When he died, Emerson was thought of as the representative American writer par excellence, and his point of view was still so potent that William James was honored to be asked to speak at a centenary celebration.

The Howard Mumford Jones Professorship of American Studies in the Department of History Harvard University was named in his honor. Howard Mumford Jones (April 16 1892 – May 11 1980) was a U. Jones gave the dedicatory address at the opening of the addition to the University of Wisconsin Library entitled: "Books and the Independent Mind.

Howard Mumford Jones (April 16 1892 – May 11 1980) was a U. The Howard Mumford Jones Professorship of American Studies in the Department of History Harvard University was named in his honor.