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Jones, Dorothy M. A Guide to the Dorothy M. Jones Papers RG 18-4A1

A Guide to the Dorothy M. Jones Papers RG 18-4A1


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ODU University Archives

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Victoria Winn, February 2005; Revised by Susan M. Catlett, June 2005

Repository
ODU University Archives
Identification
RG 18-4A1
Title
Dorothy M. Jones Papers 1954-1983 Date acquired: 10/28/1976
URL:
https://archivesguides.lib.odu.edu/repositories/3/resources/291
Quantity
1.60 Linear Feet
Quantity
4 Hollinger document cases boxes
Creator
Jones, Dorothy M.
Language
English .
Abstract
This collection deals primarily with Dorothy M. Jones' career as a professor at the Norfolk Division of the College of William and Mary. The papers document her studies conducted through classes for the benefit of local businessmen, business correspondence, papers, and published materials.

Administrative Information

Conditions Governing Use

Before publishing quotations or excerpts from any materials, permission must be obtained from Special Collections and University Archives, and the holder of the copyright, if not Old Dominion University Libraries.

Conditions Governing Access

Open to researchers without restrictions.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Box [insert number], Folder [insert number and title], Dorothy M. Jones Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Source of Acquisition

Dorothy M. Jones

Method of Acquisition

Gift.

Processing Information

The collection was processed by and finding aid completed by Victoria Winn in February 2005.

Biographical or Historical Information

Dorothy M. Jones was a professor at Old Dominion University from 1954-1976. She retired after 20 years of teaching and passed away in 1992. Ms. Jones was one of four children of a schoolteacher. Ms. Jones attended Randolph Macon Women's College from 1928 until 1932, when she graduated with her Bachelor's degree in Abnormal Psychology. After graduating from Randolph Macon, Dorothy Jones was offered two fellowships. She decided to accept the fellowship offered by New York University. In 1933, she graduated with a Masters degree in Marketing from New York University.

After graduation, Jones began her business career by being retained at Stern Brothers as an Assistant Buyer in the Fashion Department. She later transferred to Lord and Taylor and served in a similar position. Jones would eventually end up working for Consolidated Millinery Department and through that company would be transferred to 3 different states during her 14-year employment with the company.

It was when Jones suffered a foot injury that required surgery that she decided to pursue a teaching career. So Jones joined Old Dominion University (then the Norfolk Division of the College of William and Mary) as the Head of the Merchandising Department in 1954, and continued to serve as the head until 1959. Jones served as the Assistant Professor of Distributive Education during her career in the Merchandising Department as well. When she left that Distributive Education, Ms. Branigan and Joe Bigs followed her to fill that position. Jones served in the capacity of Head of Merchandising for five years until 1959 when she left that position to become the Associate Professor of Business Management in the School of Business, until her retirement in 1976. Jones retired with Emeritus status and she was an integral figure in promoting the conception, establishment, and organization of the ODU Emeriti program.

During her career at Old Dominion University, Jones eventually sought funds from local businesses to establish the founding of a Chair of Merchandising within the Business Department. She was unable to obtain this goal before her retirement, a fact that disappointed her. There are two scholarships at Old Dominion University that are connected to Dorothy Jones. The first is one that she established in honor of her parents, which is the Bagwell-Jones scholarship. The second scholarship shows the popularity of Jones with her students and the impact that she had on their lives. A former student of Jones' established it anonymously in her honor.

Note written by Victoria Winn

Scope and Contents

This collection deals primarily with Dorothy Jones' career as a professor at the Norfolk Division of the College of William and Mary, Old Dominion College, and Old Dominion University. Included in the collection are directories; reports; studies; pamphlets; papers; correspondence; newspaper clippings; photos; speeches, and various other material. The collection does not contain a lot of personal information about Dr. Jones.

Arrangement Note

The collection is organized into four series: Series I: Head of Merchandising; Series II: Associate Professor of Business Administration; Series III: Retirement; and Series IV: Albums/Scrapbooks.

Related Material

Oral Histories in the Perry Library: Dorothy M. Jones

Subjects and Indexing Terms

  • College of William and Mary. Norfolk Division--Faculty
  • Distributive education--United States
  • Merchandising
  • Old Dominion University--Faculty
  • Old Dominion University. Department of Business Administration
  • Old Dominion University. School of Business Administration

Significant Persons Associated With the Collection

  • Jones, Dorothy M.
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Container List

Series I
Series I: Head of Merchandising
1954-1959
Scope and Contents

This series contains pictures, papers and material relating to Dorothy M. Jones during her time as the Head of the Merchandising Department.

Arrangement

Chronologically

  • Mixed Materials box: 1 Box 1
    Box 1
    • Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 1 Folder 1
      Folder 1: Articles Relating toJDorothy Jones' Tenure as Department Head
      Preferred Citation

      [Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 1, Articles Relating toJDorothy Jones' Tenure as Department Head, Dorothy M. Jones Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

    • Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 2 Folder 2
      Folder 2: Paperwork Filed with Distributive Education
      Preferred Citation

      [Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 2, Paperwork Filed with Distributive Education, Dorothy M. Jones Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

    • Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 3 Folder 3
      Folder 3: Pennywise Shopping Survey
      Preferred Citation

      [Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 3, Pennywise Shopping Survey, Dorothy M. Jones Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

    • Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 4 Folder 4
      Folder 4: Graduate Paper by Dorothy Jones Submitted at Chapel Hill, Newspaper Articles Relating to Her Time in Chapel Hill
      Preferred Citation

      [Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 4, Graduate Paper by Dorothy Jones Submitted at Chapel Hill, Newspaper Articles Relating to Her Time in Chapel Hill, Dorothy M. Jones Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

    • Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 5 Folder 5
      Folder 5: Correspondence and Subsequent Publications with the National Research Bureau
      Preferred Citation

      [Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 5, Correspondence and Subsequent Publications with the National Research Bureau, Dorothy M. Jones Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

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Series II
Series II: Associate Professor of Business Management (1960-1976-Retirement)
1960-1976
Scope and Contents

This series contains pictures, papers and material relating to Dorothy M. Jones during her tenure with the Department of Business Management. Of particular interest would be the number of Shopping surveys Ms. Jones completed during this time.

Arrangement

Chronologically

  • Mixed Materials box: 1 Box 1
    Box 1
    • Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 6 Folder 6
      Folder 6: Shopping Survey
      Preferred Citation

      [Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 6, Shopping Survey, Dorothy M. Jones Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

    • Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 7 Folder 7
      Folder 7: Graduate Paper by Dorothy Jones Submitted at Chapel Hill
      Preferred Citation

      [Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 7, Graduate Paper by Dorothy Jones Submitted at Chapel Hill, Dorothy M. Jones Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

    • Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 8 Folder 8
      Folder 8: Essays and Publications
      Preferred Citation

      [Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 8, Essays and Publications, Dorothy M. Jones Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

    • Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 9 Folder 9
      Folder 9: Research and Papers on the Williamsburg Pottery
      Preferred Citation

      [Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 9, Research and Papers on the Williamsburg Pottery, Dorothy M. Jones Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

    • Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 10 Folder 10
      Folder 10: Newspaper Articles on the Williamsburg Pottery
      Preferred Citation

      [Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 10, Newspaper Articles on the Williamsburg Pottery, Dorothy M. Jones Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

  • Mixed Materials box: 2 Box 2
    Box 2
    • Mixed Materials box: 2 folder: 1 Folder 1
      Folder 1: Newspaper Articles Relating to Dorothy Jones as Associate Professor of Business Management
      Preferred Citation

      [Identification of item and date], Box 2, Folder 1, Newspaper Articles Relating to Dorothy Jones as Associate Professor of Business Management, Dorothy M. Jones Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

    • Mixed Materials box: 2 folder: 2 Folder 2
      Folder 2: Class Materials
      Preferred Citation

      [Identification of item and date], Box 2, Folder 2, Class Materials, Dorothy M. Jones Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

    • Mixed Materials box: 2 folder: 3 Folder 3
      Folder 3: ODU Campus
      Preferred Citation

      [Identification of item and date], Box 2, Folder 3, ODU Campus, Dorothy M. Jones Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

    • Mixed Materials box: 2 folder: 4 Folder 4
      Folder 4: Guidelines for Professors Handbook
      Preferred Citation

      [Identification of item and date], Box 2, Folder 4, Guidelines for Professors Handbook, Dorothy M. Jones Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

    • Mixed Materials box: 2 folder: 5 Folder 5
      Folder 5: Personal Correspondence
      Preferred Citation

      [Identification of item and date], Box 2, Folder 5, Personal Correspondence, Dorothy M. Jones Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

    • Mixed Materials box: 2 folder: 6 Folder 6
      Folder 6: Shopping Survey
      Preferred Citation

      [Identification of item and date], Box 2, Folder 6, Shopping Survey, Dorothy M. Jones Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

    • Mixed Materials box: 2 folder: 7 Folder 7
      Folder 7: Naval Supply Center Speech
      Preferred Citation

      [Identification of item and date], Box 2, Folder 7, Naval Supply Center Speech, Dorothy M. Jones Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

    • Mixed Materials box: 2 folder: 8 Folder 8
      Folder 8: GEX
      Preferred Citation

      [Identification of item and date], Box 2, Folder 8, GEX, Dorothy M. Jones Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

    • Mixed Materials box: 2 folder: 9 Folder 9
      Folder 9: Student Wives' Club
      Preferred Citation

      [Identification of item and date], Box 2, Folder 9, Student Wives' Club, Dorothy M. Jones Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

    • Mixed Materials box: 2 folder: 10 Folder 10
      Folder 10: Essays and Publications
      Preferred Citation

      [Identification of item and date], Box 2, Folder 10, Essays and Publications, Dorothy M. Jones Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

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Series III
Series III: Retirement
1976-1983
Scope and Contents

This series contains papers that were in the collection that are dated after her retirement. The papers related mainly to Emeriti matters.

Arrangement

Chronological

  • Mixed Materials box: 2 Box 2
    Box 2
    • Mixed Materials box: 2 folder: 11 Folder 11
      Folder 11: Emeriti Matters
      Preferred Citation

      [Identification of item and date], Box 2, Folder 11, Emeriti Matters, Dorothy M. Jones Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

    • Mixed Materials box: 2 folder: 12 Folder 12
      Folder 12: Blue Cross/Blue Shield Emeriti Paperwork
      Preferred Citation

      [Identification of item and date], Box 2, Folder 12, Blue Cross/Blue Shield Emeriti Paperwork, Dorothy M. Jones Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

    • Mixed Materials box: 2 folder: 13 Folder 13
      Folder 13: Library
      Preferred Citation

      [Identification of item and date], Box 2, Folder 13, Library, Dorothy M. Jones Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

    • Mixed Materials box: 2 folder: 14 Folder 14
      Folder 14: Miscellaneous Paperwork
      Preferred Citation

      [Identification of item and date], Box 2, Folder 14, Miscellaneous Paperwork, Dorothy M. Jones Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

    • Mixed Materials box: 2 folder: 15 Folder 15
      Folder 15: Woolworth Book
      Preferred Citation

      [Identification of item and date], Box 2, Folder 15, Woolworth Book, Dorothy M. Jones Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

    • Mixed Materials box: 2 folder: 16 Folder 16
      Folder 16: North Carolina Court of Appeals Book
      Preferred Citation

      [Identification of item and date], Box 2, Folder 16, North Carolina Court of Appeals Book, Dorothy M. Jones Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

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Series IV
Series IV: Albums/Scrapbooks
1954-1958
Scope and Contents

This series is interesting and valuable as it contains the scrapbooks and albums that Ms. Jones constructed herself. The original were preserved through copies and the original material was removed in the interests of preservation. The documents in this series range from a number of photographs to programs for events and personal letters and correspondence

Arrangement

chronological

  • Mixed Materials box: 3 Box 3
    Box 3
    • Mixed Materials box: 3 folder: 1 Folder 1
      Folder 1: Copy of the Original Scrapbook
      1955
      Preferred Citation

      [Identification of item and date], Box 3, Folder 1, Copy of the Original Scrapbook, 1955, Dorothy M. Jones Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

    • Mixed Materials box: 3 folder: 2 Folder 2
      Folder 2: Original Material From Scrapbook
      1955
      Preferred Citation

      [Identification of item and date], Box 3, Folder 2, Original Material From Scrapbook, 1955, Dorothy M. Jones Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

    • Mixed Materials box: 3 folder: 3 Folder 3
      Folder 3: Copy of the Original Scrapbook, Volume One
      1954-1957
      Preferred Citation

      [Identification of item and date], Box 3, Folder 3, Copy of the Original Scrapbook, Volume One, 1954-1957, Dorothy M. Jones Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

    • Mixed Materials box: 3 folder: 4 Folder 4
      Folder 4: Original Material From Scrapbook, Volume One
      1954-1957
      Preferred Citation

      [Identification of item and date], Box 3, Folder 4, Original Material From Scrapbook, Volume One, 1954-1957, Dorothy M. Jones Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

    • Mixed Materials box: 3 folder: 5 Folder 5
      Folder 5: Copy of the Original Scrapbook, Volume Two
      1954-1957
      Preferred Citation

      [Identification of item and date], Box 3, Folder 5, Copy of the Original Scrapbook, Volume Two, 1954-1957, Dorothy M. Jones Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

    • Mixed Materials box: 3 folder: 6 Folder 6
      Folder 6: Original Material From Scrapbook, Volume Two
      1954-1957
      Preferred Citation

      [Identification of item and date], Box 3, Folder 6, Original Material From Scrapbook, Volume Two, 1954-1957, Dorothy M. Jones Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

    • Mixed Materials box: 3 folder: 7 Folder 7
      Folder 7: Copy of the Original Scrapbook, Book One
      1956-1957
      Preferred Citation

      [Identification of item and date], Box 3, Folder 7, Copy of the Original Scrapbook, Book One, 1956-1957, Dorothy M. Jones Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

    • Mixed Materials box: 3 folder: 8 Folder 8
      Folder 8: Original Material From Scrapbook, Book One
      1956-1957
      Preferred Citation

      [Identification of item and date], Box 3, Folder 8, Original Material From Scrapbook, Book One, 1956-1957, Dorothy M. Jones Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

    • Mixed Materials box: 3 folder: 9 Folder 9
      Folder 9: Copy of the Original Scrapbook, Book Two
      1957
      Preferred Citation

      [Identification of item and date], Box 3, Folder 9, Copy of the Original Scrapbook, Book Two, 1957, Dorothy M. Jones Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

    • Series 10
      Original Material From Scrapbook, Book Two
      1957
    • Mixed Materials box: 3 folder: 11 Folder 11
      Folder 11: Copy of the Original Scrapbook, Book Three
      1957
      Preferred Citation

      [Identification of item and date], Box 3, Folder 11, Copy of the Original Scrapbook, Book Three, 1957, Dorothy M. Jones Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

    • Mixed Materials box: 3 folder: 12 Folder 12
      Folder 12: Original Material From Scrapbook, Book Three
      1957
      Preferred Citation

      [Identification of item and date], Box 3, Folder 12, Original Material From Scrapbook, Book Three, 1957, Dorothy M. Jones Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

    • Mixed Materials box: 3 folder: 13 Folder 13
      Folder 13: Copy of Original Scrapbook
      1957-1958
      Preferred Citation

      [Identification of item and date], Box 3, Folder 13, Copy of Original Scrapbook, 1957-1958, Dorothy M. Jones Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

  • Mixed Materials box: 4 Box 4
    Box 4
    • Mixed Materials box: 4 folder: 1 Folder 1
      Folder 1: Original Material From Scrapbook
      1957-1958
      Preferred Citation

      [Identification of item and date], Box 4, Folder 1, Original Material From Scrapbook, 1957-1958, Dorothy M. Jones Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

    • Mixed Materials box: 4 folder: 2 Folder 2
      Folder 2: Original Material From Scrapbook
      1957-1958
      Preferred Citation

      [Identification of item and date], Box 4, Folder 2, Original Material From Scrapbook, 1957-1958, Dorothy M. Jones Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

    • Mixed Materials box: 4 folder: 3 Folder 3
      Folder 3: Original Material From Scrapbook
      1957-1958
      Preferred Citation

      [Identification of item and date], Box 4, Folder 3, Original Material From Scrapbook, 1957-1958, Dorothy M. Jones Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

    • Mixed Materials box: 4 folder: 4 Folder 4
      Folder 4: Original Material From Scrapbook
      1957-1958
      Preferred Citation

      [Identification of item and date], Box 4, Folder 4, Original Material From Scrapbook, 1957-1958, Dorothy M. Jones Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

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