Edward Allen Jones (1903-1981) attended Morehouse Academy in 1918. Upon graduation from the Academy in 1922, he entered Morehouse College, where he received his B.A. and graduated as class Valedictorian in 1926. Dr. Jones began his teaching career at Morehouse College in 1927 and worked as a professor there until 1977. While a member of the Morehouse faculty, he served as Chairman of the Department of Foreign Languages from 1930-1977, and held the Fuller E. Callaway Chair in French from 1970-1977. At the time of his death he was serving as the Director of Institutional Research at Morehouse. Beyond his career as a a professor, Dr. Jones was a member of the College Language Association, Editor of the College Language Association Journal from, a member of Phi Beta Kappa, and President of the Grand Jurors Association of Fulton County. Photographs range from the 1920s-1970s. 

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Feb 7, 2022

Edward A. Jones Papers

Edward Allen Jones (1903-1981) attended Morehouse Academy in 1918. Upon graduation from the Academy in 1922, he entered Morehouse College, where he received his B.A. and graduated as class Valedictorian in 1926. Dr. Jones began his teaching career at Morehouse College in 1927 and worked as a professor there until 1977. While a member of the Morehouse faculty, he served as Chairman of the Department of Foreign Languages from 1930-1977, and held the Fuller E. Callaway Chair in French from 1970-1977. At the time of his death he was serving as the Director of Institutional Research at Morehouse. Beyond his career as a a professor, Dr. Jones was a member of the College Language Association, Editor of the College Language Association Journal from, a member of Phi Beta Kappa, and President of the Grand Jurors Association of Fulton County. Photographs range from the 1920s-1970s.

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  • Decade = 1960-1969
Outdoor view of Morehouse College campus athletic field and band.
Jones family stand in front of a Christmas tree. Written on verso: Christmas 1968, Carl Sr., Carl Jr. 8, Judith 8, Kimberly 8, Craig 4.
Edward A. Jones Papers
View of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s Tombstone.
Edward A. Jones and Carrie Jones stand beside a Christmas tree.
Outdoor group portrait of men and women at C.L.A. Annual Conference.
Edward A. Jones Papers
Virginia Lacey Jones stands in a dining room wearing a white coat.
Edward A. Jones Papers
Man shovels dirt at a groundbreaking ceremony with spectators in background.
Edward A. Jones Papers
Man shovels dirt at a groundbreaking ceremony with spectators in background.
Edward A. Jones Papers
Man shovels dirt at a groundbreaking ceremony with spectators in background.
Edward A. Jones Papers
Man shovels dirt at a groundbreaking ceremony with spectators in background.
Edward A. Jones Papers
Man shovels dirt at a groundbreaking ceremony with spectators in background.
Edward A. Jones Papers
A man laughs and shovels dirt at a groundbreaking ceremony with spectators in background.
Edward A. Jones Papers
A man speaks into a microphone at a groundbreaking ceremony with spectators in background.
Edward A. Jones Papers
Man shovels dirt at a groundbreaking ceremony with spectators in background.
Edward A. Jones Papers
Man shovels dirt at a groundbreaking ceremony with spectators in background.
Edward A. Jones Papers
View of  Chicago skyline.
Edward A. Jones Papers
Four men sit on a sofa and talk. Written on recto: Le president de la republique en conversation avec le Dr. Robinson, le juge Douglas et l'ambassadeur Kaiser.