Title: Russell Jones Papers
Inclusive Dates: 1918-1979

Creator:

• Jones, Russell

Call Number: M2004-098

Quantity: 0.4 c.f. (1 archives box) and 85 photographs

Repository:

Wisconsin Historical Society, Division of Library, Archives, and Museum Collections

Archival Locations:

Wisconsin Historical Society (Map)

COLLECTION MAY BE STORED OFF-SITE: see catalog entry to request materials and for additional information.

Abstract:

Papers of Russell Jones, a foreign correspondent best known for his reporting on the Hungarian Revolt of 1956 for which he won a Pulitzer Prize. The papers consist of biographical information, correspondence, and articles by and about Jones. The majority of the collection is composed of articles by Jones regarding the revolt in Hungary during which time he was the only Western reporter in Budapest. The photographs depict Jones as a youth and reporting on various foreign conflicts including World War II.

Language: English

URL to cite for this finding aid: https://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.uw-whs-m2004098

Acquisition Information

Presented by Martha Jones, Wien, Austria. Accession Number: M2004-098

M2004-098	Biographical information
Box   1 Folder   1	Awards
Box   1 Folder   2	Youth
Box   1 Folder   3	World War II
Box   1 Folder   4	Prague, 1951
Box   1 Folder   5	Obituaries, 1979
Box   1 Folder   6	Correspondence
Box   1 Folder   7	Hungarian materials
Box   1 Folder   8	Speaking engagements
	Writings
	Articles about Russell Jones
Box   1 Folder   9	Undated
Box   1 Folder   10	1956-1959
	Articles by Russell Jones
Box   1 Folder   11	Undated
Box   1 Folder   12	World War II, 1943
Box   1 Folder   13	Hungary (scrapbook), 1956
Box   1 Folder   14-16	1950s-1960s
Box   1 Folder   17	Palestine, 1979
	Photographs
Box   2 Folder   1	Childhood
Box   2 Folder   2	World War II
Box   2 Folder   3	Hungarian Revolt, 1956
Box   2 Folder   4-5	Post-Hungary Note: Various assignments.