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100+ LETTERS FROM MARSHALL COLLEGE HUNTINGTON, WV c1910 -- EDITH AGNES JONES PAPERS


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A large grouping (about 400 items) of letters and documents c1890s-1950s, with special emphasis on Marshall College c1910-12 (now Marshall University), Huntington, West Virginia.

Edith Jones was the daughter of Lewis A. Jones, a merchant storekeeper in Wolf Creek, West Virginia. She attended the Alleghany Collegiate Institute for two years from 1908 to 1910, and attended Marshall College from 1910 till she graduated with teaching degree and certification in the spring of 1912. She taught school in West Virginia for several years before marrying Roy Irving Haynes on 10 May 1922 at Walnut Lawn, Wolf Creek, WV. She re-attended Marshall College for a summer session in 1922.

A quick summary of these papers (divided into 9 lots) follows:
1)—TWO (2) letters of considerable HISTORICAL INTEREST wherein Edith discusses at length the unethical & irregular practices she encountered when CASTING HER FIRST VOTE in the 1920 Presidential Election, after passage of the Women’s Suffrage 19th Amendment to the US Constitution.
2)—A GROUP (about 10 items) of ephemeral Marshall College memorabilia.
3)—Approximately NINETY-SEVEN (97) (18 from 1910, 41 from 1911, 38 from 1912) letters & other correspondence from Edith A. Jones while she was attending Marshall College from 1910-12. Besides a rich wealth of detail relating to attending Marshall College during this era, the correspondence from April 1912 also includes TWO (2) letters of considerable HISTORICAL INTEREST wherein Edith discusses her reaction to the SINKING OF THE TITANIC.
4)—A GROUP of ephemeral Alleghany Collegiate Institute memorabilia.
5)—SIX (6) letters written to Edith and her family by the principle of ACI, concerning her attendance there from 1908-1910.
6)—ELEVEN (11) letters written by Edith to her family, while attending ACI from 1908-1910.
7)--Approximately 250 other letters (mostly written TO Edith) after she graduated from Marshall (majority are dated between 1919 and 1950, with most 1921-22). This includes a number of letters from her husband and others sent to her while re-attending Marshall College for the 1922 summer session.
8)--A few miscellaneous papers related to Edith’s marriage & teaching career.
9)--Approximately a dozen other letters & documents related to the Haynes family.
AS DESCRIBED IN MORE DETAILED BELOW:

1) 2 quite interesting political letters written by Edith A. Jones after casting her first vote in the 1920 Presidential Election.

--November 10, 1920
3-page letter (5 x 6”) in ink. Stamped envelope (worn & torn).
Edith A. Jones to father. Full transcription follows:
“Mount Hope, West Virginia
Dear Dad
Have just received your letter. Haven’t any news to write but I want to know by return mail who started that report about their proof that I voted the Republican ticket and what they are saying about it. Now don’t fail to let me know by return mail. I defy them to prove it. No one saw me vote and after it was put in they couldn’t tell it. If they want me to go before a Notary Public and testify how I voted, I can do it and if they want any fighting done, I can go up there and fight. I bet I can whip them too. How can they get the commissioners into trouble? What can they do to them? Were they Clarence and Allen? Tell them that I’ll stay by them.
Let me know all about it by return mail. It sounds like Lacy or Roy starting it.
Sincerely,
Edith ”

--November 13, 1920
8-page letter (5 x 6”) in ink. Stamped envelope (worn & torn).
Edith A. Jones to father. Full transcription follows:
“Mount Hope, West Virginia
Dear Dad,
Thought that I would write you tomorrow but as it isn’t quite bedtime, I’ll write a few lines as I might want to go to three services, but I don’t think that I will.
I received a letter from mother and also one from Aunt Mary today. Both are complaining that you haven’t written them. I’ll enclose mother’s letter. Aunt Mary says that they are all well and that she is feeling better than usual. She thinks that you should write her. Suppose that you and grandmother are having a big time alone. I bet she is tired cooking as she doesn’t like it any too well.
We nearly froze at school yesterday. We taught just anyplace we could, but there was no place that was warm. You had better not do too much or you will be down again. Hope that the Red Cross drive will be successful.
I know that no one opened my ticket for I gave it to Mr. Dixon and he put it in the box. The others weren’t paying any attention. Fred and Homer were throwing it up to me in Alderson where we heard the returns that I lost my vote and I just made the remark that they didn’t know whether I did or not—that they didn’t know how I voted, and they said that was right, so this whole mess might have started from that. I just told them that I voted a straight ticket, but didn’t say which one.
Now don’t mention me in this but I am sure that Mrs. Fisher is mistaken about them looking at her vote for I was sitting there with my feet against the ballot box looking at them when she handed them the ticket. She hadn’t folded it so it would go in the box so Coff(?) refolded it but didn’t look in and Fred was sitting by him watching it well done. She might have thought they looked, but they didn’t. Several others failed to fold their ticket enough but they didn’t look at them—only folded them again. Allen and Leach said that they could pick out my ticket by the way it was marked and kept talking about it, but they failed to point it out. They are all just talking and I believe that it is the best plan not to say anything more about it as they are just trying to find out how everyone voted. I know they don’t know. If I were in your place, I would keep quiet unless they tackle you individually but I am ready to support the Commissioners or any one concerned if called upon.
Now don’t cause any trouble and keep still.
Lovingly,
Edith ”





2) Group of ephemeral Marshall College memorabilia as follows:

--Illustrated (with half-tone picture of the college buildings) program 6 x 7” for 1903 Marshall College commencement signed by J.A. Fitzgerald.
--Printed & embossed invitation 6 x 6.5” for 1911 Marshall College commencement exercises, and printed senior class role, with original envelope.
--Edith Jones’ Receipt (3.5 x 6”) for “table board” in College Hall, 1911.
--Eight copies of the Marshall College magazine “The Parthenon.” May 1904 issue 6 x 9” with torn front cover, July-August 1904 issue 6 x 9”, and November 1910 (chipped cover), December 1910, January 1911, February 1911, April 1911, and May 1911 issues 7 x 10”. Mostly good condition unless noted above.





3) Brief summary of the 97 letters, etc., written mostly by Edith Agnes Jones of Wolf Creek, WV while attending Marshall College, Huntington, WV, 1910-1912. Most letters are in good condition with damaged envelopes (stamps cut off all the 1910 envelopes). Some of the 1910 letters have Marshall College letterhead but most are written on unlined white paper measuring about 5 x 6-8”. A family relative at Marshall College wrote four of the earlier letters, but Edith wrote all others home to her family at Wolf Creek. A brief summary description of the content for most of the 1910 letters follow as an example of Edith’s writing, and then mostly lesser notation is provided for the 1911 & 1912 correspondence (however, these subsequent 2 years of letters are at least as rich in chatty & historical detail as the 1910 correspondence) as follows:

1910





--September 5, 1910
1-page letter (8 x 10.75”) in ink, Marshall College letterhead.
Letter is from Anderson (apparently a family relation and also a teacher or administrator at Marshall College), written to L. A. Jones of Wolf Creek, Monroe County, WV.
Anderson accesses the opportunities for Edith’s enrollment at Marshall College. “ If it is possible for Edith to come, she should let me try to place her in the College Hall…I shall be glad if it seems best and possible to all of you for Edith to come to Marshall. ”

--September 8, 1910
2-page letter (8 x 10.75”) in ink, Marshall College letterhead.
Anderson to his cousin Edith Jones at Wolf Creek, WV. Full transcription follows:
“Huntington, W.VA.
My Dear Edith:
I am glad you are going to Marshall. I have written about your room. I will look after the matter for you, especially as to the health feature(?). I shall meet the train; so if you do not see me, go into the waiting room and wait. # 3 Wednesday would be best train, but since that leaves so early, # 13 Tuesday will be good. Of course if you can’t get started Tuesday, you could come Wednesday on # 13, but you would then be unable to attend your classes Thursday. Unless you write me otherwise, I’ll meet # 13 Tuesday. You will stay with us at first. We all send love to all of you. Devotedly Yours,
Anderson
The catalogue names books we use. You can bring any of these you have, if you need them. Your Latin grammar will be needed, whatever it is, as it makes no difference as to author; also a Cicero if you have one. I have one, if you haven’t. I may have some other books you can use. If I have, I’ll be glad. I believe I should bring my French book. If by any means you have not covered all the ground necessary, you could do just a little more. Bring your credits and my letter of estimate.”

--September 13, 1910
Stamped postcard 5.25 x 3” in ink, Anderson to L. A. Jones
Anderson informs his uncle that Edith has arrived at Marshall College and has been assigned a room.

--Undated School Assignment(?) 5 x 7.5“, 2 pp. in ink. Full transcription follows:
“ ARRIVAL AT SCHOOL
Leaving home about ten o’clock, I arrived in Alderson at fifteen minutes before twelve. After doing some shopping, Mother and I came up to the Dormitory. There we met the Methodist Pastor, two of the older teachers, and quite a number of the new teachers and pupils.
After fixing up my room, I went downstairs and saw some of the older boys. One of the old girls came on #14 and we spent the rest of the time talking. A little after six, we had supper, which consisted mostly of potatoes, syrup, cabbage, and rolls, which were all easily recognized by boarding pupils. For a wonder we didn’t have hash. I suppose we will have a lot of that yet.
English II Edith Agnes Jones”

--September 16, 1910
1-page letter (8 x 10.75”) in ink, Marshall College letterhead.
Anderson to L. A. Jones. Anderson tells his uncle how much money to send for Edith’s room and board & laundry at Marshall College. He gives advice concerning Edith’s roommate and her school credits.

--September 15, 1910
3-page letter (5 x 8”) in ink, Marshall College letterhead.
Edith A. Jones to mother. Edith writes about her “right tiresome” train trip, meeting Cousin Anderson, and getting her coursework “straightened out.” Edith lists courses she is taking and gives her roommate’s name, Miss Mae George. She describes her room and mentions that she is fixing it up.

--September 18, 1910
6-page letter (5 x 8”) in ink, Marshall College letterhead.
Edith A. Jones to mother. Edith writes about attending church at the Fifth Avenue Baptist Church with the pastor, Dr. Wood. Edith complains that her roommate doesn’t go to church, runs around over town, and asks for too much help with lessons: “She thinks she can make me help her but she has met her match now.” Edith complains that her room is going to be cold and that it is crowded and dusty. “There is the toughest crowd of students here I ever saw in my life.” Edith writes that she doesn’t have a “wash woman” yet. “Willie Noel has Typhoid Fever.” Much more.

--September 25, 1910
15-page letter (5 x 8”) in ink, Marshall College letterhead.
Edith A. Jones to father. Edith writes about attending receptions at the local Presbyterian Church and the Y.W.C.A. She complains that her roommate ”Miss George acting the dunce…won’t study a bit during the week and not much on Sunday. She is bothering me all the time during the week to get her lessons for her … Last Sunday night she and a lot of girls got out here in the hall and carried on terrible till after eleven…They got a lecture.” Besides her roommate Edith has other complaints: “We have new pupils here in our room. They are BEDBUGS. I have felt miserable ever since I found them. I hope they will soon disappear.” She reports: “We have keys now. We may be able to keep people out to a certain extent now.” Still unable to find a washwoman, Edith considers doing her own washing, but, “I went down to the laundry yesterday and it would soon kill me down there. You would roast in a very short time.” Edith gives much detail about her personal finances, fees, and expenses.

--September 28, 1910
13-page letter (5 x 8”) in ink, Marshall College letterhead.
Edith A. Jones to mother. Edith writes about dorm rules and rules to go downtown. She complains about her roommate who has been caught violating the rules of visiting downtown. She has hired a satisfactory washwoman. “While we were in our Cicero class, a telegram came for one of the boys in the class (he is a senior) that his brother was dead.” Much more.

--October 2, 1910
8-page letter (5 x 8”) in ink, Marshall College letterhead.
Edith A. Jones to mother. Edith writes about calling on her cousin Anderson and describes his home and family. Edith mentions the Baptist General Association of West Virginia in Hinton. She mentions her lessons, studying hard, and complains about her roommate’s unmade bed. Edith discusses a Y.W.C.A. meeting, her courses and teachers, and her experiences downtown shopping for a hat. Will soon get her teeth fixed. “The girls are nearly putting me crazy, playing and singing the West Virginia Hills, Home Sweet Home, Juanita, and Old Folks at Home, etc. I wish they would hush.” Much more. ENCLOSURE: Four-page brochure (5 x 8 ¼ “) Fifth Avenue Baptist Church, Huntington, West VA. Edith has written on the brochure “I get one of these every Sunday.”

--October 5, 1910
7-page letter (5 x 8”) in ink, Marshall College letterhead.
Edith A. Jones to mother. Edith complains about her roommate, lousy food in the mess hall, needing more money, and her coursework. Much more.

--October 8, 1910
9-page letter (5 x 8”) in ink, Marshall College letterhead.
Edith A. Jones to mother. Much more concerning roommate, coursework, studying in library, shopping in town. Edith discusses a recent MARSHALL COLLEGE FOOTBALL GAME. Edith attended Catholic Church and needs money.

--October 12, 1910
7-page letter (5 x 8”) in ink, Marshall College letterhead.
Edith A. Jones to mother. Roommate moved out and Edith is happy to be living alone,. Describes a junior class meeting, writes about publishing a yearbook, reports that RATS ATE UP handkerchiefs she left in her dresser drawer, and much more.

--October 19, 1910
7-page letter (5 x 8”) in ink, Marshall College letterhead.
Edith A. Jones to mother. Student expelled from church service. Seating order in church. “The girls’ favorite place to go is to the ten cent store.” Edith describes filling out behavior reports on the honor system. She has a discussion with her art teacher, Mr. Myers. Much more.

--October 30, 1910
8-page letter (5 x 6”) in ink.
Edith A. Jones to mother. Edith is mad as a “setting hen” about another student taking her hat out of her room without permission. Edith has suffered recent dental work. /She has low expectation of passing grades in all her courses except history. She complains that her Latin(?) teacher, Miss Colwell, grades unfairly. Certain teacher’s pets can get away with anything, but “just let some of the rest of us make a mistake and she tries to blow our heads off. It is a good thing they are fastened in securely or we would lose them. I have a perfect horror of that classroom. Some others are the same way too.” Much more.

--November 2, 1910
8-page letter (5 x 6”) in ink.
Edith A. Jones to father. Edith complains about the food and eye trouble. She describes having fun at a Halloween costume party. “I am anxious to hear the news from the elections I am getting to be quite a politician . . . I read everything I get a hold of concerning it and will argue with anyone that comes along and wants to argue. I don’t have to prepare any argument, just get started and it will all come to me.” Much more

--November 20, 1910
7-page letter (5 x 6”) in ink.
Edith A. Jones to mother. Edith describes shopping and needs money. She served cocoa and ice cream at a Y.W.C.A social. Much more.

--December 14, 1910
2-page letter (8 x 10”) in ink.
Edith A. Jones to father. Taking examinations and planning her trip home for the holidays. More.

1911 [There is a great deal of school information in all of Edith’s letters. A sampling of this detailed information has been included in the brief descriptions of her 1910 letters as above. However, only rather unusual or exceptional content will be noted in the many letters that follow dated from 1911-12, though they are all equally rich in description & interesting subject matter.]





--March 6, 1911
Edith A. Jones to mother. 10 pp. Ink. Stamped envelope.
Attended a Campus Carnival featuring the show “A Fortnight In A Girl’s Dormitory,” free trapeze & acrobatic performances, punch, cup-cakes, ice cream, etc. Edith describes going through the dorm halls throwing confetti. More.

--March 9, 1911
Edith A. Jones to father. 11 pp. Ink. Stamped envelope.

--March 13, 1911
Edith A. Jones to mother. 8 pp. Ink. Stamped envelope.

--March 16, 1911
Edith A. Jones to father. 4 pp. Ink. Stamped envelope.

--March 18, 1911
Edith A. Jones to mother. 7 pp. Ink. Stamped envelope. Enclosure: Brown hair with red ribbons.

--March 20, 1911
Edith A. Jones to grandmother. 12 pp. Ink. Stamped envelope.
Motion Picture theater THE GRAND. Moving picture scenes of England.

--March 24, 1911
Edith A. Jones to mother. 16 pp. Ink. Stamped envelope.

--March 27, 1911
Edith A. Jones to mother. 7 pp. Ink. Stamped envelope. Enclosure: “YWCA Topics for Spring Term 1911” 3.5 x 6”, 3 pp.

--March 29, 1911
Edith A. Jones to father. 5 pp. Ink. Stamped envelope.
Another Explosion in Chemistry class. Teacher’s face cut in 2 places by glass.

--March 31, 1911
Edith A. Jones to mother. 7 pp. Ink. Stamped envelope.

--April 3, 1911
Edith A. Jones to grandmother. 8 pp. Ink. Stamped envelope.
Tricking people with donuts filled with cotton.

--April 7, 1911
Edith A. Jones to mother. 7 pp. Ink. Stamped envelope.

--April 10, 1911
Edith A. Jones to father. 11 pp. Ink. Stamped envelope.

--April 15, 1911
Edith A. Jones to mother. 16 pp. Ink. Stamped envelope.

--April 19, 1911
Edith A. Jones to mother. 8 pp. Ink. Stamped envelope.

--September 14, 1911
Edith A. Jones to mother. 2 pp. Ink. Stamped envelope.

--September 18, 1911
Edith A. Jones to father. 6 pp. Ink. Stamped envelope.

--September 21, 1911
Edith A. Jones to mother. 7 pp. Ink. Stamped envelope.

--September 25, 1911
Edith A. Jones to father. 9 pp. Ink. Stamped envelope.

--September 27, 1911
Edith A. Jones to father. 4 pp. Ink. Stamped envelope.

--September 29, 1911
Edith A. Jones to mother. 8 pp. Ink. Stamped envelope.

--October 2, 1911
Edith A. Jones to grandmother. 6 pp. Ink. Stamped envelope.

--October 6, 1911
Edith A. Jones to mother. 16 pp. Ink. Stamped envelope.

--October 8, 1911
Edith A. Jones to mother. 4 pp. Ink. Stamped envelope.

--October 8, 1911
Edith A. Jones to father. 7 pp. Ink. Stamped envelope.

--October 12, 1911
Edith A. Jones to mother. 6 pp. Ink. Stamped envelope.

--October 16, 1911
Edith A. Jones to grandmother. 8 pp. Ink. Stamped envelope.

--October 25, 1911
Edith A. Jones to mother. 4 pp. Ink. Stamped envelope.

--October 25, 1911
Edith A. Jones to father. 8 pp. Ink. Stamped envelope.
“One of the boys on the Football Team got seriously hurt last Saturday in a game at Athens, Ohio … He was knocked out of the game twice, but the last time he couldn’t go back into the game, so they quit playing. He was kicked in the back of the head”

--October 30, 1911
Edith A. Jones to mother. 8 pp. Ink. Stamped envelope.
Edith describes attending a parade and listening to a speech by 1912 Presidential political candidate Champ Clark.

--November 2, 1911
Edith A. Jones to father. 8 pp. Ink. Stamped envelope.
Edith decides NOT to get up to watch Halley’s Comet “for I am generally very sleepy about that time.” Describes girls dressing up in costumes for Halloween as ghosts, Indians, Japanese, old maid school teachers, Negro men & women, boys, cooks, etc. Edith finds salt put in her bed as a practical joke. She describes a crowd of girls walking downstairs backwards holding candles & mirrors, TRYING TO SEE THEIR FUTURE HUSBAND.

--November 6, 1911
Edith A. Jones to mother. 15 pp. Ink. Stamped envelope.


--November 9, 1911
Edith A. Jones to father. 11 pp. Ink. Stamped envelope.


--November 12, 1911
Edith A. Jones to mother. 10 pp. Ink. Stamped envelope.


--November 15, 1911
Edith A. Jones to father. 10 pp. Ink. Stamped envelope. Enclosure: One page outline to “Development of Self Reliance in Children” by Edith Jones, November 14, 1911, 8 x 10.5”.


--November 20, 1911
Edith A. Jones to mother. 11 pp. Ink. Stamped envelope.


--November 23, 1911
Edith A. Jones to father. 9 pp. Ink. Stamped envelope.


--November 27, 1911
Edith A. Jones to mother. 8 pp. Ink. Stamped envelope.


--December 1, 1911
Edith A. Jones to father. 6 pp. Ink. Stamped envelope.


--December 5, 1911
Edith A. Jones to mother. 4 pp. Pencil. Stamped envelope.


--December 7, 1911
Edith A. Jones to mother. 7 pp. Ink. Stamped envelope.


1912





--January 5, 1912
Edith A. Jones to mother. 15 pp. Ink. Stamped envelope.


--January 11, 1912
Edith A. Jones to father. 8 pp. Ink. Stamped envelope.
“There is an Indian Missionary holding a meeting at the Presbyterian Church, and he came up and conducted Chapel today … he sang two pieces and gave a talk … his original home was in Indian Territory but he is now living at Dallas Texas.”

--January 15, 1912
Edith A. Jones to mother. 6 pp. Ink. Stamped envelope.


--January 18, 1912
Edith A. Jones to father. 8 pp. Ink. Stamped envelope.


--January 22, 1912
Edith A. Jones to mother. 11 pp. Ink. Stamped envelope.


--January 29, 1912
Edith A. Jones to grandmother. 16 pp. Ink. Stamped envelope.
“There was a double murder here in town about 4 o’clock. A man killed his wife and himself. Last spring he was put in jail for carrying a pistol and while he was in there his wife tried to get a divorce, but she couldn’t get it. He just got out a few days ago … he shot her three or four times … he was 24 and she was 19.”

--February 1, 1912
Edith A. Jones to mother. 4 pp. Ink. Stamped envelope.


--February 5, 1912
Edith A. Jones to mother. 13 pp. Ink. Stamped envelope.
Very rough Football Game – Local Murder / Suicide – Diphtheria – Frozen ears & feet going to Class. “Roughest team I have ever seen and they nearly killed some of our boys and then said that it was a pity that they didn’t.”

--February 8, 1912
Edith A. Jones to mother. 7 pp. Ink. Stamped envelope.
Edith describes the 1912 Class Pin.

--February 12, 1912
Edith A. Jones to mother. 11 pp. Ink. Stamped envelope.


--February 19, 1912
Edith A. Jones to mother. 8 pp. Ink. Stamped envelope.


--February 27, 1912
Edith A. Jones to mother. 14 pp. Ink. Stamped envelope.
Much about School Carnival – Automobile Gas Tank Explodes & kills Mechanic.

--March 4, 1912
Edith A. Jones to mother & grandmother. 16 pp. Ink. Stamped envelope.


--March 6, 1912
Edith A. Jones to mother. 8 pp. Ink. Stamped envelope.


--March 11, 1912
Edith A. Jones to mother. 10 pp. Ink. Stamped envelope.


--March 14, 1912
Edith A. Jones to mother. 8 pp. Ink. Stamped envelope. Enclosure: Sewing article 5 x 15”, cut out of Ladies Home Journal.


--March 18, 1912
Edith A. Jones to mother. 14 pp. Ink. Stamped envelope.


--March 21, 1912
Edith A. Jones to mother. 10 pp. Ink. Stamped envelope.


--March 25, 1912
Edith A. Jones to mother. 15 pp. Ink. Stamped envelope.


--March 26, 1912
Edith A. Jones to mother. 7 pp. Ink. Stamped envelope. Enclosure: 3 small 1 x 2” fabric samples.


--April 1, 1912
Edith A. Jones to mother. 16 pp. Ink. Stamped envelope.


--April 8, 1912
Edith A. Jones to mother. 11 pp. Ink. Stamped envelope.
“Thursday we all went down to hear and see Roosevelt … He isn’t anything to talk about.”

--April 11 1912
Edith A. Jones to mother. 2 pp. Ink. NO envelope.


--April 15, 1912
Edith A. Jones to mother. 8 pp. Ink. Stamped envelope.


--April 19, 1912
Edith A. Jones to grandmother. 7 pp. Ink. Stamped envelope. Enclosure: Small newspaper clipping about graduating class of Marshall College 2.25 x 3.5”.
“I suppose that you have seen an account of THAT TERRIBLE DISASTER ON THE ATLANTIC – the sinking of the large new ship ‘THE TITANIC’ running into an ice burg and cutting a hole in the ship causing it to sink. I think that there were 2800 passengers on board and the greater number were drowned. I think from the account that most of the women and children were saved. Congressman Hughes’ daughter that was married two months ago were returning from her bridal tour and he was drowned while she was saved. There were not enough lifeboats to save the people and the men saved the women and children first. They say that Mr. & Mrs. Hughes are nearly crazy but have gone to NY to meet her. It certainly is terrible to think about it.”

--April 22, 1912
Edith A. Jones to mother. 8 pp. Ink. Stamped envelope.
“Have you read very much about the TITANIC disaster? Dr. Wood is going to preach about it tonight. I want to go. When the Ship went down the ship band was playing ‘NEARER MY GOD TO THEE’ I can hardly stand to read it, it is so terrible.”

--April 25, 1912
Edith A. Jones to father. 8 pp. Ink. Stamped envelope.


--April 29, 1912
Edith A. Jones to mother. 12 pp. Ink. Stamped envelope.


--May 3, 1912
Edith A. Jones to mother. 5 pp. Ink. Stamped envelope.


--May 6, 1912
Edith A. Jones to father. 14 pp. Ink. Stamped envelope.


--May 10, 1912
Edith A. Jones to mother. 7 pp. Ink. Stamped envelope.


--May 13, 1912
Edith A. Jones to mother. 15 pp. Ink. Stamped envelope.


--May 16, 1912
Edith A. Jones to mother. 15 pp. Ink. Stamped envelope.


--May 20, 1912
Edith A. Jones to mother. 10 pp. Ink. Stamped envelope.
Edith discusses the Commencement Invitations – her “IDEAL MAN” Essay – Debate between two Societies: Virginians and Erosophians Literary Societies.

--May 22, 1912
Edith A. Jones to grandmother. 10 pp. Ink. Stamped envelope.
Edith describes taking CLASS PICTURE with a Panoramic Camera and other Commencement Information.

--May 25, 1912
Edith A. Jones to mother. 12 pp. Ink. Stamped envelope. Enclosure: several fabric samples.


--May 30, 1912
Edith A. Jones to mother. 13 pp. Ink. Stamped envelope.


--June 3, 1912
Edith A. Jones to father. 23 pp. Ink. Stamped envelope.


THIS CONCLUDES THE DESCRIPTION OF EDITH JONES’ LETTERS SENT HOME FROM MARSHALL COLLEGE 1910-12.

4) Group of ephemeral Alleghany Collegiate Institute memorabilia as follows:
--Two copies of “The A. C. I. Echo,” campus magazine (6 x 9”), dated November 1907 (10 pages) & February 1908 (12 pages).
--One copy of “The Sentinel,” ACI magazine (7 x 10”), 18 pp., paper wraps. Worn around the edges.
--Ten copies of A C I “Grade Reports” (6 x 9.5”) for Edith. Various dates. Six are in stamped covers.
--Two more copies of A C I “Grade Reports” (6 x 9.5”) for Edith. 1909. Both are in stamped advertising covers with nice illustrations of the ACI College building in the return address area.
--1907-1908 Report Card (7 x 7”) for Edith, signed by her teachers. Folded, otherwise good condition.
--About four receipts (5 x 8.5”).from ACI. Two printed, two manuscript.
--One ticket (just 2 x 3.5”) to A. C. I. Commencement Exercises May, 1909.





5) 6 letters written to Edith and her family by the principal of ACI, concerning her attendance there 1908-1910.





Brief descriptions follow by date:

--February 26, 1908
L. S. Shires to L. A. Jones. 4-page letter (8.5 x 11”) in ink, with stamped envelope.
An unusual letter. Shires writes to Jones in strict confidence. He has been away and left another teacher in charge at ACI. He wishes Jones to ask Edith her estimate of his replacement, Mr. Mann, as a teacher, whether or not he keeps good order, and whether the students like him. He assures Jones that he knows Edith is no “tell-tale,” but he trusts her sound judgment. Shires also asks whether Mrs. Johnson has caused discontent among the students in the way in which she has been running the dormitory. Shires assures Jones that her has the best interests of the students in mind and that any information will be kept confidential. He apologizes for his absence from the school. Much more.

--March 2, 1908
L. S. Shires to L. A. Jones. 7-page letter (6 x 9”) in ink, with stamped envelope.
Shires thanks Jones for the answers he sent to the previous letter and addresses what were apparently some of Jones’ (Edith’s) concerns. He states that his interest in conditions at ACI are especially motivated by the fact that he encouraged many of the students to attend the school, and would regret their being dissatisfied with the situation. He describes the difficulty he is facing in caring for his ill father (apparently the reason for his temporary absence from ACI). Shire’s father is becoming unmanageable and will probably have to be sent to an asylum. Shire goes on to discuss matters at school, a deficiency of butter / oleomargarine. The stove at school is not large enough to bake as many biscuits and bread as the students would like to eat. He discusses why the students in the dormitory are being punished for sitting by their windows and going to the kitchen for warm water. Edith scored the highest grade in class on a recent Algebra exam. Much more.

--March 6, 1908
L. S. Shires to L. A. Jones. 2-page letter (6 x 9.5”) in ink, with stamped envelope.
Shires writes of Edith’s excellent deportment at school. She has not been rude in any way or broken any school rules. He graded Edith’s Latin paper, and feels that she did not do as well as she might have. He will grade her arithmetic paper today.

--August 10, 1908
L. S. Shires to L. A. Jones. 1-page letter (8.5 x 11”) in ink, with illustrated ACI letterhead & stamped envelope.
Shires describes arrangements made with Edith’s teachers concerning her recent eye trouble.

--Undated letter, but probably 1910.
L. S. Shires to Edith. 1-page letter (8.5 x 11”) in ink.
While filling out her certification, Shires had some questions about her coursework, teachers, etc. while at ACI. He was expecting her back at ACI and regrets giving her up to Marshall College.

--Undated letter, but probably 1910.
L. S. Shires to Edith. 2-page letter (6 x 9”) in ink.
Shires encloses Edith’s certification (not present with the letter). He answers Edith’s questions about which of her girl friends have signed up to return to ACI for the upcoming school year. Shires signed up 12 new pupils over the summer.

6) 11 letters written by Edith home to her family while attending ACI in 1910, and during the following summer.





Brief descriptions follow by date:

--No Date.
Edith A. Jones to mother. 2-pp., in pencil. No envelope.


--February 12, 1910
Edith A. Jones to mother. 4-pp., in ink. Some damage to paper. No envelope.


--April 4, 1910
Edith A. Jones to mother. 7-pp., in ink.


--April 23, 1910
Edith A. Jones to mother. 2-pp., in ink. No envelope.


--April 30, 1910
Edith A. Jones to mother. 3-pp., in legible pencil.


--March (?), 1910
Edith A. Jones to mother. 5-pp., in ink. No envelope.


--May 5, 1910
Edith A. Jones to mother. 2-pp., in legible pencil.


--May 8, 1910
Edith A. Jones to mother. 4-pp., in ink.


--July 14, 1910
Edith A. Jones to mother. 2-pp., in ink.
Edith writes that she has arrived for a visit at the Green Sulphur Springs, though the roads are quite bad.

--July 22, 1910
Edith A. Jones to mother. 4-pp., in ink.


--July 28, 1910
Edith A. Jones to father. 6-pp., in legible pencil. No envelope.


7)--Also included in this archive are about 250+ other letters, most to Edith Jones, and separated into the following groups of correspondence:





--3 letters written by Edith to others after she graduated from Marshall College. The last one is dated 1935.

--64 letters addressed to Edith A. Jones after she graduated from Marshall College. Most date between 1915-1922, with the majority 1920-21. From various relatives and friends. Most of these letters are in good condition and have stamped envelopes (some torn).

EDITH MARRIED ROY IRVING HAYNES ON 10 MAY 1922 AT WALNUT LAWN, WOLF CREEK, WV.

--60+ letters sent to Edith after her marriage, and addressed to Mrs. Roy I. Haynes (or variations thereof). Edith was married in May, 1922. Many of these letters are from the 1920s, but they run all the way up to about 1950. From various relatives and friends. Most of these letters are in good condition and have stamped envelopes (some torn).

--64 letters from 1921-1922 written and addressed to Miss Edith Agnes Jones from Roy I Haynes, her future husband. All letters are in good condition and most have stamped envelopes (some torn).

--31 letters from 1921 written to Edith from Roy I Haynes, her future husband. They are written to Edith but each is addressed to Miss Gatewood Preston Cameron (apparently the name of a friend Edith may have been staying with). All letters are in good condition and most have stamped envelopes (some torn).

--19 letters dated 1922 and written and addressed to Miss Edith Agnes Jones from Roy I Haynes, her husband. These letters were sent to her while she was once again attending a summer term at MARSHALL COLLEGE (for Graduate School?), and are so addressed. All letters are in good condition and most have stamped envelopes (some torn).

--7 letters dated 1922, sent to Edith after her marriage and addressed to Mrs. Roy I. Haynes. These letters were sent to her while she was once again attending a summer term at Marshall College (for Graduate School?), and are so addressed. The letters are from various relatives and friends. One letter is from the college arranging her living quarters in the dormitory. All seven letters are in good condition and have stamped envelopes (some torn).

8)--A few personal papers from Edith’s marriage and teaching career, including:
-Three wedding announcements for her wedding to Roy I. Haynes in 1922.
-Six of Edith’s calling cards.
-Several receipts for teaching journals, education association membership dues, announcements for PTA meetings, etc.
-A handmade valentine apparently given to “Miss Jones” by one of her students.

9)—Other letters & documents related to the Haynes family.
12 letters (and 2 old 1890s school report cards) written to a Lola Haynes who must have been a close relation of Roy (perhaps his sister?). Also a few other letters and documents related to the Haynes family.

10)—FINALLY, there is also just one (1) photograph included in this archive. The image is celluloid NEGATIVE (2.75 x 4.75”). Scanning with a computer allows a positive print to be reproduced as below. The image shows a woman standing in front of a large building which appears to be a dormitory beside a Phi-Delta-Pi [Sorority] pillar, and a sign which reads in part: “(ARMY?) AIR FORCES – AIR CREW – COLLEGE – COMMANDING.” Have no idea if this image depicts Edith (Jones) Haines or someone else. She may or may not be standing in front of a Marshall College building. The answer may lie amongst the un-read portion of these letters, or perhaps not. The negative certainly appears to have been taken during the early years of the World War II era.





Marshall has three players in the College Football Hall of Fame, starting with Harry "Cy" Young, who starred in football and baseball at Marshall College (University status in 1961) from 1910-1912. Young then left Marshall, a normal school at that time (two-year program for educating secondary teachers - Marshall began granting four-year degrees in 1920) and was a two-sport All-American at Washington & Lee.

This intact group of Edith Jones papers & documents is an outstanding archive of Marshall College as viewed through the eyes of one student c1910-12.


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