Thomas E. Jones (university president)
Thomas Elsa Jones (1888 – August 5, 1973) was the fifth president of Fisk University, serving from 1926 to 1946. He was also president of Earlham College. A Quaker, Jones served as a missionary with his wife in Japan.
Growing up in Fairmount, Indiana, Jones attended Fairmount Academy.[1] He received his bachelor's degree from Earlham College in 1912, and studied at Hartford Theological Seminary, graduating with a B.D. in 1915. Jones earned an M.A. in 1917 and an Ph.D. in sociology in 1926 from Columbia University.
Jones died on August 5, 1973, in Richmond, Indiana.[2]
References
- ^ "Thomas E. Jones", Earlham College.
- ^ "DR. THOMAS E. JONES, EARLHAM EX-HEAD, 85". The New York Times. August 6, 1973. Retrieved July 13, 2010.
Sources
- Claus Bernet (2011). "Thomas E. Jones (university president)". In Bautz, Traugott (ed.). Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL) (in German). Vol. 32. Nordhausen: Bautz. cols. 744–746. ISBN 978-3-88309-615-5.
- Tennessee virtual archive
- Haverford College archival report on items relating to Fisk University
- Edward Thomas. Quaker Adventures: Experiences of Twenty Three Adventures of International Understanding. Chicago: Ravel Company, 1928.
- Time, Mar. 1, 1926