Heber and LaRee Jones collection
Scope and Contents
This collection represents material donated by Heber and LaRee Jones. It contains a variety of items, including photographs, negatives, published books, newspaper clippings, and writings. Due to the size of the collection, it will be processed incrementally and there may be available material that is not yet represented in the finding aids. The collection will be split into three series: Washington County and regional history, Individual and family histories, and Education in Washington County. Series 1 is categorized by region with different subseries highlighting collected historical materials about each region. Series 3 contains material used and collected by Heber and LaRee during their teaching careers as well as collected historical material on the history of education in Washington County. Series 2 contains collected material about individual and family histories in Washington County. These range from family ledgers, letters, biographies, newspaper clippings, and more. The collected obituaries, funeral programs, and wedding invitations have been placed within separate sub-subseries.
Dates
- Creation: 1885 - 2018
Creator
- Jones, Heber, 1934-2021. (Person)
- Jones, Mary LaRee McAllister. (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open and freely available to researchers during Special Collection’s hours or by appointment. Researchers must complete an Application for Use and show photo ID prior to accessing materials.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright restrictions may apply. Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be obtained from the Special Collection and Archives.
Biographical / Historical
Heber Cottam Jones was born on August 7, 1934 in St. George, Utah, to Ellis Wilson and Eva Cottam Jones. He attended Woodward School and graduated from Dixie High School and later Utah State University. Heber married Mary LaRee McAllister on October 12, 1956. He was drafted into the Army and served at Fort Lewis, Washington. He taught social studies at Delta High School, Woodward School, Dixie Junior High, Dixie High School, and Dixie College. After retiring from education, Heber volunteered regularly with Dixie State University’s Special Collections and Archives and the Washington County Historical Society. He is the author of two books on regional history, The History of Woodward School and The History of Veyo.
Mary LaRee McCallister Jones, was born in Kanab, Utah, spent much of her childhood in Salt Lake City, and later moved to St. George where she attended Dixie High School (graduated 1955) and Dixie Junior College. She married Heber Jones in 1956. She worked with accelerated learning students in the East and West Elementary Schools in St. George, Utah, beginning in the 1970s. She was involved in the National History Day Program for the Washington County School District for 32 years.
Full Extent
3.35 Cubic Feet (1 1' archival box, 1 Gray tabloid box, 3 gray 5" document cases)
Full Extent
4.6 Gigabytes
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
This collection represents material donated by Heber and LaRee Jones. It contains a variety of items, including photographs, negatives, published books, newspaper clippings, and writings.
Arrangement
The collection will be split into three series: Washington County and regional history, Individual and family histories, and Education in Washington County. Series 1 is categorized by region with different subseries highlighting collected historical materials about each region. Series 3 contains material used and collected by Heber and LaRee during their teaching careers as well as collected historical material on the history of education in Washington County. Series 2 contains collected material about individual and family histories in Washington County. These range from family ledgers, letters, biographies, newspaper clippings, and more. The collected obituaries, funeral programs, and wedding invitations have been placed within separate sub-subseries.
Currently Processed (more will be updated in the future)
Series 1 Washington County and regional history
Subseries 1 Reference articles southern utah historic sites
Subseries 2 Washington County general history
Subseries 3 St. George History
Series 2 Individual and family histories
Subseries 1 Individual and familiy histories
Subseries 2 Personal and Washington County obituaries
Series 3 Education in Washington County
Subseries 1 Dixie High class of 1955
Bibliography
Jones, M. L. (2024, January 24). LaRee Jones. Interview by L. Webb. Washington County Historical Society. https://wchsutah.org/people/oral-hist/wchs-laree-jones.pdf
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Utah Tech University Special Collections and Archives Repository
330 Holland Centennial Commons
225 South 700 East
Saint George 84770 United States
(435) 634-2087
specialcollections@utahtech.edu