University of Idaho Library, Special Collections and Archives
Arthur B. Johnson papers
Johnson, Arthur
MG 559
1 cubic foot
1950-2001
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.
English
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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.
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.
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.
Collection is open for research.
Materials received from the Johnson Family by way of Dennis Baird in 2002 (MA 2002-08).
Author, Description or "Title" of item, date. Collection name, collection number, box, folder. University of Idaho Library Special Collections and Archives, Moscow, ID.
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.
Clearwater National Forest (Idaho)
Clearwater River (Idaho)
Idaho--History
Northwest, Pacific--History
Forests and Forestry
Forests and forestry--Idaho.
Forests and forestry--Research--Idaho--History--Sources
Forest management--United States
U.S. Forest Service
Local history
Pacific Northwest History
Series 1: Topographical Maps
Sub-series 1: Montana
Montana: Gallatin National Forest
1 item
Geographical Map
1964
1
1
Montana: Lolo National Forest
1 item
Geographical Map
1928
1
1
Montana: Lolo National Forest
1 item
Geographical Map
1949
1
1
Montana: Helena National Forest
1 item
Geographical Map
1947
1
1
Sub-series 2: ID, Clearwater
ID, Clearwater: National Forest
1 item
Geographic Map
1942
1
2
ID, Clearwater: National Forest
1 item
Geographic Map
1961
1
2
ID, Clearwater: National Forest
1 item
Geographic Map
1964
1
2
ID, Clearwater: National Forest
1 item
Geographic Map
1972
1
2
ID, Clearwater: National Forest
3
1 item
Geographic Map
1972
1
2
ID, Clearwater: National Forest
1 item
Geographic Map
1972
1
2
Sub-series 3: ID, Coeur D' alene
ID, Coeur D'alene: National Forest
1 item
Geographic Map
1948
1
3
ID, Coeur D'alene: National Forest
1 item
Geographic Map
1949
1
3
ID, Coeur D'alene: National Forest
1 item
Geographic Map
1966
1
3
Sub-series 4: ID, Mallard
ID, Mallard: Larkins Pioneer Area
1 item
Geographic Map
undated
1
4
ID, Mallard: Larkins Pioneer Area
1 item
Geographic Map
undated
1
4
Sub-series 5: ID, Nezperce
ID, Nezperce: National Forest
1 item
Geographic Map
1964
1
5
Sub-series 6: ID, Unamed
ID, Unamed: Coeur D'alene Area
1 item
Geographic Map
undated
1
6
ID, Unamed: St. Joe National Forest
1 item
Geographic Map
undated
1
6
ID, Unamed: St. Joe National Forest adjacent
1 item
Geographic Map
undated
1
6
ID, Unamed: Sand Point Area
1 item
Geographic Map
undated
1
6
ID, Unamed: St. Joe National Forest
1 item
Geographic Map
HW 1959
1
6
ID, Unamed: Bitterroot Range
1 item
Geographic Map
undated
1
6
Sub-series 7: ID, St. Joe
ID, St. Joe: National Forest
1 item
Geographic Map
1954
1
7
ID, St. Joe: National Forest
1 item
Geographic Map
1968
1
7
Sub-series 8: ID, Salmon
ID, Salmon: River Area
1 item
Geographic Map
undated
1
8
Sub-series 9: Multistate
Multistate: Kaniksu National Forest
1 item
Geographic Map
1942
1
9
Multistate: Kaniksu National Forest
3
1 item
Geographic Map
1955
1
9
Multistate: Bitterroot National Forest
1 item
Geographic Map
1957
1
9
Multistate: ID, MT (Kootenai River Area)
1 item
Geographic Map
undated
1
9
Sub-series 10: Colorado
Colorado: Routt National Foest
1 item
Topographical Map
1975
1
10
Sub-series 11: Washington
Washington: Colville National Forest
1 item
Geographic Map
1980
1
11
Sub-series 12: Visitor Maps
Visitor Maps: Lochsa Historical Raner Station
1 item
Tourist Map
undated
1
12
Visitor Maps: Lochsa Historical Raner Station
1 item
Tourist Map
undated
1
12
Visitor Maps: Lolo Trail Corridor
1 item
Tourist Map
undated
1
12
Series 2: Arthur B Johnson
1
Personal Records
1
1 folder
Personal Records
1950-1976
1
13
Series 3: Ralph S. Space
Publications: Ralph R. Space
1 item
Manuscript
1964
1
14
Publications: Ralph R. Space
1 item
Manuscript
1954-1963
1
14
Publications: Ralph R. Space
1 item
Manuscript (interview with R. Space)
1979
1
14
Series 4: Forest Service Telephone Directory
Directory: Forest Service Region 1
1 item
Comprehensive Directory
1975
1
15
Directory: Department of Agriculture
1 item
Roster of Employees
1976
1
15
Directory: Department of Agriculture
1 item
Organizational Directory
1975
1
15
Series 5: Arthur B Newspaper Articles & Corresponding Notes
1984-1993
1 folder
Newspaper Articles & Corresponding Notes
1984-1993
1
16
1994
1 folder
Newspaper Articles & Corresponding Notes
1994
1
17
1995
1 folder
Newspaper Articles & Corresponding Notes
1995
1
18
1996
1 folder
Newspaper Articles & Corresponding Notes
1996
1
19
1997
1 folder
Newspaper Articles & Corresponding Notes
1997
1
20
1998
1 folder
Newspaper Articles & Corresponding Notes
1998
1
21
1999
1 folder
Newspaper Articles & Corresponding Notes
1999
1
22
2000
1 folder
Newspaper Articles & Corresponding Notes
2000
1
23
2001
1 folder
Newspaper Articles & Corresponding Notes
2001
1
24
Miscellaneous 1993-1998
1 folder
Newspaper Articles & Corresponding Notes
1993-1998
1
25
Miscellaneous Gov. Correspondence 1993-1998
1 folder
Newspaper Articles & Corresponding Notes with Gov. Agencies
1993-1998
1
26