Inventory of Vernon E. Johns Family Papers SPC.2015.006
Allison Wall, 2022
California State University Dominguez Hills, Gerth Archives and Special Collections
2015; revised and reprocessed 2022; updated 2023
University Library South -5039 (Fifth Floor)
1000 E. Victoria St.
Carson, CA 90747
Business Number: 310-243-3895
archives@csudh.edu
Contributing Institution:
California State University Dominguez Hills, Gerth Archives and Special Collections
Title: Johns (Vernon E.) Family Papers
Identifier/Call Number: SPC.2015.006
Physical Description:
16 boxes
Physical Description:
7.26 Linear Feet
Date (inclusive): 1903-2015, undated
Abstract: The Vernon E. Johns Family Papers collection (1903-2015, undated) contains documents from the personal lives and careers of
the Johns family from Southern California. Donated by Cal State University Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) alumnus Vernon Johns, the
collection concentrates on Johns' parents Harold Johns and Margaret "Betty" Weiskopf Johns, as well as his maternal grandfather
Charles Weiskopf and paternal grandmother Millen Johns. The bulk of the collection pertains to Harold Johns' 35-year long
career in aeronautical engineering. The collection also documents Charles Weiskopf's career as a civil engineer and inventor,
as well as Margaret Weiskopf Johns' career as a kindergarten teacher and Millen Johns' work as an opera singer. Also included
are correspondence, books and periodicals, yearbooks, newspaper clippings, photographs and slides, and film reels pertaining
to the family members' personal lives.
Language of Material:
English
.
Access
There are no access restrictions on this collection.
Acquisition Information
Collection donated to CSUDH Archives by Vernon E. Johns.
Arrangement
This collection is organized into four series, each with several subseries:
- Series I: Harold Johns Employment Documents and Material, 1939-2015
- Sub-series i: Work with North American Aviation, 1940s, 1940-1949
- Sub-series ii: Work with North American Aviation, 1950s, 1950-1959
- Sub-series iii: Work with North American Aviation, 1960s, 1960-1969
- Sub-series iv: Work with North American Aviation/ North American Rockwell, 1970s, 1970-1979
- Sub-series v: Work with North American Aviation/ North American Rockwell, undated
- Sub-series vi: Blueprints, 1949-1977
- Sub-series vii: Trade Publications, 1939-1982
- Sub-series viii: Additional Career Documents, 1940-2015
- Series II: Harold Johns Personal Documents and Material, 1963-1965
- Sub-series i: Education, 1928-1953
- Sub-series ii: Correspondence, 1940-1965
- Sub-series iii: Real Estate, 1942-1971
- Sub-series iv: Reels, 1959-1966
- Sub-series v: Photographs, 1936-2013, undated
- Sub-series vi: Other Personal Material, 1920-2019, undated
- Series III: Margaret "Betty" Weiskopf Johns, 1928-1982
- Sub-series i: Education and Career, 1929-1982
- Sub-series ii: Personal Documents and Items, 1928-1946, undated
- Series IV: Charles Weiskopf, Millen Johns, and Vernon Johns, 1903-1996, undated
- Sub-series i: Charles Weiskopf, 1903-1996, undated
- Sub-series ii: Millen Johns, 1910-1982
Biographical / Historical
The Vernon E. Johns family papers collection relates to the family history of CSUDH alumnus Vernon E. Johns, specifically,
his parents Harold Johns and Margaret "Betty" Weiskopf Johns, maternal grandfather Charles Weiskopf, and paternal grandmother
Millen Johns.
Charles Weiskopf was born January 24, 1884 in Cincinnati, Ohio and moved to California in 1910 after his graduation from Ohio
Mechanics Institute. He applied for the patent on his "Resilient Wheel," on June 26, 1911, which was issued three years later
on June 16, 1914. The objective of his invention was to provide a cheap, strong, effective wheel that would be non-puncturable
and thus safer for drivers. Charles and Amy Weiskopf were married in Los Angeles on May 14, 1914 and had three daughters,
June, Beatrice, and Margaret. The family moved to the City of Hawthorne in 1921, where they remained deeply involved in the
community until they moved in 1941. Charles received his engineering certificate from the State of California Board of Registration
for Civil Engineers on May 20, 1930, making him the first to receive this certificate in California. He eventually retired
in June of 1954 from the Western Precipitation Corporation.
Vernon E. Johns' mother Margaret "Betty" Weiskopf Johns grew up and attended school in the City of Hawthorne. She graduated
from UCLA, receiving her degree in education on February 2, 1938. After being certified to teach, she taught at Little Lake
School in Santa Fe Springs. Her tenure as the school's first Kindergarten teacher began on July 6, 1939 and lasted many years.
Margaret taught in the demonstration school at UC Berkeley where she soon met and married Harold V. Johns. They were parents
to three sons, David (who passed away in infancy), Gordon, and Vernon.
Harold V. Johns grew up in Berkeley, CA, and graduated from Berkeley High School in 1935. In 1940 he graduated from UC Berkeley
with a bachelor's degree in Geology and a minor in Engineering. After graduation he interviewed with North American Aviation
(NAA) using his drafting skills from college. He was directed to report to the NAA in Los Angeles to start work towards the
war effort on December 11th, 1941. Initially, the NAA placed Harold in wind tunnel and model testing design where his focus
was on various vehicles and materials. He later worked on fighter jet designs such as the XB-70 supersonic bomber, B-24, B-25,
and the F-100. In the 1960s, he transitioned to working for the space effort, working as the lead engineer on the command
module for the Apollo 11 mission. He continued to work on spacecraft development through the 1970s, assisting in the construction
of the International Space Station. Harold Johns retired in 1975 while working on the Space Shuttle Columbia.
Preferred Citation
Processing Information
Collection processed by Dante Frye in 2015/2016. Collection reprocessed by Allison Wall in September 2022. Accruals were added
by Karen Clemons, 2023.
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Scope and Contents
The Vernon E. Johns Family Papers collection (1903-2015, undated) contains documents pertaining to the professional and personal
lives of members of the Johns family from Southern California. The collection was donated by Cal State University Dominguez
Hills (CSUDH) alumnus Vernon E. Johns. It focuses on his parents Harold Johns and Margaret "Betty" Weiskopf Johns, an aeronautical
engineer and kindergarten teacher, respectively, as well as his paternal grandmother Millen Johns, an opera singer, and maternal
grandfather Charles Weiskopf, an inventor and civil engineer. The bulk of the documents pertain to Harold John's 35-year career
as an engineer with North American Aviation (later known as North American Rockwell and Rockwell International), where he
helped design airplanes, fighter jets, and space shuttles, including the Apollo 11 spacecraft. Documents relating to Harold's
career include sketches and diagrams, blueprints, personnel paperwork, company policies and procedures, trade publications,
letters and memoranda, reports, and photographs. Also included are Harold Johns' personal documents, relating to his education
(transcripts, assignments, and certificates) and real estate holdings (permits, deeds, and records), as well as correspondence,
photographs, and film reels. Documents pertaining to the life and career of Margaret "Betty" Weiskopf Johns include yearbooks
from high school through college, transcripts, and certificates, as well as classroom exercises, teaching brochures, certificates,
photographs, and correspondence from her time as a kindergarten teacher. Documents focusing on Charles Weiskopf relate to
his career as a civil engineer and inventor, including resumes, diagrams and sketches, letters of recommendation, patent documents,
and correspondence. Finally, documents pertaining to Millen Johns include newspaper clippings and programs from her time as
an opera singer with the San Francisco Opera. Also included are personal documents for both Charles Weiskopf and Millen Johns,
including photographs, correspondence, and newspaper clippings. This collection also features books on education, aviation,
and aeronautical engineering, which are housed separately.
Separated Materials
This collection contains eight books regarding aviation, aeronautical engineering, space exploration, youth and adult education,
and homemaking that are housed separately:
- The Student's Hume: A History of England, based on the history of David Hume, 1866
- Practical Housekeeping, H.J. Smith and Company, 1892
- The Silver-Burdett Arithmetics, Book One, Philips & Anderson, circa 1920s
- The Little Lame Prince, Miss Mullock, circa 1920s
- UCLA "Southern Campus" Yearbook, 1937
- Aircraft Layout and Detail Design, Newton H. Anderson, 1941
- Airplane Design Manual, Frederick K. Teichman, 1942
- We Came in Peace: The Story of Man in Space, LeRoi Smith, 1969
Publication Rights
All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Director of Archives
and Special Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical
materials and not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Aerospace engineering
Aerospace engineers
Aerospace planes
F-100 (Jet fighter plane)
B-70 bomber
Technological innovations
Automobiles -- Tires
High schools -- Lawndale (Calif.) -- Leuzinger High School
University of California, Los Angeles -- Alumni and alumnae
University of California, Berkeley -- Alumni and alumnae
Los Angeles (Calif.)
Hawthorne (Calif.)
Weiskopf, Charles H.
Weiskopf Johns, Margaret
Johns, Harold V.
Western Precipitation Corporation
North American Aviation
United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Skylab Program
Apollo 12 (Spacecraft)
Apollo Soyuz Test Project
Ohio Mechanics' Institute
Columbia (Spacecraft)
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 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 10
Apollo 11 development reports
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 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 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
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
