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Harold Johns Employment Documents and Material 1939-2015; undated

Scope and Contents

This series contains documents from the nearly 40-year career of Harold Johns. The bulk of the items pertain to Johns' work with North American Aviation (later known as North American Rockwell) from the 1940s through the 1970s. Also included are blueprints for various aircraft, numerous trade publications on aviation and engineering, and additional career documents like photographs, personnel papers, newspaper clippings, and a map of Antelope Valley.
 

Work with North American Aviation, 1940s 1940-1949

Scope and Contents

This sub-series contains documents pertaining to Harold Johns' work with North American Aviation (NAA) during the 1940s. Included in the series are Johns' Selective Service documents, personnel papers, application for employment, reports, and company documents pertaining to policies and procedures.
box 1, folder 1

California Department of Motor Vehicles certificate of vehicle non-operation circa 1941-1949

box 1, folder 2

Selective Service registration certificate October 16, 1940

box 9, folder 29

Application for Employment 1941

box 1, folder 3

Selective Service documents 1941-1942

Scope and Contents

Includes letters exchanged between Harold Johns and parents regarding selective service classification and deferment for defense work (North American Aviation); and document entitled "Not So Much Fun Business" by Johns where he discusses in his own words how he was hired at NAA.
box 1, folder 4

Harold Johns' pay rate change notices circa 1942-1949

box 1, folder 5

Selective Service Notices of Classification January 15, 1944-August 9, 1946

box 1, folder 6

Biweekly reports 1948-1949

box 1, folder 7

Official company documents: government regulations, employee insurance, union agreements, Johns' performance review 1940-1941

box 7, folder 9

North American Aviation Inc. "Drafting Room Manual" November 15, 1943

box 1, folder 8

Company procedures 1947-1948

 

Work with North American Aviation, 1950s 1950-1959

Scope and Contents

This sub-series contains documents pertaining to Harold Johns' work with North American Aviation (NAA) during the 1950s. Included in the sub-series are documents pertaining to the development of the F100, F108, and X2AJ-1 aircrafts, as well as reports, personnel documents, and company correspondence.
box 1, folder 9

XA2J-I airplane testing report 1950

box 1, folder 10

F100D INBD Aileron and OUTBD Aileron breakdown report 1950-1959

box 1, folder 11

Correspondence and procedures 1953-1956

box 1, folder 12

Fuselage structures manual, part 1 of 2 1953-1961

box 1, folder 13

Fuselage structures manual, part 2 of 2 1953-1961

box 7, folder 8

North American Aviation Inc. "Report on MCR-F-100C-45 Prototype Modulated Boundary Layer Control Wing Flap Instillation on F100 A Ship No. 80 and Revisions for F-100D Airplanes" July 30, 1954

box 1, folder 14

F100 aileron development photographs 1954-1955

box 1, folder 15

North American Aviation Insurance policy 1956

box 1, folder 16

Harold Johns personnel documents 1956-1958

box 1, folder 17

Time sheet guidelines 1958

box 1, folder 18

F108 notes and sketches, part 1 of 2 circa 1958-1959

box 1, folder 19

F108 notes and sketches, part 2 of 2 circa 1958-1959

box 1, folder 20

Interoffice correspondence 1959

 

Work with North American Aviation, 1960s 1960-1969

Scope and Contents

This sub-series contains documents pertaining to Harold Johns' work with North American Aviation (NAA) during the 1960s. The bulk of the documents pertain to Johns' work on the development of the Apollo 11 spacecraft. Also included are Johns' personnel documents, and documents regarding the development of the XB70 and B70 aircrafts, as well as plans, tests, and reports for various NAA projects.
box 1, folder 21

Notes, sketches, and engineering orders, unknown projects circa 1960-1969

box 1, folder 22

Development plans 1963

box 2, folder 1

XB-70 notes and reports 1963-1964

box 2, folder 2

Correspondence regarding testing and development 1963-1967

box 2, folder 3

XB-70 plans circa 1963-1964

box 2, folder 4

Application for transfer January 31, 1964

box 2, folder 5

Harold Johns transfer papers 1964

box 2, folder 6

Apollo Handbook: Non-Metallics 1964

box 2, folder 7

B-70 roll-out photographs May 11, 1964

box 2, folder 8

Company documents: policy and personnel 1964-1967

box 2, folder 9

NAA stock pointers 1965

box 2, folder 10

Apollo 11 development reports 1965

box 2, folder 11

Engineering orders 1965

box 2, folder 12

Apollo 11 command module documents 1965-1967

box 2, folder 13

Apollo 11 docking development circa 1965-1967

box 2, folder 14

Apollo 11 Space Shuttle conceptual illustrations circa 1965-1967

box 2, folder 15

Apollo drawing lists circa 1965-1967

box 2, folder 16

Materials and producibility bulletin May 1, 1965

box 2, folder 17

Article on XB-70 crash, Life Magazine November 11, 1966

box 3, folder 1

Awards and certificates March 1963-November 1969

box 3, folder 2

Tests and laboratory requests 1967

box 3, folder 3

Budget worksheets 1967

box 3, folder 4

Home-study electronics course documents and certificates 1967

box 3, folder 5

Apollo 11 Non-Metallic Materials Handbooks January 1967

box 3, folder 6

Reports and Records, Apollo January 1967-October 1967

box 3, folder 7

Harold Johns' pay documents 1968

box 3, folder 8

Space shuttle development photographs May 9, 1968

box 3, folder 9

NASA Apollo Achievement Award Certificate July 20, 1969

box 3, folder 10

Apollo 11 mission photographs 1969

 

Work with North American Aviation/ North American Rockwell, 1970s 1970-1979

Scope and Contents

This sub-series contains documents pertaining to Harold Johns' work with North American Rockwell and Rockwell International during the 1970s. In 1967, North American Aviation merged with Rockwell-Standard to become North American Rockwell. In 1973, the company changed its name to Rockwell International. The bulk of the documents in this series pertain to Johns' work developing space shuttles during this era, including testing and reports. Also included are Johns' personnel documents, awards and certificates, company memoranda, and news articles.
box 3, folder 11

Spacecraft structural design and development documents circa 1970-1979

box 3, folder 12

Space research information brochure circa 1970-1979

box 3, folder 13

Apollo mission films and guide circa 1970-1979

box 3, folder 14

Testing guidelines circa 1970-1979

box 3, folder 15

Harold Johns personnel documents 1970-1971

box 3, folder 16

Awards and certificates May 1970-January 1972

box 4, folder 1

News Articles 1970-1974, undated

box 4, folder 2

Apollo 14 Mission Summary 1971

box 4, folder 3

Space shuttle press release and fact sheet 1971

box 4, folder 4

Budget documents circa 1971-1972

box 4, folder 5

Company administrative documents 1972-1977, undated

box 4, folder 6

Memoranda circa 1972-1977

box 4, folder 7

Design documents: tests, sketches, and engineering orders circa 1972-1977

box 9, folder 30

employee performance review; memorandum; work brief 1974, 1976

box 12

Apollo/C01-03 Mission Patch circa 1975

box 4, folder 8

"Space Shuttle: America's Reusable Transportation System" shuttle model information brochure circa 1975

box 4, folder 9

"Space Shuttle: For Down-to-Earth Benefits" brochure circa 1976

box 12

"MC KAIG SAMPLE" May 3, 1977

box 4, folder 10

Rockwell management plan information and company photos circa 1977

box 4, folder 11

Space shuttle test flight internal letter and photos 1977

 

Other work with North American Aviation/ North American Rockwell undated

Scope and Contents

This sub-series contains undated material pertaining to Harold Johns' work with North American Aviation (NAA), North American Rockwell, and Rockwell International. Included in the series are company policy and procedure documents, photographs and negatives of space exploration and spacecraft development, notes and sketches from unknown projects, and an engineer's slide ruler.
box 4, folder 12

Policies and procedures undated

box 4, folder 13

Space exploration photos and negatives undated

box 4, folder 14

Testing and development photos undated

box 4, folder 15

Engineer's slide ruler undated

box 4, folder 16

Wind tunnel test procedures undated

box 4, folder 17

Notes and sketches, projects unknown undated

box 12

25th Anniversary- North American Rockwell Space Division [pin] undated

 

Blueprints 1938-1977, undated

Scope and Contents

This sub-series contains blueprints for various aircrafts from throughout Harold John's career. These include the F-100, XA2J, A3J1, XA2J-1, F-86, and X-15, as well as plans for various parts of other unknown aircraft. Also includes North American Aviation blueprints not created by Johns for jig assembly.
box 4, folder 18

North American Aviation- Jig assembly; development of fuselage frame (not drawn by Johns) 1938-1943

box 5, folder 1

Layout: Narcelle Frame undated

box 5, folder 2

XA2J-1, F-100 1949-1952, undated

box 5, folder 3

Wind tunnel model design circa 1950s

box 5, folder 4

Wind tunnel model design circa 1950s

box 5, folder 5

A3J1, XAZ-J1, F-86, F-100 circa 1950s

box 5, folder 6

Acoustic ailerons preliminary analysis flap control system schematic 1953

box 6, folder 1

Inboard aileron assembly 1953

box 6, folder 2

F100 ailerons 1955

box 6, folder 3

F86/X15 1957

box 6, folder 4

Vertical stabilizer assembly 1958

box 6, folder 5

Vertical subsonic flutter drawing tree, FRSI Instrumental 1960-1963

box 7, folder 1

Stellar inertial platform to doppler 1962

box 7, folder 2

Assembly blueprints for unknown project 1963

box 7, folder 3

Layout, instrumentation, and installation plans, project unknown 1970, undated

box 7, folder 4

Impulse response decay method (IRDM) 1971, undated

box 7, folder 5

TPS penetration diagram double delta lightweight orbiter 1974, undated

box 7, folder 6

Additional blueprints, projects unknown 1974-1976, undated

box 7, folder 7

Project unknown (VL70391099) 1977

 

Trade Publications 1939-1982, undated

Scope and Contents

This sub-series contains articles, magazines, newsletters, and other publications pertaining to the fields of aviation, space exploration, and engineering.
box 8, folder 1

Motor magazine March 1939

box 8, folder 2

Aircraft Drafting Room Manual by James G. Thompson 1939

box 8, folder 3

Automotive Industries Magazine March 1, 1940

box 8, folder 4

Investigations on the Incompletely Developed Plane Diagonal Tension Field 1940

box 8, folder 5

Motor magazine November 1941

box 8, folder 11

"Skywriter" Vol. IV, No. 28, 29; Vol. V. No. 12; Vol. XXVI, No. 33; Vol. XXVIII, No. 40 July 1944, March 1945, August 1966, October 1968

box 8, folder 6

Aerodynamics for Pilots by Bradley Jones September 1949

box 8, folder 7

Strength of Metal Aircraft Elements, ANC-5a May 1949

box 8, folder 8

Strength of Metal Aircraft Elements, ANC March 1955

box 9, folder 1

Design Standards: Engineering Briefs, issue 45 May 1955

box 9, folder 2

Aviation Week and Space Technology magazine December 12, 1963

box 9, folder 3

Bolt, Hex Head, Close Tolerance guide April 3, 1964

box 9, folder 4

"Designing for Producibility" North American Aviation (NAA) guidelines circa 1966

box 9, folder 5

Stiffness Matrix for a Triangular Sandwich Element in Bending, H.C. Martin October 1, 1967

box 9, folder 6

Moon Mission magazine 1969

box 8, folder 9

Apollo 8 mission- photographs; slides. Apollo mission stickers circa 1968; circa 1970

box 9, folder 7

Apollo 15: First Manned Lunar Roving Vehicle 1971

box 9, folder 8

Modular Space Station Structures Study March 1971

box 9, folder 9

The Eagle's Wing, North American Rockwell Management Association 1971

box 9, folder 10

"NASA Facts: An Educational Publication of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration" 1972

box 9, folder 11

"Intercom" Newsletter for employees of the Space Division June 8, 1973

box 9, folder 12

Aviation Week and Space Technology magazine July 9, 1973

box 9, folder 13

"Intercom" Newsletter for employees of the Space Division newsletter May 11, 1974

box 9, folder 26

"Rockwell News" Vol. 3, No. 24; Vol. 7, No. 14; Vol. 8, No. 17, 18; Vol. 9, No. 1, 7 December 1975, July 1979, September 1980, January, April 1981, September 1982

box 8, folder 10

"Space Club Communique" National Management Association January 1978

box 9, folder 14

Deutsch drive pin blind rivet user guide undated

box 9, folder 15

"Space Shuttle Transportation System: Promising a New Era for Earth" 1977

box 9, folder 16

Pride Rockwell magazine Summer 1982

box 9, folder 17

Huck Manufacturing Company Drafting Template undated

 

Additional Career Material 1940-2015

Scope and Contents

This sub-series contains additional documents pertaining to Harold Johns' 35-year long career in aeronautical engineering, including photographs, company newsletters, printouts about the aircrafts he helped develop, newspaper clippings, a copy of his resume, and a map of Antelope Valley.
box 9, folder 18

Career photographs 1940-1967

box 9, folder 19

Harold Johns resume circa 1957

box 9, folder 20

Company Newsletters, North American Aviation and Rockwell May 24, 1957-May 28, 1981

box 9, folder 21

IBM memo September 22, 1959

box 9, folder 22

"Apollo Mission" film guide circa 1969-1970

box 9, folder 23

Newspaper clippings pertaining to aeronautical engineering/ North American Aviation 1972-1990

box 9, folder 24

Aircraft information (XF-108, A3J-1, X-15, XA-2J, F-100, F-86) and photograph of A3J-1 2015, undated

box 9, folder 25

Map of Antelope Valley undated

 

Harold Johns' Personal Documents and Material 1928-1965; undated

Scope and Contents

This series contains the personal documents of Harold Johns. Included are documents pertaining to Johns' education and real estate, as well as his correspondence, photographs, reels, and other personal documents like automobile purchase records, material related to war training classes, church bulletins, personal writings, and maps.
 

Education 1928-1953

Scope and Contents

This sub-series contains additional documents pertaining to Harold Johns' education, from elementary school through college. Included are report cards, assignments, yearbooks, diplomas, certificates, and material related to war training and engineering courses.
box 10, folder 1

Elementary school report cards 1928-1929

box 10, folder 2

Other class assignments circa 1930-1939

box 10, folder 3

Junior high report cards 1932

box 10, folder 4

Yearbook, Berkeley High School Fall 1935

box 10, folder 5

High school report cards, Berkeley High School 1936

box 10, folder 6

Berkeley High School diploma January 24, 1936

box 10, folder 7

San Francisco Junior College report cards; blueprints 1937-1938

box 10, folder 8

Geological report for class at Berkeley March 1940

box 10, folder 21

University of California War Training- course materials; notes May-June 1943

box 10, folder 22

notebook, notes, certificates related to war training and engineering classes- USC, LA Trade Technical College 1944, 1949, 1956

box 10, folder 9

Bible institute course completion certificate June 1953

 

Correspondence 1940-1965

Scope and Contents

This sub-series contains Harold Johns' personal correspondence with both family and friends.
box 10, folder 10

Letters from home while away at Berkeley Geology Camp May 27, 1940-June 21, 1940

box 10, folder 11

Correspondence with family (mother, aunt, grandfather, cousin) 1910, 1942; undated

box 10, folder 12

Letters from friends in Holland 1947-1948

box 10, folder 13

Letter from lawyer regarding patent for invention 1965

 

Real Estate Documents 1942-1971

Scope and Contents

This sub-series contains documents pertaining to Harold Johns' real estate holdings, including receipts, deeds, permits, tax records, blueprints, and correspondence for properties in Norwalk, Lancaster, Inglewood, Hermosa Beach, and Torrance.
box 10, folder 14

Rent receipts January 1942-March 1942

box 10, folder 15

Property in Norwalk: receipts and credit documents 1947-1950

box 10, folder 16

Property in Lancaster deeds and correspondence 1956-1971

box 10, folder 17

Property in Inglewood: receipts and permits 1957

box 10, folder 20

Blueprints drawn by Harold Johns for upgrade to home at 962 S. Oak St., Inglewood 1950s

box 10, folder 18

Property in Hermosa Beach: Tax and credit documents 1959-1969

box 10, folder 19

Property in Torrance: building permits 1970

 

Reels 1959-1966

Scope and Contents

This sub-series contains Harold John's personal film reels. The bulk of the reels document vacations and other family events. Some of the reels have unknown contents.
box 11, folder 1

Reels, unknown contents undated

box 11, folder 2

Reels, vacations: Grand Canyon and Sequoia August 1959-August 1961

box 11, folder 3

Reels: "Family, friends, and places" 1959-1964

box 11, folder 4

Reels, unknown contents 1960-1962

box 11, folder 5

Reels, vacation: Yellowstone and Canada August 1962-August 1963

box 11, folder 6

Reels, vacation: Mammoth and Washington, D.C. August 1964-1965

box 11, folder 7

Reels: vacation and family 1965-1966

 

Photographs 1936-2013, undated

Scope and Contents

This sub-series contains the personal photographs and slides of Harold Johns. This includes pictures of Harold and slides of the Rose Parade, family, Inglewood, and football games. Also included are a baseball card, postcard, photos of a shuttle landing, and a space stamp collecting kit.
box 10, folder 23

Photographs of Harold; photocopy of photograph of Betty, Harold, Gordon, and Vernon Johns 1936-2013

box 10, folder 24

Photographs from trip to LA 1941

box 10, folder 25

Slides: Rose Parade, family photos, Inglewood, football games circa 1950-1959

box 10, folder 26

Other personal photos: baseball card, postcard, road trip, shuttle landing, "H-CY" aircraft 1983, undated

box 10, folder 27

Space stamp collecting kit undated

 

Other personal material 1920-2019, undated

Scope and Contents

This sub-series contains additional documents and realia pertaining to Harold Johns' personal life, including automobile purchase records, church bulletins, personal writings, a model airplane, ornament, and maps.
box 10, folder 28

Maps of California circa 1920-1929

box 9, folder 31

Personal writings: thoughts on World War Two, bible verses circa 1940-1949

box 9, folder 28

personal mementos collected by Johns during a college trip 1940

box 9, folder 32

Church bulletins 1941-1942

box 9, folder 33

Life insurance policy: North American Aviation Employees 1942

box 9, folder 34

Automobile purchase documents, Harold's first car 1942

box 9, folder 27

Nash Motors "Nash Specification for 1946" circa 1946

box 9, folder 35

Personal loan record for piano 1951

box 9, folder 36

Newspaper article about the history of Inglewood September 13, 1958

box 9, folder 37

Eulogies for Harold Johns 2019

box 12

F-100C "Super Sabre" Revell plastic model undated

box 12

football ornament, Inglewood High School undated

box 12

tool case undated

 

Margaret "Betty" Weiskopf Johns 1928-1982; undated

Scope and Contents

This series contains documents pertaining to the education, career, and personal life of Vernon E. Johns' mother, Margaret "Betty" Johns (née Weiskopf). Educational documents include yearbooks, transcripts, certificates, diplomas, and report cards from high school at Leuzinger High School in Lawndale, California through college at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). Career documents pertain to Johns' career as a kindergarten teacher in the Los Angeles area, including teaching brochures and guidelines, classroom exercises, correspondence, photographs, and contracts and employment documents. Personal items include church bulletins, hats, personal correspondence, wedding documents, a scrapbook of letters to Dutch pen pals, and a personal notebook with notes, contacts, shopping lists, budgets, and wedding plans.
 

Education and Career 1929-1982

Scope and Contents

This series contains documents pertaining to the education and career of Margaret "Betty" Johns (née Weiskopf). Educational documents include yearbooks, transcripts, certificates, diplomas, and report cards from high school at Leuzinger High School in Lawndale, California through college at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). Career documents pertain to Johns' career as the first kindergarten teacher in Santa Fe Springs, California and include teaching brochures and guidelines, classroom exercises, correspondence, photographs, and contracts and employment documents. Also included are UCLA Alumni Association documents and a book on the history of Santa Fe Springs ("City of Santa Fe: Past and Present"), which features an article on Johns' career.
box 13, folder 1

Margaret Weiskopf Memory Books 1929

box 13, folder 2

Margaret Weiskopf Memory Book 1929

box 13, folder 3

Margaret Weiskopf Leuzinger High Yearbook 1929

box 13, folder 4

Margaret Weiskopf Leuzinger High Yearbook 1930

box 13, folder 5

Margaret Weiskopf Leuzinger High Yearbook 1931

box 13, folder 6

Margaret Weiskopf Leuzinger High Yearbook 1932

box 14, folder 1

Teaching photos circa 1920-1939

box 14, folder 2

Ephemera from Leuzinger High School circa 1930

box 14, folder 3

Leuzinger High School documents: report card, news clipping, dedication brochure 1930-1932

box 14, folder 4

UCLA documents: transcript and degree 1937-1938

box 14, folder 5

Official employment documents: guidelines and contracts 1938-1945

box 14, folder 6

Teaching certificates 1938-1946

box 14, folder 7

Child development and parenting brochures 1942-1945, undated

box 14, folder 8

Correspondence regarding teaching 1942-1947

box 14, folder 9

Classroom excercises and templates 1946-1947

box 14, folder 10

Santa Fe Springs "History in the Making" book with section on Margaret "Betty" Johns 1976

box 14, folder 11

UCLA Alumni Association documents circa 1982, undated

case 2, drawer 3

UCLA degree certificate February 2, 1938

 

Personal Documents and Items 1928-1946, undated

Scope and Contents

This series contains documents pertaining to Margaret "Betty" Johns' personal life, including a City of Santa Fe poster, church documents, personal correspondence, wedding documents, a scrapbook of letters to Dutch pen pals, hats, and a personal notebook with notes, contacts, shopping lists, budgets, and wedding plans.
box 15, folder 1

"City of Santa Fe: Past and Present" history poster undated

box 15, folder 2

Church documents: bulletin and Sunday School certificate 1928-1946

box 15, folder 3

Personal notebook, includes personal budget, recipes, contacts, and wedding plans circa 1943-1946

box 15, folder 4

Margaret "Betty" Johns personal correspondence 1944-1978, undated

box 15, folder 5

Harold and Margaret's wedding documents: newspaper clipping, license, certificate, photograph circa 1946

box 15, folder 6

Scrapbook of letters from Dutch pen pals 1946

box 12

Three hats, possibly from Bullocks Wilshire 1940s

box 12

1982 Reunion Day- UCLA alumni badge and pin October 1982

 

Charles Weiskopf, Millen Johns, and Vernon E. Johns Documents 1903-1996, undated

Scope and Contents

This series contains documents pertaining to the personal lives and careers of Vernon E. Johns, his paternal grandmother Millen Winsor Johns, and maternal grandfather Charles Weiskopf. Documents pertaining to Charles Weiskopf focus on his career as an engineer and inventor, along with an anniversary announcement and photographs of his career and family. Documents about Millen Johns cover her personal life and career as an opera singer, along with church bulletins and a memorial document. Also included is a letter written by Vernon Johns to the Cal State Dominguez Hills chancellor in 1987.
 

Charles Weiskopf 1903-1996, undated

Scope and Contents

This sub-series contains documents pertaining to the personal life and career of Charles Weiskopf, Vernon E. Johns' paternal grandfather. The bulk of the documents focus on his career as an engineer and inventor, including patent documents, letters of recommendation, resume, personnel documents, and diagrams and sketches. Also included are career and family photographs and a wedding anniversary announcement.
box 16, folder 1

Early career documents: letters of recommendation 1903-1914

box 16, folder 2

Patent documents 1911-1933

box 16, folder 3

Employment documents: resume, retirement documents, Selective Service questionairre 1925-1954, undated

box 16, folder 4

Diagrams and sketches 1931, undated

box 16, folder 5

Business-related correspondence 1931-1934

box 16, folder 6

Photographs: career and family 1940-1974, undated

box 16, folder 7

Newspaper anniversary announcement circa 1996

box 12

embosser, "registered civil engineer" undated

 

Millen Johns 1910-1982

Scope and Contents

This sub-series contains documents pertaining to the personal life and career of Millen Winsor Johns, Vernon E. Johns' paternal grandmother. The bulk of the documents focus on her career as an opera singer with the San Francisco Opera. Also included are a church bulletin and memorial document.
box 16, folder 9

Work with San Francisco Opera 1929-1934

box 16, folder 10

Church bulletin from University of Chicago 1940

box 16, folder 11

Millen Johns memorial document 1982

box 16, folder 12

Vernon E. Johns correspondence with CSUDH chancellor July 1987