2018-08-15 Guide to the Susan Starkey Papers for Memorial of Lois Jones, 2000 SPEC.PA.56.5019 Finding aid prepared by Karen Glenn Ohio State University Libraries Special Collections
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2018 August This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit 2020-10-07T13:22-0400 English Describing Archives: A Content Standard Susan Starkey Papers for Memorial of Lois Jones SPEC.PA.56.5019 Ohio State University Libraries Special Collections 0.1 Cubic feet 2000 Lois M. Jones (1935-2000) was an American geochemist who led the first all-women expedition to Antarctica from 1969-1970. Following the expedition, Jones taught at universities and worked for sixteen years as a petroleum geologist. She died March 13, 2000, at the age of 65. Susan Clark Starkey attended the Ohio State University High School in the 1950s, where she met fellow student Lois Jones. The two remained lifelong friends. The Susan Starkey Papers for Memorial of Lois Jones contains letters Susan Starkey collected from friends memorializing Lois Jones after her death, a booklet of remembrances, a clipping, a partial list of publications by Jones, and a few handwritten notes Starkey made while planning Jones' funeral. The collection materials are dated 2000. (5) letter file folders English Starkey, Susan Arrangement of Materials

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 Acquisitions Information

PA.2018.0004: Donated by Susan Starkey, 2018 April

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[identification of item], Susan Starkey Papers for Memorial of Lois Jones, SPEC.PA.56.5019, Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center Archival Program, Ohio State University

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 Biographical Note

Lois M. Jones (1935-2000) was an American geochemist who led the first all-women expedition to Antarctica from 1969-1970. Her Ohio State University team spent several weeks doing fieldwork in Antarctica's McMurdo Dry Valleys region, and some of them, including Jones, became the first women in history to reach the South Pole. Following the expedition, Jones taught at the University of Georgia from 1969-1977, followed by sixteen years as a petroleum geologist for Conoco Inc. After a brief tenure at Kansas State University, she retired. Jones died March 13, 2000, at the age of 65.

Susan Clark Starkey attended the Ohio State University High School in the 1950s, where she met fellow student Lois Jones. The two remained lifelong friends. Starkey planned Jones' funeral in 2000, including collecting memorials from Jones' friends.

 Scope and Contents

The Susan Starkey Papers for Memorial of Lois Jones contains letters Susan Starkey collected from friends memorializing Lois Jones after her death, and a booklet of remembrances put together by Starkey, including her own memorial to Jones. Many of these letters discuss Jones' various employment positions and her expedition to Antarctica. The collection also includes a partial list of publications by Jones, a Columbus Dispatch clipping reporting Jones' death, and a few handwritten notes related to the funeral planning. All collection materials are dated 2000.

 Related Materials Lois M. Jones Papers Shadow Box Created by Susan Starkey Commemorating Lois Jones' Antarctica Research Expedition in 1969-1970 Jones, Lois, 1935-2000--Death and burial Starkey, Susan Antarctica--Discovery and exploration--American--20th century Geochemists--United States--20th century Women scientists--United States--20th century "Antarctic Scientist Who Melted Gender Barrier is Dead at Age 65" Columbus Dispatch clipping Polar Small Accessions 4 1 2000 March 16 Funeral planning notes Polar Small Accessions 4 2 2000 Letters from friends memorializing Lois Jones after her death Polar Small Accessions 4 3 2000 Partial list of publications by Dr. Lois M. Jones Polar Small Accessions 4 4 2000 "Remembrances of Lois, September 6, 1934- March 13, 2000 By Her Friends" Polar Small Accessions 4 5 2000