Arthur B. Johnson papers

Overview of the Collection

Creator: Johnson, Arthur
Title: Arthur B. Johnson papers
Dates: 1950-2001 (inclusive)
19502001
Quantity: 1 cubic foot
Collection Number: MG 559
Summary: Topographic and Geographic maps, tourist maps, personal records, manuscripts, research materials, drafts of articles, miscellaneous correspondence, Ralph R. Space publications, telephone directory, newspaper articles and corresponding notes.
Repository: University of Idaho Library, Special Collections and Archives
Special Collections and Archives
University of Idaho Library
875 Perimeter Drive
MS 2350
Moscow, ID
83844-2350
Telephone: 2088850845
libspec@uidaho.edu
Access Restrictions: Collection is open for research.
Languages: English

Content Description

Arthur B Johnson collection is comprised of different materials he collected over the course of his career. Not only collected, but wrote in correspondence to government agencies, forestry departments, and local newspaper articles affiliated with western culture.

The collection begins with a variety of over 30 geographical maps of Northwest National Forests ranging from the 1960s to the 1990s. It then turns to three publications by Ralph Space titled The Clearwater History which recount the personal and collective history of the Clearwater region and people living in the area. Johnson's personal opinions and responses to newspapers, articles, and government agencies (some of which were published). Then the collection ends with a variety of dated folders which contain Johnson's notes of events happening during his career that he took interest in as well as articles which he authored and were later published.

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Historical Note

Arthur Johnson recalls his time spent as a lookout during the summer of 1931, working for the U.S. Forest Service in the Slate Creek Ranger District on the St. Joe National Forest in northern Idaho.

In compiling the Arthur B Johnson collection Johnson collected publications from a local forestry supervisor Ralph S Space which were also stored in the Forest History Society. He attended the University of Idaho at Moscow, and graduated with honors and a bachelor's degree in forestry in 1925. He became the Clearwater National Forest Supervisor in 1954 until retiring in 1963. He was a former president of the Kiwanis Club at Orofino, and was active in the Boy Scouts both in Montana and Idaho.

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Use of the Collection

Preferred Citation

Author, Description or "Title" of item, date. Collection name, collection number, box, folder. University of Idaho Library Special Collections and Archives, Moscow, ID.

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

The Arthur B Johnson Collection was donated by himself and sorted and rehoused by Raffaella Sini and Alejandro Macias in the spring of 2023 during the course of HIST 501//ENGL 504 The Public and the Archive. We decided to organize the materials in this group by type. The geographic maps in the first series are arranged by region and then chronologically. Series two was comprised of Arthur B Johnson's personal records. Series three with Ralph Space publications we placed in chronological order as well as Johnson's newspaper articles and corresponding notes. Series four was a few telephone directories we placed together. The final series was newspaper articles and corresponding notes placed in chronological order.

Acquisition Information

Materials received from the Johnson Family by way of Dennis Baird in 2002 (MA 2002-08).

Bibliography

Arthur Johnson Interview, May 21, 1984.

"RALPH S. SPACE, 92, FORMER FOREST SUPERVISOR." Lewiston Tribune Jun 20, 1993. Updated Jul 24, 2013.

Space, Ralph S. The Clearwater Story: Clearwater National Forest. Forest Service U.S. Department of Agriculture, The Clearwater Historical Society, Orofino, Idaho 1981.

Space, Ralph S. The Clearwater Story: Clearwater National Forest. Forest Service U.S. Department of Agriculture, Northern Region Missoula, Montana 1964.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

Series 1: Topographical Maps
- Sub-series 1: Montana
  - Description: Montana: Gallatin National Forest
    1 item : Geographical Map
    
    Dates: 1964
    
    Container: Box 1, Folder 1
    
    Location: Series 1: Topographical Maps / Sub-series 1: Montana
  - Description: Montana: Lolo National Forest
    1 item : Geographical Map
    
    Dates: 1928
    
    Container: Box 1, Folder 1
    
    Location: Series 1: Topographical Maps / Sub-series 1: Montana
  - Description: Montana: Lolo National Forest
    1 item : Geographical Map
    
    Dates: 1949
    
    Container: Box 1, Folder 1
    
    Location: Series 1: Topographical Maps / Sub-series 1: Montana
  - Description: Montana: Helena National Forest
    1 item : Geographical Map
    
    Dates: 1947
    
    Container: Box 1, Folder 1
    
    Location: Series 1: Topographical Maps / Sub-series 1: Montana
- Sub-series 2: ID, Clearwater
  - Description: ID, Clearwater: National Forest
    1 item : Geographic Map
    
    Dates: 1942
    
    Container: Box 1, Folder 2
    
    Location: Series 1: Topographical Maps / Sub-series 2: ID, Clearwater
  - Description: ID, Clearwater: National Forest
    1 item : Geographic Map
    
    Dates: 1961
    
    Container: Box 1, Folder 2
    
    Location: Series 1: Topographical Maps / Sub-series 2: ID, Clearwater
  - Description: ID, Clearwater: National Forest
    1 item : Geographic Map
    
    Dates: 1964
    
    Container: Box 1, Folder 2
    
    Location: Series 1: Topographical Maps / Sub-series 2: ID, Clearwater
  - Description: ID, Clearwater: National Forest
    1 item : Geographic Map
    
    Dates: 1972
    
    Container: Box 1, Folder 2
    
    Location: Series 1: Topographical Maps / Sub-series 2: ID, Clearwater
  - Description: 3: ID, Clearwater: National Forest
    1 item : Geographic Map
    
    Dates: 1972
    
    Container: Box 1, Folder 2
    
    Location: Series 1: Topographical Maps / Sub-series 2: ID, Clearwater
  - Description: ID, Clearwater: National Forest
    1 item : Geographic Map
    
    Dates: 1972
    
    Container: Box 1, Folder 2
    
    Location: Series 1: Topographical Maps / Sub-series 2: ID, Clearwater
- Sub-series 3: ID, Coeur D' alene
  - Description: ID, Coeur D'alene: National Forest
    1 item : Geographic Map
    
    Dates: 1948
    
    Container: Box 1, Folder 3
    
    Location: Series 1: Topographical Maps / Sub-series 3: ID, Coeur D' alene
  - Description: ID, Coeur D'alene: National Forest
    1 item : Geographic Map
    
    Dates: 1949
    
    Container: Box 1, Folder 3
    
    Location: Series 1: Topographical Maps / Sub-series 3: ID, Coeur D' alene
  - Description: ID, Coeur D'alene: National Forest
    1 item : Geographic Map
    
    Dates: 1966
    
    Container: Box 1, Folder 3
    
    Location: Series 1: Topographical Maps / Sub-series 3: ID, Coeur D' alene
- Sub-series 4: ID, Mallard
  - Description: ID, Mallard: Larkins Pioneer Area
    1 item : Geographic Map
    
    Dates: undated
    
    Container: Box 1, Folder 4
    
    Location: Series 1: Topographical Maps / Sub-series 4: ID, Mallard
  - Description: ID, Mallard: Larkins Pioneer Area
    1 item : Geographic Map
    
    Dates: undated
    
    Container: Box 1, Folder 4
    
    Location: Series 1: Topographical Maps / Sub-series 4: ID, Mallard
- Sub-series 5: ID, Nezperce
  - Description: ID, Nezperce: National Forest
    1 item : Geographic Map
    
    Dates: 1964
    
    Container: Box 1, Folder 5
    
    Location: Series 1: Topographical Maps / Sub-series 5: ID, Nezperce
- Sub-series 6: ID, Unamed
  - Description: ID, Unamed: Coeur D'alene Area
    1 item : Geographic Map
    
    Dates: undated
    
    Container: Box 1, Folder 6
    
    Location: Series 1: Topographical Maps / Sub-series 6: ID, Unamed
  - Description: ID, Unamed: St. Joe National Forest
    1 item : Geographic Map
    
    Dates: undated
    
    Container: Box 1, Folder 6
    
    Location: Series 1: Topographical Maps / Sub-series 6: ID, Unamed
  - Description: ID, Unamed: St. Joe National Forest adjacent
    1 item : Geographic Map
    
    Dates: undated
    
    Container: Box 1, Folder 6
    
    Location: Series 1: Topographical Maps / Sub-series 6: ID, Unamed
  - Description: ID, Unamed: Sand Point Area
    1 item : Geographic Map
    
    Dates: undated
    
    Container: Box 1, Folder 6
    
    Location: Series 1: Topographical Maps / Sub-series 6: ID, Unamed
  - Description: ID, Unamed: St. Joe National Forest
    1 item : Geographic Map
    
    Dates: HW 1959
    
    Container: Box 1, Folder 6
    
    Location: Series 1: Topographical Maps / Sub-series 6: ID, Unamed
  - Description: ID, Unamed: Bitterroot Range
    1 item : Geographic Map
    
    Dates: undated
    
    Container: Box 1, Folder 6
    
    Location: Series 1: Topographical Maps / Sub-series 6: ID, Unamed
- Sub-series 7: ID, St. Joe
  - Description: ID, St. Joe: National Forest
    1 item : Geographic Map
    
    Dates: 1954
    
    Container: Box 1, Folder 7
    
    Location: Series 1: Topographical Maps / Sub-series 7: ID, St. Joe
  - Description: ID, St. Joe: National Forest
    1 item : Geographic Map
    
    Dates: 1968
    
    Container: Box 1, Folder 7
    
    Location: Series 1: Topographical Maps / Sub-series 7: ID, St. Joe
- Sub-series 8: ID, Salmon
  - Description: ID, Salmon: River Area
    1 item : Geographic Map
    
    Dates: undated
    
    Container: Box 1, Folder 8
    
    Location: Series 1: Topographical Maps / Sub-series 8: ID, Salmon
- Sub-series 9: Multistate
  - Description: Multistate: Kaniksu National Forest
    1 item : Geographic Map
    
    Dates: 1942
    
    Container: Box 1, Folder 9
    
    Location: Series 1: Topographical Maps / Sub-series 9: Multistate
  - Description: 3: Multistate: Kaniksu National Forest
    1 item : Geographic Map
    
    Dates: 1955
    
    Container: Box 1, Folder 9
    
    Location: Series 1: Topographical Maps / Sub-series 9: Multistate
  - Description: Multistate: Bitterroot National Forest
    1 item : Geographic Map
    
    Dates: 1957
    
    Container: Box 1, Folder 9
    
    Location: Series 1: Topographical Maps / Sub-series 9: Multistate
  - Description: Multistate: ID, MT (Kootenai River Area)
    1 item : Geographic Map
    
    Dates: undated
    
    Container: Box 1, Folder 9
    
    Location: Series 1: Topographical Maps / Sub-series 9: Multistate
- Sub-series 10: Colorado
  - Description: Colorado: Routt National Foest
    1 item : Topographical Map
    
    Dates: 1975
    
    Container: Box 1, Folder 10
    
    Location: Series 1: Topographical Maps / Sub-series 10: Colorado
- Sub-series 11: Washington
  - Description: Washington: Colville National Forest
    1 item : Geographic Map
    
    Dates: 1980
    
    Container: Box 1, Folder 11
    
    Location: Series 1: Topographical Maps / Sub-series 11: Washington
- Sub-series 12: Visitor Maps
  - Description: Visitor Maps: Lochsa Historical Raner Station
    1 item : Tourist Map
    
    Dates: undated
    
    Container: Box 1, Folder 12
    
    Location: Series 1: Topographical Maps / Sub-series 12: Visitor Maps
  - Description: Visitor Maps: Lochsa Historical Raner Station
    1 item : Tourist Map
    
    Dates: undated
    
    Container: Box 1, Folder 12
    
    Location: Series 1: Topographical Maps / Sub-series 12: Visitor Maps
  - Description: Visitor Maps: Lolo Trail Corridor
    1 item : Tourist Map
    
    Dates: undated
    
    Container: Box 1, Folder 12
    
    Location: Series 1: Topographical Maps / Sub-series 12: Visitor Maps
1: Series 2: Arthur B Johnson
- Description: 1: Personal Records
  1 folder : Personal Records
  
  Dates: 1950-1976
  
  Container: Box 1, Folder 13
  
  Location: 1: Series 2: Arthur B Johnson
Series 3: Ralph S. Space
- Description: Publications: Ralph R. Space
  1 item : Manuscript
  
  Dates: 1964
  
  Container: Box 1, Folder 14
  
  Location: Series 3: Ralph S. Space
- Description: Publications: Ralph R. Space
  1 item : Manuscript
  
  Dates: 1954-1963
  
  Container: Box 1, Folder 14
  
  Location: Series 3: Ralph S. Space
- Description: Publications: Ralph R. Space
  1 item : Manuscript (interview with R. Space)
  
  Dates: 1979
  
  Container: Box 1, Folder 14
  
  Location: Series 3: Ralph S. Space
Series 4: Forest Service Telephone Directory
- Description: Directory: Forest Service Region 1
  1 item : Comprehensive Directory
  
  Dates: 1975
  
  Container: Box 1, Folder 15
  
  Location: Series 4: Forest Service Telephone Directory
- Description: Directory: Department of Agriculture
  1 item : Roster of Employees
  
  Dates: 1976
  
  Container: Box 1, Folder 15
  
  Location: Series 4: Forest Service Telephone Directory
- Description: Directory: Department of Agriculture
  1 item : Organizational Directory
  
  Dates: 1975
  
  Container: Box 1, Folder 15
  
  Location: Series 4: Forest Service Telephone Directory
Series 5: Arthur B Newspaper Articles & Corresponding Notes
- Description: 1984-1993
  1 folder : Newspaper Articles & Corresponding Notes
  
  Dates: 1984-1993
  
  Container: Box 1, Folder 16
  
  Location: Series 5: Arthur B Newspaper Articles & Corresponding Notes
- Description: 1994
  1 folder : Newspaper Articles & Corresponding Notes
  
  Dates: 1994
  
  Container: Box 1, Folder 17
  
  Location: Series 5: Arthur B Newspaper Articles & Corresponding Notes
- Description: 1995
  1 folder : Newspaper Articles & Corresponding Notes
  
  Dates: 1995
  
  Container: Box 1, Folder 18
  
  Location: Series 5: Arthur B Newspaper Articles & Corresponding Notes
- Description: 1996
  1 folder : Newspaper Articles & Corresponding Notes
  
  Dates: 1996
  
  Container: Box 1, Folder 19
  
  Location: Series 5: Arthur B Newspaper Articles & Corresponding Notes
- Description: 1997
  1 folder : Newspaper Articles & Corresponding Notes
  
  Dates: 1997
  
  Container: Box 1, Folder 20
  
  Location: Series 5: Arthur B Newspaper Articles & Corresponding Notes
- Description: 1998
  1 folder : Newspaper Articles & Corresponding Notes
  
  Dates: 1998
  
  Container: Box 1, Folder 21
  
  Location: Series 5: Arthur B Newspaper Articles & Corresponding Notes
- Description: 1999
  1 folder : Newspaper Articles & Corresponding Notes
  
  Dates: 1999
  
  Container: Box 1, Folder 22
  
  Location: Series 5: Arthur B Newspaper Articles & Corresponding Notes
- Description: 2000
  1 folder : Newspaper Articles & Corresponding Notes
  
  Dates: 2000
  
  Container: Box 1, Folder 23
  
  Location: Series 5: Arthur B Newspaper Articles & Corresponding Notes
- Description: 2001
  1 folder : Newspaper Articles & Corresponding Notes
  
  Dates: 2001
  
  Container: Box 1, Folder 24
  
  Location: Series 5: Arthur B Newspaper Articles & Corresponding Notes
- Description: Miscellaneous 1993-1998
  1 folder : Newspaper Articles & Corresponding Notes
  
  Dates: 1993-1998
  
  Container: Box 1, Folder 25
  
  Location: Series 5: Arthur B Newspaper Articles & Corresponding Notes
- Description: Miscellaneous Gov. Correspondence 1993-1998
  1 folder : Newspaper Articles & Corresponding Notes with Gov. Agencies
  
  Dates: 1993-1998
  
  Container: Box 1, Folder 26
  
  Location: Series 5: Arthur B Newspaper Articles & Corresponding Notes

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Subject Terms

Forest management--United States
Forests and Forestry
Forests and forestry--Idaho.
Forests and forestry--Research--Idaho--History--Sources
Local history
U.S. Forest Service

Geographical Names

Clearwater National Forest (Idaho)
Clearwater River (Idaho)
Idaho--History
Northwest, Pacific--History

Arthur B. Johnson papers, 1950-2001

Table of Contents

Overview of the Collection

Content Description

Historical Note

Use of the Collection

Preferred Citation

Administrative Information

Arrangement

Acquisition Information

Bibliography

Detailed Description of the Collection

Series 1: Topographical Maps

Sub-series 1: Montana

Sub-series 2: ID, Clearwater

Sub-series 3: ID, Coeur D' alene

Sub-series 4: ID, Mallard

Sub-series 5: ID, Nezperce

Sub-series 6: ID, Unamed

Sub-series 7: ID, St. Joe

Sub-series 8: ID, Salmon

Sub-series 9: Multistate

Sub-series 10: Colorado

Sub-series 11: Washington

Sub-series 12: Visitor Maps

1: Series 2: Arthur B Johnson

Series 3: Ralph S. Space

Series 4: Forest Service Telephone Directory

Series 5: Arthur B Newspaper Articles & Corresponding Notes

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