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 a Ph.D. in sociology in 1926 from Columbia University.

Jones died on August 5, 1973, in Richmond, Indiana.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Thomas E. Jones", Earlham College.
  2. ↑ "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. Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL) (in German). 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
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