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  • Immediate Source of Acquisition
  • Biographical / Historical
  • Scope and Contents
  • Processing Information
  • Arrangement

  • Contributing Institution: The Huntington Library
    Title: Roger C. Johnson papers
    Creator: Johnson, Roger C., 1907-1984
    Identifier/Call Number: mssJohnsonr
    Physical Description: 2.17 Linear Feet (5 boxes)
    Date (inclusive): 1923-1983
    Date (bulk): 1933-1947
    Abstract: A collection of the papers of Los Angeles journalist and politician Roger C. Johnson.
    Language of Material: Materials are in English.

    Conditions Governing Access

    Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.

    Conditions Governing Use

    The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining necessary permissions rests with the researcher.

    Preferred Citation

    [Identification of item]. Roger C. Johnson papers, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

    Immediate Source of Acquisition

    Gift of Roger C. Johnson, August 1980; Gift of the Estate of Roger C. Johnson, August 1984.

    Biographical / Historical

    Roger C. Johnson was a prominent figure in Los Angeles, California during the 1930s and 1940s. He was the Liberal political editor of the "Hollywood Citizen-News," co-founder and first president of the Los Angeles Newspaper Guild, campaign coordinator for Judge Ben B. (Ben Barr) Lindsey, and president of the Ephebian Society. He was also manager of the Aliso Village housing program, Ramona Gardens and Pico Gardens, chairman of the Citizens' Committee for Better Housing, and was on the Committee of 25 of the Federation for Civic Betterment.

    Scope and Contents

    A collection of 465 items from 1923 to 1983. The first section deals with public housing in Los Angeles and covers the Citizens' Committee for Better Housing; the Civilian Defense Housing Committee; Aliso Village and Ramona Gardens. Included is correspondence, meeting minutes, reports, and press releases. Additionally, there is material related to the dismissal of Roger C. Johnson as manager of Aliso Village. The second section deals with the Los Angeles Newspaper Guild and its role as a labor union chapter of the American Newspaper Guild. Included is correspondence, press releases, meeting minutes, reports, administrative papers, and guild publications. The third section covers politics, specifically Roger C. Johnson's role on the Committee of 25 of the Federation for Civic Betterment and his role as campaign coordinator for Judge Ben Barr Lindsey; the material regarding Judge Lindsey's campaign inlcudes correspondence, press releases, and reports. The material regarding the Committee of 25 includes correspondence, meeting minutes, and press releases that cover the recall election of Mayor Frank L. Shaw in 1938.

    Processing Information

    Processed by Mitchell W. K. Toda in February 2003. In 2020, Gayle Richardson created the electronic finding aid derived from a legacy finding aid.

    Arrangement

    The collection is arranged into three sections: 1. Los Angeles Public Housing; 2. Los Angeles Newspaper Guild; 3. Politics.

    Subjects and Indexing Terms

    American Newspapers -- California -- Los Angeles -- History -- 20th century
    Citizens' advisory committees in housing -- California -- Los Angeles
    City Planning -- California -- Los Angeles
    Civic improvement -- California -- Los Angeles
    Journalism -- California -- Los Angeles -- History -- 20th century
    Labor unions -- California -- Los Angeles -- History -- 20th century
    Labor unions -- California -- Los Angeles -- Newspapers
    Low-income housing
    Public housing -- California -- Los Angeles
    Public housing -- Management
    Aliso Village (Los Angeles, Calif.)
    Los Angeles (Calif.) -- History -- 20th century
    Los Angeles (Calif.) -- Politics and Government -- 20th century
    Los Angeles (Calif.) -- Social life and customs -- 20th century
    Business records -- California, Southern -- 20th century
    Clippings (information artifacts) -- California, Southern -- 20th century
    Ephemera -- California -- Los Angeles -- 20th century
    Letters (correspondence) -- California -- Los Angeles -- 20th century
    Photographs -- California -- Los Angeles -- 20th century
    Lindsey, Ben B. (Ben Barr), 1869-1943
    Shaw, Frank L., 1877-1958
    Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles, California
    Los Angeles Newspaper Guild