Oregon State University Libraries
University Archives
121 The Valley Library
Oregon State University
Corvallis, OR 97331-4501
Phone: 541-737-2165
Email: archives@oregonstate.edu
Web: http://osulibrary.oregonstate.edu/archives



Guide to the Leone S. Johnson Papers, 1911-1964


MSS Johnson





Finding aid prepared by Tiah Edmunson-Morton.

Finding aid encoded by Tiah Edmunson-Morton., 2006
Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.


Overview of the Collection

 
Repository Name:
 

Oregon State University Libraries
University Archives

121 The Valley Library
Oregon State University
Corvallis, OR 97331-4501
Phone: 541-737-2165
Email: archives@oregonstate.edu
Web: http://osulibrary.oregonstate.edu/archives

 
Collection Number:
 

MSS Johnson

 
Creator:
 

Johnson, Leone Sands

 
Title:
 

Leone S. Johnson Papers

 
Dates:
 

1911-1964 (inclusive)
1953-1964 (bulk)

 
Quantity:
 

0.05 cubic foot, including 25 photographs
1 box

 
Languages:
 

Materials in English . 

 
Summary:
 

The Leone S. Johnson Papers consist of personal correspondence and pages from a dissembled scrapbook compiled by alumna and Memorial Union Program Consultant Leone Sands Johnson.

 

Biographical Note

Graduating with a master's degree in personnel guidance from Oregon State College in 1948, Leone Johnson served as Memorial Union Program Consultant from 1948 to 1964. She also worked as Executive Secretary for the campus YMCA-YWCA Roundtable from 1943 to 1948.

Content Description

This collection consists of correspondence and pages from a dissembled scrapbook compiled by alumna and Memorial Union Program Consultant Leone Sands Johnson.

The majority of the correspondence was written by Johnson's aunts Bess Coppes MacKay and Ida Leiter; most pertains to Ida’s illness, death, and the settling of her will.

Comprised of photographs, newspaper clippings, and greeting cards, the scrapbook pages also include a Christmas poem received from friends and a graduation announcement. The images depict Johnson at home with her husband, attending social events, and examining an exhibit of locally collected artifacts at a show in the Memorial Union. Other people featured in the photographs include Norma Pritchett, Mrs. Tommy Prothro, Mrs. Austin Walter, and students Charlie Dunn and Jan Anderson.

Administrative Information

Custodial History 

These materials were donated by Don McIlvenna, retired OSU History Department faculty, who found the pages in his house. The home was formerly occupied by Johnson and her husband.

Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Access 

Collection is open for research.

Preferred Citation 

Leone S. Johnson Papers, Oregon State University Archives, Corvallis, Oregon.

Related Information

Related Materials 

The Memorial Union Photograph Collection (P 198) and Memorial Union Record Group (RG 99) contain information about the Memorial Union. Other photographs pertaining to the Memorial Union can be found in Harriet's Collection, #34.

Subjects

Oregon State College. Memorial Union.
Oregon State University. Memorial Union.
Corvallis (Or.)
College environment--Oregon--Corvallis.
College students--Oregon--Corvallis.
College students--Oregon--Corvallis--Social life and customs.
Student activities--Oregon--Corvallis.
Photographs.
Postcards.
Scrapbooks.