Herschel Vespasian Johnson Papers, 1880-1969.

Collection Number: 03755

Collection Title: Herschel Vespasian Johnson Papers, 1880-1969.

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Size	About 7,200 items (13.0 linear feet).
Abstract	Herschel Vespasian Johnson (1894-1966) was a United States foreign service officer whose career, 1921-1953, included posts in Europe, Latin America, and with the United Nations. The collection contains family, social, and personal correspondence. About half of the letters are from Johnson to his mother in Charlotte, N.C., describing his activities. Also included are clippings, speeches, photographs, daily journals and calendars of engagements, press releases, and scrapbooks of Johnson's public and private life. Among Johnson's diplomatic posts were London, 1934-1941; Stockholm, 1941-1946; and Rio de Janiero, 1948-1953. The Addition of January 1991 consists of 19 diaries and daily planners, 1921-1949, 13 scrapbooks, 1880-1966, photographs, and two photo albums. The Addition of June 1991 consists of about 25 negatives, prints, and medals, relating to travels in South America and Europe in the 1920s and visits of the president of Brazil in the 1940s.
Creator	Johnson, Herschel Vespasian, 1894-1966.
Language	English

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Restrictions to Access: This collection contains additional materials that are not processed and are currently not available to researchers. For information about access to these materials, contact Research and Instructional Services staff. Please be advised that preparing unprocessed materials for access can be a lengthy process.

Restrictions to Use: No usage restrictions.

Copyright Notice: Copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.

Preferred Citation: [Identification of item], in the Herschel Vespasian Johnson Papers, #3755, Southern Historical Collection, The Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Acquisitions Information: Acquired as gifts from Mrs. Edgar A. Terrell and Mrs. Martin E. Boyer, Jr., of Charlotte, N.C., 1966-1967. Additions from the Terrells were received in 1969 and 1991, and an addition was received as a transfer from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte in 1979.

Additional Descriptive Resources: Original finding aid is filed in folder 1a.

Sensitive Materials Statement: Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, the North Carolina Public Records Act (N.C.G.S. § 132 1 et seq.), and Article 7 of the North Carolina State Personnel Act (Privacy of State Employee Personnel Records, N.C.G.S. § 126-22 et seq.). Researchers are advised that the disclosure of certain information pertaining to identifiable living individuals represented in this collection without the consent of those individuals may have legal ramifications (e.g., a cause of action under common law for invasion of privacy may arise if facts concerning an individual's private life are published that would be deemed highly offensive to a reasonable person) for which the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill assumes no responsibility.

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Herschel V. Johnson Papers (ms65-115), Harry S. Truman Library, Independence, Mo.

Expand/collapse Biographical Information

Herschel Vespasian Johnson was a United States foreign service officer whose career, 1921-1953, included posts in Europe, Latin America, and with the United Nations.

Expand/collapse Scope and Content

The collection contains family, social, and personal correspondence. About half of the letters are from Johnson to his mother in Charlotte, N.C., describing his activities. Also included are clippings, speeches, photographs, daily journals and calendars of engagements, press releases, and scrapbooks of Johnson's public and private life. Among Johnson's diplomatic posts were London, 1934-1941; Stockholm, 1941-1946; and Rio de Janiero, 1948-1953. The Addition of January 1991 consists of 19 diaries and daily planners, 1921-1949, 13 scrapbooks, 1880-1966, photographs, and two photo albums. The Addition of June 1991 consists of about 25 negatives, prints, and medals, relating to travels in South America and Europe in the 1920s and visits of the president of Brazil in the 1940s.

Contents list

Expand/collapse Series 1. Correspondence, 1910-1969.

About 6500 items.

Arrangement: chronological.

This series contains family, social, and personal correspondence. About half of the letters are from Johnson to his mother in Charlotte, N.C., describing his activities. Other correspondents include lifelong friends from Charlotte and elsewhere in North Carolina, as well as personal friends in the diplomatic service and the State Department, and foreign government officers. Among the topics represented in the correspondence are: the Episcopal Church in Brazil and Bishop Louis C. Melcher; political matters discussed with Swedish correspondents; English Speaking Union (1959); Knights of Malta, Sovereign Order of St. John of Jerusalem (July 1959); Sigma Chi fraternity-- the organization and individual brothers; books purchased; Johnson's Chinese porcelain collection; detailed description of the furniture and decorations at the embassy at Rio de Janiero (November 1952); and correspondence with the Truman Library concerning placing the main body of Johnson's unofficial papers there (May 1961-June 1962).

An index of correspondents, filed in Folder 1, includes the names of approximately 330 correspondents and covers about two-thirds of the personal letters (not including letters to Johnson's mother). The index is not complete either as to the correspondents or the dates of all their letters.

Folder 1a	Original finding aid #03755, Series: "1. Correspondence, 1910-1969." Folder 1a
Folder 1	Index and lists #03755, Series: "1. Correspondence, 1910-1969." Folder 1
	1910-2 October 1912 #03755, Series: "1. Correspondence, 1910-1969." Folder 1
Folder 2	6 October-December 1912 #03755, Series: "1. Correspondence, 1910-1969." Folder 2
Folder 3-4	1913 #03755, Series: "1. Correspondence, 1910-1969." Folder 3-4 Folder 3 Folder 4
Folder 5-7	1914 #03755, Series: "1. Correspondence, 1910-1969." Folder 5-7 Folder 5 Folder 6 Folder 7
Folder 8-9	1915 #03755, Series: "1. Correspondence, 1910-1969." Folder 8-9 Folder 8 Folder 9
Folder 10-11	1916 #03755, Series: "1. Correspondence, 1910-1969." Folder 10-11 Folder 10 Folder 11
Folder 12-13	1917 #03755, Series: "1. Correspondence, 1910-1969." Folder 12-13 Folder 12 Folder 13
Folder 14-17	1918 #03755, Series: "1. Correspondence, 1910-1969." Folder 14-17 Folder 14 Folder 15 Folder 16 Folder 17
Folder 18-22	1919 #03755, Series: "1. Correspondence, 1910-1969." Folder 18-22 Folder 18 Folder 19 Folder 20 Folder 21 Folder 22
Folder 23-27	1920 #03755, Series: "1. Correspondence, 1910-1969." Folder 23-27 Folder 23 Folder 24 Folder 25 Folder 26 Folder 27
Folder 28-30	1921 #03755, Series: "1. Correspondence, 1910-1969." Folder 28-30 Folder 28 Folder 29 Folder 30
Folder 31-33	1922 #03755, Series: "1. Correspondence, 1910-1969." Folder 31-33 Folder 31 Folder 32 Folder 33
Folder 34-35	1923 #03755, Series: "1. Correspondence, 1910-1969." Folder 34-35 Folder 34 Folder 35
Folder 36	1924 #03755, Series: "1. Correspondence, 1910-1969." Folder 36
Folder 37	1925 #03755, Series: "1. Correspondence, 1910-1969." Folder 37
Folder 38-39	1926 #03755, Series: "1. Correspondence, 1910-1969." Folder 38-39 Folder 38 Folder 39
Folder 40-41	1927 #03755, Series: "1. Correspondence, 1910-1969." Folder 40-41 Folder 40 Folder 41
Folder 42-46	1928 #03755, Series: "1. Correspondence, 1910-1969." Folder 42-46 Folder 42 Folder 43 Folder 44 Folder 45 Folder 46
Folder 47-49	1929 #03755, Series: "1. Correspondence, 1910-1969." Folder 47-49 Folder 47 Folder 48 Folder 49
Folder 50-53	1930 #03755, Series: "1. Correspondence, 1910-1969." Folder 50-53 Folder 50 Folder 51 Folder 52 Folder 53
Folder 54-58	1931 #03755, Series: "1. Correspondence, 1910-1969." Folder 54-58 Folder 54 Folder 55 Folder 56 Folder 57 Folder 58
Folder 59-62	1932 #03755, Series: "1. Correspondence, 1910-1969." Folder 59-62 Folder 59 Folder 60 Folder 61 Folder 62
Folder 63-67	1933 #03755, Series: "1. Correspondence, 1910-1969." Folder 63-67 Folder 63 Folder 64 Folder 65 Folder 66 Folder 67
Folder 68-71	1934 #03755, Series: "1. Correspondence, 1910-1969." Folder 68-71 Folder 68 Folder 69 Folder 70 Folder 71
Folder 72-75	1935 #03755, Series: "1. Correspondence, 1910-1969." Folder 72-75 Folder 72 Folder 73 Folder 74 Folder 75
Folder 76-77	1936 #03755, Series: "1. Correspondence, 1910-1969." Folder 76-77 Folder 76 Folder 77
Folder 78-81	1937 #03755, Series: "1. Correspondence, 1910-1969." Folder 78-81 Folder 78 Folder 79 Folder 80 Folder 81
Folder 82-84	1938 #03755, Series: "1. Correspondence, 1910-1969." Folder 82-84 Folder 82 Folder 83 Folder 84
Folder 85-87	1939 #03755, Series: "1. Correspondence, 1910-1969." Folder 85-87 Folder 85 Folder 86 Folder 87
Folder 88-91	1940 #03755, Series: "1. Correspondence, 1910-1969." Folder 88-91 Folder 88 Folder 89 Folder 90 Folder 91
Folder 92-100	1941 #03755, Series: "1. Correspondence, 1910-1969." Folder 92-100 Folder 92 Folder 93 Folder 94 Folder 95 Folder 96 Folder 97 Folder 98 Folder 99 Folder 100
Folder 101-107	1942 #03755, Series: "1. Correspondence, 1910-1969." Folder 101-107 Folder 101 Folder 102 Folder 103 Folder 104 Folder 105 Folder 106 Folder 107
Folder 108-112	1943 #03755, Series: "1. Correspondence, 1910-1969." Folder 108-112 Folder 108 Folder 109 Folder 110 Folder 111 Folder 112
Folder 113-118	1944 #03755, Series: "1. Correspondence, 1910-1969." Folder 113-118 Folder 113 Folder 114 Folder 115 Folder 116 Folder 117 Folder 118
Folder 119-127	1945 #03755, Series: "1. Correspondence, 1910-1969." Folder 119-127 Folder 119 Folder 120 Folder 121 Folder 122 Folder 123 Folder 124 Folder 125 Folder 126 Folder 127
Folder 128-140	1946 #03755, Series: "1. Correspondence, 1910-1969." Folder 128-140 Folder 128 Folder 129 Folder 130 Folder 131 Folder 132 Folder 133 Folder 134 Folder 135 Folder 136 Folder 137 Folder 138 Folder 139 Folder 140
Folder 141-143	January-February 1947 #03755, Series: "1. Correspondence, 1910-1969." Folder 141-143 Folder 141 Folder 142 Folder 143
Folder 144	March 1947 #03755, Series: "1. Correspondence, 1910-1969." Folder 144
Folder 145	April 1947 #03755, Series: "1. Correspondence, 1910-1969." Folder 145
Folder 146-147	May-June 1947 #03755, Series: "1. Correspondence, 1910-1969." Folder 146-147 Folder 146 Folder 147
Folder 148	July 1947 #03755, Series: "1. Correspondence, 1910-1969." Folder 148
Folder 149	August 1947 #03755, Series: "1. Correspondence, 1910-1969." Folder 149
Folder 150-151	September-October 1947 #03755, Series: "1. Correspondence, 1910-1969." Folder 150-151 Folder 150 Folder 151
Folder 152-153	November 1947 #03755, Series: "1. Correspondence, 1910-1969." Folder 152-153 Folder 152 Folder 153
Folder 154-155	December 1947 #03755, Series: "1. Correspondence, 1910-1969." Folder 154-155 Folder 154 Folder 155
Folder 156-157	January 1948 #03755, Series: "1. Correspondence, 1910-1969." Folder 156-157 Folder 156 Folder 157
Folder 158	February 1948 #03755, Series: "1. Correspondence, 1910-1969." Folder 158
Folder 159	March 1948 #03755, Series: "1. Correspondence, 1910-1969." Folder 159
Folder 160-161	April 1948 #03755, Series: "1. Correspondence, 1910-1969." Folder 160-161 Folder 160 Folder 161
Folder 162-163	May-June 1948 #03755, Series: "1. Correspondence, 1910-1969." Folder 162-163 Folder 162 Folder 163
Folder 164-166	July-August 1948 #03755, Series: "1. Correspondence, 1910-1969." Folder 164-166 Folder 164 Folder 165 Folder 166
Folder 167-168	September 1948 #03755, Series: "1. Correspondence, 1910-1969." Folder 167-168 Folder 167 Folder 168
Folder 169-172	October-November 1948 #03755, Series: "1. Correspondence, 1910-1969." Folder 169-172 Folder 169 Folder 170 Folder 171 Folder 172
Folder 173-175	December 1948 #03755, Series: "1. Correspondence, 1910-1969." Folder 173-175 Folder 173 Folder 174 Folder 175
Folder 176-178	January 1949 #03755, Series: "1. Correspondence, 1910-1969." Folder 176-178 Folder 176 Folder 177 Folder 178
Folder 179-181	February-March 1949 #03755, Series: "1. Correspondence, 1910-1969." Folder 179-181 Folder 179 Folder 180 Folder 181
Folder 182-184	April-May 1949 #03755, Series: "1. Correspondence, 1910-1969." Folder 182-184 Folder 182 Folder 183 Folder 184
Folder 185-187	June-August 1949 #03755, Series: "1. Correspondence, 1910-1969." Folder 185-187 Folder 185 Folder 186 Folder 187
Folder 188-189	September-October 1949 #03755, Series: "1. Correspondence, 1910-1969." Folder 188-189 Folder 188 Folder 189
Folder 190-191	November-December 1949 #03755, Series: "1. Correspondence, 1910-1969." Folder 190-191 Folder 190 Folder 191
Folder 192	January 1950 #03755, Series: "1. Correspondence, 1910-1969." Folder 192
Folder 193	February 1950 #03755, Series: "1. Correspondence, 1910-1969." Folder 193
Folder 194	March 1950 #03755, Series: "1. Correspondence, 1910-1969." Folder 194
Folder 195	April 1950 #03755, Series: "1. Correspondence, 1910-1969." Folder 195
Folder 196	May 1950 #03755, Series: "1. Correspondence, 1910-1969." Folder 196
Folder 197	June 1950 #03755, Series: "1. Correspondence, 1910-1969." Folder 197
Folder 198	July 1950 #03755, Series: "1. Correspondence, 1910-1969." Folder 198
Folder 199	August 1950 #03755, Series: "1. Correspondence, 1910-1969." Folder 199
Folder 200	September 1950 #03755, Series: "1. Correspondence, 1910-1969." Folder 200
Folder 201	October 1950 #03755, Series: "1. Correspondence, 1910-1969." Folder 201
Folder 202	November-December 1950 #03755, Series: "1. Correspondence, 1910-1969." Folder 202
Folder 203	January 1951 #03755, Series: "1. Correspondence, 1910-1969." Folder 203
Folder 204	February 1951 #03755, Series: "1. Correspondence, 1910-1969." Folder 204
Folder 205	March 1951 #03755, Series: "1. Correspondence, 1910-1969." Folder 205
Folder 206	April 1951 #03755, Series: "1. Correspondence, 1910-1969." Folder 206
Folder 207	May 1951 #03755, Series: "1. Correspondence, 1910-1969." Folder 207
Folder 208-209	June 1951 #03755, Series: "1. Correspondence, 1910-1969." Folder 208-209 Folder 208 Folder 209
Folder 210	July 1951 #03755, Series: "1. Correspondence, 1910-1969." Folder 210
Folder 211-212	August-September 1951 #03755, Series: "1. Correspondence, 1910-1969." Folder 211-212 Folder 211 Folder 212
Folder 213	October 1951 #03755, Series: "1. Correspondence, 1910-1969." Folder 213
Folder 214	November 1951 #03755, Series: "1. Correspondence, 1910-1969." Folder 214
Folder 215	December 1951 #03755, Series: "1. Correspondence, 1910-1969." Folder 215
Folder 216	January 1952 #03755, Series: "1. Correspondence, 1910-1969." Folder 216
Folder 217	February 1952 #03755, Series: "1. Correspondence, 1910-1969." Folder 217
Folder 218	March 1952 #03755, Series: "1. Correspondence, 1910-1969." Folder 218
Folder 219	April 1952 #03755, Series: "1. Correspondence, 1910-1969." Folder 219
Folder 220	June 1952 #03755, Series: "1. Correspondence, 1910-1969." Folder 220
Folder 221	July 1952 #03755, Series: "1. Correspondence, 1910-1969." Folder 221
Folder 222	August 1952 #03755, Series: "1. Correspondence, 1910-1969." Folder 222
Folder 223	September 1952 #03755, Series: "1. Correspondence, 1910-1969." Folder 223
Folder 224	October 1952 #03755, Series: "1. Correspondence, 1910-1969." Folder 224
Folder 225	November 1952 #03755, Series: "1. Correspondence, 1910-1969." Folder 225
Folder 226	December 1952 #03755, Series: "1. Correspondence, 1910-1969." Folder 226
Folder 227	January 1953 #03755, Series: "1. Correspondence, 1910-1969." Folder 227
Folder 228	February 1953 #03755, Series: "1. Correspondence, 1910-1969." Folder 228
Folder 229	March 1953 #03755, Series: "1. Correspondence, 1910-1969." Folder 229
Folder 230	April 1953 #03755, Series: "1. Correspondence, 1910-1969." Folder 230
Folder 231-232	May 1953 #03755, Series: "1. Correspondence, 1910-1969." Folder 231-232 Folder 231 Folder 232
Folder 233-235	June-July 1953 #03755, Series: "1. Correspondence, 1910-1969." Folder 233-235 Folder 233 Folder 234 Folder 235
Folder 236	August 1953 #03755, Series: "1. Correspondence, 1910-1969." Folder 236
Folder 237	September 1953 #03755, Series: "1. Correspondence, 1910-1969." Folder 237
Folder 238	October 1953 #03755, Series: "1. Correspondence, 1910-1969." Folder 238
Folder 239	November-December 1953 #03755, Series: "1. Correspondence, 1910-1969." Folder 239
Folder 240	January 1954 #03755, Series: "1. Correspondence, 1910-1969." Folder 240
Folder 241	February 1954 #03755, Series: "1. Correspondence, 1910-1969." Folder 241
Folder 242	March 1954 #03755, Series: "1. Correspondence, 1910-1969." Folder 242
Folder 243	April 1954 #03755, Series: "1. Correspondence, 1910-1969." Folder 243
Folder 244	May 1954 #03755, Series: "1. Correspondence, 1910-1969." Folder 244
Folder 245	June 1954 #03755, Series: "1. Correspondence, 1910-1969." Folder 245
Folder 246	July 1954 #03755, Series: "1. Correspondence, 1910-1969." Folder 246
Folder 247	August 1954 #03755, Series: "1. Correspondence, 1910-1969." Folder 247
Folder 248	September 1954 #03755, Series: "1. Correspondence, 1910-1969." Folder 248
Folder 249-250	October-December 1954 #03755, Series: "1. Correspondence, 1910-1969." Folder 249-250 Folder 249 Folder 250
Folder 251-258	1955 #03755, Series: "1. Correspondence, 1910-1969." Folder 251-258 Folder 251 Folder 252 Folder 253 Folder 254 Folder 255 Folder 256 Folder 257 Folder 258
Folder 259-262	1956 #03755, Series: "1. Correspondence, 1910-1969." Folder 259-262 Folder 259 Folder 260 Folder 261 Folder 262
Folder 263-267	1957 #03755, Series: "1. Correspondence, 1910-1969." Folder 263-267 Folder 263 Folder 264 Folder 265 Folder 266 Folder 267
Folder 268-273	1958 #03755, Series: "1. Correspondence, 1910-1969." Folder 268-273 Folder 268 Folder 269 Folder 270 Folder 271 Folder 272 Folder 273
Folder 274-280	1959 #03755, Series: "1. Correspondence, 1910-1969." Folder 274-280 Folder 274 Folder 275 Folder 276 Folder 277 Folder 278 Folder 279 Folder 280
Folder 281-286	1960 #03755, Series: "1. Correspondence, 1910-1969." Folder 281-286 Folder 281 Folder 282 Folder 283 Folder 284 Folder 285 Folder 286
Folder 287-292	1961 #03755, Series: "1. Correspondence, 1910-1969." Folder 287-292 Folder 287 Folder 288 Folder 289 Folder 290 Folder 291 Folder 292
Folder 293-295	1962 #03755, Series: "1. Correspondence, 1910-1969." Folder 293-295 Folder 293 Folder 294 Folder 295
Folder 296	Undated #03755, Series: "1. Correspondence, 1910-1969." Folder 296

Expand/collapse Series 2. Speeches and Press Releases, 1941-1953 and undated.

About 200 items.

Arrangement: chronological.

Folder 297	1941 #03755, Series: "2. Speeches and Press Releases, 1941-1953 and undated." Folder 297
Folder 298-300	1946 #03755, Series: "2. Speeches and Press Releases, 1941-1953 and undated." Folder 298-300 Folder 298 Folder 299 Folder 300
Folder 301-304	1947-1949 #03755, Series: "2. Speeches and Press Releases, 1941-1953 and undated." Folder 301-304 Folder 301 Folder 302 Folder 303 Folder 304
Folder 305	1952-1953 #03755, Series: "2. Speeches and Press Releases, 1941-1953 and undated." Folder 305
	Undated #03755, Series: "2. Speeches and Press Releases, 1941-1953 and undated." Folder 305

Expand/collapse Series 3. Clippings, undated.

About 100 items.

Folder 306-308

Clippings #03755, Series: "3. Clippings, undated." Folder 306-308

Folder 306

Folder 307

Folder 308

Expand/collapse Series 4. Profession-related materials, undated.

About 300 items.

Materials in this series include invitations, programs, souvenirs, lists, and mimeographed information papers about locations where Johnson was stationed.

Folder 309	United Nations #03755, Series: "4. Profession-related materials, undated." Folder 309
Folder 310	Brazil #03755, Series: "4. Profession-related materials, undated." Folder 310
Folder 311	London #03755, Series: "4. Profession-related materials, undated." Folder 311
Folder 312	World War II #03755, Series: "4. Profession-related materials, undated." Folder 312
Folder 313	Miscellaneous #03755, Series: "4. Profession-related materials, undated." Folder 313
Folder 314-316	Photographs #03755, Series: "4. Profession-related materials, undated." Folder 314-316 Folder 314 Folder 315 Folder 316
Image Folder P-3755/1-6	Photographs #03755, Series: "4. Profession-related materials, undated." P-3755/1-6 P-3755/1 P-3755/2 P-3755/3 P-3755/4 P-3755/5 P-3755/6
Folder 317	Passports #03755, Series: "4. Profession-related materials, undated." Folder 317
Folder 318	Smith Manuscript, 1954 #03755, Series: "4. Profession-related materials, undated." Folder 318
Folder 319	Biographical information #03755, Series: "4. Profession-related materials, undated." Folder 319

Expand/collapse Series 5. Volumes, 1914-1966 and undated.

40 items.

Arrangement: chiefly chronological.

Volumes primarily consist of engagement books and also include photograph albums, mailing lists, and a list of bound books bought by Johnson, 1941-1966.

Folder 320	Volume 1: Photograph album #03755, Series: "5. Volumes, 1914-1966 and undated." Folder 320
Photograph Album PA-3755/3	Volume 1: Photograph album #03755, Series: "5. Volumes, 1914-1966 and undated." PA-3755/3
Folder 321-322	Volume 2: Degrees, commission, certificates, and appointments #03755, Series: "5. Volumes, 1914-1966 and undated." Folder 321-322 Folder 321 Folder 322
Folder 323	Volume 3: Engagements, 1938-1941 #03755, Series: "5. Volumes, 1914-1966 and undated." Folder 323
Folder 324	Volumes 4-6: Engagements, 1941-1946 #03755, Series: "5. Volumes, 1914-1966 and undated." Folder 324
Folder 325	Volume 7: Engagements, 1947 #03755, Series: "5. Volumes, 1914-1966 and undated." Folder 325
Folder 326	Volume 8: Engagements, 1948 #03755, Series: "5. Volumes, 1914-1966 and undated." Folder 326
Folder 327	Volumes 9-10: Engagements, 1948-1949 #03755, Series: "5. Volumes, 1914-1966 and undated." Folder 327
Folder 328	Volume 11: Engagements, 1949 #03755, Series: "5. Volumes, 1914-1966 and undated." Folder 328
Folder 329	Volume 12: Engagements, 1949 #03755, Series: "5. Volumes, 1914-1966 and undated." Folder 329
Folder 330-331	Volume 13: Engagements, 1950 #03755, Series: "5. Volumes, 1914-1966 and undated." Folder 330-331 Folder 330 Folder 331
Folder 332	Volume 14: Engagements, 1950 #03755, Series: "5. Volumes, 1914-1966 and undated." Folder 332
Folder 333	Volume 15: Engagements, 1951 #03755, Series: "5. Volumes, 1914-1966 and undated." Folder 333
Folder 334	Volume 16: Engagements, 1951 #03755, Series: "5. Volumes, 1914-1966 and undated." Folder 334
Folder 335-336	Volume 17: Engagements, 1951 #03755, Series: "5. Volumes, 1914-1966 and undated." Folder 335-336 Folder 335 Folder 336
Folder 337	Volume 18: Engagements, 1952 #03755, Series: "5. Volumes, 1914-1966 and undated." Folder 337
Folder 338-339	Volume 19: Engagements, 1952 #03755, Series: "5. Volumes, 1914-1966 and undated." Folder 338-339 Folder 338 Folder 339
Folder 340	Volumes 20-21: Engagements, 1953 #03755, Series: "5. Volumes, 1914-1966 and undated." Folder 340
Folder 341	Volume 22: Engagements, 1953 #03755, Series: "5. Volumes, 1914-1966 and undated." Folder 341
Folder 342	Volumes 23-24: Engagements, 1954-1955 #03755, Series: "5. Volumes, 1914-1966 and undated." Folder 342
Folder 343	Volumes 25-26: Engagements, 1956-1957 #03755, Series: "5. Volumes, 1914-1966 and undated." Folder 343
Folder 344	Volumes 27-28: Engagements, 1958-1959 #03755, Series: "5. Volumes, 1914-1966 and undated." Folder 344
Folder 345	Volumes 29-30: Engagements, 1960-1961 #03755, Series: "5. Volumes, 1914-1966 and undated." Folder 345
Folder 346	Volumes 31-32: Engagements, 1963-1966 #03755, Series: "5. Volumes, 1914-1966 and undated." Folder 346
Folder 347	Volume 33: Christmas card lists, 1952-1965 #03755, Series: "5. Volumes, 1914-1966 and undated." Folder 347
Folder 348-349	Volumes 34-35: Mailing lists, 1949 #03755, Series: "5. Volumes, 1914-1966 and undated." Folder 348-349 Folder 348 Folder 349
Folder 350	Volume 36: Mailing list, 1950 #03755, Series: "5. Volumes, 1914-1966 and undated." Folder 350
Folder 351	Volume 37: Mailing list, 1951 #03755, Series: "5. Volumes, 1914-1966 and undated." Folder 351
Folder 352	Volume 38: Mailing list, 1952 #03755, Series: "5. Volumes, 1914-1966 and undated." Folder 352
Folder 353	Volume 39: List of bound books bought, 1941-1966 #03755, Series: "5. Volumes, 1914-1966 and undated." Folder 353
Folder 354	Volume 40: Ritual book of Johnson's secret society, OSIRIS, started by him while at UNC, 1914 #03755, Series: "5. Volumes, 1914-1966 and undated." Folder 354

Expand/collapse Series 6. Additions

Expand/collapse Addition of January 1991 (Acc. 91028)

About 40 items

This addition consists of materials that are not processed and are currently not available to researchers. For information about access to these materials, contact Research and Instructional Services staff. Please be advised that preparing unprocessed materials for access can be a lengthy process.

This addition contains diaries and daily planners of Herschel Vespasian Johnson, as well as scrapbooks, two photograph albums, and photographs.

Box 22	Diaries and daily planners, 1921-1949 #03755, Subseries: "Addition of January 1991 (Acc. 91028)" Box 22 19 diaries and daily planners, a few of which offer journal-like entries describing Johnson's activities, but most are simple appointment books
Oversize Volume SV-3755/1-13	Scrapbooks, 1880-1966 #03755, Subseries: "Addition of January 1991 (Acc. 91028)" SV-3755/1-13 13 scrapbooks created largely by Johnson's mother. Contents tend to document Johnson's diplomatic career, but there are also many items relating to Johnson's family and to his leisure activities. Items include newspaper clippings, photographs, and correspondence. SV-3755/1 SV-3755/2 SV-3755/3 SV-3755/4 SV-3755/5 SV-3755/6 SV-3755/7 SV-3755/8 SV-3755/9 SV-3755/10 SV-3755/11 SV-3755/12 SV-3755/13
Oversize Image Folder OP-P-3755/1	Oversize photographs #03755, Subseries: "Addition of January 1991 (Acc. 91028)" OP-P-3755/1 Large format photographs, undated, most of them scenic views of Rio de Janiero
Photograph Album PA-3755/1-2	Photograph albums #03755, Subseries: "Addition of January 1991 (Acc. 91028)" PA-3755/1-2 PA-3755/1 PA-3755/2

Expand/collapse Addition of June 1991 (Acc. 91086)

About 25 items

This addition contains negatives, prints, and medals. The negatives and prints relate to travels in South America and Europe and are chiefly from the 1920s. Some of the medals are commemorative of visits of the Brazilian president in the 1940s and others are fraternity service awards.

Box 23

Addition of June 1991 #03755, Subseries: "Addition of June 1991 (Acc. 91086)" Box 23

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Collection Number: 03755 Collection Title: Herschel Vespasian Johnson Papers, 1880-1969.

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Expand/collapse Series 1. Correspondence, 1910-1969.

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Collection Number: 03755

Collection Title: Herschel Vespasian Johnson Papers, 1880-1969.