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Register of the Johnson (U.S. Rep. J. Leroy) Collection, 1918-1953
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CONTAINER LIST

 

BOX 1: J. LEROY JOHNSON COLLECTION, 1918-1953

 

1.1: STAFF RESEARCH FILE

 

-Who's Who in American, entry, 1958-1959

 

-"Leroy Johnson :Long Public Service," Stockton Record (3-28-61) [obit.]

 

1.2: AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL NOTES [5 l., 6 pp., typescript and manuscript]

 

1.3: CORRESPONDENCE FROM "ROY" JOHNSON, 104TH AERO SQUADRON, AMERICAN EXPEDITIONARY FORCES TO ELIZABETH [ALPERS]

 

-7-27-18 [French postcard of Marmoutier Abbey]

 

-9-18-18 [2 pp.; Describes aerial battle]

 

-9-20-18 [2 pp.]

 

-9-23-18 [2pp.]

 

-9-24-18 [2 pp.]

 

-9-30-18 [4pp.]

 

-10-2-18 [2 pp.; describes flying over Germany, death of a friend]

 

-10-8-18 [1 pg.]

 

-10-9-18 [4 pp.]

 

-10-12-18 [4 pp.; describes death of an airman, marking his or her initials on his plane]

 

-10-10-18 [3 pp.; describes air battle]

 

-10-16-18 [3pp.]

 

-1-29-19 [Telegram announcing his safe return to Berkeley, Calif.]

 

1.4: SPEECHES

 

-"Masonic Speech." [Addressed to Blue Lodge of Stockton on the commemoration of the Constitution, 9 pp.]

 

- Variant incomplete version, pp. 3-9.

 

-Address to Masters of the Blue Lodge of Turlock on Constitutional Convention, 3 pp.

 

- Address to Blue Lodge of Stockton [pencil note changes to "Turlock"] on Constitutional Convention [5 pp.; pg. 3 missing]

 

-"Excerpt from "These Men Were Masons" by Hubert S. Banner [2 pp.]

 

-"Excerpts from "Franklin, The Apostle of Modern Times" by Bernard Fay [3 pp.]

 

-Another excerpt from "Franklin, The Apostle of Modern Times" by Bernard Fay [3 pp.]

 

1.5: UNIDENTIFIED PHOTOGRAPHS [JLJ in most photos]

 

-[16 b/w 8 x 10]

 

-Younger Johnson by typist [1]

 

-Inspection trip to Hawaii [5]

 

-Johnson in front of Eisenhower portrait [5]

 

-With Nixon [2]

 

1.6: IDENTIFIED PHOTOGRAPHS [typed descriptions on back; stamped "Restricted"; All dated 6-15-45; photographs by Potter of 3131 Signal Photo Platoon]

 

-Caserta, Italy. Field Marshal Sir Harold Alexander, Supreme Allied Commander, MT Talking to Members of the House Military Affairs Committee in his office, AFHQ [#50]

 

-Caserta, Italy. Members of the House Military Affairs Committee making a tour of Italy with Field Marshal Sir Harold Alexander, Supreme Allied Commander, MT and Joseph T. McNarney, MTO [#51]

 

-Caserta Area, Italy. Members of the House Military Affairs Committee at the Conference Room, AFHQ, Caserta; Maj. Gen O L Nelson D/ Theater Commander in charge [#53]

 

-Caserta Area, Italy. Members oaf the House Military Affairs Committee, making a tour of Italy, at a Conference ... Maj. Gen. O.L. Nelson in charge [#54]

 

-Caserta, Italy. House Military Affairs Committee, making a tour of Italy with General Joseph T. McNarney, Deputy Supreme Allied Commander, MTO and Maj. Gen. O.L. Nelson, Deputy Theater Commander, Grotto Club, Caserta {#56]

 

-Caserta, Italy. Gen Joseph T. McNarney, Deputy Supreme allied Commander, MTO, with Congressman J. Leroy Johnson (Calif) Member of the House Military Affairs Committee, now making a tour of Italy at the Grotto Club [#58; 3 copies]

 

-Caserta, Italy. Members of the House Military Affairs Committee making a tour of Italy have lunch with Gen. Joseph McNarney,...[#67]

 

-Another view of above [#68]

 

-Pompeii Area, Italy. Members of the House Military Affairs Committee inspect the amphitheater during their tour of the ruins of Pompeii [#69]

 

-Pompeii Area, Italy. Members of the House Military Affairs Committee walk down one of the streets amidst the ruins of Pompeii, Italy [#70]

 

-Pompeii Area, Italy. Committee in the Temple of Apollo [#72]

 

-Sorrento, Italy. Committee dining at the Hotel Vittoria [#73]

 

-Naples, Italy. Congressman Johnson chats with Maj. Floyd F. Helmick, San Francisco, Cal. at the Parc Hotel [#74; 2 copies]

 

-Caserta Area, Italy. Committee and members of the official party on the Army Air Force Crash Boat on their way to Capri [#75]

 

-Oahu HI. Harold I. Nakata receiving distinguished service Cross from Congressman Johnson [9-19-53]

 

1.7: ISLAND OF OAHU, HAWAII. HOUSE ARMED SERVICES COMMITTEE, SEAL CINCPAC, USARPAC, USAFPAC, USPACFLT [spiral bound notebook containing 26 Photographs, identified and indexed on front cover; incl. military sites and other views of Oahu]

 

1.8: ALBUM PRESENTED BY THE EIGHTH U.S. ARMY TO EACH OF THE SIX MEMBERS OF CONGRESS WHO, AS REPRESENTATIVES OF THE PEOPLE OF THE UNITED STATES, MADE AN INSPECTION TOUR OF JAPAN AT THE CONCLUSION OF ITS FIRST YEAR OF ALLIED OCCUPATION, 1946. [60 photographs; souvenirs of scenic, historic Japan as well as mementos of occupational units and projects visited in the company of Lieutenant General Robert L. Eichelberger, Eighth Army Commander]