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Jones, Herschel V. (Herschel Vespasian), 1861-1928

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dates 1861-1928
city Minneapolis
stateMN
other citiesJefferson, NY;
sex M
historical notes Herschel Vespasian Jones was a print and book collector, patron, publisher, editor, journalist and philanthropist.

In 1916, After Jones, a trustee of the museum, left his collection of 5,000 prints the Minneapolis Institute of Arts the Department of Prints and Drawings was established.

The Prints included woodcuts, engravings, etchings, lithographs, screenprints, drawings, watercolors, pastels, monotypes, multiples, artists' books, and rare books from early fourteenth-century illuminated manuscripts to contemporary works on paper.
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of activity
1900-1910
1910-1920
websitehttp://www.artsmia.org/index.php?section_id=24
updated 03/22/2024 12:09:30
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Minnesota Historical society
Division of Archives and Manuscripts
Elmer E. Adams and family papers, 1861-1979 see details...
Minnesota Historical society
Division of Archives and Manuscripts
John A. Johnson and family papers, 1876-1926 see details...
Minnesota Historical society
Division of Archives and Manuscripts
Knute Nelson papers, 1861-1924 (bulk 1916-1923). see details...
Minnesota Historical society
Division of Archives and Manuscripts
William Blake Dean and family papers, undated and 1813, 1851-1937. see details...
University of California, Santa Barbara
Department of Special Collections
Herschel Vespasian Jones Collection, 1886-1965. Mss 54 see details...