Howard D. Johnson papers, 1946-1985
Table of Contents
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Johnson, Howard D., 1910-
- Title
- Howard D. Johnson papers
- Dates
- 1946-1985 (inclusive)19461985
- Quantity
- 1 folder, (0.25 linear feet)
- Collection Number
- ACCN 1035
- Summary
- The Howard D. Johnson papers (1946-1985) contain newsletters, publications, clippings, and biographical materials. Howard Johnson was a developer of the ceilometer, president of KNAK radio and founder of KOVO radio stations in Utah and a meteorologist.
- Repository
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University of Utah Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library
University of Utah
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City, UT
84112-0860
Telephone: 8015818863
special@library.utah.edu - Access Restrictions
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Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.
- Languages
- English
Biographical Note
Howard D. Johnson was born September 4, 1910, Richfield, Utah. Johnson was responsible for putting more than 30 radio stations on the air in the Intermountain West. He was part owner of KVEL radio in Vernal for 32 years, KNAK in Salt Lake City and KSUB/KSSD in Cedar City.
Johnson was elected into the Utah Broadcasters Hall of Fame in January 1982. He served as chairman of the board of Southern Utah Broadcasting Co., was a member of the Broadcast Pioneers and a senior boardcast engineer with the Society of Broadcast Engineers based in Washington D. C.
He worked as a meterologist for the U.S. Government Weather Bureau during World War II and as an eletrical engineer at the Univeristy of Utah from 1952 to 1970, where he coordinated Army contracts.
He died August 5, 1989.
(This biographical note was quoted from Johnson's obituary published in the Deseret News on August, 7 1989.)
Content Description
The Howard D. Johnson papers contain newsletters, publications, clippings, and biographical materials. Included is a booklet, Radio in Victory as Presented by: KNAK.
Use of the Collection
Restrictions on Use
The library does not claim to control copyright for all materials in the collection. An individual depicted in a reproduction has privacy rights as outlined in Title 45 CFR, part 46 (Protection of Human Subjects). For further information, please review the J. Willard Marriott Library’s Use Agreement and Reproduction Request forms.
Preferred Citation
Collection Name, Collection Number, Box Number, Folder Number. Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, The University of Utah.
Administrative Information
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Ceilometer
- Meteorologists--United States
- Radio broadcasting--Utah--History--Sources
Personal Names
- Johnson, Howard D.,1910-
Corporate Names
- KNAK (Radio station : Salt Lake City, Utah)
- KOVO (Radio station : Provo, Utah)
Form or Genre Terms
- Autobiographies
- Clippings
- Newsletters
