Emma Eccles Jones papers
Scope and Contents
This collection contains articles and notes, a letter to a Mrs. Judge from Emma Eccles Jones, and three books: Anthology of Children’s Literature, Psychological Care of Infant and Child, and Education in the Kindergarten.
Dates
- Creation: 1920-1939
Language of Materials
Material in English
Conditions Governing Access
Because this collection is unprocessed, please contact the Special Collections and Archives manuscript curator to view these materials. Not available through interlibrary loan.
Conditions Governing Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances.
Permission to publish material from the Emma Eccles Jones papers must be obtained from the Special Collections and Archves manuscript curator and/or the Special Collections and Archives department head.
Biographical Note
A pioneer in early childhood education in Utah and the West, Emma Eccles Jones was a friend and colleague of Edith Bowen. It was Edith Bowen who encouraged Mrs. Jones to apply her knowledge of progressive education for kindergarten children, which she did by founding the first kindergarten in Logan at the Whittier School.
Extent
1 box (0.5 linear feet)
Abstract
The collection holds material from education pioneer Emma Eccles Jones. Because this collection is unprocessed, please contact the Special Collections and Archives manuscript curator to view these materials.
Physical Location
ARC 138/1/4
Immediate Source of Acquisition
This collection was donated to USU Special Collections and Archives in 2009 by Rick Lawson and Carol Strong.
Processing Information
Processed in May of 2012.
- Title
- Preliminary Guide to the Emma Eccles Jones papers 1920-1939
- Author
- Finding aid/Register created by Andrew Izatt and Clint Pumphrey
- Date
- 2012
- Description rules
- Finding Aid Based On Dacs (Describing Archives: A Content Standard, 2nd Edition)
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid encoded in English.
Revision Statements
- 2009: Template information was updated to reflect Archives West best practice guidelines.
Repository Details
Part of the Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections & Archives Repository
Merrill-Cazier Library
Utah State University
3000 Old Main Hill
Logan Utah 84322-3000 United States
435 797-8248
435 797-2880 (Fax)
scweb@usu.edu