Jones, Jesse H. (Jesse Holman)
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1874 - 1956
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Jesse H. Jones Corporate and Property records
Collection
Identifier: MS 0621
Abstract
This collection comprises the corporate and property records of Jesse H. Jones, as well as research materials for Unprecedented Power by Steven Fenberg. Between 1992 and 1995, Mr. Fenberg and architectural historian Barrie Scardino processed and organized the collection at the behest of Houston Endowment. After their transfer to Rice Univeristy some adjusments were made to the organization and nomenclature, but most of the structure they imposed remains intact. Significant areas covered in...
Dates:
1836-2008; Majority of material found within 1920 - 1990
Jesse H. Jones Family and Personal Papers
Collection
Identifier: MS 0252
Abstract
The Jesse H. Jones Family and Personal Papers, consisting of 92 boxes, detail the lives of individual Jones family members and are highlighted by the Jesse H. Jones personal papers consisting of correspondence, photographs, financial, legal, speeches and business records, as well as the political, civic-related and public service records for which Jones is well known.
Dates:
1841 - 2000
Steven Fenberg papers
Collection
Identifier: MS 0804
Abstract
The Steven Fenberg Papers are comprised of books, correspondence, documents, and newsprint relevant to the life of Steven Fenberg--America’s top scholar of influential Houston mogul Jesse H. Jones. Though many of the materials concern Jones, the rest explore Fenberg’s other philanthropic interests and connections with the wider Houston community, such as his patronage of AIDS Foundation Houston and affiliation with Congregation Emanu El. Additionally family records such as World War II...
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1926 - 2021
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- Correspondence 2
- Social life and customs 2
- Texas -- Houston Ship Channel 2
- Architecture 1
- Authors 1
- Books 1
- Business enterprises 1
- City planning 1
- Clippings (books, newspapers, etc.) 1
- Family histories 1
- Jewish Families 1
- Jews and Jewish life 1
- LGBTQ people 1
- Maps 1
- Politics and government 1
- Records (documents) 1
- Theater 1
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