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Summary
- Abstract:
- This collection documents many aspects of the career of Howard Palfrey Jones, including work in the civil service in New York State, foreign service, and with local governments.
- Extent:
- 27 cubic ft.
- Language:
- English .
- Preferred citation:
Preferred citation for this material is as follows:
Identification of specific item, series, box, folder, Howard Palfrey Jones Papers, 1917-1973. M.E. Grenander Department of Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University at Albany, State University of New York (hereafter referred to as the Jones Papers).
Background
- Scope and Content:
The collection includes press releases, texts of Herbert Hoover's speeches, and reports from the U.S. Food Administration, 1917-1918; correspondence, articles, and speeches, 1930-1942; reports from legislative committees on municipal finances, law reform, and management, 1940-1973. The collection also documents Howard Palfrey Jones's career as an officer of the National Municipal League, 1929-1939; director of the New York State Commission on Revision of Tax Laws, 1936-1938; head of the New York State Civil Service Commission, 1939-1943; and as a U.S. Foreign Service officer in Germany, China, and Indonesia, 1948-1965.
- Biographical / Historical:
Howard Palfrey Jones (1899-1973) had an active political career, serving as an officer in the National Municipal League, director of the New York State Commission on Revision of Tax Laws, and head of the New York State Civil Service Commission. He was an officer in the U.S. Foreign Service where he served as ambassador to Indonesia. He was also an editor, professor of journalism at the University of Michigan and New York University, and author of the book Indonesia: The Possible Dream.
- Acquisition information:
- Most items in this manuscript group were donated to the University Libraries, M.E. Grenander Department of Special Collections and Archives, by Howard Palfrey Jones in 1970 . Additional materrial was added by George R. Colley in 1976 .
- Processing information:
Processed in 2005 September.
- Arrangement:
The collection no series and is arranged alphabetically.
- Physical location:
- The materials are located onsite in the department.
Subjects
- Subjects:
- Public Servants
Diplomatic and consular service, American
Taxation -- Law and legislation -- New York (State)
Civil service -- New York (State)
Correspondence
Speeches
Articles - Names:
- National Municipal League
New York (State). Commission on Revision of Tax Laws
New York (State). Civil Service Commission
United States. Foreign Service
United States Food Administration
Jones, Howard Palfrey, 1899-1973
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- PREFERRED CITATION:
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Preferred citation for this material is as follows:
Identification of specific item, series, box, folder, Howard Palfrey Jones Papers, 1917-1973. M.E. Grenander Department of Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University at Albany, State University of New York (hereafter referred to as the Jones Papers).