Collection GB 0369 JON - Jones Collection

1 box

GB 0369 JON 1920-2002 Collection 1 box Jones , David Mervyn , 1922-2009 , Professor of Hungarian

David Mervyn Jones (29 Jul 1922-2009) was the son of John David Jones, a university lecturer, and Gladys Alicia Jones née Coombs. He attended the King Edward VII School in Sheffield between 1929 and 1939, where he passed Greek, French and History examinations with distinction and then studied at Trinity College, Cambridge, graduating in 1948, during which time he also completed national service. He was elected a Fellow of Exeter College, Oxford and St. Antony's College, Oxford as a Hungarian specialist and later went on to work for the Foreign Office.

In 1966 he published a volume of essays entitled 'Five Hungarian Writers'. One of the five subjects of the volume was Baron József Eötvös (1813-1871), who Jones described as 'Hungary's Democrat Baron' and in 1996 he translated Eötvös' major treatise 'The dominant ideas of the nineteenth century and their impact on the state'. In 2000 he was awarded the Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary.

Publications:

Jones, D Mervyn: Five Hungarian writers (Oxford: Clarendon , 1966).

Eötvös, József, 'The dominant ideas of the nineteenth century and their impact on the state; translated, edited and annotated with an introductory essay by D. Mervyn Jones. Volume 1, Diagnosis' (Distributed by Columbia University Press, 1996)

Eötvös, József, 'The dominant ideas of the nineteenth century and their impact on the state; translated, edited and annotated by D. Mervyn Jones. Volume. 2, 'Remedy'. (Distributed by Columbia University Press, 1996)

The collection was given to SSEES Library as a bequest in June 2009.

The collection includes correspondence; notes and draft chapters of Jones' translation of Eötvös' work 'The dominant ideas of the nineteenth century and their impact on the state'; photographs; educational and other certificates. The correspondence chiefly relates to Jones' work, including letters of congratulation.

The collection is arranged into five series as follows:

JON/1 Draft chapters and speeches relating to Jones' translation of Eötvös, József 'The dominant ideas of the nineteenth century and their impact on the state'

JON/2 Background articles and research for Jones' translation of Eötvös, József 'The dominant ideas of the nineteenth century and their impact on the state'

JON/3 Correspondence

JON/4 Certificates of David Mervyn Jones

JON/5 Photographs

Unrestricted access. Researchers wishing to consult the archives or seeking further information should contact UCL School of Slavonic and East European Studies Library, 16 Taviton Street, London, WC1H 0BW

Copies, subject to the condition of the original, may be supplied for research use only. Requests to publish original material should be submitted to the Librarian

English

On-line summary guide available on the SSEES website and on UCL Archives website

Sep 2009 State Ninteenth century Jones , David Mervyn , 1922-2009 , Professor of Hungarian Political systems

The collection was given to SSEES Library as a bequest in June 2009.

The collection includes correspondence; notes and draft chapters of Jones' translation of Eötvös' work 'The dominant ideas of the nineteenth century and their impact on the state'; photographs; educational and other certificates. The correspondence chiefly relates to Jones' work, including letters of congratulation.

The collection is arranged into five series as follows:

JON/1 Draft chapters and speeches relating to Jones' translation of Eötvös, József 'The dominant ideas of the nineteenth century and their impact on the state'

JON/2 Background articles and research for Jones' translation of Eötvös, József 'The dominant ideas of the nineteenth century and their impact on the state'

JON/3 Correspondence

JON/4 Certificates of David Mervyn Jones

JON/5 Photographs

Unrestricted access. Researchers wishing to consult the archives or seeking further information should contact UCL School of Slavonic and East European Studies Library, 16 Taviton Street, London, WC1H 0BW

Copies, subject to the condition of the original, may be supplied for research use only. Requests to publish original material should be submitted to the Librarian

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English

On-line summary guide available on the SSEES website and on UCL Archives website

• English