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JONES (JESSE HOLMAN)PAPERSJONES (JESSE HOLMAN)PHOTOGRAPHS, ca. 1880-1965

A Guide to the Jesse Holman Jones Papers, 1880-1965

Descriptive Summary

Creator: Jones, Jesse H. (Jesse Holman), 1874-1956.Title Jones (Jesse Holman) PapersDates: 1880-1965Abstract Jesse H. Jones was a prominent Houston businessman,

builder, and publisher of the Houston Chronicle, and heldpositions with the American Red Cross during World War Iand in the Franklin D. Roosevelt administration. He wasinvolved with real estate development and buildingconstruction in Texas and elsewhere.

OCLC RecordNo. 23285513

Extent 41 ft., 8 in.Language English.Repository Center for American History, The University of Texas at

Austin

Scope and Contents

Papers concern the career of Jones (1874-1956), builder, financier,statesman, and publisher of the Houston Chronicle, and relate to theconstruction of buildings in Houston, Fort Worth, Dallas, and San Antonio;real estate holdings in Dallas, Houston Memphis, and New York City; theDemocratic National Convention of 1928 in Houston; the development ofthe San Jacinto Monument, battleground, and battleship; the creation of

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the Houston Endowment, Inc.; Jones's service as director general of theDepartment of Military Relief of the American Red Cross and member ofthe Red Cross War Council during World War I, as federal loanadministrator of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation and secretary ofcommerce under Franklin D. Roosevelt, and as director general of theTexas Centennial Celebration; his activities as the chairman or the HoustonHarbor Board, as a member of St. Paul's Methodist Church and chairmanof its building committee, and in development, finance, and bankingoperations, particularly in Houston; and his collaboration with EdwardAngley in writing 50 Million Dollars. A gap exists in the collection from1930-1950 representing Jones's active service in the federal government.Most of the Jones material for those years is located in the Library ofCongress. Collection contains correspondence, business and financialrecords, book manuscripts and research notes, speeches, certificates,address and appointment books, scrapbooks, magazine and newspaperclippings, annotated copies of the Congressional Record, blueprints,charts, photographs, films, cartoons, pamphlets, painting, drawings,posters, and phonograph records. There is some photocopied material.

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Organization

Organized into sixteen series: 1. Early personal files. 2. Personal files. 3.Posthumous files. 4. Building files. 5. Book files.6. Magazine files. 7.Miscellaneous files. 8. Newspaper clippings. 9. Newspapers. 10. Oversizecabinet files. 11. Oversize items. 12. Photograph files. 13. Speech files. 14.Indexes. 15. Motion Picture films. 16. Sound recordings.

JONES (JESSE HOLMAN) PAPERS: OUTLINEPAPERS:I. Early Personal Files 3M410-3M427II. Personal Files 3M428-3M469III. Posthumous Files 3M469-3M472

A. Correspondence and Cards 3M469-3M472B. Resolutions and Memorials 3M471C. Funeral Record 3M472D. Reply Letters 3M472E. Mrs. Jones 3M472F. Gladys Mikell 3M472

IV. Building Files 3M473-3M475; 2.325/V12; 2.116/OD1223A; OD1275V. Book Files

A. Aunt Dicey Tales 3M476B. 50 Billion Dollars 3M476-3M484

1. Galley Proofs2. Books Sent, Memos and Lists3. Reply Letters "A-Z"



4. Criticisms5. Requests6. Research Materials

C. Jesse H. Jones: The Man and the Statesman 3M484-3M485;3M504

1. Biographical Material2. Captions and Photographs3. Correspondence4. Manuscript5. Proofs of Photographs

VI. Magazine Files 3M486-3M488

A. CorrespondenceB. Articles

VII. Miscellaneous Files 3M489-3M496, OD1275VIII. Newspaper Clippings 3M497-3M499IX. Newspapers (transferred to the Newspaper Collection of the Centerfor American History)X. Oversize Cabinet Files

A. Cabinet I, JHJ2Dwr. 6 Certificates, Honors, etc.Dwr 7 Declarations, Proclamations, etc.

B. Cabinet II, JH3Dwr 5 Maps, charts, and miscellaneousDwr 6. Miscellaneous Brochures, Pamphlets, etc. 1-8Dwr 7 Miscellaneous Brochures, Pamphlets, etc. 9-13Dwr 8 Miscellaneous Brochures, Pamphlets, etc. 14-20Dwr 10 Newspapers, Photostats, Templates, etcDwr 12 Posters

XI. Oversize Items

A. Address Books 4K616-4K624B. Audit Report 4K625C. Congressional Records, Annotated 4K626-4K695D. Programs 4K701-4K703E. Scrapbooks 4K704-4K716F. Trust Certificates 4K717G. Building Files OD 1275; 2.116/OD1223A; 2.325/V12H. Framed certificates and awards 4N57b-4N58a

XII. Photograph Files

I. Photograph FilesJHJ 1:A. Jesse H. Jones and Others, Drawer 1B. Jesse H. Jones, Portraits, Drawer 2C. Portraits of Others, Drawers 2-3D. Buildings, Drawer 2E. Miscellaneous, Drawer 2-3



F. Theaters, Drawer 32.328:Extra Large PicturesJesse H. Jones PortraitBuildingsCartoonWork of ArtMiscellaneous

II. Oversize ItemsFramed Pictures

4N49a, 4N51b Jesse H. Jones Portraits4N31a-b, 4N51a, 4N52a-e Jesse H. Jones andothers4N53a, 3T402G Group Photographs4N54a,c,f Portraits4N51c-d, 4N53b, 4N55a-b BuildingsJHJ 2 Drawer 2, 4N59aCartoons4N59b-4N59cWorks of Art, Miscellaneous

III. Oversize Cabinet FilesA. Cabinet I, JHJ 2

Dwr 1 BuildingsDwr 2-5 Cartoons, 1928-1956, undatedDwr 5 Jesse H. Jones, Portraits nos. 1-33Dwr 8 Group PhotographsDwr 9 Jesse H. Jones portraits, nos. 1-13Dwr 10 Jesse H. Jones portraits, nos. 14, 15Dwr 11 Jesse H. Jones portraits, nos. 16-20Dwr 12 Jesse H. Jones portraits, nos. 21-33B. Cabinet II, JHJ 3

B. Cabinet II, JHJ 3Dwr 1 Jesse H. Jones, Portraits nos. 34-38Dwr 2 Jesse H. Jones, Portraits nos. 39-48Dwr 3 Jesse H. Jones and others, nos. 1-46Dwr 4 Jesse H. Jones and others, nos. 47-73Dwr 6 Miscellaneous photographsDwr 7 Photo album of San Jacinto Monument andMuseumDwr 9 Miscellaneous photographs, nos. 1-19Dwr 10 Newspaper photostats and templatesDwr 11 Portraits, nos. 1-75Dwr 12 Works of Art

IV. Motion Picture Films, 3Y300XIII. Speech Files 3M500-3M503XIV. Indexes

I. Appointment and Telephone Index JHJ 4-8B. Early Personal and Personal Files to Persons 3N69-3N71C. Gifts Received Index JHJ 9

XVI. Sound Recordings 2.325 Range R




Index Terms

Subjects (Persons) - PapersCullen, Hugh Roy, 1881-Jones, Jesse H. (Jesse Holman), 1874-1956.Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924.

Subjects (Organizations) - PapersDemocratic Party (U.S.)Methodist Hospital (Houston, Tex.)Port of Houston Authority.Reconstruction Finance Corporation.St. Paul's Methodist Church (Houston, Tex.)South Texas Lumber Company.United States. Congress.American National Red Cross.Texas Centennial (1936 : Dallas, Tex.)Houston chronicle

Subjects - PapersArchitecture--Designs and plans.Banks and banking--Texas.Caricatures and cartoons--United States.Banks and banking--Texas--Houston.Building--Texas--Houston.Exhibitions--Texas.Historic sites--Texas.Hospitals--Texas.Hotels, taverns, etc.--Texas.Livestock--Texas.Lumber trade--Texas.New Deal, 1933-1939.Newspapers--Texas--Houston.Politicians--Texas.Real estate business--Texas.San Jacinto Battleground Monument (Tex.)

Places - PapersHouston (Tex.).Texas--Centennial celebrations, etc.San Jacinto Battleground State Historical Park (Tex.)Texas--Economic conditions--Houston.United States--Economic conditions--1918-1945.

Genres - PapersArchitectural drawings

Persons - Photographs



Angley, J. EdwardFarley, James A.Holcombe, OscarJones, Audrey LouiseJones, Jesse H. (Jesse Holman) 1874-1956.Jones, Mary GibbsRogers, Will, 1879-1935.Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924.

Places - PhotographsHouston (Tex.)

Subjects -PhotographsBanks and bankingBeauty pageantsBusiness and commerceCartoonsChurchesExhibitions and exhibitsHotelsHouston Fat Stock ShowLivestockMonuments and memorialsMerchants and storesPolitics and politiciansReconstruction Finance CorporationAmerican National Red CrossSt. Paul's Methodist Church (Houston Tex.)San Jacinto Battleground Monument (Tex.)Texas Centennial (1936 : Dallas, Tex.)Theaters


Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Jesse Holman Jones Papers, 1880-1965, Center for American History,University of Texas at Austin.


Detailed Description of the Collection



JONES (JESSE HOLMAN) PAPERS

box3M410 Early Personal Files:

American Red Cross, Correspondence:1917; October-December, 1918; January-February, August, 1919June, October, December, 1923; Undated

American Red Cross, Miscellaneous Materials,1919, 1922, UndatedDaughters and Sons of the Republic of TexasRevolution, April 20, 1937Democratic National Committee, Bernard Baruch,October, 1924Glass, Carter, (Portrait), February, March, 1928Houston and Fort Worth Buildings., AppraisalReport, March 7, 1929Houston Buildings., Progress Reports, January-May, 1929Houston Chronicle, William Costello, April, 1929Houston, Loew Theater, April-August, 1926Houston National Bank, September-November,1931; UndatedHouston:

National Standard Building, Typical OfficeArrangement, UndatedPalace Theater, July-September, 1929;September, 1930; April-December, 1931Paramount Publix Corp., Metropolitan Theater,July-October, 1931Parker Lease and Purchase, February, 1923-September, 1925; UndatedPaul's Shoe Stores, August, 1929Penney's (J.C.) Co., July, 1929

Houston, Port of:September, October, 1928; October, 1929;September, 1930; UndatedManchester Purchase:

Minutes Record, Board of HarborCommissioners, December 19, 1913

box3M411 Correspondence, August, 1916, March,

1917; August-November, 1920Correspondence, January-June, 1921Statements to the Press, UndatedStatements to the Press, Undated

White Oak Development, June, July, 1930;



February, 1931Houston Post Dispatch, November, 1929; January,October-December, 1931; January, 1932; UndatedHouston Postal Telegraph, Rice Hotel, February,October, November, 1930Houston Power Plant, June, September-December,1928; September, November. 1929Houston:

Prarie Avenue, September, October, 1929Presbyterian University, April, 1929; UndatedPreston and Fannin Property, April 4, 1930Progressive Encyclopedia, February-September, 1930

Houston Properties Corp.:November, 1922-July, 1925August, 1925

box3M412 September, 1925-February, July, 1926; August,

October-December, 1929September, 1925-February, July, 1926; August,October-December, 1929Undated

Houston:Proposed Apartment Building, February-May,1923Proposed Power Plant, February-April, June,1931

Houston Radio Station (KTRH)January, September-December, 1929January-November, 1930January-December, 1931; July, 1940; Undated

Houston, Rice Hotel1917; March, 1919-December, 1920January, 1921-December, 1922January-December, 1923

box3M413 January-December, 1924; January-April, 1925

May-September, 1925; UndatedHouston, Rice Hotel Annex

December, 1922-March, 1925April-December, 1925; January-December,1926January-December, 1927February-December, 1928; March-December,1929January-December, 1930; January-November,



1931Houston:

Rice Institute, May, 1929River Oaks, January, February, 1929; 1931Roxford Apartment Building, March, 1930Rusk and Milam Bus Station (Walker Building),July-December, 1929; August, 1930Rusk and San Jacinto (Sims Purchase),September, 1930

box3M414 Rusk and Travis, March, August, 1921

St. Paul's Methodist Church:1907-1908January-December, 1928January-February, 1929March-December, 1929January-December, 1930January-December, 1931

Houston Salt Co., December, 1931Houston:

San Jacinto Hotel Co.:July, 1926; February, April, May, October-December, 1927; January-December,1928; UndatedJuly, September, 1931

San Jacinto Trust Co., May, 1930Schulte United Inc., March, 1929Seaport Bank Lease, July, 1929Southern Loan and Investment Co., November,December, 1929Straus Loan No. 1, May, 1926; January-February, 1927Straus Loan No. 2:

September, 1925; January-June, 1926box3M415 July-December, 1926

Lamar Hotel, Metro. Theater, KeystoneBuilding, September, 1926; January, 1927;Undated

Straus Loan No. 3, Kirby and ChronicleBuildings, Block 139, March-October, 1927Straus Loan Negotiations:

August-December, 1925Rice Annex, Electric Building, Theater,October, 1925, January-August, 1926

Houston Terminal Land Co.:



Gen., Estate of H. T. D. Wilson, March, 1909-November, 1922; UndatedJune, 1926-August, 1931

Jesse H. Jones:Correspondence:

December, 1920; 1921; 1922; December,1926-December, 1927; UndatedJanuary-December, 1928; Undated

Presidential Endorsement:April-June 15, 1928

box3M416 June 17-October, 1928; Undated

Publicity:December, 1927-July, 1928February.-November, 1929

Reception by Citizens of Houston, January-May, 1928

Jones Lumber Co., March, 1919-April, 1925,January, March, 1927; December, 1928Jones Motor Co.:

September, 1919-October, 1920November, 1920-April, 1924; Undated

Jones Properties, Business District of Houston,April 5, 1929"K", Miscellaneous, January-December, 1931

box3M417 Kempner, Alex, Esplanade Building, September-

November, 1922Keystone Building, January-December, 1927Kingston Property (Ontario, Canada), August,1927-June, 1931Kulp, Jacob, Parcel Post Building, October, 1923-February, 1924L, Miscellaneous, January-December, 1931Labor Union Petition, July 10, 1929Legal Opinions, August, 1929; March, April, 1930;July, 1931; UndatedLegislation:

February, March, 1927, February-May, 1928;January-December, 1929;.January-December,1930January-May, 1931June-December, 1931; Undated

box3M418 Child Welfare:

May-July 17, 1931(Mailing Lists and Financial Contributions),



July 18-August, 1931; UndatedRobinson Law Repeal:

April, May, 1929; October-December, 1930;January-March 21, 1931March 22-November, 1931

Lloyds (Magazine), January-April, 1928; March-September, 1929Loan Applications, January, 1930Lubbock, Texas, January-November, 1929; August-September., 1930Miscellaneous:

November, 1930-February, 1931March-June, 1931

box3M419 "M", Miscellaneous, July-December, 1931

Manufacturers Record, June, 1928; April, May,October, 1929Maps, Correspondence, Data, August-September,1930; UndatedMarine Bank and Trust Co.:

July-December, 1926; February-December,1927May-December, 1928January-July, 1929August-December, 1929January-June, 1930July-December, 1930

box3M420 January-October, 1931

Maturities, Sundry Corps., Financial Report,December 12, 1929Mayoralty Campaign:

December, 1920-February, 1921October-December, 1926

Membership in Clubs and Similar Organizations,January, 1929-May, 1930Membership in Clubs and Similar Organizations,Cards, Pamphlet, Correspondence, 1927-1937;UndatedMethodist Hospital, March, 1928; January-December, 1931Real Estate, 1927Reichner, Louis Irving, (Bank Loan), October, 1930;September-November, 1931Reservations, American Bankers Assoc.Convention, June, 1931St. Anthony Hotel, December, 1929



St. Louis Hotel, July-December, 1926; January,1927St. Louis Railway Exchange Building, November-December, 1921St. Regis Hotel, (N.Y.), October, 1921-August,1922; September, 1927; UndatedSakowitz Bros., 1931Salvation Army Building, June, August, 1922;January, March, 1923Sam Houston Memorial Association, 1924-1927;Undated

box3M421 San Antonio, General, 1929-1931

Sanger Bros., October, November, 1926,,February, March, 1927Smith Bros. Properties, San Antonio:

January, December, 1927; January-March,July, November-December, 1928January, March, June, August, 1929

Smith-Young Tower, April, 1931South Texas Lumber Co., Correspondence,Financial Statements, 1906-1908; UndatedSouthwestern University, Georgetown, Texas, April,May, July, August, 1929Statements:

Companies 1-25, Consol. Balance Sheets,December 31, 1928Condensed and Detailed Co. FinancialReports, (nos. 1-25) 1926-1928,Consolidated, 1928-1930, 1940-1944; Undated

box3M422 Statements, Miscellaneous

1924-1925; Undated19261927; Undated19281928; UndatedJanuary-May, 1929June-August, 1929

box3M423 September-December 31, 1929

December 31, 1929; Undated1930; Undated

Statements, Working Papers, 1931Stationery, September, 1929; November-December, 1930Sterling Life Insurance Co., February 12, 1930



Sterling, R.S.:1931; UndatedGovernor Campaign:

June-July, 1930August 1-25, 1930August 26-December, 1930; January, 1931;Undated

Stocks and Bonds:October, 1919-March, 1921

box3M424 April, 1921-December. 1922

January, 1923-December, 1924January-April, 1925May-December, 1925; January-December,1926March, April, June, November, 1927; January-December, 1928January-February, 1929March-June, 1929

box3M425 July-December, 1929

January-April, 1930May-December, 1930January-April, 1931May-August, 1931September-December, 1931

Stocks and Bonds, Bankers Mortgage Co.:January-August 15, 1931August 17-December, 1931

box3M426 Straus Bonds:

January-March, 1923April-October, 1923; August, September, 1929

Subscriptions, February, 1930-September, 1931.;UndatedSweeney Jewelry Co., March, December, 1927"T", Miscellaneous:

January-April, 1931May-December, 1931

Tax Matters:January, 1927-March, 1928January-December, 1929January-June, 1930January-October, 1931

Testimonial Banquet:



April-May 28, 1923Undated Lists May 29-December, 1923;

box3M427 Texas Centennial:

May, October, November, 1925; January-May15, 1926May 17-December, 1926January-December, 1927January-December, 1928January-November, 1929; February-December,1930

Texas Centennial Survey Committee, Minutes,January 8, 1924Texas Monthly, (Peter Molyneaux), April-December,1928; January-August, 1929Textile Banking Corp., October-December, 1921;January, July, 1922; May, December, 1923; May,1924Woodrow Wilson, Correspondence, November,1916; May-December, 1918; July, December, 1919;May, August, December, 1920; February, October,December, 1921; January, November, 1922; May,1923-June, 1924; January, 1927

box3M428 Personal Files:

"A":February, 1946; April, 1947; December, 1949;January-September, 1950October-December, 1950January-May, 1951June-August, 1951September-December, 1951January-May, 1952June-December, 1952January-June, 1953July-December, 1953January-December, 1954

box3M429 January-December, 1955

January-April, 1956American Airlines, Inc., March, 1942-April, 1948American Institute of Banking, January, 1952-March, 1956American-Israel Society, March-April, 1954American Oil Company, August-September, 1955Edward Angley:

January, 1949-November, 1950



December, 1950-December, 1951; UndatedAppeal Letters:

January, June, December, 1953; January-May,1954June-August, 1954

box3M430 September, 1954

October-December, 1954January-June, 1955July-December, 1955January-September, 1956

Autographs and Pictures Requested, February,1954-July, 1956"B":

November, 1941; February, 1945; January-May, 1946; October, 1949-February, 1950March-May, 1950

box3M431 May-June, 1950

July-September, 1950October-December, 1950January-April, 1951May-July, 1951August-October, 1951November-December, 1951

box3M432 January-April, 1952

May-August, 1952September-October, 1952November-December, 1952; January-February,1953March-July, 1953August-December, 1953January-March, 1954April-May, 1954June-September, 1954

box3M433 October-December, 1954

January-June, 1955July-December, 1955January-November, 1956

Banking and Currency, (B & 0 Railroad Loan),April-August, 1951Baxter, Norman W.

January. 1946-September, 1952October, 1952-May, 1956



Blanton, W.N., Chamber of Commerce, August,1945-May, 1950Blanton Memorial:

June-August, 1949September, 1949-September, 1950; Undated

Books Received (gifts), October, 1954-April, 1956Buffalo Bayou Property Owners Assoc., Brief onFlood Control, December 9, 1936

box3M434 "C":

July, 1942; October, 1946; April, 1947;December, 1949-April, 1950May-July, 1950August-November 10, 1950November 11, 1950-January, 1951February-May, 1951June-December, 1951January-June, 1952July-December, 1952

box3M435 January-March, 1953

April-July, 1953August-December, 1953January-March, 1954April-June, 1954July-December, 1954January-June, 1955


January-May, 1956Cartoons:

August, 1935-October, 1942May, 1943-January, 1945February, 1945

Civil Aeronautics Board, February-April, 1954Columbian National Life Ins. Co., May-September,1949Commerce Co., June, 1947; December, 1949;January, December, 1950 May, 1953Commerce Co. Stock, Gifts to Nieces andNephews, July, 1947Continental Oil Building, March-May, 1953County Court House, February, March, May, 1953Cullen, Hugh Roy, January-November, 1945; June-December, 1946; March, 1947; November-December, 1951; April-May, 1955



"D":December, 1947, January-August, 1950September-December, 1950January-December, 1951

box3M437 January-August, 1952

September-December, 1952January-June, 1953July-December, 1953January-December, 1954January-December, 1955January-July, 1956

Davis, James M., 1939-1945Democratic National Committee, 1945, 1947Democratic National Convention, Delegate Card,1932

box3M438 "E":

January, 1946; May, 1948-June, 1949July, 1949-August, 1950September, 1950-December, 1951January-December, 1952January-December, 1953January, 1954-May, 1956

Elkins, Judge J.A., July-August, 1955; January1956Equitable Life Assurance Society, November, 1945-June, 1954Evans, Silliman, December, 1952; June-July,September, 1954

box3M439 "F":

March, 1941; February, 1948; December, 1949-May, 1950June-December, 1950January-June, 1951July-December, 1951January-June, 1952July-December, 1952January-May, 1953

box3M440 June-December, 1953

January-April, 1954May-December, 1954January-August, 1955October-December, 1955; January-October,



1956First National Bank, May, 1950; September, 1953-June 1955; UndatedFriedel, Frank, University of Illinois, January-July,1953Future Farmers of America, July-September, 1955"G":

October, 1940; January, April, 1946;September, 1947; July, 1949; January-July,1950August-December, 1950January-August, 1951September-December, 1951

box3M441 January-June, 1952

July-December, 1952January-May, 1953June-December, 1953January-December, 1954January-June, 1955July-December, 1955; January-October, 1956

"H":January, 1935; August, 1938; December, 1944;January, April, June, 1946; July, 1947;September-November, 1949; January-March,1950April-June, 1950

box3M442 July-September, 1950

October-December, 1950January-May, 1951June-September, 1951October-December, 1951January-March, 1952April-August, 1952

box3M443 September-October, 1952

November-December 15, 1952December 16, 1952-February, 1953March-May, 1953June-July, 1953August-December, 1953January-March, 1954

box3M444 April-June, 1954

July-December, 1954



January-May, 1955June-October, 1955November-December, 1955; January-September, 1956, Undated

Heyne, Fred J. Building, University of Houston,January-February, 1956Hoblitzelle, Karl, June, 1946-November, 1947Houston Chronicle:

February-July, 1945August, 1945-March, November, 1946

box3M445 January, 1949-November, 1951

March-December, 1952January-December, 1953January-June, 1954July-December, 1954January, 1955-January, 1956

Houston Club, February-March, 1953Houston Endowment, Inc., January, 1948-April,1956; UndatedHouston Fat Stock Show:

January, 1948-December, 1949January, 1950-September, 1953

box3M446 January, 1954-April, 1956

Houston Horse Show Association, February, 1949-September, 1955; UndatedHouston Post, March, 1945-June, 1953Houston Real Estate Operations, UndatedHouston Stockyards, Maps, Resume, Booklet,1954, 1955, UndatedHouston Street and Newsboys Club, December,1952-June, 1955"I":

February, 1950-October, 1953April, 1954-March, 1956; Undated

Institute of International Education:April, 1952-July, 1953August-October, 1953November, 1953-December, 1955

box3M447 Invitations:

1936, 1937, 1940, 1941March-December, 1954January-December, 1955January-May, 1956



"J":June, 1949; January-June, 1950July-December, 1950January-December, 1951January-June, 1952July-December, 1952January-June, 1953


January-December, 1954January-December, 1955; January-May, 1956

Jones, A.B., March-1945-January, 1948Jones, Miss Jeanette:

February-November, 1955December, 1955-July, 1956

Jones, Jenkins Lloyd, Speech, October-November,1950Jones, Jesse H., Last Will and Testament, Codicil,(draft), July, 1945Jones, Mrs. Jesse H., October, 1956-July, 1957Jones, John T., Sr., Letters of Condolence:

August 15-17, 1946August 18-December, 1946; Undated

box3M449 Jones, Mrs. John T., Sr., Memorial, November 28,

1953Junior Achievement, October, 1949-April, 1956"K":

September, 1949-June, 1950July-December, 1950January-December, 1951January-December, 1952January-December, 1953January-December, 1954January-December, 1955January-September, 1956

box3M450 Kirkland, W.A.:

(Drafts of Letter), October 6-20, 1953(Letters Not Mailed), October-December, 1953

Kress Foundation Luncheon, October-November,1953"L":

July, 1942; June, 1947; November, 1948;January-December, 1949; January-May, 1950June-December, 1950



January-December, 1951January-May, 1952June-December, 1952January-December, 1953January-December, 1954


January-June, 1956Lovett, Robert A. (Dinner), July-November, 1952"M":

December, 1945; February, 1946; March-December, 1949; January-July, 1950August-December, 1950January-June, 1951July-December, 1951January-July, 1952August-December, 1952


May-August, 1953September-December, 1953January-July, 1954August-December, 1954January-April, 1955May-December, 1955January-May, 1956

Marcus, Stanley, June-September, 1955"Mc":

July, 1939; April 25, 1945; January-December,1950


January-December, 1952January-December, 19531954-1956

McCloy, John J., February-May, 1953Methodist Hospital:

September, 1947; January-November, 1950;May-December, 1951August-December, 1952; January-December,1953January-December, 1954January-June, 1955July-December, 1955

box



3M454 January-June, 1956Metropolitan Opera Fund:

December, 1950-March 9, 1951March 12-May, 1951; Undated

Millionth Person Day, (July 3, 1054). June-August,1954; Undated"N":

November, December, 1949; January-April,1950May-December, 1950January-December, 1951January-June, 1952July-December, 1952January-May, 1953


January-June, 1954July-December, 19541955-1956

National Bank of Commerce:1941-1949; January-December, 1950; January-December, 1951January-December, 1952January-December, 1953January-December, 1954


January-May, 1956Bank Merger, April-October, 1952Comments on Merger, September, October,1954Shareholder' Letters, January, February, 1952;January, 1953; January, 1954; January, 1955Stock, January, 1949-January, 1952

National Conference on Christians and Jews,January, February, 1956New York Properties, Sales Inquiries, April-October, 1952; January, 1953"O":

June, July, 1945August, September, 1947September, 1949-December, 1950January-December, 1951February-November, 1952January-December, 1953January-December, 1954



January-October, 1955"P":

August, 1949-December, 1950January-May, 1951


January-June, 1952July-December, 1952January-May, 1953June-December, 1953January-December, 1954January-December, 1955January-March, 1956

Pontello, Fred, (Mosaic of Jesse Jones), October-December, 1952; January, March, 1953;September 1956Port of Houston:

Bill 301, February-April, 1955Port Commission, Long Reach Docks BondIssue:

November, 1951-March 1953box3M458 April-May, 1953

June-December, 1953UndatedPublications, 1952-1953; Undated

Ship Channel, Map and Correspondence,February, 1946

Portrait Restoration, Jesse H. Jones, September-December, 1953Prudential Insurance Co. of America:

September, 1946-May, 1950May, 1952-December, 1954

"Q", 1946-1956"R":

March, 1937January, 1946January, 1949-June 1950


January-December, 1951January-June, 1952July-December, 1952January-May, 1953June-December, 1953

box



3M460 January-July, 1954August-December, 1954January-December, 1955January-November, 1956

Real Estate Investments, August, 1953; May, 1955-March, 1956Reconstruction Finance Corp., May, 1933-March,1945; UndatedRice Institute, Mary Gibbs Jones ResidentialCollege for Women, November, 1955-April, 1956;UndatedRobertson County Hospital, October, 1953-April,1956"S":

January, 1946July, 1949-February 15, 1950

box3M461 February 16-April, 1950

May-August, 1950September-December, 1950January-March, 1951April-June 15, 1951June 18-September, 1951October, 1951

box3M462 November-December, 1951

January-February, 1952March-May, 1952June-September, 1952October-December, 1952January-June, 1953July-December, 1953


May-August, 1954September-December, 1954January-March, 1955April-July, 1955August-December, 1955January-May, 1956

St. Paul's Methodist Church, February, 1955-February, 1956San Jacinto Monument:

March, 1937March, April, 1942; May, 1944June, 1949-April, 1953



box3M464 May, 1953-October, 1956

UndatedSchacher, Mrs. Eugene, June, 1936-December,1938Simmons, Helene, Estate, September-November,1952Sinclair Refining Co., June, 1947-May, 1952Smith, Vera Canode, April, 1953-September, 1955Sons of the American Revolution, Texas SocietyGood Citizenship Medal, December, 1955-April,1956"T":

October, 1945February, 1946January, March, 1947September, 1949-June, 1950July-December, 1950January-December, 1951


May-December, 1952January-May, 1953June-December, 1953January-May, 1954June-December, 1954January-December, 1955January-June, 1956

box3M466 T.V. Station (KTRH), Channel 13, December, 1953-

March, 1956Texas Medical Center:

April, 1946-April, 1949September, 1950-December, 1953February, 1954-February, 1955March-November, 1955

Texas Tidelands Issue, May-June, 1952"U":

January, 1943; September, 1944-August, 1949September, 1949-November, 1951

box3M467 March, 1952-December, 1953

February, 1954-April, 1956; Undated"V":

January, 1945-December, 1949May, 1950-November, 1951



January, 1952-July, 1956"W":

March, 1945; August, 1949-March, 1950April-December, 1950January-June, 1951July-December, 1951

box3M468 January-May, 1952

June-December, 1952January-May, 1953June-December, 1953January-June, 1954July-December, 1954January-July, 1955August-December, 1955January-March, 1956

Wells, Selvie W., April, 1948-June, 1954West Realty Co., October, 1953-June, 1954Williams, Clyde M., Jr., July, 1952-July, 1953

box3M469 "Y":

April, 1945-May, 1949June, 1949-November, 1951April, 1952-March, 1956

"Z", February, 1945-June, 1953Zoning Ordinance, Houston, 1947

Posthumous Files, Jesse H. Jones:"A", May-October, 1956; Undated"B":

May-November, 1956Cards, Undated

"C":May-October, 1956; UndatedCards, Undated

box3M470 "D", June-November, 1956; Undated

"E", May-August, 1956; Undated"F":

May-August, 1956Cards, Undated

"G", May-September, 1956; Undated"H":

May-November, 1956Cards, Undated

"I and J", May-June, 1956; Undated



"K", May-June, September, 1956; Undated"L", May-September, 1956; Undated"M":

March-November, 1956; UndatedCards, Undated

"Mc", May-June, 1956; Undatedbox3M471 "N", May-August, 1956; Undated

"O", June, 1956; Undated"P", May-June, 1956; Undated"R", May-June, 1956; UndatedResolutions and Memorials:

June 6, 1956June 6-July 11, 1956July 30-December, 1956; January, 1957Undated

"S":May-November, 1956; Undated

box3M472 Cards, Undated

"T", May-June, 1956; Undated"U & V", May-August, 1956; Undated"W":

May-September, 1956; UndatedCards, Undated

"X, Y, & Z", May-June, 1956; UndatedFuneral Record, UndatedReply Letters, June-July, 1956

Posthumous Files, Mrs. Jones:Christmas 1956, December 14, 1956-January 2,1957March, April, December, 1957-September, 1960;August, 1961; UndatedMiscellaneous Items, 1945, 1958-1960; UndatedResolutions on Her Passing, August 26, 1962

Posthumous Files, Gladys, Mikell, June 1965box3M473 Building Files:

Bankers Mortgage Building, Correspondence,Financial Reports, December, 1947-February, 1955Block 67, Drawing, March 25, 1953Block 139, Correspondence, Financial Reports,June-December, 1951; March, October, 1954; June1955Bristol Block, Correspondence, March-May, 1953



Bristol Building, Correspondence, FinancialReports, October, 1947-July, 1949; UndatedCaptrov Realty Co. Building, Correspondence, July,1948-January, 1950Commerce Bank Building and Garage:

Correspondence, Financial Reports:September, 1946-August, 1951September, 1951-August, 1955; Undated

Consolidated Real Estate, Financial Reports, July,1949-1952; UndatedCummings, Robert J., Special Files,Correspondence, June, 1946-July, 1951Electric Building, Correspondence, FinancialReports, 1953; June, August, 1954Eleven Fourteen Texas Ave. Building, IncomeStatement, 1954Fair Building and Addition: Correspondence,Financial Reports, February, 1949-April, 1952Finn, Alfred C., Architect, Correspondence,October, 1946-July, 1949Fort Worth Properties, Correspondence, FinancialReport, 1953; July, September, 1954

box3M474 400 East 57th, Correspondence:

January, 1946; May, 1951; January-July, 1954August, 1954-March, 1955

Garage Building (Capitol and Travis), PreliminaryEstimate, April 11, 1955Gas Building Property, January 1947, November1948Goodhue Building Co., General and StatisticalInformation, Sketch, December, 1948; UndatedGulf Building:

Correspondence, Financial Reports:April, 1942-December, 1949January, 1950-November, 1955; Undated

Transfer of Lease from Sakowitz Bros.,February 26, 1951

Houston Club Building:February, 1953-November, 1954; UndatedAnnex, Correspondence, June, 1953

Lamar Hotel, Numbered Descriptive Brochures,UndatedLamar Hotel and Annex, Correspondence,Financial Reports, January, 1949-June, 1954;UndatedLeased Government Space in Houston Office



Buildings, July 12, 1945Main and Rusk Realty Co., Correspondence,Financial Reports, June 1952-January, 1953Manhattan Construction Co., Estimates, May 1,1953Mayfair House, Correspondence, June 1953-October, 1954

box3M475 Medical Arts Building, Correspondence, Financial

Reports, 1950-1953Milam Building, Correspondence, 1948National Standard Building, Correspondence,Financial Reports, January, 1950; January, 1951New York Properties, Correspondence, June-September, 1954New York Trust Building, Correspondence, Abstractof Title, November, 1932; February, 1934; April,May, 1949Randolph Building, Financial Report, March, 1953Rusk Building, Correspondence, Financial Reports,June, 1947-February, 1954Telephone Building, Correspondence, March,1948-January, 195010 East 40th:

Correspondence:Financial Reports, Bond SaleAnnouncement, April, 1947-August, 1953March-August, 1954Financial Reports, September, 1954-March, 1955; Undated

Travis and Prairie, (Corner), Financial Information,May, 1954Turbo-Electric Generating Plant, PreliminaryReport, Correspondence, Financial Reports,August 27, 1949: May, 1947-March, 1955United Gas Building Income Statement, 1954

box3M476 Book Files:

Aunt Dicey Tales, Thank You Correspondence,October-December, 195650 Billion Dollars:

Galley Proofs:Ch. 1-6Ch. 7-10Ch. 11-19Ch. 20-22Ch. 23-26



Ch. 27-37Ch. 38-Appendix, PhotosAppendix Duplicates

Books Sent, Memos, and Lists, 1952, 1954,UndatedReply Letters:

"A", October, 1951-October, 1956; Undated"B":

October-December, 1951box3M477 January, 1952-October, 1956; Undated

"C":October-November, 1951December, 1951-March, 1956;Undated

"D", October, 1951-August, 1955; Undated"E", October, 1951-November, 1956"F", October, 1951-October, 1956; Undated"G", October, 1951-August, 1955; Undated"H": October, 1951-December, 1955"I", October, 1951-December, 1955"J" October, 1951-July, 1955; Undated"K", January, 1951-July, 1955; Undated"L", October, 1951-October, 1956; Undated"M", October, 1951-December, 1956;Undated

box3M478 "Mc", October, 1951-April, 1956; Undated

"N", October, 1951-October, 1955"O", October, 1951-July, 1955; Undated"P", October, 1951-September, 1956;Undated"Q", October, 1951; December, 1952;January, 1953"R", October, 1951-November, 1956"S":

October, 1951-February, 1952March, 1952-October, 1956; Undated

"T", October, 1951-February, 1959;Undated"U", October, 1951-October, 1956; Undated"V", October, 1951-October, 1956"W", October, 1951-October, 1956;Undated"Y, Z", November, 1951; October, 1954

Criticisms, October-December, 1951; Undated



Requests, June-October, 1956box3M479 Research Material:

RFC Early Days, Genesis, (ix), January,1932-October, 1935RFC Early Days, Genesis, (ix), UndatedGeneral Chapter, (1), Drafts, Notes, 1938-1950General Summary, Work Papers, (1), 1932-1950; UndatedBanks, (2), Notes, Work Papers andRevisions, 1933-1950; UndatedBanks (Chicago, Detroit...), (3.,4), 1932-1934, 1947-1950; UndatedAgriculture, (6), Work Papers andRevisions, 1932-1949; UndatedB & O Railroad, (7), 1932-1950; UndatedRailroads:

Boston and Maine-Gt. NorthernRailway, (7), 1947-1948; UndatedDrafts, (7), March, 1949; April, 1950

box3M480 Draft, (7), May, 1950

First Draft, (7), October, 1948Illinois Central-Southern RR, (7), 1948;UndatedSource Notes, Miscellaneous (7), 1932-1950; UndatedStatements by J. H. Jones, (7), 1932-1949; UndatedWork Papers and Revisions, (7), 1933-1950; Undated

Mortgage Loans, Notes, and First Draft, (8,9), 1933-1950; UndatedStates and Cities, (11), 1932-1950Business Loans, (12), 1934-1950; UndatedDisaster Loan Corp., (13), 1948-1950Rural Electrification Administration, (14),UndatedElectric Home and Farm Authority, (15),UndatedInsurance, Globe and Rutgers FireInsurance Co., (16), 1930-1948; Undated

box3M481 Building and Loan Associations, (17), May,

July, 1948Export-Import Bank, (18), 1936-1940-1950;Undated



Refusals, "Some Loans We Did Not Make",(19), 1941, 1950; UndatedGold, (20), 1933-1950; UndatedRFC Preparedness Year and War Years,(22):

1934-1943June 1943-April, 1947

Defense Plant Corp., (22):Drafts, March, April, 1950Work Papers, Notes, 1941-1947Work Papers, Notes, 1948-1950;Undated

box3M482 Defense Supplies Corp., (23), 1920-1949;

UndatedU.S. Commercial Co., (24), 1942-1949;UndatedRubber:

Rubber Reserve Co., (25):1941-1950; UndatedReports, 1940-1947

Work Papers, Notes, Correspondence,(25, 26), 1942-1950; UndatedSynthetic Rubber Industry, Draft, (26),March, 1950

Metals Reserve Co., (29), 1940-1949;UndatedEmpire State Building, Drafts, Notes, (31),1942, 1943, 1948, 1950Defense Homes Corp., (33), 1940-1949;UndatedMontgomery Ward, (35), 1949-1950;UndatedPetroleum Reserves, (36), June, 1943; July1946

box3M483 Henry Wallace Controversy, (37), 1932-

1950; UndatedPersonnel, "Men Who Ran the RFC". (38),1939-1950; UndatedAppendix II and III, June 28, 1950Wm. C. Costello's Comments onManuscript, UndatedHearings, Senate Committee on Bankingand Currency:

v. 2, April 11, 1947v. 3, April 29, 1947



v. 4, 5, April 30, 1947; May 5, 1947box3M484 v. 6, May 6, 1947

Original Notes from Interviews:November, 1947-December, 1948January-April, 1949; Undated

Reconstruction Finance Corp., Act asAmended..., October, 1948

Jesse H. Jones: The Man and the Statesman:Biographical Material, Ch. 1-32, UnidentifiedCaptions for PhotosCorrespondence, November, 1953-September,1954; UndatedManuscript:

Ch. 1Ch. 2Ch. 3Ch. 4Ch. 5Ch. 6

box3M485 Ch. 7

Ch. 8Ch. 9Ch. 10Ch. 11Ch. 12Ch. 13Ch. 14Ch. 15Ch. 16Ch. 17Ch. 18Ch. 19Ch. 20Ch. 21Ch. 22Ch. 23Ch. 24Ch. 25Ch. 26Ch. 27Ch. 28Ch. 29Ch. 30



Ch. 31Ch. 32Ch. 33

Proof of Photos, May, June, 1956box3M504 Galley Sheets and First Page Proofsbox3M486 Magazine Files:

Alice Echo, Article and Correspondence,September-November, 1943American Mercury, Article and Correspondence,January, March, 1942Articles by Jesse H. Jones, August, 1925;November, 1934-May, 1953; UndatedFortune, "The House of Jesse":

Article, May, 1940Correspondence, February-August, 1940Correspondence with Loan Agencies, May-July, 1940Correspondence with Others, April-November,1940Distribution, May-December, 1940, May,September, December, 1941; August, 1944

Fortune, "The War Goes to Mr. Jesse Jones",October, 1941-January, 1942Holland's, Article "Southern Personalities",September, 1934Liberty Magazine:

Article and Correspondence:"Winning from Life", July-August, 1941"What Will We Do with Government WarPlants?", October-December, 1944

Little Old New York, Article, "Midtown Portraits-Jesse H. Jones", October, 1929Look, Article and Correspondence, "Ten MostUseful Officials in Washington", May, 1944Miscellaneous Articles:

December, 1918-November, 1929box3M487 February, 1930-May, 1935

February, 1936-November, 19391940January, 1941-December, 1945January, 1946-December, 1950195119521953



19541955, January-May, 1956June-December, 1956; September, 1962;February, 1963; May, 1965; Undated

Miscellaneous Correspondence, May, 1934-August, 1942National Elks Horn, Article, "Hon. Jesse HolmanJones...", May, 1941Readers Digest, Correspondence, "Big Texas",August-November, 1929; February, 1940

box3M488 Saturday Evening Post:

"Billions Out and Billions Back":Article, June 12, 1937Correspondence:

January-June, 1937July-December, 1937' February-June,1938; July, 1940; May, 1944; Undated

"New Deal's J. P. Morgan", "House...":Articles, November 30, 1940; December 7,1940Correspondence, August, 1940-May, 1941

"Biggest Little Big Shot: Uncle Sam":Article, December 18, 1943Correspondence, August, December, 1943;January, February, 1944

Texas State Topics, Article, "Plain Jesse Jones",July, 1942Today, "Dough Doctor":

Article, March 31, 1934Correspondence, June-October, 1934

Washington Broadcast, Correspondence, "TexasRanges", October-December, 1944Washington Star, "RFC Gives Aid to LittleBusiness": Correspondence:

January 8-January 14, 1945January 15-February 12, 1945

Your 1936 Results, 1937 Program, Article andCorrespondence, "Jesse H. Jones Coliseum",January, 1937

box3M489 Miscellaneous Files:

Booklet:Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki:

1945Photographs, 1945

"Civic and Cultural Houston, Texas", 1950



Booklets, Air Power League, Strategic BombingSurvey, 1946Bulletins, Journals, etc., 1929-1947Certificates, 1904, 1921-1953College Catalogs and Descriptions, "J-S"

box3M490 College Catalogs and Descriptions, "T-W"

Economic Evaluation of the Gulf Freeway,Houston, July, 1949Farmers and Traders Life Insurance Co., FinancialReport, August 4, 1952Financial Reports:

194519461947

First Mortgage, Houston Printing Co., May 1, 1931Franzheim, Kenneth, Architect, Illustrated Catalog,September, 1942Heyne, Fred J., Biography, 1951-1958; UndatedHospital and Health Survey of Harris Co., 1946-1947Houston Endowment, Inc.:

Financial Statements, 1958-1952box3M491 Information, Questionnaire, 1952-1953;

UndatedHouston Fat Stock Show, Premium Lists, 1947,1948Inventory Statement of Items Moved from Office at811 Vermont Ave. N.W., WashingtonJesse H. Jones, Appointment Books:

1948, 1949195019511952, 1953

box3M492 1954, 1955

1956Biographical Materials:

UndatedBrochure, "Jesse H. Jones", Undated

Description of Coat of Arms and Slides of Crest,December 9, 1955Founders' List of Subscriptions to Fined..., U. Planof Higher Education..., June 12, 1911Programs:



Army Day Dinner and Dance, April 3, 1943Banquet Given by Citizens of Dallas, April 9,1928Banquet Given by Citizens of Houston, May,16, 1914Inauguration Ceremonies, F.D.R., 1941, 1945

box3M493 Dinner Given by Banks and Trust Cos. of

Houston, October, 20, 1933Dinner Honoring Secretary of Commerce,September 30, 1943Jackson Day Dinner, 1936, 1938, 1939Miscellaneous, 1924-1952National Democratic Convention, Houston,June 26, 1928Presentation of Portrait to City of Houston,March 20, 1942Testimonial Banquet, Knife and Fork Club,February 3, 1928Testimonial Dinner, May 12, 1923World Premier of "The Westerner", Ft. Worth,September 19, 1940

box3M494 Jesse H. Jones, Scrapbook, U.S. Army-Navy

Production Award, Brown Shipbuilding Co.,December 21, 1942Ledger Book, Democratic National CommitteeTicket Fund, April-July, 1928Mailing Lists, New York, Houston, etc., UndatedMiscellany:

1925-1956Undated

"Necessity For the Junior College at Peabody: TheActual Situation", (1930?)

box3M495 Organizational Directories, 1930-1931, 1945-1946

Pamphlets:1925, 1931-19461947-19531954-1960; Undated

Reed Roller Bit Co., Government Surplus Propertyfor Sale, Description, 1947Reports, Senate Special Committee, Investigationof the National Defense Program, January 15,1942Sam Houston, Biographical Information and Letter,may 4, 1843; Undated

box



3M496 San Jacinto Monument, Engraved Plates forNewspaper Advertisement, UndatedSan Jacinto Museum of History, Bulletins, Booklets,etc., 1938-1956Sheet Music, "Follow the Flag, Boys", by BessieNewsom Mims, 1944Speeches by Others:

1923; November, 1927; January-May, 19281929-19421943-1947

United Fund, G. A. Johnson, Co-Ord. of Trans. Unitof Indus. Div.:

Correspondence, May-November, 1958Information, 1958-1960Lists, July, 1956; June, September, 1958;UndatedReports, September-November, 1958

War Assets Administration, Presentation Packagefor:

Package for Disposal of Hughes Tool Co.Aircraft Strut Div., 1947

box3M497 News Clippings:

June, 1913-December, 1920January, 1921-April, 1923March, 1924-June, 1926October, 1926-June 28, 1927June 29-December, 1927January-September, 1928January, 1929-June 1930July 1-25, 1930July 26-August 15, 1930August 18-December, 1930January, 1931-October, 1935January, 1936-November, 1939November, 1940-May, 1944January, 1945-July, 1947

box3M498 August, 1947-February, 1950

March-July, 1950August-December, 1950January-April, 1951May-August, 1951October 1-16, 1951October 17-December, 1951January-April, 1952



May-September, 1952October-December, 1952January-March, 1953April-June, 1953July-September 10, 1953

box3M499 January-March 12, 1954

March 16-June, 1954July-December, 1954January-December, 1955January-March 22, 1956March 23-May, 1956June 1-3, 1956June 4-23, 1956July-August, 1956September, 1956-June, 1959; March, August,1960; August, 1962; March, 1965UndatedUndated

box3M500 Speech Files:

Woodrow Wilson's Death, Address to Members ofDick Dowling Camp, February, 1924Southwestern University Commencement, June 16,1925Houston Homecoming, 1926Texas Centennial, March 31, 1928Tribute to Ross Sterling, Radio Broadcast, 1929Knife and Fork Club, April 2, 1929First Methodist Church, June 6, 1929Tribute to Ross Sterling, July 15, 1929National Radio Forum, "Work of the R.F.C.",August, 29, 1932American Society of Newspaper Editors, April 28,1933"Bankers' Part in Recovery", Radio Broadcast,August 1, 1933"What the R.F.C. Is Doing", Radio Broadcast,November 1, 1933New York State Bankers Association, February 5,1934East Texas Chamber of Commerce, April 23, 1934Testimonial Dinner for Dr. Charles Goodell, NewYork City, May 15, 1934West Virginia Bankers Association, June 8, 1934Alumni Association of Harvard Business School,



June 16, 1934George Peabody College for Teachers, Nashville,Tennessee, June 18, 1934National Radio Forum, "Industrial Loans andClosed Bank Deposits", June 26, 1934National Business Conference, Babson Park,Massachusetts, September 13, 1934Real Estate Board of New York, Inc., February 2,1935Saturday Afternoon Forum of National DemocraticClub, New York City, February 9, 1935Traffic Club, New York City, February 21, 1935National Education Association, February 25, 1935St. Louis Chamber of Commerce, March 8, 1935North Carolina State Bankers Association, May 10,1935Dedication of Niagara Frontier Bridges, July 15,1935U.S. Commission for Texas Centennial,Washington, D.C., August 17, 1935Unveiling of Portrait of Mr. Jones, Texas Senate,Austin, October 7, 1935National Paint, Varnish and Lacquer Association,Washington, D.C., November 1, 1935"Will Rogers: The Friend of All Men", Messages ofF.D.R. and John N. Garner, November 2, 1935"Our Railroads", American Bankers Association,New Orleans, November 12, 1935Concord Club Jackson Day Dinner, January 11,1936Advertising Club of New York, San Jacinto Day,April 21, 1936Princeton-Harvard-Yale Conference on PublicAffairs, May 9, 1936

box3M501 Will Rogers Week, May 19, 1936

Dinner Honoring Owen D. Young, May 20, 1936Gen. Robert E. Lee, At Unveiling of Robt. E. LeeStatue, Dallas, June 12, 1936Democratic National Convention, Philadelphia,June 25, 1936"Roosevelt and Recovery", Radio Broadcast,October 23, 1936Democratic National Committee, Texas Centennial,October 30, 1936Conferment of Degree of Doctor of Laws, Texas A& M University, November 5. 1936"Business and the Future", Radio Broadcast,



November 23, 1936Interview, World-Wide Broadcast, 1937 Forecast,January 2, 1937Radio Broadcast, Houston, March 20, 1937San Jacinto Memorial Monument, CornerstoneLaying, April 21, 1937Temple University Commencement, Philadelphia,June 10, 1937National Association of Supervisors of State Banks,October 8, 1937Independent Petroleum Association of America,October 14, 1937Chicago's Salute to the Railroads, 5th AnnualDinner of Association of State Street Seniors,November 1, 1937

box3M502 52nd Annual Dinner, New York, Southern Society,

December3, 1937Jackson Day Dinner, Dallas, January 8, 1938"Business and Credit", Radio Broadcast, April 18,1938Annual Chamber of Commerce Dinner, April 21,1938"Credit", Forum Hour of Mutual BroadcastingSystem, May 1, 1938Annual Meeting, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, May4, 1938John Brown University, Commencement Exercises,May 12, 1938Press Club Luncheon in Honor of Howard Hughes,July 21, 1938Dedication of Will Rogers Memorial Museum,November 4, 1938American Legion Armistice Day Exercises,November. 11, 1938American Bankers Association, November 15,1938U.S. New York World's Fair Commission, April 9,1939Houston Foreign Trade Association Luncheon, May26, 1939University of Texas, Tribute to Will Rogers, May 29,1939Federal Loan Administration, Radio Broadcast,August 30, 1939Interview, Agency Series Program No. 19, January7, 1940Federal Home Loan Bank of Winston-Salem,Annual Meeting of Stockholders, March 27, 1940



Tribute to Carter Glass, Annual Banquet of VirginiaState Chamber of Commerce, April 11, 1940"Business and Government", Democratic NationalCommittee, Radio Broadcast, October. 7, 1940Lindsay Warren Day Celebration, Washington,D.C., October 25, 1940Democratic National Committee, "Re-Election ofRoosevelt", Radio Broadcast, November 3, 194OAssociation of Life Insurance Presidents, AnnualConvention, December 5, 1940

box3M503 Radio Script, National Association of

Manufacturers, April. 5, 1941Annual Meeting of Associated Press, New YorkCity, April 21, 1941U.S. Chamber of Commerce, April 29, 1941Iron and Steel Meeting, U.S. Chamber ofCommerce, November 11, 1941National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis,Washington, D.C., January 8, 1942Women's National Democratic Club, Washington,D. C., January 15, 1942Navy Award to National Bureau, Washington, D.C.,February 21, 1942U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Chicago, April 30,1942Dedication of Technical Institute of NorthwesternUniversity, Chicago, June 16, 1942"Dangers of Inflation", Radio Broadcast, July 8,1942"New ABC's for Air Age", Radio Broadcast,September 10, 1942Certificate Presentation to Sec. Knox, Houston,(Mimeograph Master Incl.), December 21, 1942Army Day Dinner, New York City, April 3, 1943Committee for Economic Development, New YorkCity, April 14, 1943Unveiling of Bust of John N. Garner, Washington,D. C., April 16, 1943Insurance Program of U.S. Chamber of Commerce,April 28, 1943Petroleum Rubber, Drive, Washington D.C., May 5,1943Synthetic Rubber Plants, Inspection at Institute,West Virginia, June 11, 1943Texas Rubber Day, Houston, June 28, 1943Reply to Vice-President Wallace, July 5, 1943"Government-Owned Industry", Radio Broadcast,



Washington, D.C., July 21, 1943"Post-War Problems", New York Board of Trade,September 30, 1943Orville Wright Dinner, 40th Anniversary of Flight atKitty Hawk, December 17, 1943Telegraph Centennial Dinner, May 24, 1944"Government and Business", Democratic NationalCommittee, Radio Broadcast, October 31, 944Testimonial Dinner Given by Business AdvisoryCouncil of Dept. of Commerce, April 17, 1945Dinner Honoring Wm. S. Knudsen, Houston,December 18, 1945Will Clayton Luncheon, Introduction, January 21,1946Houston Fat Stock Shaw, February 1, 1946Hedgecroft Hospital Dedication Ceremonies, May18, 1952

box4K616 Address Books:

"Mr. Jones' Book", Rev. A-Z" March 1, 1949, "box4K617 "Edna's List", A-Z", List of Names of Persons

Which Mr. Jones Would Probably Request WhenHe Calls In August, 1949, "

box4K618 Rev. A-Z" March 1, 1949 "box4K619 Rev. With Corrections and Additions Inserted, 2

vol., "A-L" March 1, 1949,box4K620 Rev. M-Z" March 1, 1949, "box4K621 Rev. With Corrections and Additions Inserted, 2

vol., "A-H" March 1, 1949,box4K622 Rev. I-Z" March 1, 1949, "box4K623 Rev. Original Copy With Corrections, List of Petty

Cash Disbursed for 1950, 2 vol., "A-O" March 1,1949,

box4K624 Rev. P-Z" March 1, 1949, "box4K625 Audit Report:

Houston Printing Co. and Its Affiliated Companies,Houston

Broadcasting Co. and South Texas Exposition,Inc., Houston, Texas, 1930



box4K626-4K644 Congressional Records, Annotated:

Volume 86, Parts 1-19, 76th Congress, 3rdSession, January 3, 1940-January 3, 1941

box4K645-4K661 Volume 87, Parts 1-17, 77th Congress, 1st

Session, January 3, 1941-January 2, 1942box4K662-4K678 Volume 88, Parts I-17, 77th Congress, 2nd

Session, January 5, 1942-December 26, 1942box4K679-4K695 Volume 89, Parts 1-17, 78th Congress, 1st

Session, January 6, 1943-December 21, 1943boxSound Archives Phonograph Recordings

Press Club, Washington, D. C., Texas CentennialDinner, W.A.B.C., (5 records, aluminum) April 29,1936Society of Arts and Sciences Dinner, "Award ofMedal to Owen D. Young," W.J.Z., (5 records,aluminum) May 20, 1936Jesse H. Jones, Democratic Convention, W.E.A.F.,(2 records, aluminum) June 25, 1936Jesse H. Jones, W.J.Z., (2 records, aluminum)October 13, 1936Jesse H. Jones, John Nance Garner, W.J.Z., (4records, aluminum) October 30, 1936Jesse H. Jones:

"Forecasting W.A.B.C., (1 record, aluminum)1937", January 2, 1937"Part Which the R.F.C. is Called Upon to Playin Stemming the Tide of Depression", April 18,1938

(3 records)"Government and Business", W.O.R., (2records, aluminum) May 1, 1938Will Rogers Memorial, W.J.Z., (7 records,aluminum) November 4, 1938"Finance and Credit", W.J.Z., (2 records,aluminum) April 9, 1939"Federal Lending", W.A.B.C., (2 records,aluminum) August 30, 1939"Defense for America", W.E.A.F., (4 records,aluminum) April 5, 1941Texas Council Dinner, W.J.Z., (4 records,aluminum) April 30, 1941Dramatization, "March of Time", W.J.Z., (1record, aluminum) November 20, 1941"Importance of Health to American Business",



W.A.B.C. (2 records, aluminum) January 8,1942"Fight Against Inflation", W.0.R., July 8, 1942

(2 records)"Houston, Texas: Great Bond Rally", W.J.Z.,December 21, 1942

(5 records)U.S. Chamber of Commerce InsuranceDivision, W.J.Z., (2 records, both broken) April28, 1943Dedications Ceremonies at Institute, W.Virginia, W.A.B.C., (records) June 11, 1943W.S. Knudsen, Speech at Chamber ofCommerce Banquet, Houston, Texas,December 18, 1945

(2 records)"My Best to You", Program No. 110, K.X.Y.Z.,May 25, 1951

(1 record)Hon, William S. Benton, Chamber of CommerceBanquet, December 9 1948

(6 records)Houston Chronicle. 50th Anniversary, October 14,1951

(2 records)Bill Schadel (CBS News), "M-Day With Mr. JesseJones," July 3, 1954

(1 record)1954 Christmas Greetings From Harding College,Searcy, Arkansas

(1 record)John T. Jones, Speaking at Morris Frank Dinner,June 23, 1955

(1 record)Edd Routh, Managing News Editor of KLIF,Editorial Statement About Jesse H. Jones, June 2,1956

(1 record)Jones Library Dedication, Undated

(2 records)Presentation of Plaque to Mr. Jones, Undated

(1 record)J. Russell Young School of Expression, "Hymn"and "Class Song", Undated

(1 record)box4K701 Programs:

The Democratic Book, 1936box4K702 The Democratic National Convention, Philadelphia,



1936box4K703 The Democratic Book, 1940box4K704 Scrapbooks:

News Clippings, Magazine Articles,Correspondence, Telegrams, Invitations April,September-December, 1934; January-April, 1935;

box4K705 News Clippings, Magazine Articles, Programs,

Speeches, Correspondence, Certificates 1924-1928,

box4K706 News Clippings, Programs, Correspondence,

Magazine Articles January-August, 1936,box4K707 News Clippings, Speeches, Card, Programs,

Magazine Articles, Telegram, Postcard January-December 5, 1933; January-August, 1934,

box4K708 Magazine Articles, News Clippings, Photograph,

Card, Speeches, Programs, Invitations, MagazineSeptember-December, 1936; January-June, 1937,

box4K709 News Clippings, Programs, Cards 1920-1924,box4K710 News Clippings, Correspondence, Telegram,

Magazine Articles, Program, Photographs, Tickets,Ribbon Pin, Valentine 1928,

box4K711 Democratic Convention and Campaign for Election,

Photographs, News Clippings, Tickets, Lists,Poem, Correspondence, Speeches, Telegram,Buttons, Programs 1924,

box4K712 (Assorted other dates: News Clippings, Programs,

Correspondence, Magazine Articles, Photograph,Card 1945 1939, 1942, 1943, 1938),

box4K713 News Clippings, Cards, Programs, Speeches,

Correspondence, Magazine Articles June-December, 1937; January-September, 1938,

box4K714 (gall bladder operation), News Clippings, Get Well

Cards, Correspondence, Telegrams, PostcardsJuly-August, 1953

box4N32c Photograph Album Belonging to A.D. Simpson,

"Old Friends Are Best", vol. 1box



4N32d Photograph Album Belonging to A.D. Simpson,"Old Friends Are Best", vol. 2

box4K717 Trust Certificate Book: American Airlines, Inc., Nos. 1-

30 Are Issued, September 4, 1941-March 4, 1942box4N57b Oversize Framed Certificates, Honors, etc.:

Salesmanship Club of Houston, Certificate to H.H.Jones, and Code of EthicsProclamation by the Governor of Texas Proclaimingas Jesse Jones Day, October 30, 1936 October 27,1936Invitation to Honorary Dinner Given by Board ofGovernors of U. of Houston

box4N58b Certificate of Nomination of Jesse H. Jones to

Federal Loan Administration by F.D.R., June 27,1939Telegram Sent to Jesse H. Jones, Signed byMembers of R.F.C., October 29, 1936Resolution Presented by Joseph P. Savage fromMembers of the Board of Education, Chicago,August 17, 1934

box4N57a Dept. of Army Official Recognition and Appreciation

Tendered to Mary Gibbs Jones, In EstablishingMilitary Scholarships, August 27, 1956R.F.C. Resolutions in Recognition of Jesse H.Jones as Member of R.F.C. Board and FederalLoan Administrator, July 17, 1939

box4N58a Certificate of Nomination of Jesse H. Jones by

F.D.R. as Member of R.F.C., February 1, 1938Poem, "I Know, For I Was There," by Phil M.Conale, Jr., U.S. Army, 1942Honorary Doctor of Law Degree to Jesse H. Jones,May 14, 1948

Oversize Cabinet Files:JHJ Cabinet 2 Drawer 6

boxJHJ 2 Dwr 6 Certificates, Honors, etc.

Kiwanis International, "Services in SecuringDemocratic National Convention", (1928?)Thomas Jefferson Society of Texas, ForServices to Democratic Party, HonoraryLifetime Membership, April 13, 1934Reconstruction Finance Corp. ResolutionUpon Hanging of Portrait of Jesse H. Jonesin Capitol of Texas, September 30, 1935



Honorary Doctor of Laws Degree, TempleUniversity, June 10, 1937J. Russell Young School of Expression,"Silver Tongue Award", June 28, 1937N.Y. World's Fair and Golden GateInternational Exposition Commission of1939, Appointment as Chairman, October30, 1937Commission for Celebration of thePresident's Birthday, Texas Chairman,January 29, 1938

(2 cop.)Appointment as Colonel of Silliman EvansTribute, October 1, 1938N.Y. World's Fair, Chairman, NationalAdvisory Committee, State of Texas, 1939Nomination of Jesse H. Jones as FederalLoan Administrator by the President,Resolution of Acceptance by the Senate,June 27, 1939R.F.C. Resolution of Regard for Servicesas Federal Loan Administrator, July 17,1939

(I pos., 1 neg.)Certificate of Fred J. Heyne Elected to LifeMembership in U.S. Flag Association,February 9, 1940Pan American Union Book of the AmericasCertificate Honoring the Inclusion of JesseH. Jones' Name as Sec. of Commerce,April 14, 1940Nomination and Appointment as Sec. ofCommerce by F.D.R., September 16, 1940

(1 pos., 1 neg.)Appointment as Lt. Col., Aide-de-Camp,Governor's Staff, State of Georgia,December 17, 1940Certificate from Penn.-Central Airlines ofCommission As Honorary Captain ofCapital Fleet, April 20, 1941Honorary Doctor of Laws Degree,Oglethorpe University, May 25, 1941Honorary Doctor of Laws Degree,Washington and Jefferson College, June 7,1941Appointment as Arkansas Traveler,Ambassador of Good Will, State ofArkansas, June 23, 1941Honorary Doctor of Laws Degree, LafayetteCollege, May 15, 1942



Honorary Doctor of Laws Degree, St.Lawrence University, June 8, 1942Louisiana Club of Houston, SociusEmeritus Award, June 9, 1942Resolution of the People of Houston to BuyWar Bonds And Notes to Replace theU.S.S. Houston, to Frank Knox (Sec. ofNavy), December 21, 1942Commemoration of the 20th Anniversary ofFed. Council of Churches of Christ InAmerica, Tribute to N.B.C., May 23, 1943Certificate of Honorary Citizenship in Stateof Texas for Earl Godwin, June 16, 1943National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis,l1th Annual Celebration of President'sBirthday, Vice Chrmn., January, 1944R.F.C. Resolution of Regards for Service ofJohn W. Snyder, April 1, 1944

(5 pos., 1 neg.)National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis12th Annual Celebration of President'sBirthday, Vice Chrmn., January, 1945R.F.C. Resolution of Regards for Serviceas Federal Loan Administrator and Sec. ofCommerce, January 22, 1945Business Advisory Council for Dept. ofCommerce, Certificate in Recog. of Serviceas Chrmn. of R.F.C., Fed. LoanAdministrator, and Sec. of Commerce, April17, 1945Empire State Assoc. of Commerce, Inc.,Membership Certificate, 1948Houston Advertising Club Resolution forContribution to Free Press, May 2, 1950Dedication of George Catlett Marshall Archat Va. Military Institute, Sponsor, May 15,1951Houston Fat Stock Show, "Top Hand",February 2, 1955Appointment as Admiral In Navy of State ofNebraska, June 1, 1955National Society of Sons of the AmericanRevolution, Good Citizenship Award,February 22, 1956Texas Heritage Foundation DistinguishedService Medal Award, May 23, 1958Texas Women's University, HonoraryDegree of Doctor of Laws to Mary GibbsJones, June 1, 1958

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JHJ 2 Dwr 7 JHJ 2 Dwr 7Declarations, Proclamations, etc.:

Proclamation of Sam Houston, Declarationof Independence of Texas, Call to Arms,1824, 1835, 1836Tribute to Tennessee, Broadcast byGeneral Motors, March 14, 1932Our Freedoms and Rights, January 14,1942Declaration of Independence of the U.S.,July 4, 1776Texas Declaration of Independence, (2cop.), March 2, 1836

JHJ Cabinet 3 box

JHJ 3 Dwr 5 Maps, Charts, etc.:Texan's Map of U.S.A. (sm. black andwhite)Blueprints of Proposed Lawyers Building,Washington, D.C., May 20, 1938, July 8,1938R.F.C. Summary of Loans and Purchasesand Other Authorizations, August 20, 1936;March 31, 1937; December 31, 1937R.F.C. Organizational Chart, April 22, 1935

(2 cop.)Map of Harris County, December, 1938Map of Downtown Houston BlocksMap of Texas, Illustrated in Color

Miscellaneous:Copy of Manuscript in Time Capsule inJesse H. Jones Hall for the PerformingArts, Houston, October 20, 1965Poem, "The Test", Carlyle Straub, 1937Poem, "The Thinker", to Jesse H. Jones on55th Birthday, April 5, 1929Poem, "I Believe"T.W.A. Color-Foto "Stratoliner in Flight",May 27, 1940Print of Three Men Sitting at DinerProverb, "Think!"

boxJHJ 3 Dwr 6 Miscellaneous Brochures, Pamphlets, etc.,

nos. 1-8:Invitations, Fiesta de San JacintoAssociation:

April 18, 1938April 17, 1939



April 21, 1947Catalog of Blueprints, Mary Gibbs JonesCollege, Rice InstituteBrochure, Tribute to Railroads by StateStreet Council of Chicago, Banquet,November 1, 1937Brochure, Commerce Building, Houston,TexasBrochures, National Bank of Commerce,1929

(7 cop.)Brochure, Proposed Airport Oil BellaireSite, Houston, Texas, Leigh Fisher andAssoc., September 9, 1946


nos. 9-13:Bound Tribute Booklet, Testimonial.Banquet to Nathan Adams, 50thAnniversary of Affiliation with 1st NationalBank in Dallas, April 20, 1939Photo Album of San Jacinto Monument andMuseumBound Resolutions by Hotel Statler Co.,Inc., to Jesse H. Jones, Appreciation forApproval of Loan, June 16, 1966Bound Tribute Booklet to Jesse H. Jonesfrom Former Associates of R.F.C. onOccasion of Dinner at New York City,December 10, 1947Texas Centennial Club of New York CityBound Tribute to Bonnie MacLeary,Sculptor, Approx. 1936


nos. 14-20:Portfolio, "The Four Freedoms", Orig.Published in Saturday Evening Post,February, March, 1943Brochure, "Because of You...", Children'sMedical Center (Harvard Medical School)A Famous Letter Worth Reading Again,John Adams, July 3, 1776Description of Navy Buying Prepared byNavy Dept. for Information of BusinessMen and Naval Officers, May, 1946Descriptive Brochure, University of theSouth, Sewanee, Tenn., Fund RaisingCampaign"Closeup of the Boss, Banker and R.F.C.



Czar", Compilation of NewspaperClippings, Sent by Frank Oster, Jr.,February 25, 1934

boxJHJ 3 Dwr 10 Newspaper Photostats, Templates, etc.:

New York Times, (Photostat) May 19, 1918Houston Post, (Photostat) November 1,1920-November 12, 1920Houston Chronicle, (Photostat) October 21,1933New York Times, (Template, Photostats)October 1, 1933Philadelphia Inquirer, "Travelogue", June 9,1943Houston Chronicle

(Template) January 9, 1949(Photostat) June 3, 1962(Template, 2 cop.) June 3, 1962

boxJHJ 3 Dwr 12 Posters:

Christmas Greeting to America's FightingMen, From Employees of the HoustonChronicle (Bilk Bereen)Postal Telegraph, Photo-News Service,N.R.A.Will Rogers Memorial Fund, by HowardChandler Christy, 1935

(4 cop.)Gulf Gasoline Tank CarWill Rogers National Theater Week, 1938Happy New Year, Mid-Continent SupplyCo., by K. W. Davis, 1941.Howard Hughes Day, Houston, Tex., (silkscreen, 3 cop.) July 30, 1938Saturday Evening Post Advertisement forArticle About Jesse H. Jones, November30, 1940

(2 cop.)Oversize Drawer:

boxOD 1275 Building Files:

Esso Building, Correspondence, Blueprint,July, 1950Miscellaneous Buildings, Correspondence,Drawings, Blueprint, 1945, 1950-1956 andUndatedMiscellaneous Files: Blueprint, Private Col.No. 2283 (Pullman Co., 1906)



box2.116/OD1223A Oversize box:

Building FilesFair Building and Addition, Blueprints,January 1951Commerce Bank Building and Garage,Drawings, Blueprints, 1949-1952Bond Store Building, Correspondence,Sketch, August, November, 1949; May,1950Bering-Cortes Building, (Blueprints), May23, 1945; June 30, 1953Gulf Building, Addition No. 2, Blueprints,Blueprints, May 29, 1950; May, August,1949; June, November 1952, Undated

box2.325/V12 City National Bank Building, Addition,

Correspondence, Sketch, June, August,October, 1954C and I Life Building, Financial Reports,Drawing, August 1949; 1954; UndatedBus Terminal Building, Sketches,November 3, 18, 1949Block 127, Blueprints, Financial Report,Sketch, June, August 1954Garage Property (Milam), September,1953-June 1954; UndatedGulf Building, Addition No. 2, Blueprints,May 29, 1950; May, August 1949; June,November 1952; Undated200 Madison Ave., Financial Reports,Sketches, November 1951; UndatedRice Hotel and Garage, Correspondence,Financial Reports, Blueprints, May 1946-March 1952Oil and Gas Building, Correspondence,September-November 1951National Bank of Commerce, Blueprints,January 21, 1946Mayfair House, Sketches, November 1954-February 1956; Undated

box3M500-3M503 Speech Files

Indexesbox3N69-3N71 Early Personal and Personal files index to personsboxJHJ4-8 Appointment and telephone indexbox



JHJ9 Gifts received index


JONES (JESSE HOLMAN) PHOTOGRAPHS, ca. 1880-1965

ca. 700 photographs (mostly B & W prints). ca. 150 cartoons and other art works.

ca. 75 framed pictorial items.

Scope and ContentsImages of Jones (1874-1956), his family, friends, and businesscolleagues document his career as a builder, financier,statesman, and publisher of the Houston Chronicle. Manyphotographs concern the history, architecture, and developmentof Houston. The cartoons are originals, mostly political in nature,commenting on Jones's role in the Roosevelt Administration asadministrator of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation andsecretary of commerce. Many of the framed items are inscribedby the subjects. Items are arranged by format: Photographs,framed items, and cartoons and art work, and include black andwhite prints, tintypes, cartoons, sketches, paintings, andphotostats. An item by item description is included in theinventory.Arrangement

boxJHJ 1 Dwr 1 Jesse H. Jones and others:

Mr. and Mrs. Jesse H. JonesMr. and Mrs. Jesse H. Jones, Knitting SceneMr. and Mrs. Jesse H. Jones in Front of Train CarJesse H. Jones:

James Abercrombie, C.L. MeyerMr. Red AdamsAllen Academy Scholarship Winners, April 27,1955American Red Cross National Headquarters,American Red Cross National Headquarters,Dept. of Military Relief, DirectorsEdward AnglyAssociated Press Meeting, New York, April 25,1938Milton Backlund, Fred Heyne, John T. Jones,June 1, 1955Milton Backlund, S.E., McCreless, October 29,1953



BanquetBirthday Party (74th), April 5, 1948Birthday Party (79th), April 5, 1953Birthday Party (80th), April 5, 1954Sol, Bloom, Fulgencio Batista y Zaldívar (Pres.of Cuba), Ambassador Concheso, Dr. José T.Barón (Min. Couns. Cuban EmbassyBuilding Owners and Managers AssociationMeeting, September 2, 1954Cabinet Veterans ReunionWard Canaday (Pres. of Jeep Corp.), March 1,1945Cape Vincent, New York, FishingCape Vincent, New York, VacationCensus Center Dedication, Washington, D.C.,August 13, 1942Commerce Co. Brewers, Little League Team,1951Commerce Co. Brewers, Little League Team,Trophy CongratulationsHarvey Couch (?)Credit-Calif. Toll Bridge Construction, August 19,1954John E. Diemand, (Pres., Ins. Co. of NorthAmerica), March 30, 1954Robert DohertyH. Clay Doss (V.P., Nash Kelvinator Co.), 1947Eating CakeDwight D. Eisenhower, Chamber of CommerceAnnual Meeting, December. 7, 1949Esquire Magazine Representatives, June 8,1955Family Arriving in Los Angeles in PrivatePullman CarJames A. FarleyJames A. FarleyJames A. Farley, Cordell HullAlfred C. Finn Looking Over Plans Of HoustonConvention CenterFirst Auto Tire From Guayule Rubber Plant,January 14, 1945Fred J. Fisher Standing by 42 lb. King Salmon,August, 1937L.P. Fisher, Charles T. Fisher, Jr.FishingKenneth Franzheim and Contractor at NewFoley Building, March, 1947



Friends Posing With Indians in Front of TeepeeFriends Posing With King SalmonJohn N. GarnerGirl Scout Troop 41, South Mayd School, PecanParkSenator Carter GlassCarter Glass, Unidentified OtherGolf Tournament, Sam Sneed Putting onNumber 9William Green, October 4, 1950William Green, President of AmericanFederation of Labor, October 4, 1950Group Looking Over BlueprintsHands in the New Deal, June 26, 1934Bob HanesH.A. HassanEdward Hefley, June 17, 1954Fred Heyne, Celebrating Opening of LamarHotel and AnnexW.P. Hobby at Dinner for Quarter CenturyCommerce Club, January, 1947Oscar Holcombe, Royal Ferris, April 10, 1928Oscar Holcombe, General FlemingOscar Holcombe, Looking Over Floor Plan ofHouston Convention HallOscar Holcombe, 100 Million Vehicle Miles onGulf Freeway, August, 1950Holding Cup Presented at Testimonial Banquet,May 12, 1923Holding Fishing RodsHonorary Doctorate Degree from St. LawrenceUniversity, June 8, 1942Honorary Doctorate Degree, With Pearl S. Buck,June 8, 1942House Ways and Means Committee, UrgingTrade Pact Renewals, April 13, 1943Houston Fat Stock ShowHouston Fat Stock Show, Emma Jean Seekerand Brother, Sponsored by JonesHouston Fat Stock Show, Sponsored Ownersand CalvesHouston Fat Stock Show, Sponsored Ownersand Calves, 1948Houston Horse Show Association, JamesAbercrombieHouston Horse Show Association, Rally at RiceHotel, 1949



Houston National Bank 75th AnniversaryCelebration, June 13, 1951Houston Naval Hospital, Opening Ceremonies,September 4, 1946Houston Street and Newsboys Club PlaquePresentation, June 10, 1955HuntingMr. and Mrs. Jno. D. Inabinet, June 11, 195OAdmiral Ernest King, Inaugural Banquet atMayflower Hotel, Washington, January 19, 1945Induction Into Knights of San Jacinto, April 18,1954Inspection Tour of San Francisco-Oakland BayBridge, May, 1936Brig. Gen. Robert M. IvesJackson Day Dinner, Mayflower Hotel,Washington, D.C., January 9, 1940Jewish Community Council, Presentation ofPlaque, April 28, 1954Ed C. Johnson, U.S.S. Colorado, August 14,1942Colonel Louis Johnson, October 30, 1953Audrey Louise JonesAudrey Louise Jones, Graduation ExercisesM.T. Jones Lumber Company, Bookkeeper,1894M.T. Jones Lumber Company, Manager, 1895Will Jones In Back Seat, Birchmont, No.Conway, N.H.Junior Achievement Group, November, 1952Frank KnoxLt. Gen. Wm. S. Knudsen Receiving Decorationfor Directing Wartime Industrial ProductionLittle BoyLone Star Steel Co. and Defense Plant Corp.Contract Agreement, July 18, 1942Longhorn Smelters InspectionBob LovettJohn J. McCloy, April 24, 1953Stewart McDonald, En Route to Europe, July 5,1939Stewart McDonald in ScotlandPaul McNutt, Hattie Caraway, Homer M. Adkins,Sam Rayburn, November 16, 1940Commodore Manning, May 20, 1953Mr. and Mrs. George Marshall at Football Game,December 4, 1938



Shigeo Matsumoto, Rep. of Bank of JapanAnn Miller, 1953"Mr. Million" (Millionth Person in Houston),Barney McCasland, July 3, 1954Dan MoodyGov. Dan Moody, Democratic NationalConvention, 1928Secretary Morgenthau Meeting, January 7, 1937Alexander C. NagleNational Bank of Commerce ScholarshipWinners, May 29, 1954National Inventors Council, Ad CampaignShownNational Press Club President With Guests,January 27, 1945National Press Club:

President's Inauguration, January 27, 1945President's Inauguration, January 27, 1945Swearing-In of Edward Jamieson, January27, 1945

Navy Ceremony, Adm. Nimitz, ReifsniderH.W. Newell, Fishing at Cape Vincent, New YorkNewsweek Magazine Celebration, CynthiaSteward, July, 1954North Side State Bank, Directors Meeting,March 16, 1953Not-Su-Oh Carnival, Houston, King Notoc IV,Fall, 1902Officers of National Bank of CommerceOverseas Press Club, Fourth Annual DinnerFess Parker and Buddy Ebsen, June, 1955Fred Pontello, Mosaic Portrait Presentation,October, 1952Portrait PaintingPortrait Painting by Charles J. FoxPortrait Painting by Wm. Fiske Noyes,(transparency) 1943Portrait Painting by Seymour Stone, 1942Portrait, Tintype as Small BoyPortrait, Tintype as Young ManReconstruction Finance Corp. BoardReconstruction Finance Corp. Bd. Directors inConference RoomReconstruction Finance Corp. Bd., FirstDirectorsReconstruction Finance Corp. DirectorsDiscussing National Defense Plants, 1940



Reconstruction Finance Corp., First Press Conf.as Director, July 17, 1939Reconstruction Finance Corp., OfficeReconstruction Finance Corp., Swearing-In ofMembers, February 2, 1932Regional Federal Home Loan Bank Presidents,September 23-25, 1940Reviewing TroopsRice Hotel Luncheon MeetingRice Institute (?) Tree Planting CeremonyReuben Robertson (Chrmn. Bd., ChampionPaper Co.), Rice Hotel, May 13, 1953Will Rogers Walking in Corridor of Dept. ofCommerce Building, August 18, 1933Will Rogers, Jr. at N. Philadelphia on Way toL.A., August 18, 1935Rogers (Will) Family Leaving Waldorf-AstoriaHotel, August 18, 1935Will Rogers Memorial Commission CheckPresentation, December, 1939Will Rogers Memorial Hospital, Presentation ofDeed, February 25, 1937Will Rogers Memorial Scholarship Fund,Presentation Ceremony, May 29, 1939Will Rogers Statue Dedication in Capitol,Washington, D.C., June 6, 1939Pres. F.D. Roosevelt Arriving at Jackson DayDinner in WashingtonF.D.R., Eleanor Roosevelt, Houston, June 11,1936F.D.R., Sec. of State Cordell HullF.D.R., Viewing 400 Planes in Air at One Time,Opening of National Airport, WashingtonSt. Paul's Methodist Church, Laying of theCornerstone, 1929St. Paul's Methodist Church Lot in Houston,TexasSam Houston Monument, DedicationCeremoniesSan Jacinto Monument, Laying of theCornerstone, 1937Saturday Evening Post Delivery Boy, January,1930Charles Sawyer, Ray Miller, Warren G. BrownScotlandSec. of State Hull, Sec. of Treasury Snyder,Harvey Couch (?)Senate Commerce Committee Hears Henry



Wallace-Jones Dispute, January 24, 1945Clem Shaver, Democratic National Convention,1928Clem Shaver, Democratic National Party ButtonPinning, March 1, 1928Signing DocumentSitting at Desk In Office of Lumber CompanyGarland A. Smith, (Insurance Commission,Austin), October 36, 1953John W. Snyder (r.)John W. Snyder, Harvey Couch, Cordell HullSons of American Revolution, Good CitizenshipAward Dinner, February 22, 1956Speaking at Ship LaunchingSpraying Concrete on Spherical StructureGov. Coke Stephenson, Fat Stock ShowTaking Oath as Sec. of Commerce, September19, 1940Taking Oath as Witness Before SenateCommerce Committee, January 24, 1945Wayne C. Taylor, Examining Commission asUnder-Sec. of Commerce, November 27, 1940Testifying, February, 1944Testifying Before Senate Commerce Comm.,January 24, 1945Testifying Before Senate Commerce Comm.,RFC "Divorce" Bill, January 24, 1945Testifying Before Senate Subcommittee, 1947Texas Beef Council, May 17, 1955Texas Children's Hospital Contract Signing withTellepsen Construction Co., May 17, 1951Texas Children's Hospital Dedication, May 15,1953Texas Scholars Winning Trips to Sweden, May29, 1953Throwing Ball at First Football Game inWashington, D.C., 1937Bascom Timmons, Election Campaign ParadeBascom Timmons at His Inauguration as Pres.of National Press Club, January 22, 1932U.S.S. San Jacinto Aircraft Carrier Launching,Mrs. Jones, Camden, N.J.Unidentified IndividualsUnidentified IndividualsWalking in Washington, D.C.Henry Wallace, F.D.R. at White House Meeting,January 21, 1945



Walter Camp Memorial Trophies Presentations,January, 1948Washington, D.C. OfficeWashington National Airport, Laying ofCornerstone by F.D.R., September 28, 1940Waving HatC.D. Whitmire, A.D. Simpson, J.P. Dreibelbis,R.S. Damon, Sam Lunt, 1952Mr. Whittington, Miss Ima Hogg, John T. Jones,October, 1955Woodrow Wilson at Red Cross Parade in NewYork, May 18, 1918Woodrow Wilson in Red Cross Parade up 5thAvenue in New York, May 18, 1918Witnessing Oath-TakingWorking at Desk for National DemocraticConvention, 1928Gus Wortham Introducing Miss Hank Fort,September 21, 1955Orville Wright, Hap Arnold, 40th Anniversary ofKitty Hawk

boxJHJ 1 Dwr 2 Jesse H. Jones, Portraits:

194119441955Nos. 1-34 Undated,

Portraits and miscellaneous photographsDean AchesonAerial View of Airport RunwaysEdwin Andrews and OthersJesse Andrews, Portrait PaintingAutomobile ShowroomGeorge F. Baker, EngravingBathing Revue:

Contestants, GroupsContestants, IndividualsContestants, IndividualsMiss American MaidMiss Coca ColaMiss DallasMisses Lake Charles, New Orleans, HoustonMiss Levit Jewelry CompanyFourth Annual, Miss Pontiac

William L. BattBattle of Sabine Pass, Painting



Betty Beall, PortraitJudge Roy Bean, DrawingBeauty Contest:

Group ContestantsMiss Houston, 1927

John and Audrey Jones Beck, Empire Room, RiceHotelMr. and Mrs. Clay BerryFrancis Biddle, June 2, 1943Boat, UnidentifiedAustin BonlesBuildings:

Aerial Views of Downtown HoustonBaash-Ross Tool Company, Odessa, TexasBankers Mortgage BuildingBankers Mortgage Building, Power FacilitiesCommerce Bank Building, Progress, February4, 1952Commerce Bank Garage, Sketch, UndatedCommerce BuildingElectric Building Annex, September 16, 1925Electric Building Power FacilitiesFair Building Addition, September 25, 1952Fair Garage Building, September, 1950; June,August, 1951Gulf BuildingGulf Building, Addition No. 2., DrawingsGulf Building, Addition No. 2. Progress, March27, 1949Gulf Building, Architect's Drawing, 1925Gulf Building Parking GarageGulf Building, Power FacilitiesHouston Chronicle Building, April 27, 1938Keystone Building, 1924Kirby Building, Power FacilitiesKrupp and Tuffly Building, Progress, September12-December 26, 1928; January 2-April 30,1929Lamar Theater, Progress, September 16, 1925Levy Bros. BuildingLevy Bros. Building, ProgressLoew Theater Building, August 1, September 1,1927Loew Theater Building, March 27, 1949,UndatedDouble Exposure of Buildings (4)



Fort Worth Building (4a)Gulf Building:

Early Photo, 6 cop. (5)Later Photo (6)Photo by Von Schoenfeldt (7)

Houston:Aerial View of Downtown, ca. (8) 1927Aerial View of Downtown Buildings, (9)1936Aerial View Looking North, (10) April 2,1951Aerial View of Downtown Block, (11)UndatedAerial View of Downtown, Early Photo, (12)UndatedAerial View of Downtown Identifying Jones'Buildings and Years They Were Built, 6cop., (13) Undated

Houston Club Building and Continental Building,(14)Houston, View of Downtown Looking South, (15)UndatedJohn Brown Univ. Buildings and Shrubs Spelling"Jesse H. Jones" (16)M.T. Jones' Summer Home, Back and FrontViews (17)National Bank of Commerce:

Block, Sketch, (18) UndatedGarage, 2 cop., (19) UndatedLobby, Photo by Von Schoenfeldt (20)

National Standard Building, Sketch, (21)October 25, 1945New York City Building on 5th Ave. (22)Old Farmhouse, (23) UndatedOld Victorian Home, Unidentified, (24) UndatedPainting of Building, 2 cop. (25)Rice Hotel, (26) UndatedSan Jacinto Monument Battlegrounds:

Aerial View (27)Aerial View of Progress (28)

San Jacinto Monument:Day and Night Photo Views Sent by A.D.Simpson, Approx. (29) August 1, 1939Drawing Submitted by F.H. Brooke, F.V.Murphy, Architects, (30) (1936?)Photo by Elwood M. Payne, 3 cop. (31)Photo With Caption (32)



Star, 2 cop. (33)San Jacinto Monument Model:

6 cop. (34) April 16, 1936,(35) UndatedPhotostats, (36) February 3, 4, 1937; March2, 1937; UndatedSculptured Base of Tower, (37) February 3,1937With Statue on Top, Photostats, (38)January 22, 30, 1937; Undated

Mason Building, Power FacilitiesMercantile National Bank Building, Dallas, Tex.,March 8, 1944Metropolitan Theater, Progress, October 6, 1926MiscellaneousNational Bank of Commerce, Architect'sDrawingNational Bank of Commerce, Progress, August1-December 26 1928; January 2-April 30, 1929National Standard Building, October 25, 1945National Standard Building, ConstructionProgressPanoramic View of Downtown Houston, 1950Reconstruction Finance Corp. Headquarters InLafayette Building, 1943Rice HotelRice Hotel, 1908-1909Rice Hotel Annex, Progress, September 16,1925Rice Hotel, Architect's Drawings, April 28, 1924;May 28, 1924Robertson County Hospital, Springfield,TennesseeScanlan BuildingSmith-Young Tower, Progress, July 2, 1928Texas Avenue Building, Architect's Drawing,December, 1948Travis and McKinney, Progress, August 4, 1927Two Hundred Madison Ave. Office Building

CattleCattle, Painting, of Longhorns, etc.Cattle Round-Up, North of 36Certificate of Recognition of Public Service asChairman of R.F.C., April 17, 1945Childhood Home Near Springfield, Tennessee, andSmokehouseConference of Society of Syndicated Cartoonists,



Waldorf-Astoria, Sketch and Autographs, April 26,1946Senator Tom Connally, Judge Ben Connally (son),November 13, 1950Continental Can Co. Group Visiting Houston, April 7,1950Henry P. Davidson, Chairman Red Cross WarCouncil, 1918John W. Davis, November 18, 1924Preston DelanoDemocratic National Convention, Arrival of John N.Garner in Philadelphia, June 26, 1936Sidney J. Denenberg, July, 1943Armand F. Dickinson, Postmaster at St. LouisBob DohertyLt. Richard W. Dowling, DrawingStephen T. Early, Secretary to President F.D.R.Harry EatonEffects of Hun Bombardment of Paris by the "BigBerthas"Pres. Dwight D. and Mamie Eisenhower at OperaFarm Youth Group, John T. Jones PresentingCheck, November, 1952Royal A. FerrisFifty Thousandth Telephone Installed, HoustonFireboat, Port of HoustonGalvestonJohn N. Garner, July 4, 1935Gibbs Memorial Library, Mexia, TexasCarter Glass, John N. Garner at Baseball Game inWashingtonCarter Glass, Portrait Presented to HarvardBusiness School by J.H. Jones, 1928W. Averell Harriman, February, 1941Dorothy Gay Hefley (baby picture)Fred J. Heyne Handing 25,000 Scholarship Fund toE.B. Evans, Prarie View A & M, November, 1951Thomas Rudolph Hicks, Texas A & M Jones Awardfor Achievement, 1948Oveta Culp HobbyW.P. HobbyPaul G. HoffmanSam Houston, EngravingSam Houston MonumentSam Houston Monument, Placement on PedestalSam Houston, Painting, Gift of J.H. Jones



Sam Houston PicturesSam Houston, Portrait, San Jacinto MuseumHouston and River Oaks Country Club, GolfCourses, Polo FieldHouston Art MuseumHouston Fat Stock ShowHouston Fat Stock Show, Grand Champion andReserve Champion SteersHouston Street and Newsboys Club, Christmas,1952Louis N. Howe, 1935Cordell HullHunting and FishingHunting and FishingMr. Billy Holman, Photos Sent of J.H. Jones'Boyhood Home, Family Cemetery, etc.William N. Jeffers, October, 1943Audrey Louise JonesJesse H. Jones, Sculpture Bust, Clay Molds andBronze CastsJesse H. Jones, Sculpture Head by Dr. SuzanneSilvercruysM.T. Jones, PortraitM.T. Jones Home in Houston, J.H. Jones Lived HereDuring Early CareerMary Gibbs Jones, Portrait Painting by J.W. Orth,1954Mrs. Jones, Dedication of Mary Gibbs Jones Collegeof Rice InstituteMrs. Jones, Bascom Timmons Receiving TexasHeritage Foundation Distinguished Service MedalAwards, May 27, 1958William Hasque and Ann Holman Jones, Parents ofJesse H. Jones

boxJHJ 1 Dwr 3 Kayser Twins

Major Gen. Robert E. Lee, EngravingAbraham LincolnJane Long, PaintingLumber Company, Employees in OfficesHans Luther, May 14, 1937Sir Roger and Lady Makins, Ambassador fromEngland, March 8, 1954Man on Horse, Kelley's GrillJorge W. Mantus, Jr., Autographed PortraitMassacre at Goliad by Andrew Jackson Houston,Unidentified Painting



Glenn N. McCarthy, April 7, 1952Charles Edward Merrill, PortraitMr. and Mrs. Adolph OchsOil FiresOil Well, Cartwright No. 18Oriental School Children, Sent by "CARE",December 7, 1954Painting of Hunting Dog by Seymour StoneFrances Perkins, Sec. of Labor, 1942Picture Window View Overlooking Golf CourseWarren Lee PiersonT. Allan Polkfrank (?), December 25, 1939Port of Houston:

Docking of the "Satilla" at Wharf no. 1FacilitiesFirst Grain Boat LeavingFreight in Transit to Points. in Texas, Louisiana,Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas, New Mexico,ColoradoLong Reach Docks Bond Issue:

Billboard Endorsement, July 1, 1953Development Plan of Fairfax Corp.,November 7, 1951

Long Reach TerminalShipload of 40,000 Bags of Brazilian CoffeeTransporting Cotton

Potatoes from SugarlandPresident's Birthday Ball Checks, 1939Sig. J. ProlopeRacing Horse "Assault", 1947Reconstruction Finance Corp. Conference RoomReconstruction Finance Corp. OfficesStanley Reed, July 7, 1943Philip D. Reid, 1944Rice InstituteF.D.R. and Senator William G. McAdooDick RuthbergSan Jacinto Day Cocktail Party, New York City, April21, 1952San Jacinto Monument:

Aluminum Finial and Lightning Aerial on Star,April 15, 1938BattlegroundsBattlegrounds with Girl Posing, PostcardBeacon and Lightning Protection Equipment on



Star, April 15, 1938Dedication CeremoniesElevator Given by Mr. and Mrs. Jones, 1954Alfred C. Finn, Jr. and Workmen on Top of Star,April 15, 1938InscriptionsInteriors and StatuaryLiberty or Death FlagPainting by M. de la TorreProgress, May 31, 1937-January 15, 1938,UndatedScale ModelTwo-Millionth Elevator Passenger

Al Schindler, Under-Sec. of Commerce, 1945-1946Sculpture, "America Spirit for Beauty, Knowledge,Peace and Brotherhood", 1936Shamrock HotelFrank L. ShaneMr. Shaver and His Fox Hounds, July, 1953"Sherman Flag" at San JacintoSnake and RabbitSouthwestern Exposition and Fat Stock Show, FortWorthSouthwestern Exposition and Fat Stock Show,Grand Champion Steer Purchased by Worth Hotel,1938Sao-Ke Alfred Sze, Chinese Ambassador, May 24,1937Wayne Chatfield-Taylor, Under-Sec. of Commerce,Silver Cup Tribute, April 17, 1945Texas A & M Graduation CeremoniesTexas A & M, Marine Corps TraineesTexas City Disaster, April 16, 1947Theaters:

Chorus GirlsFrancis Deering, Loew Theater ManagerIsis TheaterIsis Theater, Interior Views, Box OfficeIsis Theater, Miss Houston ContestantsLoews TheaterLoews Theater, Interior ViewsMajestic TheaterMetropolitan TheaterMetropolitan Theater, Christmas, December 21,1931Metropolitan Theater, Interior Views



Miscellaneous"Miss Opportunity" Contest Sponsored byMetropolitan Theater, 1927Power FacilitiesPrince and Palace TheatersPromotional CampaignsQueen TheaterRitz TheaterRitz Theater, Jack Holt, Star of "MysteriousRider", 1927Union TheaterUptown Theater, Horwitz Theaters, Iris BirthdayParty, June 24, 1937

President Truman and Friends Aboard YachtWilliamsburg, August 16, 1946U.S.S. San Jacinto, Aircraft Carrier, September 26,1943View of Living Room of Jesse H. and Mrs. Jones,1923Will Rogers PortraitWill Rogers, Sculptures, "Trilogy of FamousAmerican Cowboys" by Frederick W. SchweigardtJohn Gilbert WinantWilliam H. WoodinHugh H. Young, July 28, 1938Jesse A. Ziegler, Reading History of San Jacinto,1943Buildings erected by J.H. Jones Interest, New York,1924-1931

box4N49a Oversize Framed Pictures:

Jesse H. Jones, Portraits:Portrait Given to Hyde Park Memorial LibraryPortrait With Nameplate "Jesse H. Jones"Portrait, Sitting at Desk by Nottingham

box4N51b Pencil Sketch by Houston High School

Graduate, GeorgeBosworthPencil Sketch by Moritz Grossman, view one1939,Pencil Sketch by Moritz Grossman, view two1939,

box4N31a Jesse H. Jones and Others:

Orville Wright and Robert M. Hinckley, "OrvilleWright Fortieth Anniversary Dinner", December



17, 1943President Roosevelt and Justice Stanley Reed,Jesse H. Jones Being Sworn in as Sec. ofCommerce

box4N31b Harry L. Hopkins

Emil Schram, Homer Adkins and Guy HelveringGlenn McCarthy and Jim AbercrombieFirst R.F.C. Board, John J. Blaine, Frederic H.Taber, Carroll B. Merriam, Wilson McCarthy,William H. Woodin, Harvey 0. Couch

box4N51a Nelson Rockefeller, Dinner In Commemoration

of the 25th Anniversary of Inauguration of theAir Mail Service in the U.S.Miss Pearl S. Buck, Receiving HonoraryDoctorate Degrees at 80th Annual St. LawrenceUniversity Commencement, June 8, 1942Senator Tom Connally, Sec. Cordell Hull,President Arroyo del RioJohn Nance Garner, Sen. Harry S, Truman,Holding Pistols Used by Outlaw Jesse James

box4N52c Cabinet Members

Red Cross War Council of 1918, Cornelius Bliss,George Case, Elliott Wadsworth, Henry P.Davidson, George Scott, Jesse H. Jones

box4N52d Henry L. Stimson and Col. James W. Flanagan,

Leaving White House After 4th Inauguration ofRooseveltEnlargement of Above

box4N52b John Nance Garner and Unidentified Man

Unidentified Hunting Partnerbox4N52a President Roosevelt Arriving at Jackson Day

Dinner in WashingtonEdgar Bergen, Charlie McCarthy andUnidentified ManMrs. Jones, Knitting Scene

box4N52e Inspection Tour of San Francisco-Oakland Bay

Bridge, May, 1934 (six scenes)

box4N53a Group Photos:

Senator Carter Glass and Speaker John N.Garner at Baseball Game in Washington



Dwight D. Eisenhower, Ruiz Cartines andOthersFirst Successful Full-Color Photo of PresidentAddressing Both Houses of Congress, January6, 1943Dinner Commemorating the 7th Anniversary ofthe New York Board of Trade and the 1stAnniversary of the Latin American Section,Waldorf-Astoria, New York, September 30, 1943

box3T402G Dinner Honoring the Vice-President of the U.S.

By Fellow Citizens of Texas on Occasion of Visitto Washington of the Good Will Special TrainNational Press Club, April 17, 1934

box4N54c Portraits:

Royal A. Ferris, Pres. National Exchange Bankat Dallas, 1895Grover Cleveland, March 2, 1889Dwight D. Eisenhower

box4N54b Cordell Hull

Herbert HooverFred J. Heyne

box4N54a Carter Glass, June 5, 1938

Henry Morgenthau, 1934James A. FarleyHarry Truman, July 3, 1948

box4N52f Will Rogers

Franklin D. Roosevelt (in white suit)F.D.R., signedOveta Culp Hobby, Pencil Sketch

box4N55b Buildings:

San Jacinto Monumentbox2.116/OD1427 Watercolor of Jesse H. Jones Medical Library

Building by Cameron Fairchild and Assoc.,ArchitectsPhotostat of a Sketch of the Medical ArtsBuilding in Ft. Worth, Wyatt C. Hedrick ArchitectComposite of Photos from the HoustonChronicle Showing Houston Business DistrictComposite of Photos of Houston Skyline,Showing View With and Without Jones'Buildings 1929,



Unidentified Skyscraper, Photobox4N51c Photostat of Sketch of Petroleum Building

Photostat of Sketch of Gulf Building, 1928Photostat of Sketch of Gulf Building, 1930Unidentified Photostat of Sketch of Building,Alfred C. Finn, Architect, November 20, 1929Unidentified Photostat of Skyscraper by HughFerris, Jr.

box4N55a Downtown New York City

Aerial View of Downtown HoustonAerial View of Downtown Houston

box4N53b Portfolio of Sketches, Floor Plans of the Red

Wolf Hotel by Ben A. Dore and KennethFranzheim, Architect, 1945

box4N59a Cartoons:

Mounted Cartoon, "Presidential Seizure Order ofMontgomery Ward and Co.", by Jim BerrymanMounted Cartoon, "New Deal Corral", by JimBerryman, 1944

box4N59b Works of Art:

Etching of Horse, "Assault", by R.H. PalenskeEtching of Battleship, by Kent Hagerman

box4N59c Miscellaneous:

Two Photos Inside of University of HoustonLibrary Showing Portraits of 33 PresidentsGiven by Mr. and Mrs. Jones, February, 1954Photograph of the Houston Chronicle 's Presses

boxJHJ 2, Dwr 1 Oversize Cabinet Files:

Buildings:Apartment Building, Sketch and Floor Plans, (1)September 21, 1936Bodyhood Home of Jesse H. Jones, PencilSketch, (2) April 5, 1942Chronicle and Rice Hotel Buildings, Aerial View,Houston, (3) Undated

boxJHJ 2, Dwr 2 Cartoons, 1928-1943:

"Democrats' Paul Revere", Shafer, 1928 (3 pos., 1 neg.)

"From Poverty to Affluence", James North,



March 11, 1928(1 orig., 2 pos., 1 neg.)"Out of the Hole", L. Chapin, March 11, 1928

(2 pos., 1 neg.)"Toonerville Trolley That Meets All the Trains", F.Fox, 1933

(1 orig., 2 pos., 1 neg.)Driving Up the Price of Gold, C.K. Berryman,November, 1933

(1 orig., 3 pos., 1 neg.)"Harry, You Know Just How I Feel..." C.K.Berryman, November 14, 1934

(1 orig., 3 pos., 1 neg.)Gridiron Parade, 50th Anniversary Dinner,Gridiron Club, C.K. Berryman, 1935

(1 print)"Rock of Ages", January 1, 1936

(1 orig.)"New Deal Crystal Gazer", C.K. Berryman,October 18, 1937

(1 orig., 1 pos., 1 neg.)Happy New Year, Gus Edson, 1938

(1 orig., 5 pos., 1 neg.)Charlie West, C.K. Berryman, February 13,1936

(1 orig., 5 pos., 1 neg.)"Soup's On!", W.E.B. Brown, March 30, 1938

(1 orig., 2 pos., 1 neg.)F.D.R. Chased by Cabinet, Derso and Kelen,1940

(7 pos., 1 neg.)"Cliff Says Santa Sometimes Overlooked Him..."Berryman, January 2, 1940

(5 pos., 1 neg.)Appeal for Small Business Help, CharlesLevinson, January 24, 1940

(1 orig.)Offer of Dept. of Commerce Portfolio, C.K.Berryman, August, 1940

(1 pos., 1 neg.)Jesse H. Jones Filling Both Seats, Hal Coffman,September, 1940

(1 orig., 1 pos., 1 neg.)Jones and Garner, C.K. Berryman, September1, 1940

(1 orig., 1 pos., 1 neg.)"Two Dromios", C.K. Berryman, September 18,1940

(1 orig., 4 pos. 1 neg.)Cliff's Sweets to the Sweet List, C.K. Berryman,



1941(1 orig., 6 pos., 1 neg.)Mr. Jones, Buyer, Walt Disney, May 17, 1941

(1 orig., 6 pos., 1 neg.)"Lots of Bounce to It, Anyway", C.K. Berryman,March 26, 1942

(1 orig., 1 pos., 1 neg.)"If They Don't Have Gas, They Can't Use Tires",C.K. Berryman, April, 1942

(1 orig., 3 pos., 1 neg.)"Hero of the Home Front", C.K. Berryman, May25, 1942

(1 orig., 5 pos., 1 neg.)"Deep In the Heart of Washington", JimBerryman, October 20, 1942

(10 pos.)"Peevish Tenderfoot", Thomas, 1943

(1 orig., 2 pos., 1 neg.)"Head-On Collision", Batchelor, 1943

(1 orig., 3 pos., 1 neg.)Money to Throw to the Dogs, C.K. Berryman,May 12, 1943

(1 orig., 2 pos., 1 neg.)Price Control Subsidies, C.K. Berryman, June 1,1943

(1 pos., 1 neg.)"All Unquiet on the Potomac", McCutcheon, July9, 1943

(1 pos.)"Boss Certainly Is Firing a Lot of People...", C.K.Berryman, July 17, 1943

(1 orig., 2 pos., 1 neg.)"Putting the Hex on Jesse", Parrish, July 11,1943

(1 neg.)"Squire Has Had Enough of This Cackling",Jerry Doyle, July 17, 1943

(1 orig., 5 pos., 1 neg.)"Boom Boom Town", Reg Manning, August 31,1943

(1 orig., 9 pos., 2 neg.)Henry Wallace and Co., World Planners, C.K.Berryman, October 11, 1943

(3 orig., 4 pos., 1 neg.)Mutt and Jeff by H.C. Fisher, 1936

boxJHJ 2 Dwr 3 Cartoons, 1944-1956:

"New Deal Corral", Jim Berryman, 1944 (4 pos., 2 neg.)

Cliff and Indian Clubs, C.K. Berryman, April 12,



1944(1 orig., 11 pos., 1 neg.)"New Deal Costume Ball", C.K. Berryman, April30, 1944

(1 orig., 5 pos., 1 neg.)Jones and Biddle Fighting Montgomery Ward,C.K. Berryman, May 11, 1944

(1 orig., 2 pos., 1 neg.)Injunction Suits Against WLB, Jim Berryman,June 5, 1944

(1 orig., 4 pos., 1 neg.)Economy of Abundance, Economy of Scarcity,Babbelon, 1945

(1 orig., 6 pos., 1 neg.)"The New Watchman", Parrish, 1945

(1 orig.)"Dropping the Pilot", Carl Somdal, 1945

(1 orig.)"Cliff's Cheers to Jesse," C.K. Berryman,January, 1945

(8 pos., 2 neg.)Wallace Bound and Gagged, C.K. Berryman,January, 1945

(1 orig., 2 pos., 1 neg.)"He Is Fully Suited", Lacburt, January 22, 1945

(5 pos., 1 neg.)"Henry", Quincy Scott, January 23, 1945

(1 orig.)"No, Not That!", Rube Goldberg, January 23,1945

(1 orig., 3 pos., 1 neg.)"Cornhusker to Bulldogger?", Shoemaker,January 23, 1945

(1 orig.)"Consternation," Claude Shafer, January 23,1945

(1 orig.)"An Old Story Up-to-Date," Gregg, January 24,1945

(1 neg.)"Portrait of a Statesman," Rube Goldberg,January 26, 1945

(1 orig., 5 pos., 1 neg.)"Big-Hearted Henry," Rube Goldberg, January26, 1945

(1 orig., 6 pos., 1 neg.)Jesse H. Jones Moving Out, Jim Berryman,February, 1945

(1 orig., 1 pos., 1 neg.)"Oh, I've Never Flown a Plane Before," Reg



Manning, February 5, 1945(1 orig., 10 pos., 1 neg.)Wallace Seated as Sec. of Commerce, C.K.Berryman, March 3, 1945

(1 orig., 2 pos., 1 neg.)"Henry, Me Too!" C.K. Berryman, August 24,1945

(1 pos.)Jesse H. Jones and Income Tax Return, Leo,(news clipping) October 5, 1945"Mostly Malarky," Wally, (postcard) 1946"Human Guinea Pig", William Summers,February 25, 1948

(1 orig.)"What's Going On?", Dahl, June 1, 1948

(1 orig., 10 pos., 1 neg.)"The Mud Runs Out," Ferman Martin, 1955?

(1 orig.)"Houston and the Nation Mourns," FermanMartin, 1956

(1 orig.)boxJHJ 2 Dwr 4 Cartoons, Undated, nos. 1-32

"Qualifications: Ace 4th Term Campaigner",William H. Summers

(1 orig.)"That's What We're Afraid Of", Wm. H.Summers

(1 orig.)"Something Tells Us There'll Be a QuickDivorce", Carlisle

(1 orig.)"They Say Bulls Are Color Blind", Carlisle

(1 orig.)"Heigh-Ho! Heigh-Ho!", Jim Berryman,

(1 posn., 1 neg., 1 print)"Private Lives", Edwin Cox

(1 print)"Deep In the Heart of Washington", JimBerryman,

(2 pos., 1 neg.)"Dream", Sgt. George Baker

(1 pos.)"What Money Can't Buy", R. Van Buren

(1 print)"Great Hindu Magician- He Grants Wishes",McCutcheon

(1 pos.)Merry Christmas from Washington Scene,



George Dixon (1 print)Elliott Roosevelt Loans, Jim Berryman

(2 pos. 1 neg.)F.D.R. Doing Towing, Berryman

(4 pos., 1 neg.)Henry Wallace's Check, Sweigert

(1 orig.)"Jesse Knows Their Feeling", W.E.B. Brown

(4 pos. 1 neg.)"Washington Policeman", Cy Hungerford

(1 orig., 5 pos., 1 neg.)"Texas Branded", Cal Alley

(1 orig., 1 pos., 1 neg.)"U.S. Loan", Edwin Duffy

(1 orig., 1 pos., 1 neg.)"The Payoff!", Packer

(1 orig., 5 pos., 1 neg.)"One Little Pig He Isn't Going To Plow Under",Lacburt

(1 orig., 2 pos., 1 neg.)"?????-!", Frank Williams

(1 orig., 5 pos., 1 neg.,)"Crystal Gazer Gets An Eyefull!" Calburt

(1 orig., 5 pos., 1 neg.)Wallace Mixing Potion, Parrish

(1 orig., 2 pos., 1 neg.)"No Gas", Dorman H. Smith

(1 orig.)Wallace Commerce Appointment, Edwin Duffy

(6 pos., 1 neg.)"Slippery Going For the Hottentots' Milkman",Hutton

(1 orig., 6 pos., 1 neg.)"Communiques From the Battle of Washington",Hutton

(1 orig., 6 pos., 1 neg.)"All He Asks to Complete the Jigsaw", BertBlessington

(1 orig., 5 pos., 1 neg.)"International Milk Man", Knox

(1 orig., 11 pos., 1 neg.)Wallace Appointment Confirmation?, EdwinDuffy

(6 pos., 1 neg.)Democratic Wallace Row, Edwin Duffy

(6 pos., 1 neg.)Glass Bill to Broaden R.F.C. Lending Powers,Ben Little



(4 pos., 1 neg., 1 newspaper template)boxJHJ 2 Dwr 5 Cartoons, Undated nos. 1-30:

Jesse H. Jones, Portrait Profile, S. Robles (1 orig., 27 lg. pos., 4 sm. pos., 1 lg. neg., 1 sm.

neg.)Jesse H. Jones Staring Daggers at Wallace, JimBerryman

(13 pos., 1 neg.)"Above the Crowd", Stookie Allen

(6 pos.)"Railroad Blues", Barry

(1 orig., 5 pos., 1 neg.)Texan at Gates of Heaven, Bo Brown

(1 orig., 3 pos., 1 neg.)Jesse H. Jones and Distressed Business, Shott

(1 orig., 3 pos., 1 neg.)Will Rogers, Stookie Allen

(1 orig., 7 pos., 1 neg.)Montgomery Ward and Co., Berryman

(5 pos., 1 neg.)R.F.C. Hospital, Spaar

(3 pos., 1 neg.)"The Boys Are Showing a Big Profit", JerryDoyle

(1 orig., 5 pos., 1 neg.)"Wouldn't He Like That Job", Shott

(1 orig., 3 pos., I neg.)"Presidential Seizure... Montgomery Ward", JimBerryman

(1 orig., 3 pos., 1 neg.)"Circus- Oh Boy!", Janott

(1 orig., 5 pos., 1 neg.)"I Was Hasty, Henry", Knott

(I pos.)Cliff's Thanks For Grapefruit, C.K. Berryman

(1 orig., 6 pos., 1 neg.)"Widening Rift in the Household", S.J. Ray

(1 orig., 6 pos., 1 neg.)Jesse H. Jones, Chairman of the Board, R.F.C.

(4 pos., 1 neg.)"Peace... It's Wonderful", Alexander

(6 pos. 1 neg.)"Harmony Along the Potomac", Knott

(1 orig., 6 pos., 1 neg.)"He Has All the Chips",

(1 orig., 1 lg. pos., 3 sm. pos., 1 neg.)"Jesse Didn't Split Much Wood", Knott

(1 orig., 7 pos., 1 neg.)



"After the Lull!", Coffman (1 orig., 3 pos., 1 neg.)Jones and Wallace Battling, Alexander

(1 orig., 6 pos., 1 neg.)"Who Goes There", Gene Paderman

(3 lg. pos., 5 sm. pos., 1 neg.)"So You're Sure...", Frank Owen

(1 orig., 4 pos., 1 neg.)"See, Jesse... I Was Doing You a Favor", JimBerryman

(1 orig.)" `Blaze' Blazed the Trail For Henry!" Hungerford(1 orig.)"Latest Development in `Theory of Scarcity' ",Cargill

(1 orig.)"The Dreamer Wakes Up In a Big BusinessBerth", Hungerford

(1 orig.)"You Can't Build Houston With Mud", FermanMartin

(1 orig.)boxJHJ 2 Dwr 8 Group Photographs:

Jackson Day Dinner, Washington, D.C., January12, 1928Dinner in Honor of Gov. Franklin D. Roosevelt,Pres. Elect of the U.S., Given by National PressClub, Washington, D.C., November 22, 1932John Brown University Campus and Students,1934Dinner in Honor of F.D.R., Pres. of the U.S.,Given by Vice-Pres. John Nance Garner,Washington, D.C., January 29, 1934Dinner Honoring Vice-Pres. Garner by FellowCitizens of Texas, April 17, 1934

(3 cop.)Dinner in Honor of F.D.R., Pres. of U.S., Givenby Vice-Pres. Garner, Washington, D.C.,January 16 1935

(2 cop.)Annual Founders' Day Dinner of the NationalPress Club with F.D.R., March 2, 1935

(2 cop.)Gold Medal Award to Grace Moore, 53rd AnnualDinner, Society of Arts and Sciences, May 17,1935Jackson Day Dinner, Mayflower Hotel, January8, 1938

(2 cop.)



17th Annual Dinner, Bureau of Advertising, NewYork City, April 28, 1938(2 cop.)Judge High Hat Award to Jesse H. Jones, NewYork City, September 27, 1938Jackson Day Dinner, Washington, D.C., January8, 19404th Annual Dinner, Touchdown Club ofWashington, D.C., January 16, 1940Annual Dinner, National Press Club, F.D.R.Guest of Honor, November 9, 1940Testimonial Dinner Honoring Wm. S. Knudsen,Detroit, December 16, 19405th Annual Dinner, Touchdown Club,Washington, D.C., January 6, 1941Military Order of the World War, N.Y.C. Dinnerand Dance for Army Day, April 3, 1943Dinner Commemorating 70th Anniv. of N.Y.Board of Trade and 1st Anniv. of Latin AmericanSection, September 30, 1943

(3 cop.)Dinner Party Given by Mr. and Mrs. Jones, HotelStatler, Washington, D.C., (1945?)Old Timers' Reunion in Honor of Jesse H. Jonesby Alumni and Undergraduates of R.F.C., NewYork City, December. 10, 1947Jesse H. Jones Scholarship Holders at Texas A& M College, 1950Dinner at Mayflower Hotel, Undated

boxJHJ 2 Dwr 9 Jesse H. Jones, Portraits, nos. 1-13:

Manager, M.T. Jones Lumber Co., (4 cop.) (1)189522 Years Old (2)(3) 1902Silk Top Hat, (4) 1902Posing in Chair, (5) 1902Close-Up Profile, (6) 1902Taken at Time of Democratic NationalConvention (2 cop.) (7) 1928Sitting Pose (2 cop.) (8)In Hat With Cane (9)Hands in Pockets (4 cop.) (10)With Model of San Jacinto Monument (2 cop.)(11)Double Breasted Suit (9 cop.) (12)Sitting at Desk (7 cop.) (13)

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JHJ 2 Dwr 10 Jesse H. Jones, Portraits, nos. 14, 15:Frontal Close-Up (36 cop.) (14)Leaning on Desk (100 sm., 11 lg. cop.) (15)


Frontal Close-Up (60 sm., 5 lg. cop.) (16)At Desk Holding Glasses (76 cop.) (17)Frontal Close-Up (79 cop.) (18)Waving Hat (7 cop.) (19)Waving From Train (16 cop.) (20)


Studying Papers at Desk (47 sm., 7 lg. cop.)(21)In Indian Headdress, San Jacinto, Texas, (3cop.) (22) May 27, 1939In Hat With Cane by Model of Gulf Building (23)Studying Blueprints (3 cop.) (24)Speaking for KXYZ Radio (4 cop.) (25)Sitting at Dinner Table (26)With Asbestos Fire Fighting Suit (27)In Rubber Raft (28)Speaking at Podium (29)Holding Pencil (30)Walking Down Washington, D.C. Street (31)With Statuettes (4 cop.) (32)Standing Against Bookcase (33)


Sitting on Desk (3 cop.) (34)Standing, Hand on Chair (2 cop.) (35)With Fred J. Heyne (36)Sitting at Desk (5 cop.) (37)Painting by J.W. Orth, (2 cop.) (38) 1955


Painting, Standing With Hand on Chair (14 cop.)(39)Painting, Close-Up, Seymour Stone, (2 cop.)(40) 1948Painting, Full View, Seymour Stone, (1 neg., 3sm., 7 lg. cop) (41) 1948Painting, Sitting, Boris B. Gordon, (7 cop.) (42)1942Painting for Fortune, Raymond R.P. Nielson (1signed cop., 156 cop.) (43)



Pencil Sketch (4 cop.) (44)Pencil Sketch, George Bosworth (5 cop.) (45)Sculpture Bust (14 cop.) (46)Souvenir, Democratic National Convention, (47)1928Pencil Sketch, Moritz Grossman, (48) 1939

boxJHJ 3 Dwr 3 Jesse H. Jones and Others, nos. 1-46:

Funeral Service at St. Paul's Methodist Church,Houston, Texas, (11 pictures) (1) June, 1956Mrs. Jones, Launching of the U.S.S. SanJacinto, Camden, N.J., (5 pictures) (2)September 26, 1943Mrs. Jones Holding Bouquet In Front ofChristening Platform, (3) September 26, 1943Mrs. Jones and Others Standing on ChristeningPlatform, (4) September 26, 1943Mrs. Jones and Others Standing on ChristeningPlatform. (5) September 26, 1943Mrs. Jones and Others, Standing on ChristeningPlatform Seen From Above, (6) September 26,1943Rep. Hatton W. Summers, (7) March 22, 1943Others Standing In Front of American AirwaysAirplane, (8) October 22, 1933Frank Knox, (9) UndatedJoseph E. Davies, (10) 1950Rep. Joseph J. Mansfield, "Oldest Member ofHouse Passes the Birthday Cake", (11)February 9, 1943William A.M. Burden, Wayne C. Taylor, Will L.Clayton, Norman W. Baxter, (2 cop.) (12)UndatedDr. Arthur de Souza Costa, Annexation of thePan American Union in Washington, D.C., (13)June 29, 1937Gov. Alfred E. Smith and Gov. F.D.R. on Top ofEmpire State Building, (14) May 10, 1931Dr. W.R. Banks, Presentation of $25,000 Fundto Principal of Prarie View University (5 cop.)(15)Dr. W.R. Banks, Others (16)Capt. Royden Lebrecht, U.S. Army Bond Drive,(17) September 16, 1943William Burden, Charles Stanton, Sky-RoadsExhibition, (18) November 27, 1943Poon Lim, T.V. Soong, U.S. Army Bond Show(19)



F.D.R., Riding in Car at Texas Centennial, (31cop.) (20) 1936John J. Blaine, Carroll B. Merriam, Wm. H.Woodin, Frederic H. Taber, Wilson McCarthy,Harvey C. Couch, R.F.C. Board, (6 cop.) (21)1933F.D.R., Arriving at Jackson Day Dinner inWashington (12 cop.) (22)Andrew Jackson Houston, Laying Cornerstoneof San Jacinto Monument, (23) 1937Henry A. Wallace, Claude R. Wickard, FrancisBiddle, Frank Knox, F.D.R., Henry L. Stimson,Cordell Hull, Harold Ickes, Henry Morgenthau,Jr., Frances Perkins, Frank C. Walker, (5 cop.)(24)George Cooksey, Charles B. Henderson, EmilSchram, Frederic H. Taber, H.A. Mulligan,Carroll B. Merriam, etc., R.F.C. Directors andDept. Heads, (4 cop.) (25) 1936R.F.C. Directors Looking Over Document (3cop.) (26)R.F.C. Directors (2 cop.) (27)R.F.C. Board (4 cop.) (28)R.F.C. Directors and Dept. Heads (29)Klossner, Merriam, Schram, and UnidentifiedOther (2 cop.) (30)Emil Schram, Carroll Merriam, HowardKlossner, Charles D. Henderson, Approx. (31)1940Others, Texas Centennial Dinner, Press Club,Washington, D.C., (15 cop.) (32) April 29, 1936Students from Texas A & M (2 cop.) (33)Fred J. Heyne, John T. Jones, Jr. and Others (3cop.) (34)Officials from Houston National Bank (6 cop.)(35)Girl Scout Troop 41, South Mayd School, PecanPark (36)Girl Scout Troop 53, 31st Anniversary of the GirlScouts Celebration (37)Regional Federal Home Loan Bank Presidents,(2 cop.) (38) September 23-25, 1940John Parks Coe, Institute, W. Virginia, (39) June11, 1943Oveta Culp Hobby, W.P. Hobby, GeorgeCarmack, Rotary International (2 cop.) (40)F.D.R., Laying Cornerstone, WashingtonNational Airport, (41) September 28, 1940M.R. Andrews, Admiral C.W. Nimitz Rear Adm.



L.F. Rufsnider (2 cop.) (42)Representatives of Congress (43)Young People Talking at Table (44)Leo T. Crowley, (4) January 4, 1945Amon G. Carter at Unveiling of Will RogersStatue in Fort Worth (46)

boxJHJ 3 Dwr 4 Jesse H. Jones and Others, nos. 47-73:

Woodrow Wilson, Red Cross Parade, (13 cop.)(47) May 18, 1918Greeting Workers (48)Naval Officers, Mrs. Jones, (10 pictures) (49)Little Boy (2 cop.) (50)Group of Men in Dallas (51)Norman Chandler, Robert H. McLean (52)Audrey Louise Jones at Graduation Exercises (2cop.) (53)Man at Rotary Luncheon (3 cop.) (54)Signing Agreement with Norman Chandler,Robert R. McLean (55)Amon G. Carter, Frank Knox, (2 cop.) (56) 1943Handing Paper to 3 Unidentified Men (57)Discussing Business with 2 Unidentified Men(58)Discussing Business with Unidentified Man (59)Standing with Unidentified Man (60)Standing with Unidentified Man (61)Chip Roberts, James A. Farley, CharlieMichaelson, Forbes Morgan, Christmas, (62)1936Adm. C.W. Nimitz Signing Japanese SurrenderAgreement, U.S.S. Missouri, Tokyo Bay, (63)September 2, 1945Audrey Louise Jones, Unidentified Man (64)Mrs. Jones, John T. Jones, Sr. (65)Indians at Oklahoma City (11 cop.) (66)Indian With Bow and Arrows (67)Indians Presenting Invitation to "Indian Village",(3 cop.) (68) January 1, 1936Riding Horse With Others in Scotland (69)Hunting With Others in Scotland (70)Unidentified Man and Woman (71)Others at Bohemian Grove, (72) 1937-1938Little League Baseball Team Sponsored byJesse H. Jones, "Jr. Buffs" (9 cop.) (73)

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JHJ 3 Dwr 9 Miscellaneous Photographs, nos. 1-19:Jesse H. Jones, Democrat Who Fights forFarmers, Is of the SoilJesse H. Jones Scholarship Recipients, GeorgePeabody College for Teachers, 1947-1948National Bank of Commerce, Christmas Choir,1953Giant RedwoodsJesse H. Jones Military Scholarships HonoringGen. of the Army, Dwight D. Eisenhower,

(11 cop.)Jesse H. Jones Military Scholarships In Memoryof Gen. George S. Patton, Jr.

(11 cop.)Longhorns, Gift of Longhorn Tin SmeltersBattleship U.S.S. HoustonSan Jacinto Monument ConstructionNational Safety Council Award to AmericanAirlines, Inc., April 22, 1941Laborers Picking Cotton, Memphis, Tenn., 1931U.S. Navy Blimp Over HoustonGrave of M.T. Jones, 1898Unidentified GraveHouston Ship Channel

(2 views)"A Skin Game", Negroes Playing Poker"Jay Jay", Racing Horse, September 23, 1944Sketches of Tunnels in Rock Cliffs of theHudson, by Hugh Ferriss

(3 views)Political Rally at Houston Coliseum for SamRayburn

(3 views)boxJHJ 3 Dwr 11 Portraits, nos. 1-75:

Nathan Adams (1)Gen. H.H. Arnold (2)Baby Picture (3)Adhemar de Barros (4)Paul Bestor (5)William A.M. Burden (6)George Clifford, Portrait Painting (7)T. Jefferson Coolidge (8)Leo T. Crowley (9)Walter J. Cummings (10)"Dave" (11)Joseph E. Davies, (12) 1936



Donald D. Davis, (13) May 6, 1948Bradley Dewey, (14) August 31, 1949Marriner S. Eccles (15)Frederick H. Ecker (16)Dwight D. Eisenhower and Others (2 cop.) (17)Royal Ferris (2 cop.) (18)Fred J. Fisher (19)Dr. Jasper Gibbs (20)Mrs. Jasper Gibbs (21)Harvey W. Gilbert (22)Carter Glass, Portrait Painting (23)John Goodloe (24)Henry Grady (25)J. Leo Haix (25a)Johnnie Hanes (26)William H. Hays (27)Robert H. Hisselclay (?) (28)George Robert Holmes, Portrait Painting, (29)November 4, 1943Patrick Hurley (30)Harold L. Ickes (31)Audrey Louise Jones (32)John T. Jones (brother) (33)John T. Jones, Jr. and Family, Christmas, (34)1953Mary Gibbs Jones Holding Certificate ofRecognition from Dept. of Army, (34a) August27, 1956Mary Gibbs Jones, Portrait Painting, (35) 1954Mary Gibbs Jones Sitting at Desk, (36) 1954William Hasque and Anne Holman Jones (2cop. enlargements) (37)William Hasque and Anne Holman Jones (4cop.) (38)William H. Kingpley, (39) March 19, 1936W.M. Kiplinger, (40) October 28, 1943Frank Knox., (41) June 19, 1943William S. Knudsen (42)William S. Knudsen (43)Bob Lovett (43a)Gen. Douglas MacArthur, (44) 1949Mr. McGee (45)Carroll B. Merriam (46)Ogden L. Mills (47)Cap. Rieber, (48) May 13, 1953



Harry R. Rittenberg, Portrait Painting (49)W.S.S. "Star" Rodgers (50)Franklin Delano Roosevelt (51)F.D.R. and Cabinet Members (52)Charles M. Schwab, (53) May 18, 1943Carrol M. Shanks 54)Hu Shih (55)Bill Smith (56)Brig. Gen. C.R. Smith, (57) April 22, 1944John W. Snyder, (58) July 2, 1948John W. Snyder, Portrait Painting (59)Ed Stettinius, (60) January, 1945Henry L. Stinson (61)Antoine Hays Sugluyu (?) (62) April 22, 1936Frederic H. Taber, (63) December 3, 1934Lynn P. Talley (64)Wayne C. Taylor, (65) October 7, 1940Unidentified Chinese Man in Uniform (66)Unidentified Man in Air Force Uniform (67)Unidentified Man in Army Uniform (68)Unidentified Young Man (69)Frank C. Walker (70)Claude R. Wickard (71)Edwin A. Wilson (?) (72)Frank C. Wright, (73) September, 1943Owen D. Young (74)

boxJHJ 3 Dwr 12 Works of Art:

Etching, New York Harbor, Nat Zowell 1909,Flags of Destiny, Clarence Switzer and OtherThingsGooch Monument Co., Sketches of Jesse H.Jones' Cemetery MonumentPen Drawing of Sam Houston Homestead, (1neg. photostat, 1 orig.) by R.M. Allyn, 1936Memento of U.N. Conf. on InternationalOrganization, Etching by Alec Stern, "SanFrancisco From Nob Hill" April 25, 1945,Mounted Print of Ship (no. 5 of 60) by Franklin

box2.328 Extra Large Pictures:

Jesse H. Jones, Portrait Painting by SeymourStone, (6a) 1948Portrait, F.D.R., Signed Photo (49)Buildings:Color Photo of Aerial View of Downtown



Houston (64) Sketch of Skyline of DowntownBusiness District of Houston by Manuel de laTorre, Dedicated to Jesse H. Jones, (65) 1942200 Madison Avenue, New York City (66)Cartoon, "J. Russell Young School ofExpression, Statler Hotel," by C.K. Berryman,(82) November 30, 1943Works of Art, Pastel of Buffaloes by Martin, (85)1923Miscellaneous:Organizational Chart of Federal ExecutiveDepartments and Agencies, (88) January 1,1955Group of 13 Pictures of Jesse H. Jones andOthers Fishing at Cape Vincent, (89) UndatedPhotostat of National Bank of Commerce Block,Alfred C. Finn, Architect (90)Black and White Photo of San JacintoMonument, by Elwood W. Payne (91)Sketch, Study of Country Home of Mr. M. TilfordJones, (92) April 28, 1931Oval Photo of Royal A. Ferris (93)Lg. Photo of Royal A. Ferris (94)

box3Y 300 Motion Picture Films:

Dedication of the San Jacinto Battlefield Monument,Jesse H. Jones and Andrew Jackson Houston 1936Shoeshine Box, Includes Jesse H. Jones, FredHeyne, and Oscar Holcombe, 1954

box3T39 Oversize photographs:

Jesseo Jones at Democratic National Convention,1928Jesse Jones and Franklin Roosevelt at Texascentennial, 1936


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