Kathryn Johnson collection

Descriptive Summary
Title: Kathryn Johnson collection
Creator: Johnson, Kathryn, 1926-2019
Inclusive Dates: 1947-1995
Language(s): English
Extent: 3.5 Linear Feet 2 boxes, 1 oversize box
Collection Number: ms4344
Repository: Hargrett Library

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Collection Description

Historical Note

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.

Scope and Content

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

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Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

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

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Related Materials and Subjects

Subject Terms

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Series Descriptions and Folder Listing

 

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Kathryn's mother, brother Lewis - correspondence

 

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2

Rita Besbekos Family - correspondences

 

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3

Evie, Babs, and Marge - correspondences

 

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4

B.P. - correspondence

 

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5

Hedley - correspondence

 

1

6

Helen - correspondence

 

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7

John Kesler - correspondence

 

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Louise Gubb - correspondence

 

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Marybeth - correspondence

 

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10

Neil - correspondence

 

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Robert Moorefield - correspondence

 

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12

Personal correspondence

 

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Work-related correspondence

 

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14

Commentary on Places and Events: Travelogue

 

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15

Writing by Kathryn Johnson and others

 

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University of Georgia, Georgia State College, 1955-1957

 

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Family photographs

 

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Queen Elizabeth II - photographs with description, 1947-1964

 

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Three Annapolis Sisters Marry U.S. Naval Academy Graduates in a Single Ceremony - photographss with description, 1953-1956

 

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Sinking of Andrea Dorea - photographs with description, 1956

 

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Alberta Williams King's Death - photographs with description, 1974

 

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Photographs of various people

 

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Scrapbook

 

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Binders (2) - covering Columbus, Georgia trial of Lt. Calley

 

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Agnes Scott College scrapbook

 

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United States Air Force orange flight suit

 

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Personal journals, 1955-1983

 

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Personal journals, 1984-1995