Finding Aid to the Albert J. Johnson Papers, 1945-1998
Joanna Black
The Bancroft Library
University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, CA 94720-6000
Phone: (510) 642-6481
Fax: (510) 642-7589
Email: bancref@library.berkeley.edu
URL: http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/
© 2013
The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
Finding Aid to the Albert J. Johnson Papers, 1945-1998
Collection number: BANC MSS 2002/064 c
The Bancroft Library
University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, CA 94720-6000
Phone: (510) 642-6481
Fax: (510) 642-7589
Email: bancref@library.berkeley.edu
URL: http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/
- Finding Aid Author(s):
- Joanna Black
- Date Completed:
-
2013
- Finding Aid Encoded By:
- GenX
© 2014 The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
Collection Summary
Collection Title: Albert J. Johnson papers
Date (inclusive): 1945-1998
Collection Number: BANC MSS 2002/064 c
Extent:
10 cartons, 2 oversize folders
(12.5 linear feet)
Repository: The Bancroft Library.
University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, CA 94720-6000
Phone: (510) 642-6481
Fax: (510) 642-7589
Email: bancref@library.berkeley.edu
URL: http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/
Languages Represented: Collection materials are in English
Physical Location: Many of the Bancroft Library collections are stored offsite and advance notice may be required for use. For current information
on the location of these materials, please consult the library's online catalog.
Information for Researchers
Access
Collection is open for research.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Albert J. Johnson papers, BANC MSS 2002/064 c, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley
Alternate Forms Available
There are no alternate forms of this collection.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog
Johnson, Albert J., 1925-1998--Archives
San Francisco International Film Festival
University of California, Berkeley. Afro-American Studies
African American college teachers--California--Berkeley
Film critics--United States
Film festivals
Film festivals--California--Oakland
Film festivals--California--San Francisco
Faculty papers
Administrative Information
Acquisition Information
The Albert J. Johnson papers were given to The Bancroft Library by Coretta Greaux on November 25, 1998.
Accruals
No additions are expected.
Processing Information
Processed by Joanna Black in 2013.
Biographical Information
Albert J. Johnson (1925-1998) was born in Harlem, New York. He attended the University of California, Berkeley, where he received
a bachelor’s degree in English in 1954, and studied at Oxford University and the Shakespeare Institute in Stratford, England.
During the 1960s, Johnson taught film at UCLA and San Francisco State College, later joining University of California, Berkeley’s
African American Studies Department in 1974. As a film critic and historian with a strong interest in international film,
Johnson was deeply involved in national and international film events including: the San Francisco International Film Festival,
Oakland’s Black Filmmakers Hall of Fame, the Cannes International Film Festival in France, the Berlin International Film Festival
in Germany, and the Venice International Film Festival in Italy. Johnson was also a founding member and editor of the magazine
Film Quarterly, where he remained on the Editorial Board until his death in 1998. As a senior lecturer at UC Berkeley, Johnson’s most popular
courses included “Third World Cinema” and “The Afro-American and the World of Cinema.”
Scope and Content of Collection
The Albert J. Johnson papers, 1945-1998, contain material such as correspondence, diaries, and calendars; objects relating
to Johnson’s involvement with film events and festivals, including badges, event posters, and press documents; hand written
notes on various films, filmmakers, and festivals; and collected newspapers clippings authored by or about Johnson. The bulk
of the collection consists of documents highlighting Johnson’s career as an internationally renowned film critic, highlighting
his skills as a writer, editor, and lecturer, with only a few materials directly pertaining to his career at UC Berkeley.
Also included are numerous personal diaries which span his career from 1945 to 1998.
Series 1:
Correspondence.
1954-1998
Physical Description:
Carton 1, folder 2-56
carton 1, folders 2-42
Incoming Correspondence.
1954-1998
carton 1, folders 45-56
Outgoing Correspondence.
1969-1997
carton 1, folder 43
Correspondence with Bharati Mukharjee.
undated
Series 2:
Personal Material.
1945-1998
Physical Description:
Carton 1, folder 2-56; Cartons 2-3; Carton 4, folder 1-9, 24-28; Carton 5, folder 1, 3-6, 8, 12-13
Subseries 2.1:
Diaries.
1945-1998
Physical Description:
Carton 2-3; Carton 4, folder 1-9
Subseries 2.2:
Calendars and Itineraries.
1965-1998
Physical Description:
Carton 4, folder 24-28; Carton 5, folder 1,13
carton 4, folder 24-28, Carton 5, folder 1
carton 5, folder 13
Schedules and Itinerary on Trips.
1971-1994
Subseries 2.3:
Other Personal Documents.
1954-1975
Physical Description:
Carton 5, folder 3-6, 8, 12
carton 5, folder 5
Stratford: Post Graduate Certificate: University of Birmingham and Other Related Material.
1958
carton 5, folder 6
Oxford University.
1954
Scope and Content of Collection
Includes schedules of various presentations and personal journals.
carton 5, folder 8
Publications List, Bibliographies.
1955-1963
Series 3:
Film Festivals, Events, and Programs Material.
1955-1998
Physical Description:
Carton 1, folder 1; Carton 4, folder 10-23; Carton 5, folder 2; Oversize folder 1-2; Carton 5, folder 7, 10; Carton 10, folders
184-189
Subseries 3.1:
General Event Materials.
1960-1989
Physical Description:
Carton 1, folder 1; Carton 4, folder 10-23; Carton 5, folder 2
carton 5, folder 2
Guest List for Dinner/Luncheon in Honor of Albert Johnson
1978-1989
Subseries 3.2:
Posters.
1957-1983
Physical Description:
oversize folder 1-2
Subseries 3.3:
Press and Publicity.
1955-1995
Physical Description:
Carton 5, folder 7,10; Carton 10, folder 184-189
Carton 5, folder 7
Publicity for Programs by Albert Johnson.
1955-1995
Carton 5, folder 10
The Berkeley Graduate, "An Interview with Albert Johnson".
1982
Carton 10, folder 184
Black Film Makers Hall of Fame.
1976
Carton 10, folder 185
Cannes Festival.
1966-1975
Carton 10, folder 186
Afro-Asian Cinematheque.
1972
Carton 10, folder 187
Second Tehran International Film Festival.
1973
Carton 10, folder 188
The United States International Film Festival
1977
Carton 10, folder 189
Iran American Society Cultural Center
1992
Series 4:
Notes and Writing.
1952-1996
Physical Description:
Carton 5, folder 16-92; Carton 7-9; Carton 10, folder 1-170
Subseries 4.1:
Films Notes.
undated
Physical Description:
Carton 5, folder 63-92; Cartons 6-9; Carton 10, folder 1-127
Arrangement
Alphabatized by film title. Some notes are untitled.
Subseries 4.2:
Other Notes and Writings.
Physical Description:
Carton 10, folder 128-170; carton 5, folder 9, 16-62
carton 10, folder 128-133
Meetings and Festivals.
Undated
carton 10, folder 134
Press Conference.
Undated
carton 10, folder 135-166
People.
Undated
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by surname.
carton 10, folder 168
William A. Wellman.
undated
carton 10, folder 169
Notes on Recent American Films and Film Makers.
undated
carton 10, folder 170
Weberhorn Concerto.
undated
carton 5, folder 9, 16-62
Assorted Writing.
1952-1996
Series 5:
Newspaper Articles.
1950-1995
Physical Description:
Carton 5, folder 14-15; Carton 10, folder 171-183
Subseries 4.1
Scrapbooks.
Physical Description:
Carton 5, folder 14-15
carton 5, folder 14
Daily Californian.
1950-1960
Scope and Content of Collection
Scrapbook containing newspaper clippings.
Carton 5, folder 15
Clippings and Photos of Movie and Drama Actors.
Undated
Subseries 5.2:
Clippings.
Physical Description:
Carton 10, folder 171-183
carton 10, folder 171
Johnson in New Delhi, India.
1969
carton 10, folder 173-174
Pakistani Articles.
1974-1975
Scope and Content of Collection
Articles in folder 174 published in English.
carton 10, folder 175
Lebanon Article.
1975
Scope and Content of Collection
Published in English.
carton 10, folder 176
Article in Ouest France.
1985
carton 10, folder 177
Warner Brothers International Film Festival.
Undated
carton 10, folder 178-183
Unsorted Clippings.
1955-1995
Series 6:
Other Papers.
1961-1991
Physical Description:
Carton 5, folder 11; Carton 10, folder 190
Scope and Content of Collection
Includes print articles and drafts, arranged alphabetically by title.
carton 10, folder 190
Material Collected on a Trip to Africa.
1973-1976
carton 5, folder 11
Course Catalogs: Film/Theater/Screenwriting and Afro-American Studies.
1981-1990
