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Norvill Jones Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MC 2141

Scope and Content Note

This collection contains correspondence, memoranda, clippings, campaign materials, congressional records, notebooks and other records created or received by Norvill Jones. Topics include the Tonkin Gulf Incidents, the Vietnam War, U.S.-China relations, and the senatorial campaigns of J. William Fulbright. Notable correspondents include J. William Fulbright, Senator Mike Mansfied (D-Montana), and Senator Frank Church (D-Idaho).

Dates

  • 1964-2011

Creator

Language of Materials

Materials are in English.

Access Information

Please call (479) 575-8444 or email specoll@uark.edu at least two weeks in advance of your arrival to ensure availability of the materials.

Use Information

No Use Restrictions Apply.

No Interlibrary Loan.

Standard Federal Copyright Laws Apply (U.S. Title 17).

Although some photocopied documents pertaining to the Tonkin Gulf Incidents are marked “confidential” or “secret,” other markings on the copies, which appear to have been acquired as part of FOIA requests, indicate that they are all declassified. Anyone with alternative knowledge should alert Special Collections.

Biographical Note

Norvill Jones (1929-2015) was a staff member of the United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations for over twenty years, eventually serving as the chief of staff from 1977 to 1979. He came to Washington, D.C. at the age of 15 to work for Senator J. William Fulbright of Arkansas. He served four years in the U.S. Navy as a helicopter pilot and graduated from George Washington University Law School. After retiring from the Senate Foreign Relations Committee staff, Jones spent time working in governmental relations for Reynolds Metals Company until his retirement in 1985.

Extent

1.92 Linear Feet (4 boxes)

Abstract

Correspondence, memoranda, clippings, campaign materials, congressional records, notebooks and other records created or received by Norvill Jones, particularly as part of his work with J. W. Fulbright and the United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations.

Arrangement of the Papers

Materials are arranged by topic.

Acquisition Information

The Norvill Jones Papers were donated to the Special Collections Department by his widow, Jacqueline W. Jones of Alexandria, Virginia, on May 24, 2016.

Processing Information

Processed by Samuel Ownbey; completed in October 2019

Creator

Source

Title
Norvill Jones Papers
Status
Completed
Author
Samuel Ownbey
Date
October 2019
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
Finding aid is written in English.

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections Department Repository

Contact:
University of Arkansas Libraries
365 N. McIlroy Avenue
Fayetteville AR 72701 United States
(479) 575-8444