Carl A. Jones Papers
Scope and Contents
The papers of Carl A. Jones reflect Jones’ significant impact on our region’s social, economic, and political development both personally and as publisher of area newspapers. Through its’ extensive collection of office files, correspondence, historical newspapers, clippings, photographs, awards, and other memorabilia, the papers document much of the 20th century history of the Johnson City area and Tennessee, including local and state politics, elections, government activities, community events, civic and social organizations, and other events either newsworthy or of personal interest to Jones. The collection spans principally the period from the Great Depression of the 1930s to the close of the 20th century.
The life of Carl Jones was intimately connected with the history of the Johnson City newspaper he owned, and this is reflected in the collection, which contains documentation of both Jones’ personal business investments and his involvement in the management and operations of the Johnson City Press. The collection documents Jones’ role as owner of the Johnson City Press and other Tennessee newspapers as well as WETB radio, providing insight on operations of both daily and weekly newspaper publishing and the radio broadcasting industry in Tennessee. Included among Jones’ papers are some related to his father, Carl A. Jones, Sr., documenting the Jones’ family’s early involvement in the Coca-Cola bottling industry in Bristol, Va., though chiefly concerning Carl, Sr.’s death and estate settlement.
Note: In general, for clarity’s sake, when referring to the Johnson City newspaper owned by Carl Jones, the title Johnson City Press is used even when the paper was known as the Johnson City Press-Chronicle.
Dates
- 1889-2002
Creator
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research.
Extent
136.50 linear feet (209 boxes, 5 oversized folders, 4 reel-to-reel audiotapes, 2 audiocassette tapes, 1 16mm film/VHS, 1,495 negatives, 63 slides, 3,897 photographic prints, 12 printing plates)
1.00 Video recordings
5.00 folder(s)
195.00 Boxes
14.00 Boxes
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
The collection is organized into five series as follows: Series 1, Office Files, 1924-2002 and undated; Series 2, Scrapbooks, 1934-2002 and undated; Series 3, Historical Newspapers, 1889-2002; Series 4, Memorabilia, c. 1930s-2000 and undated; and Series 5, Negatives and Photographs, 1894-c. 1990 and undated.
Method of Acquisition
The Carl A. Jones Papers were donated to the Archives of Appalachia by Mr. Jones’ family, including sons Timothy, Carleton A., III, and John A. Jones and daughter, Alice Jones Torbett, of Johnson City, Tenn., on August 16, 2002. Additional material was donated by Tim Jones on October 23, 2003 and January 29, 2004.
Processing Information
The collection was processed by Ned Irwin, Amanda Wood, David Littleford, Kasey Anderson, Brandie Haga, Joshua Minor, Amanda Kyte, and Jennifer Nangle.
- Atkins, Talmadge W.
- Jones, Kathryn P. (Kathryn Paxton)
- American Newspaper Publishers Association
- Appalachian League
- Baseball -- Appalachian Region, Southern Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Baseball -- Tennessee -- Johnson City Subject Source: Local sources
- Blueprints (reprographic copies) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Corporation records Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Dixie Coca-Cola Bottling Company
- East Tennessee State University
- H. P. King Company
- Johnson City (Tenn.) -- Commerce Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Johnson City (Tenn.) -- Economic conditions Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Johnson City (Tenn.)--Politics and government Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
- Johnson City press (Johnson City, Tenn. : 1934)
- Jones family
- Jones, Carleton Allen, 1879-1950
- Lebanon democrat (Lebanon, Tenn.: 1943) Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
- Ledgers (account books) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Liquor laws--Tennessee Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
- Liquor traffic--Tennessee Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
- Maps Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Negatives (photographic) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Newspaper publishing--Tennessee Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
- Newspaper publishing--Tennessee, East Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
- Personal papers Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Photographs Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Press, Incorporated
- Publications (document genre) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Rotary Club (Johnson City, Tenn.)
- Rotary International
- Scrapbooks Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Slides (photographs) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Tennessee Alcoholic Beverage Commission
- Tennessee Press Association
- Tennessee--Newspapers Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
- Tennessee--Politics and government Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
- Author
- Ned Irwin, Amanda Wood, David Littleford, Kasey Anderson, Brandie Haga, Joshua Minor, Amanda Kyte, and Jennifer Nangle
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- eng
Repository Details
Part of the Archives of Appalachia Repository
PO Box 70295
344 J.L. Seehorn Jr. Rd.
Johnson City TN 37614 USA
423-439-4338
423/439-4338
archives@etsu.edu
