Title
- George Jones papers, 1825-1894 (bulk 1860-1887).
- Restricted Access
- Restricted access; Manuscripts and Archives Division; Permit must be requested at the division indicated.
- Biography
- George Jones was the first publisher of the New York Times. He founded the New-York Daily Times in 1851 with Henry J. Raymond and Edward B. Wesley. After Raymond's death in 1869, Jones took over the editorship of the paper. Under his leadership, the Times was responsible for the downfall of the Tweed Ring in 1871.
- Finding Aids
- Collection guide available in repository and on internet.
- Location of Other Archival Materials
- Related collections include the Henry J. Raymond Papers; Manuscripts and Archives Division; New York Public Library.
- Connect to:
- Occupation
- Editors.
- Added Author
- Beecher, Henry Ward, 1813-1887.Bennett, James Gordon, 1795-1872.Colfax, Schuyler, 1823-1885.Curtis, George William, 1824-1892.Field, Cyrus W. (Cyrus West), 1819-1892.Greeley, Horace, 1811-1872.Raymond, Henry J. (Henry Jarvis), 1820-1869.Weed, Thurlow, 1797-1882.New York Times Company.
- LCCN
- ms 76001520