Joseph Severn and Marjorie Allen Jones family papers
Collection
Identifier: ACCN 2560
Scope and Contents
The Joseph Severn and Marjorie Allen family papers (1855-2007) consist of correspondence, autobiographical and biographical materials, missionary journals, diaries, physician notes, newspaper clippings, photos, autograph albums, lecture notes, postcards, Christmas cards, and travel memorabilia. The collection is comprised of materials pertaining to the lives of three generations of the extended Jones and Allen families. John Lowry's testimomy concerning the origins of the Blackhawk War can be found in box 4. Located in box 13 are Samuel H. Allen's observations and commentaries about the fifteen post-graduate study trips which he took visiting hospitals throughout the United States and Europe during the first two decades of the twentieth century. M. Lowry Allen's description of the harrowing problems which Mormon missionaries confronted while attempting to leave Germany at the outbreak of World War I can be accessed in box 15.
Dates
- 1855-2007
Creator
- Jones, Joseph Severn, 1905-1988 (Person)
Language of Materials
Collection material is in English.
Conditions Governing Access
Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this Collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.
Conditions Governing Use
The library does not claim to control copyright for all materials in the collection. An individual depicted in a reproduction has privacy rights as outlined in Title 45 CFR, part 46 (Protection of Human Subjects). For further information, please review the J. Willard Marriott Library’s Use Agreement and Reproduction Request forms.
Biographical Sketch
Samuel H. Allen (1862-1926) was born in Mount Pleasant, Utah, on 15 July 1862. Subsequent to graduating from the University of Utah in 1881, he commenced his medical education at the College of Physicians and Surgeons in Baltimore, Maryland, in 1888 and received his degree in 1890. Returning to Utah in 1891, Dr. Allen established a reputation as one of the foremost surgeons in the state. In 1916, he and Dr. George W. Middleton formed a multi-specialty group practice which they named the Inter-Mountain Clinic. Samuel died on 30 August 1926. M. Lowry Allen (1893-1952), the son of Samuel H. Allen, was born in Mount Pleasant, Utah, on 2 August 1893. In 1924 he graduated with a medical degree from the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Allen practiced medicine in Pennsylvania and in Utah from 1924-1952 while teaching on the medical faculties of the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Utah where he was appointed as the school's first professor of radiology. Lowry died on 2 August 1952. Joseph Severn Jones (1905-1988) was born in Montpelier, Idaho, on 23 March 1905. Graduating from the University of Utah in 1927, he entered law school and received his J.D. degree from the University of Chicago Law School in 1930. Jones married Marjorie Allen in 1931. A highly respected lawyer in Salt Lake City, he established a very successful law firm which became known as Jones, Waldo, Holbrook and McDonough. Joseph died on 3 January 1988. Marjorie Allen Jones (1905-2007), the daughter of Samuel H. Allen, was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, on 26 August 1905. After receiving her B.S. degree from the University of Utah in 1928, she taught as an elementary teacher in the Salt Lake City School District. Marjorie served the Salt Lake City community on numerous occasions through her participation in charitable and church organizations. She died on 30 September 2007.
Extent
17.5 Linear Feet
Abstract
The Joseph Severn and Marjorie Allen Jones family papers (1855-2007) consist of correspondence, autobiographical and biographical materials, missionary journals, diaries, physician notes, newspaper clippings, photos, autograph albums, lecture notes, postcards, Christmas cards, and travel memorabilia.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated by Roger Jones in 2010.
Separated Materials
Photographs have been transferrred to the Multimedia Division of Special Collections.
Processing Information
Processed by Roger V. Paxton in 2010.
Creator
- Jones, Joseph Severn, 1905-1988 (Person)
Source
- Jones family (Joseph Severn and Marjorie Allen) (Donor, Family)
- Title
- Inventory of the Joseph Severn and Marjorie Allen Jones family papers
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Roger V. Paxton.
- Date
- 2010 (last modified: 2020)
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Repository Details
Part of the J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections Repository
Contact:
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City Utah 84112 United States
801-581-8863
special@library.utah.edu
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City Utah 84112 United States
801-581-8863
special@library.utah.edu