Collection Summary
Information for Researchers
Scope and Content
Collection Summary
Collection Title: John Neely Johnson Papers,
Date (inclusive): 1848-1860
Collection Number: BANC MSS C-B 604
Creator:
Johnson, John Neely, 1825-1872
Extent:
Number of containers: 1 box
Repository: The
Bancroft Library
Berkeley, California 94720-6000
Physical Location: For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog.
Abstract: Relate mainly to his difficulties, while governor of California, with the 1856 Vigilance Committee.
Languages Represented:
English
Information for Researchers
Access
Collection is open for research.
Publication Rights
Copyright has not been assigned to The Bancroft Library. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts
must be submitted in writing to the Head of Public Services. Permission for publication is given on behalf of The Bancroft
Library as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which
must also be obtained by the reader.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], John Neely Johnson Papers, BANC MSS C-B 604, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.
Scope and Content
This collection of papers, some from the T. W. Norris Collection and some purchased from Harold B. Holman in Dec. 1960, relates
mainly to Johnson's difficulties, while Governor of California, arising from the 1856 Vigilance Committee in San Francisco.
The Papers were arranged chronologically. A partial list of correspondents follows.