Browse Items (10 total)

  • Collection: Jones (Arthur Gray) papers

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Description: This poem was handwritten by solider Pat George Bright of Merritt, New Jersey, to his girlfriend. It found its way into Rev. Jones "soldier file," perhaps because it was left behind in the church or sent to Jones for safekeeping.
Creator: Bright, Pat George
Date: 1918
Type: Text

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Description: Letter of thanks from E. B. Paisley to Arthur Gray Jones.
Creator: Paisley, Edward Bland, 1890-1968
Date: 1918
Type: Text

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Description: A Christmas card from Sgt. "Monte" Trout to Arthur Gray Jones.

Date: 1918
Type: Text

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Description: A letter from Arthur Gray Jones to Rev. J. I. Vance.
Creator: Jones, Arthur Gray, 1868-1929
Date: 1917-11-15
Type: Text

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Description: A letter from Arthur Gray Jones to Bugler Herbert R. Green.
Creator: Jones, Arthur Gray, 1868-1929
Date: 1918-11-30
Type: Text

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Description: As part of his ministry during the war, Rev. Jones reached out to many young men who were far from their home churches while stationed in San Antonio, as we see in this postcard from the Y.M.C.A.. While Jones spent considerable time serving the men…
Creator: McMinn, J. B.
Date: 1918-02-09
Type: Text

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Description: Rev. Jones received many cards and souvenirs from the soldiers with whom he worked at Camp Travis and at his church. This card has a 1918 calendar printed on the back (in English and French) and is signed "Best Wishes from John B. Bartlett, Somewhere…

Date: 1917-12
Type: Text

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Description: The Community House was a recreational club for soldiers stationed in San Antonio. In this letter, they ask Rev. Jones to lead his congregation in singing the first verse of the Star Spangled Banner at the conclusion of each service in June in…
Creator: Chidester, G. Berndt
Date: 1918-06-18
Type: Text

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Description: This map shows the locations of Army and National Guard camps in the south where young men were trained before being sent overseas, including Camp Travis in San Antonio. The General War Work Council used letterhead like this to raise money for their…

Date: 1917
Type: Text

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Description: Arthur Gray Jones (1868-1929) was pastor at the First Presbyterian Church of San Antonio, TX from 1895-1921 and Professor of Systematic Theology at Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary from 1921-1927.

Date: 1920
Type: Still Image
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