Gwethalyn Jones (August 18, 1880 – June 19, 1959) was an American philanthropist. She made large donations to Princeton University, and to Chicago charities. She was the first president of the Three Arts Club of Chicago.
Gwethalyn Jones | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 18, 1880 Chicago, Illinois, US |
| Died | June 19, 1959 (age 78) Lake Forest, Illinois, US |
| Occupation | Philanthropist |
| Parent | David B. Jones |
| Relatives | Thomas Davies Jones (uncle) Edward H. Bennett (brother-in-law) |
Early life and education
editJones was born in Chicago, the daughter of David Benton Jones and Nora Bayley Jones. Her father was a zinc manufacturer,[1] born in Wales. Her uncle was Thomas Davies Jones.[2][3] Her sister Catherine married Chicago architect and city planner Edward H. Bennett.
Philanthropy and clubwork
editIn 1927, Jones made several large donations to Princeton University,[4][5] to establish professorships in mathematics, chemistry and physics.[6][7] In 1929, she made further gifts to Princeton[8][9] to build Fine Hall (now Jones Hall), a new building for the mathematics department.[10][11] Also in 1929, she gave $25,000 to the Frank Billings Clinic Fund at the University of Chicago.[12] She gave $10,000 to the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts in 1939.[13] In the 1930s she donated $750,000 to Chicago Children's Memorial Hospital, to create a clinic named for her uncle.[14][15] In 1946 she hosted a fashion show fundraiser at her Lake Forest home, to benefit the same hospital.[16]
Jones was the first president of the Three Arts Club of Chicago, a women's arts organization that offered respectable lodging to young women artists and art students.[17][18] She was a competitive amateur golfer, as a member of the Onwentsia Club.[19][20] She was a governing member of the Art Institute of Chicago,[21] and on the board of directors of the Chicago City Opera Company.[22]
Personal life
editJones had three homes, including "Pepper Hill",[23] a home with notable gardens in Montecito, California, and a townhouse in Chicago.[24][25][26] She died in 1959, at the age of 78, at her summer home in Lake Forest.[14][27]
References
edit- ^ "Pembroke Lodge Sold". Chicago Tribune. 1962-08-26. p. 35. Retrieved 2023-11-14 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "David B. Jones, Organizer of the Zinc Industry Passes Away". Paint, Oil, and Chemical Review. 76: 7. August 29, 1923.
- ^ "Triple Benefaction". Princeton Alumni Weekly. 27: 1021. June 3, 1927.
- ^ "Chicago Woman Gives $200,000 to Princeton; Gwethalyn Jones Endows Chair for Uncle". Chicago Tribune. 1927-10-02. p. 24. Retrieved 2023-11-13 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Princeton to Have Two New Chairs; Endowed by Thomas D. Jones and His Niece, Miss Gwathalyn Jones". The New York Times. May 31, 1927. p. 20. Retrieved 2023-11-14.
- ^ "New Professorships Created in Chemistry and Physics". Princeton Alumni Weekly. 27: 1023. June 3, 1927.
- ^ Zitarelli, David E.; Dumbaugh, Della; Kennedy, Stephen F. (2022). A History of Mathematics in the United States and Canada: Volume 2: 1900-1941. American Mathematical Society. p. 271. ISBN 978-1-4704-6730-2.
- ^ Durkee, Robert K. (2022-04-05). The New Princeton Companion. Princeton University Press. p. 279. ISBN 978-0-691-21044-5.
- ^ "Princeton Gets Gift of $500,000". The Courier-News. 1929-01-11. p. 4. Retrieved 2023-11-14 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Beman-Cavallaro, Andrew. "Expansion of the Department of Mathematics at Princeton University and the Founding of the School of Mathematics at the Institute for Advanced Study: 1900-1950" Graduate Review 1(1)(2021): 37.
- ^ "Reference: Fine Hall (now Jones)". Princetoniana Museum. Retrieved 2023-11-13.
- ^ "Educational Notes & News". School & Society. 30 (774): 571. October 26, 1929 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ "Gwethalyn Jones Gives $10,000 to Virginia Museum". Chicago Tribune. 1939-03-08. p. 10. Retrieved 2023-11-13 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "Gwethalyn Jones, Philanthropist, 78". The New York Times. Retrieved 2023-11-13.
- ^ "Children's Memorial, Chicago, to Erect Tenth Unit of Plant". Modern Hospital. 52 (2): 114. February 1939 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ Loring, Kathryn (1946-09-07). "Fashion Revue Feature of Tea to Aid Hospital". Chicago Tribune. p. 11. Retrieved 2023-11-14 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Hughes, Bob (1986-03-02). "Way We Were". Chicago Tribune. p. 155. Retrieved 2023-11-13 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Stolte, Keith M. (2019). Chicago Artist Colonies. Arcadia Publishing. p. 113. ISBN 978-1-4671-4322-6.
- ^ The Onwentsia Club. The Club. 1899. p. 50.
- ^ "Onwentsia Golf Attracts Many". Chicago Tribune. 1916-09-08. p. 12. Retrieved 2023-11-14 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Art Institute of Chicago (April 1930). "Fifty-first Annual Report of the Trustees". Quarterly Annual Reports: 34 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ "Chicago City Opera Roster Named". Musical Courier. 113 (23): 1. June 1936 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ Bissell, Ervanna Bowen (1926). Glimpses of Santa Barbara and Montecito Gardens. Schauer Printing studio, Incorporated. pp. 53–54.
- ^ "Tour of Gardens Scheduled Friday". Santa Barbara News-Press. 1958-04-10. p. 30. Retrieved 2023-11-13 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Social Merry-Go-Round Takes Last Gay Whirl Before the Lenten Calm Descends". Chicago Tribune. 1934-01-28. pp. 101, 102. Retrieved 2023-11-13 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Opening of Spring Garden Tours Feature of Conservation Week". Santa Barbara News-Press. 1953-03-12. p. 5. Retrieved 2023-11-13.
- ^ "Gwethalyn Jones". Santa Barbara News-Press. 1959-06-21. p. 57. Retrieved 2023-11-14 – via Newspapers.com.
External links
edit- Julius Gari Melchers, "Portrait of Gwethalyn Jones" (1902), watercolor and graphite on paper, in the collection of the Art Institute of Chicago