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Rice University Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Management records

 Collection
Identifier: UA 148
Finding aid note: Stored off-site at the Library Service Center. Please request this material via woodson@rice.edu or call 713-348-2586.

Scope and Contents

This collection highlights the founding of the Jones School of Management and its daily business from establishment of the school in 1974 through the ground breaking of the Jones School's new building in 2000. Records contain information relating to the school's founding and history, its bylaws, faculty and alumni directories, correspondences, press releases and newsclips, national accreditation, and awards. It also contains items regarding fundraising, various projects undertaken by the school, lectures and seminars, scholarships and grants, as well as documents related to the school's various corporate and individual contributors. The collection also features a significant holding of documents from many Jones School professors and instructors, as well as various Rice University professors and administrators with ties to the Jones School.

Dates

  • 1974-2017

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

This material is open for research.

Conditions Governing Access

Stored off-site at the Library Service Center. Please request this material via woodson@rice.edu or call 713-348-2586.

Conditions Governing Use

Permission to publish from this material must be arranged through the Woodson Research Center, Fondren Library, Rice University (woodson@rice.edu).

Historical Note

The Jones Graduate School of Business is named after the late Jesse Holman Jones, a world-renowned business and civic leader. Born in Tennessee in 1874, Jones moved to Dallas in 1891, and then to Houston in 1898. He began his business career overseeing lumberyards and sawmills in East Texas and Louisiana, and soon after branched out into construction and banking as he oversaw the construction of some of Houston's tallest buildings in the early twentieth century. During World War I, Jones served as Director of Military Relief for the American Red Cross. Jones was called on for assistance by Presidents Hoover and Roosevelt, and served as chairman of the Rreconstruction Finance Corporation during the Great Depression, overseeing investments in various assistance programs. After serving as Secretary of Commerce during World War II, Jones focused more on his philanthropic efforts, funding various organizations devoted to the arts, environment and human services, as well as museums, scholarships, and student grants, mostly through his philanthropic organization, Houston Endowment, Inc. (excerpted from "Texas Highways," January 2009, p. 5).

The Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Business received its initial funding in 1974 through a donation from the Houston Endowment. The Jones school offers multiple MBA degrees as well as an undergraduate minor, and its programs have been recognized throughout the world for fostering innovation and leadership. (excerpted from the Jones Graduate School of Business webpage, http://business.rice.edu/About_School.aspx, accessed June 6, 2011)

Extent

14.5 Linear Feet (27 boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

This collection highlights the founding of the Jones School and its daily business from 1974-2013. Records contain information relating to the school's history, bylaws, directories, correspondence, press releases, awards. It also contains items regarding fundraising, projects, lectures and seminars, and various corporate and individual contributors to the school. The collection also features documents from various Rice University professors and administrators with ties to the Jones School.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Transferred to the Woodson Research Center, 2006-2008.

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Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title
Guide to the Rice University Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Management records, 1974-2017
Status
Completed
Author
John G. Marks, Lee Pecht
Date
June 7, 2011, update 5/2018
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
English

Repository Details

Repository Details

Part of the Woodson Research Center, Rice University, Houston, Texas Repository

https://library.rice.edu/woodson
Contact:
Fondren Library MS-44, Rice University
6100 Main St.
Houston Texas 77005 USA

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