C. A. Jones Papers, 1944-1978

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Cage 461
C. A. Jones
Papers, 1944-1978

The C. A. Jones Papers were donated to the Washington State University Libraries by Dr. Jones in July 1979 (MS 79-29). The material was processed in June 1982 by Andrew J. Gregg.

Number of Containers: 1
Linear Feet of Shelf Space: .5
Approximate Number of Items: 655

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH

Charles Asa Jones was born on February 4, 1914 in Charter Oak, Iowa. He earned an undergraduate degree at Drake University in 1935 and received a Master of Arts degree at Iowa State University in 1938. Jones completed a doctoral degree in Speech in 1953 at Northwestern University. He began his teaching career in 1938 as a school teacher in Iowa but this was interrupted by the Second World War in 1942. In the fall of 1946, after a short period as an instructor of English at Mesa College, he joined the Washington State University faculty. Until his retirement in 1979, Jones served as Professor of Speech and Drama at Washington State University. A member of both the Speech and Communication Association and the American Theatre Association, Jones' main interests are in children's theatre and creative dramatics.

ARRANGEMENT AND DESCRIPTION

The C. A. Jones Papers are arranged in a single alphabetical subject series. Material in the collection includes memoranda and bulletins pertaining to the department staff and its meetings, curriculum information, long range theatre plans, papers of a search committee, proposals of projects, and letters by and to Maynard Lee Daggy. Present also are detailed accounting data from some dramatic productions. The Daggy letters date back to 1944-45, and some material was generated in the 1950s and 1960s, but the collection bulks largest from 1968-1976.

CONTAINER LIST

Box Folder Description # of
Items

1 1 Curriculum, Undergraduate 3
2 Daggy, M. L., 1944, 1945, 1972-1973 12
3 Departmental Staff Meetings, 1969-1978 200
4-5 Drama Staff, 1968-1976 350
6 Executive Committee, 1973-1974 10
7 Extension Class, 1963 3
8 Fort Columbia, 1972 5
9 Long Range Plan-Theatre, 1966 8
10 Play Accounts, 1957-1963 25
11 Search Committee, 1975 35
12 Student Drama Guild, n.d. 3

Box	Folder	Description	# of Items

1	1	Curriculum, Undergraduate	3
	2	Daggy, M. L., 1944, 1945, 1972-1973	12
	3	Departmental Staff Meetings, 1969-1978	200
	4-5	Drama Staff, 1968-1976	350
	6	Executive Committee, 1973-1974	10
	7	Extension Class, 1963	3
	8	Fort Columbia, 1972	5
	9	Long Range Plan-Theatre, 1966	8
	10	Play Accounts, 1957-1963	25
	11	Search Committee, 1975	35
	12	Student Drama Guild, n.d.	3