10th Annual James Jones Literary Society Symposium 10th Annual James Jones Literary Society Symposium James Jones' legacy as one of the literary giants of 20th century American literature will be celebrated with the 10th annual James Jones Literary Symposium to be held Saturday, Oct. 28 at the University of Illinois Library.
Attendance is free and open to the public.
He has limned, I think, an accurate portrait of combat and uses Jones effectively to illustrate his views. Besides the World War II book, Linderman has written a similar book on the Civil War and is currently working on a book about the combat experiences of Americans in the Vietnam War. UI Rare Book and Special Collections librarian Barbara Jones and UI-Springfield archivist Tom Wood will then talk about James Jones and the Illinois connection. Besides the Jones collection in the Rare Book Room, Wood maintains the Handy collection at the Springfield campus. The collection includes a number of Jones photographs and other memorabilia.