James E. "Jimmy" Johnson (1879-1942) Scrapbooks and Miscellanea

Collection

Identifier: 31/6/134

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James E. "Jimmy" Johnson (1879-1942) Scrapbooks and Miscellanea

Scope and Contents

This collection has been digitized and can be viewed here: James E. "Jimmy" Johnson (1879-1942) Scrapbooks and Miscellanea.

Box 1:

The series consists mainly of two scrapbooks.

The first, bearing the title “Football Note,” contains numerous newspaper articles detailing Johnson’s football career and social engagements during the years he spent at Northwestern University. About half of the scrapbook chronicles activities associated with the Carlisle Indian Industrial School. Included are numerous photographs and halftone pictures depicting the school and its students. Scattered throughout the scrapbook are printed items and ephemera pertaining to school ceremonies and events. Additionally there are pages with business and personal information cards documenting Johnson’s friends and associates.

The second scrapbook is smaller and only contains newspaper clippings pertaining to Johnson’s football career at Carlisle.

Supplementing the scrapbooks are folders of biographical information and newspaper clippings.

Dates

1890-1911, 1942-2012

Creator

Johnson, Jimmy, 1879-1942 (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is stored at a remote campus location and requires two business days advance notice for retrieval. Please contact the McCormick Library at specialcollections@northwestern.edu or 847-491-3635 for more information or to schedule an appointment to view the collection.

Extent

2.00 Boxes

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Two scrapbooks and additional clippings/biographical information document James E. "Jimmy" Johnson's education at the Carlisle Indian Industrial School and at Northwestern University, as well as his football career at both schools.