Dewey Roscoe Jones papers.
- Collection ID ARCHIVES 2015/02
- Creator Names Jones, Dewey Roscoe, author.
- Title Dewey Roscoe Jones papers.
- Physical description 16 linear ft.
- Collection arrangement Materials are arranged into seven series: Biographical; Faith Jefferson Jones Killings; Chicago Defender; U.S. Department of the Interior; Jane Addams Hull-House; Pamphlets and Serials; and Photographs.
- Access and usage restrictions Available for research in the Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection of Afro-American History and Literature, Carter G. Woodson Regional Library, Chicago Public Library.
- Collection summary The collection contains newspaper articles, correspondence, manuscripts, photographs and memorabilia documenting the personal and professional lives of Dewey Roscoe Jones and his wife, Faith Jefferson Jones Killings.
- Biographical or Historical Note Dewey Roscoe Jones was a Chicago-based journalist for the Chicago Defender. He rose to the role of Managing Editor while writing feature articles, book reviews, and columns. Jones left the Defender in 1932 to work as the Associate Advisor on Negro Affairs in the U.S. Department of the Interior in Washington, D.C. He returned to Chicago in 1938 to serve as the Assistant Director of Hull-House, Jane Addam's progressive settlement just southwest of the city's Loop.
- Acquisition information Donation of Dewey Roscoe Jones, II in May 2015.
- Names
- Jones, Dewey Roscoe Archives.
- Jones Killings, Faith Jefferson Archives.
- Hull House Association.
- United States. Department of the Interior.
- Jones, Dewey Roscoe, II, donor.
- Uniform Title Chicago defender.
- Subjects
- African American journalists Illinois Chicago.
- African American social workers Illinois Chicago.
- Genre
- Personal correspondence. lcgft
- Business correspondence. lcgft
- Records (Documents) lcgft
- Clippings. gmgpc
- Photographs. lcgft
- Serial publications. lcgft
- School yearbooks. lcgft
- Finding aid URL https://www.chipublib.org/fa-dewey-roscoe-jones-papers/ Finding aid