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Preliminary Guide to the Carl Johnson and Lenore Emerson Papers, 1917-1920
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Johnson, Carl.
- Title
- Preliminary Guide to the Carl Johnson and Lenore Emerson Papers
- Dates
- 1917-1920 (inclusive)19171920
- Quantity
- 1.25 Linear feet of shelf space, (3 Boxes)
- Collection Number
- MS.2017.09 (collection)
- Summary
- This collection consists of correspondence between Carl Johnson and Lenore Emerson.
- Repository
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Washington State University Libraries' Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections (MASC)
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections
Terrell Library Suite 12
Pullman, WA
99164-5610
Telephone: 509-335-6691
mascref@wsu.edu - Access Restrictions
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This collection is open and available for research use.
- Languages
- English
Historical NoteReturn to Top
Lenore Emerson and Carl Johnson met as students in a history class at Washington State College, and when Carl joined the Navy in 1917 they began an active correspondence. They married in 1920.
Carl graduated from the preparatory school at WSC in 1916, and entered the college that fall He was a member of the Sigma Nu fraternity. Resuming his studies after the war, he graduated in 1925 and went on to a career as a teacher and school administrator, serving as school superintendent in Battle Ground, WA from 1939 to 1956.
Lenore Emerson was the daughter of a Pullman, WA merchant. She graduated from Pullman High School in 1915, and earned her degree in Home Economics from WSC in 1919. She was a member of the Pi Beta Phi sorority.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
This collection consists of correspondence between Carl Johnson and Lenore Emerson during and shortly after World War I (1917-1920), and a set of transcriptions created by their daughter, Barbara Potter, in the 1990s.
Preliminary inventory:
Box 1. Letters from Carl Johnson to Lenore Emerson, 1917-1920.
Box 2. Letters from Lenore Emerson to Carl Johnson, 1917-1920.
Box 3. Transcriptions of letters (transcribed and with an introduction by Barbara Potter), 1990s.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
Copyright restrictions may apply.
Preferred Citation
[Item description]
Preliminary Guide to the Carl Johnson and Lenore Emerson Papers, 1917-1920 (MS.2017.09)
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Arrangement
Carl Johnson's letters to Lenore Emerson, and her letters to him, are arranged in separate sequences and filed chronologically.
Location of Collection
(MASC staff use): 1-38-4-5Acquisition Information
Barbara Johnson Potter donated this collection to the Washington State University Libraries in 2017 (MS.2017.09).
Processing Note
This is a unprocessed collection. Any arrangement reflects either a pre-existing order from the records' creators or previous custodians, or preliminary sorting performed by staff.
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- World War, 1914-1918 -- Sailors -- Correspondence.
- World War, 1914-1918 -- Social aspects -- United States
Personal Names
- Emerson, Lenore -- Records and correspondence.
- Johnson, Carl -- Records and correspondence.
Corporate Names
- Washington State University -- Students -- Archives.
- Washington State University -- Students -- History -- Sources.
Geographical Names
- Pullman (Wash.) -- History -- Sources.
Other Creators
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Personal Names
- Emerson, Lenore. (creator)
Finding aid prepared by Cheryl Gunselman
2020
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
