Conditions Governing Use:

Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.

Conditions Governing Access:

Collection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.

Preferred Citation:

Hugh Jones Collection, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Acquisition Information:

Materials donated by Richard L. Morton on 08/10/1956 and 10/02/1958.

Biographical Information:

Hugh Jones was a faculty member at the College of William and Mary in 1716 and 1717.

Scope and Contents

This collection includes biographical materials and photocopies of correspondence, manuscripts, and the inventory of Hugh Jones' estate.  The collection also contains material written about Hugh Jones, including correspondence and  a copy of Grace Warren Landrum's 1943 article "Which Hugh Jones?"

Related Material

Gift of glass negative plate of title page of Hugh Jones' An Accidence to the English Tongue, also donated by Richard L. Morton.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• College of William and Mary.
• Correspondence
• Photographs