Weyman B. Jones Papers

Collection

Identifier: CLRC-585

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The Weyman B. Jones papers contains typescripts, proofs, and notes related to the writing and publication of his novel Edge of Two Worlds, a fictional story based on incidents in the life of Sequoyah, who created a writing system for the Cherokee language in the 19th century.

Dates

Creation: 1968

Creator

Jones, Weyman B., 1928- (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Open for use in the Elmer L. Andersen Library reading room.

Conditions Governing Use

This collection may be protected by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U.S. Code). It is the user's responsibility to verify copyright ownership and to obtain all necessary permissions prior to the reproduction, publication, or other use of any portion of these materials. Researchers may quote from the collection under the fair use provision of the copyright law.

Biographical / Historical

Weyman Jones was born February 6, 1928, in Lima, Ohio. He earned an AB from Harvard in 1950 and held various management positions in business, as well as spending four years in the U.S. Navy. He had an interest in the Cherokee peoples as a descendant of early white settlers in Oklahoma, and based his Edge of Two Worlds on a story published in a Cherokee newspaper.

Biographical source: "Weyman Jones (1928-)." Something About the Author. Vol. 4. Detroit, MI: Gale, 1971.