Description
Frederick Johnson (b.1904) was a anthropologist and curator of the R.S. Peabody Foundation. He became chairman of the Committee
on Radioactive Carbon 14 set up by the American Anthropological Association. Johnson later became president of the Radiocarbon
Dates Association. The collection consists of correspondence and papers relating to Dr. Frederick Johnson in the development
of the radiocarbon 14 dating method.
Background
Johnson was an anthropologist and curator of the R.S. Peabody Foundation; became chairman of the Committee on Radioactive
Carbon 14 set up by the American Anthropological Association, and charged with providing archeological and geological advice
and assistance to Dr. Willard F. Libby in his research on radiocarbon dating, for which he was awarded the 1960 Nobel Prize
in chemistry; Johnson later became president of the Radiocarbon Dates Association.
Extent
9 boxes (4.5 linear ft.)
Restrictions
Property rights to the physical object belong to the UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections. Literary rights, including
copyright, are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds
the copyright and pursue the
copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright.
Availability
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Advance notice required for access.