About H. G. Jones
Lived 1924 – 2018 (aged 94). H. G. Jones was an American archivist, historian, academic, curator, librarian and academic administration.
Houston Gwynne Jones (19242018) was an American archivist and administrator in North Carolina. He served as director of the State Archives of North Carolina, and then as a curator and historian at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Jones was also active in the archives and history professions, serving as the 24th President of the Society of American Archivists.
During World War II, Jones served as a sonar operator in the United States Navy.
Jones was born on January 7, 1924, in Caswell County, North Carolina, and died on October 14, 2018, in Pittsboro, North Carolina.
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American archivist and administrator
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H. G. Jones was born on 7 January 1924 in Caswell County.
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H. G. Jones died on 14 October 2018 in Pittsboro.
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H. G. Jones was an archivist, historian, academic, curator, librarian and academic administration.
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