Kathryn Johnson collection, 1947-1995

Summary

Creator:

Johnson, Kathryn, 1926-2019

Date:

1947-1995

Extent:

3.5 Linear Feet 2 boxes, 1 oversize box

Language:

English

Preferred citation:

Kathryn Johnson collection, ms4344, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection includes correspondence, press and family photographs, journals, writing, scrapbooks, and an aircraft flight suit.

Biographical / historical:

Kathryn Johnson (1926-2019) was a reporter for the Associated Press, and editor for the US News and World Report, and CNN from 1960-1999. Ms. Johnson was born in Columbus, Georgia, and was a graduate of Agnes Scott College (1947). She is known for having covered the American Civil Rights Movement, the family of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and Vietnam veterans and their families. Her first major story was on Charlayne Hunter and the integration of the University of Georgia in 1961. She published a memoir titled "My Time With the Kings" in 2016.

Indexed terms

Subjects:

Civil rights movements -- United States.
Reporters and reporting -- United States.
Journalism -- United States.
Television broadcasting -- United States.
Periodical editors
Women journalists.

Names:

U.S. News and World Report, Inc.
CNN International
Associated Press

Preferred citation:

Kathryn Johnson collection, ms4344, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.