Roger C. Johnson Papers mssJohnsonr
Gayle Richardson
The Huntington Library
May 2020
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, California 91108
reference@huntington.org
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.
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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
Box 1, Folder 1-56
Los Angeles Public Housing: correspondence and administrative
records
1923-1945
Box 2, Folder 1-6
Los Angeles Public Housing: photographs, annual reports, ephemera, and
clippings
1940-1947
Box 3, Folder 1-31
Los Angeles Newspaper Guild: correspondence and administrative
records
1936-1975
Box 4, Folder 1-6
Los Angeles Newspaper Guild: publications and clippings
1936-1982
Box 5, Folder 1-9
Politics: campaign material, general, and clippings
1933-1953
