By Mary A. Sego, 2009
Title: Ralph S. Johnson papers, 1935-2008
Primary Creator: Johnson, Ralph S. (1906-2010)
Extent: 14.2 Cubic feet. More info below.
Arrangement:
The papers are arranged into five series.
[Series 1: Engineering Drawings, Papers, Articles, DVD, 1941-1948], [Series 2: Newspaper Clippings, Ceritificate, Honorary Doctorate of Engineering, 1992-2008], [Series 3: Memoirs and Biographical Information, 1941-2005], [Series 4: Photographs, ca. 1930-2005], [Series 5: Addendum - January 5, 2012],
Date Acquired: 05/09/2008
Subjects: Aerospace engineering, Airplanes--Piloting, Flight Archives at Purdue University, Purdue University--Alumni and alumnae, United Air Lines
Forms of Material: Articles, Black-and-white photographs, Clippings (Information artifacts), Color photographs, Personal papers
Languages: English
Aerospace engineering
Airplanes--Piloting
Flight Archives at Purdue University
Purdue University--Alumni and alumnae
United Air Lines
Repository: Purdue University Libraries, Archives and Special Collections
Alternate Extent Statement: 1 mss box, 11 cubic foot boxes, 2 flat boxes
Access Restrictions: Collection is open for research.
Use Restrictions: Purdue University, per deed of gift.
Acquisition Source: Ralph S. Johnson
Acquisition Method: Donation.
Preferred Citation: MSA 25, Ralph S. Johnson papers, Archives and Special Collections, Purdue University Libraries
Finding Aid Revision History: Revised by Mary Sego, 2012; EW 10/2012
Other URL: http://collections.lib.purdue.edu/fa/pdf/johnson_r.pdf
Item
1. Small box containing numerous business cards, membership cards, name tags from events Johnson attended, pilot’s license, name plates, small slide rule, small bag of tools, small paperweight with book encased in it; “Overthrust Oil Royalty Corporation,” PIMA Air and Space Museum scarf and “autodex” address book, circa 1930s-1990s
2. Hood [black and gold] received when Johnson received his honorary doctorate from Purdue University, 2008
3. Artifact box containing flight goggles, calculator, compass kit, C-54 Natops abbreviated cockpit checklist, various medals including Aviation Hall of Fame, wing pins, coordinators (M-100 and M-100-1) and pieces of ore, no date
4. Plastic sign, “Wyoming’s Lousiest Shot,” undated
5. Rulers and plastic radius tools, undated
