D295 - Jones, Dr. John William - 1936-1978

Papers of Dr John William Jones, comprising: correspondence of and about Dr Jones and his work, including applications for posts, curriculum vitae and some research correspondence 1937-1978; collection of papers and reprints of papers on the salmon etc., written by Dr Jones and others, published 193...

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Main Creator: Jones, John William
Archive level description: Sub-sub fonds
Physical Description:13 boxes
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Summary:Papers of Dr John William Jones, comprising: correspondence of and about Dr Jones and his work, including applications for posts, curriculum vitae and some research correspondence 1937-1978; collection of papers and reprints of papers on the salmon etc., written by Dr Jones and others, published 1936-1978; Lecture notes etc.; lists etc. of students of the Freshwater Fisheries Group, Department of Zoology
Date:1936-1978
Reference Number:D295
Accruals:Miss Dickson Barr informs me that the Freshwater Fisheries Group retains for the present the following papers re Dr. Jones, many of which will probably be deposited with the University Archives in about one year's time if no longer required by the Group:
Related Material:The Freshwater Fisheries Group retains some items, including papers re the Lake Bala research laboratory (with a poem on the completion of the laboratory [by Professor R.J. Pumphrey], and a complete set of publications of staff and students of the Group (a typed list of which will be supplied to the University Archives). The National Film Archive holds films made by Dr Jones,including the master negative of his father's celebrated film on The Salmon with the National Film Archive, deposited by including Mr. G.L. Jones in 1982, a description of which is provided below.The Spawning Behaviour of Salmon. Salmo Salar (Linn.): this is the 1949 version of the film and represents Dr. Jones's final version, so far as the N.F.A. can tell. It consists of 3 reels of 16mm positive black and white silent film, 928 ft. long in all; it is not camera original but dupe positive; it is believed there was never a negative and that the film was shot on reversal. The film shows details of the experimental observation tank, which was located at Maerdy Bridge, near Corwen, on a tributary of the Welsh Dee, and, thereafter, the various stages of spawning: the preparation and cutting of the bed by the female; the spawning itself; the eggs 3 months after spawning. The NFA state that this film presents them with some cataloguing difficulties, since every version which their Documentary Films Officer, Mr. Roger Whitney, has seen (and he returned 6 reels to the Freshwater Fisheries Group in 1982) is somewhat different. He believes that this is because Dr. Jones shot the film over a period of time, roughly between about 1947 and 1950, and constantly re-edited it.[The Spawning Behaviour of Salmon-Courtship] (title given by NFA): A 287 ft. long reel in colour, also a 16mm silent positive. This mainly concentrates on the courtship stage of spawning. The N.F.A. date the film to 1949 too.
Separated Material:Miss Dickson Barr states that Dr. Jones' son, Mr. Gareth L. Jones, took a number of volumes of press cuttings relating to Dr. Jones' work. Mr. G.L. Jones states that there are no papers of any interest at his parents' home in West Kirby, Wirral.
Bibliography:[Book] Journal of Fish Biology and the Journal of the Institute of Fisheries Management.
Biographical/Administrative Information:John "Jack" Jones OBE, BSc 1935. Following upon his distinguished career as an undergraduate and graduate at the University of Liverpool 1932-1939, Dr Jones was appointed Superintendent of the Branch for Southern Rivers of the Freshwater Biological Association at their South Stoneham Laboratories 2 Sep 1939 and held that position until Jun 1940 when the laboratories were closed down as a result of the War. In Oct 1940 he became Biology master at Lancaster Royal Grammar School. He acted as a Civilian Radar Officer attached to the Army from Mar 1941, being demobilised in the rank of Captain (EME) REME in Nov 1945. In 1946 he joined the University staff, initially as Demonstrator to Final year students in Zoology; member of Zoology Department 1946-1979, latterly 1964- his retirement in 1979 as Reader in Fisheries Biology