Grafton W. Johnson papers, 1931-1994, Date acquired: 09/10/2015, Date accessioned: 2020-06-08, bulk 1944-1956
Collection context
Summary
- Creator:
- Johnson, Grafton W.
- Johnson, Doris Hightower
- Extent:
- 3.5 Linear Feet 5 boxes
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
[Title of Item], [Date of Item], [Box and Folder number], Grafton W. Johnson papers, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. http://purl.fcla.edu/fsu/WWII_15_0030.
Background
- Scope and content:
Although the collection was donated in the name of Grafton W. Johnson, who served as a an Army Staff Sergeant in Florida during WWII, the bulk of the collection consists of private papers of his wife, Doris Hightower Johnson, from her childhood until Grafton's death in 1994.
- Biographical / historical:
Doris Hightower was raised in Mariana, Florida. Grafton was born in New Bedford, MA, and entered the service in Boston, MA, on August 1942. He served at the 902d Army Air Force Base Unit at Orlando Army Air Base, FL, as a Radio Mechanic and was discharged as a staff sergeant in 1946. Doris and Grafton married in November 1943 in Mariana, FL. Grafton passed away in 1994.
- Custodial history:
This collection was donated by Cynthia Kugler Csikos. The collection was acquired by the Institute on World War II and the Human Experience on September 10, 2015.
Transferred from the Institute on World War II and the Human Experience to FSU Libraries Special Collections & Archives in July 2022.
- Arrangement:
Arrangement by the archivist Alyson Stanton.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- World War, 1939-1945--United States
Women's history and culture
Sallman, Warner, 1892-1968--Criticism and interpretation.
Greeting cards--Authorship--Vocational guidance
Missions, American.
Missions, American--China.
World War, 1939-1945--Social aspects--United States
Greeting cards. - Names:
- Sallman, Warner
Ellis, Howard Woodrow
Lesnevich, Gus - Places:
- Kweitun (China)
Orlando (Fla.)--History.
Access and use
- Restrictions:
This collection is open to all researchers.
- Terms of access:
All requests for permission to quote, publish, broadcast or otherwise reproduce from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Associate Dean for Special Collections & Archives. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Florida State University Libraries as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher.
- Preferred citation:
[Title of Item], [Date of Item], [Box and Folder number], Grafton W. Johnson papers, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. http://purl.fcla.edu/fsu/WWII_15_0030.
- Location of this collection:
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116 Honors WayTallahasseeFL32306-2047USA
