E. CLARK JOHNSTON PAPERS

E. Clark Johnston was a Colorado citizen who collected a variety of materials. The Clark Johnston papers reflect his eclectic interests in Colorado and the West. His broad interest in Colorado history included Native Americans, festivals, windmills, Colorado cities and towns, and an emphasis on the Pueblo area.

The collection consists of his manuscript on Native Americans, along with articles on windmills. Correspondence, family documents, photographs and articles about E. Clark Johnston complete the collection.

The series contains Johnston’s manuscript on petroglyphs of Chaco Canyon National Monument

The series consists of newspaper clippings, advertisements, flyers and correspondence.

Family documents include a copy of Richard Biddle Clark’s Civil War discharge papers, school programs of Mattie Clark, newspaper clippings, correspondence from Clark to his parents during World War II, cemetery deed, and homestead deed comprise this series.

The series contains b/w photographic prints and negatives depicting family members and family tombstones. Most are unidentified. Numerous 35mm slides depict national parks and monuments. Included are Bandelier National Monument, New Mexico; Pecos National Historic Park, New Mexico; Lowry Pueblo, Colorado; Wupatki National Monument, Arizona; Monument Valley, Arizona; Canyonlands National Park, Utah; Crater Lake National Park, Oregon and additional unidentified locations. The slides were formerly accession number 2004.119.