Description
Includes correspondence; reports; speeches; statements and press releases; scrapbooks; clippings; and printed materials, including
government documents. Most materials relate to Johnson's career as governor of California, 1911-1917, as U.S. Senator from
California, 1917-1945, and to his leadership of the Progressive Party. Material covers various election campaigns; major legislation,
both state and national; and the important issues of the period. Some family correspondence also included. Includes correspondence
with Francis J. Heney.
Background
Hiram Warren Johnson was born in Sacramento, September 2, 1866, the son of Grove and Annie (De Montfredy) Johnson. He was
educated in the Sacramento public schools and attended the University of California at Berkeley. He left in 1886, in his junior
year, to marry Minnie L. McNeal. He studied law in his father's law office, was admitted to the bar in 1888, and practiced
in Sacramento. In 1894 he and his brother, Albert, managed their father's first congressional campaign. However, they opposed
him in his bid for re-election and backed a reform group. The political rivalry estranged father and sons for many years.
Extent
Number of containers: 196 boxes, 50 cartons, 6 oversize folders, 5 oversize volumes
Number of microfilm reels: 39
Linear feet: 151
Restrictions
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.
Availability
Collection is open for research.