Parish B. Johnson Papers
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Descriptive Summary
Title: Parish B. Johnson Papers
Dates: 1864-1886
Collection Number: mssJohnson papers
Creator:
Johnson, Parish B. (Parish Barkydt), 1838-
Extent:
43 items
Repository: The Huntington Library,
Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens. Manuscripts
Department
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, California 91108
Phone: (626) 405-2191
Email: reference@huntington.org
URL: http://www.huntington.org
Abstract: Diary of Captain
Parish Barhydt Johnson (born 1838), Western newspaper publisher, covering a trip from
Wilmington, California, to Tucson, Arizona during his time in the United States Army in 1864,
as well as 38 pieces of correspondence related to the newspaper business in Northern California and Washington Territory
and family concerns in the 1870s and 1880s.
Language of Material: The records are in English.
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Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Parish B. Johnson Papers, The Huntington Library, San
Marino, California.
Acquisition Information
The collection was purchased from Mrs. O. C. Hodges in December 1946.
Biography
Parish B. Johnson (born 1838), a Western newspaper publisher, became a member of the general
committee which controlled the Walla Walla Union when it was founded in 1868. He
assumed full editorship of the paper from 1876-1890.
Scope and Content
The papers include a diary kept by Parish B. Johnson when he was a captain in the United States
Army during a trip from Drum Barracks, Wilmington, California, to Tucson, Arizona, in
1864. There are also 38 pieces of correspondence (arranged alphabetically by author)
primarily written within the Johnson family. The authors include Johnson himself,
his wife Libbie, their son Smith S. Johnson, Parish’s brother Grove L. Johnson,
Grove’s daughter Josephine and son Albert M. Johnson as well as Libbie Johnson’s
aunt and uncle, Mary and Park Waterbury. The subjects covered are limited to family
concerns and the newspaper business in Northern California and Washington Territory.
The ephemera consists of four items.
Indexing Terms
Personal Names
Johnson, Parish B.
(Parish Barkydt), 1838- -- Archives.
Corporate Names
United States. Army --
Officers -- Diaries.
Subjects
Newspaper editors -- Washington (State)
-- Walla Walla -- Correspondence.
Newspaper publishing -- Washington
(State) -- Walla Walla.
Geographic Areas
Southwest, New --
History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives.
Genre
Diaries West (U.S.) 19th
century.
Letters (correspondence) West (U.S.)
19th century.
Folder 1
Johnson, Parish B. (Parish Barkydt), b. 1838. Journal. 1
item
1864
Folder 2
Fink, A. R. 3 telegrams to Parish B. (Parish Barkydt) Johnson, b.
1838. 3 items.
undated
Folder 3
Fink, Josephine Johnson. 2 letters to Libbie Johnson. 3 items.
1881-1884
Scope and Content Note
Includes budget.
Folder 4
Fink, Josephine Johnson. 1 letter to Parish B. (Parish Barkydt)
Johnson, b. 1838. 1 item.
1877, Jan. 5
Folder 5
Freeman, Nellie. 2 letters to Libbie Johnson. 2 items.
1885
Folder 6
Johnson, Albert M. 1 letter to Parish B. (Parish Barkydt) Johnson, b.
1838. 1 item.
1877, July 25
Folder 7
Johnson, Grove Lawrence, 1841-. 12 letters to Parish B. (Parish
Barkydt) Johnson, b. 1838. 12 items.
1884-1886
Folder 8
Johnson, Libbie. 4 letters to Parish B. (Parish Barkydt) Johnson, b.
1838. 4 items.
1876-1877
Folder 9
Johnson, Parish B. (Parish Barkydt), b. 1838. 2 letters to Libbie
Johnson. 2 items.
1883-1885
Folder 10
Johnson, Smith S. 3 letters to Libbie Johnson. 3 items.
1885
Folder 11
Moore, Miles C. 1 letter to A. R. Fink. 1 item.
1884, Nov. 10
Folder 12
Perkins, J. A. 1 letter to A. R. Fink. 1 item.
1876, Sep. 7
Folder 13
Spud?, Dolly. 1 letter to Libbie Johnson. 1 item.
1885, Mar. 3
Folder 14
Waterbury, Mary. 1 letter to Libbie Johnson. Includes letter from
Park N. Waterbury to Parish B. (Parish Barkydt) Johnson, b. 1838. 2
items.
1885, Mar. 16 - 17
Folder 15
-----, Clem. 1 letter to Libbie Johnson. 1 item.
1885, Aug. 10
Folder 16
-----, Henrietta. 1 letter to Libbie Johnson. 1 item.
1885, Nov. 10
