J. Raymond Jones collection

id
3416
origination
Jones, J. Raymond (John Raymond), 1899-1991
date statement
1962-1991
key date
1962
identifier (local_mss)
21059
org unit
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division
call number
Sc MG 434
b-number
b18317333
total components
13
total series
0
max depth
3
boost queries
(none)
component layout
Default Layout
Extended MARC Fields
false
Extended Navigation
false
created
2013-04-01 15:04:45 UTC
updated
2026-01-20 20:59:47 UTC
status note
(missing)
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true

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unitid
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unitdate
{"value"=>"1962-1991", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1962/1991"}
unittitle
{"value"=>"J. Raymond Jones collection"}
physdesc
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repository
{"value"=>"<span class=\"corpname\">Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division</span>"}
langmaterial
{"value"=>"English"}
origination
{"value"=>"Jones, J. Raymond (John Raymond), 1899-1991", "type"=>"persname"}
bioghist
{"value"=>"<p> J. Raymond Jones, also known as the \"Harlem Fox\", was a Democratic Party district leader from the Carver Democratic Club on 145th Street, and one of the most powerful political leaders in New York City. From 1964 to 1968, he was chief of Tammany Hall, a position to which he was elected by his peers in the New York City Democratic Party, and the only African American to hold that position. Among Jones's many protégés in the Carver Club were former Judge Constance Baker Motley, Congressman Charles Rangel, and former Mayor David Dinkins. Articles in the collection discuss these relationships.</p>", "supress_display"=>true}
scopecontent
{"value"=>"<p>The J. Raymond Jones Collection consists primarily of news clippings (1962-1989) related to Jones's activities and achievements, most notably on the occasion of a dinner given in his honor in 1962, and the publication of his biography by John C. Walter in 1989. Jones's relationships with Motley, Rangel, and Dinkins are discussed in the clippings. There is also an incomplete copy of the manuscript of his biography, <span class=\"title\">The Harlem Fox</span>; several letters, including from Charles Rangel (1987) and David Dinkins (1986); and material related to the Jones-Holloway-Bryan Foundation, which Jones established in 1985 to raise money for the College of the Virgin Islands.</p>", "supress_display"=>true}
acqinfo
{"value"=>"<p>Gift of Dorothy Bryan, August 1991.</p>"}
separatedmaterial
{"value"=>"<p> Transferred to the Moving Image and Recorded Sound Division: audio and moving image materials. For more information, please contact the division at schomburgaudiovisual@nypl.org or 212-491-2270.</p> <p>Transferred to the Photographs and Prints Division: various photographs and albums.</p>"}
processinfo
{"value"=>"<p>Accessioned by Diana Lachatanere, 1991.</p>"}
date_start
1962
keydate
1962
date_end
1991
date_inclusive_start
1962
date_inclusive_end
1991
extent_statement
0.42 linear feet (1 box)
prefercite
{"value"=>"[Item], J. Raymond Jones collection, Sc MG 434, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, The New York Public Library"}
abstract
{"value"=>"J. Raymond Jones, also known as the \"Harlem Fox\", was a Democratic Party district leader from the Carver Democratic Club on 145th Street, and one of the most powerful political leaders in New York City. From 1964 to 1968, he was chief of Tammany Hall, a position to which he was elected by his peers in the New York City Democratic Party, and the only African American to hold that position. Among Jones's many prot&#xE9;g&#xE9;s in the Carver Club were former Judge Constance Baker Motley, Congressman Charles Rangel, and former Mayor David Dinkins. Articles in the collection discuss these relationships. The J. Raymond Jones Collection consists primarily of news clippings (1962-1989) related to Jones's activities and achievements, most notably on the occasion of a dinner given in his honor in 1962, and the publication of his biography by John C. Walter in 1989. Jones's relationships with Motley, Rangel, and Dinkins are discussed in the clippings. There is also an incomplete copy of the manuscript of his biography, <span class=\"title\">The Harlem Fox</span>; several letters, including from Charles Rangel (1987) and David Dinkins (1986); and material related to the Jones-Holloway-Bryan Foundation, which Jones established in 1985 to raise money for the College of the Virgin Islands.", "generated"=>true}

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