Casgliad Professor Martin G Jones Collection
Photographs relating to the work of Professor Emeritus Martin G Jones (1897-1979). Prof Jones was chair of Agricultural Botany at Kings College Durham, later the University of Newcastle Upon Tyne from 1947 until 1962. These photgraphs encompass his wide range of academic interests, particularly Grasslands.
394 col transparencies connected with Dr Jones agricultural research work. 55-70 dated May 24th 1961; 110-118 - Gardens Summer 1958 taken by Mr Holder and Mr Foster for M J; 133-175 International Grasslands Congress 1956 at Palmerston North, New Zealand; 176-200 USA 1952. 220-239 January 30th 1962; Vertical Drainage. 282-297- July 1962.
Jones, Martin Professor 1897-1979 Agricultural botanist
266 b&w photographs on different aspects of agriculture in UK, USA and Ghana inc grass growing for fodder; cattle; Shetland ponies.
Volume 3 : Exkursion des III Grunland Kongresses in der Schweiz
This album contains 71 photographs connected with the visit of a group of agriculturalists to study aspects of agriculture in Switzerland. The album is a mixture of standard views and photographs of conference delegates.
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Volume 4 : [Experiments in Grass Cultivation].
This album contains 72 b&w photographs relating to plots and experiments into grass and clover cultivation and related topics.Captions on the reverse of many of the photographs indicate they were taken in Drownboy field, Jealott's Hill, Berkshire.
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115 b&w photographs connected with grass cultivation and it's practical applications collected by Professor Martin G Jones (1897-1979). Included are photos of plots, samples, conferences and photos of cattle and the Lexington and Hansen ranches in USA, farms in Sweden, Norway, Shetland Islands, & Ghana.
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Volume 6 : [Experiments at Aberystwyth.]
13 larger sized and mounted photographs connected with the work of Dr Martin Jones (1897-1979), Professor of Agricultural Botany at the University of Newcastle Upon Tyne.
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Volume 7 : Lantern Slides box 1
Lantern slides concerned with the agricultural research work of Professor Jones. Most are presumed to have been used to illustrate lectures. Included are graphs, swards, seedlings, experimental plots and livestock. Some are annotated and dated. Those dated tend to be from the 1930s.
Volume 8 : Lantern slides box 2
Lantern slides presumed to have been used as teaching aids. They include views of livestock grazing, samples of grass plants, experimental plots and graphs, many of the latter on the relative benefits of cocksfoot, ryegrass and clover. The vast majority are not annotated or dated.
Volume 9 : Lantern slides box 3
Includes a sequence showing milk being processed at the 'Farmers Milk Depot, Four Crosses Ltd' from ca.1925. Nos. 39-50 are of the Himalayas / Kashmir and include landscape views, a rope bridge and a Hindu Car Procession. Most of the rest are teaching aids including swards, experimental plots, graphs and charts. Some are from Prof Jones time at King's College.