Clarence L. Johnson papers and addenda, 1930-2001, bulk 1930-1980

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Summary

Creators:
Johnson, Clarence L.
Abstract:
Collection of archival material related to aeronautical engineer Clarence L. Johnson.
Extent:
16 boxes
Language:
The records are in English .

Background

Scope and content:

Archival materials related to the personal life and engineering career of Clarence (Kelly) L. Johnson at Lockheed Aircraft Corporation, consisting of correspondence, papers and reports, photographs, scrapbooks, clippings and articles, speeches, technical drawings, notebooks, and ephemera. Some specific subjects include: the Lockheed Corporation, the U-2 plane, and Amelia Earhart.

The addenda are in Boxes 13 through 16. There are photographs of Clarence (Kelly) L. Johnson and Lockheed aircrafts. The subject files primarily consist of printed matter related to awards received by Johnson and the Aerospace Writers Association (AWA) 32nd Annual Meeting and News Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Biographical / historical:

Clarence (Kelly) L. Johnson (1910-1990) was an American aeronautical and systems engineer and the first team leader of the Lockheed Skunk Works.

Acquisition information:

Gift of John Horrigan, June 2011.

Gift of Lockheed Martin Corporation, August 2016.

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged alphabetically by form/genre and topic.

Rules or conventions:
Finding Aid prepared using Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Location of this collection:
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108, US
Contact:
(626) 405-2191
reference@huntington.org
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