Randall Johnson, 1915-2007, designed the original WSC cougar head logo in July of 1936 while a summer student employee at Washington State College. When WSC became Washington State University in 1959, Johnson proposed a logo redesign which was accepted with only one very slight change.
Johnson graduated from WSC in Fine Arts in 1938, and went on to become art director at the Washington Water Power Co. He retired in 1975, and spent the remainder of his life in the Spokane area. He sold his iconic cougar head logo design to WSU for one dollar in 1959.
Illustrated typescript (reproduction) about Randall Johnson's experiences on a tour of eastern Europe and the Middle East in 1960. Johnson sent the typescript to Mr. and Mrs. Carl Milton Brewster, and his cover letter is included.
This collection is open and available for research use.
Copyright restrictions may apply.
[Item description]
Randall Johnson Notes of the Spokane Good Will Tour, 1960 (Cage 4972)
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Milton Brewster.
Randall Johnson KWSU Interview, 1992 May 29
Randall Johnson WSU Cougar Logo Weaving Pattern, 1994
Randall Johnson Drawings, 1978
Randall Johnson Drawing, 1992
Preliminary Guide to the Brewster Family Papers, 1878-1979
This collection is indexed under the following headings in the online catalog. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons, or places should search the catalog using these headings.