Governor Edwin C. Johnson Papers
Scope and Contents
Collection contains correspondence, reports, newspaper clippings, text of a speech, testimonial letters, and a letter. Of interest are a handwritten letter to Rocky Mountain News editor Jack Foster denying racial strife in the San Luis, Colorado area; Lyndon Baines Johnson correspondence; the text of a speech to the U.S. Senate (1939), and some senatorial correspondence.
Dates
- 1906-1987
- Majority of material found within 1942-1968
Creator
Language of Materials
Material is in English.
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research.
Copyright
All requests for permission to publish, reproduce, or quote from material in the collection should be discussed with the appropriate librarian or archivist. Permission for publication may be given on behalf of the Denver Public Library as the owner of the physical item. It is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which also must be obtained by the customer. The Library does not assume any responsibility for infringement of copyright or publication rights of the manuscript held by the writer, heirs, donors, or executors. Reproduction restrictions are decided on a case-by-case basis.
Biographical / Historical
Edwin C. Johnson (1884-1970) served three terms as U.S. Senator from Colorado (1923-1931) and three terms as Governor of Colorado (1933-1937, 1955-1957). He also served as Colorado Lieutenant Governor (1931-1932), and U.S. Senator from Colorado (1937-1955). He retired from public office in 1956.
Extent
.5 box
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift Janet J. Howsam, 1988, 2000, 2003; Gift, David Forsyth, Gilpin Historical Society, 2010; Gift, unknown donor, 2023.
General
Catalog record based on preliminary inventory.
General
Former collection -M407 has been added to this collection.
- Clippings (information artifacts) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Correspondence Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Governors -- Colorado. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Legislators -- United States. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Denver Public Library, Western History and Genealogy Repository