Guide to the Dorris Johnson Edwards Scrapbook 1925-1939
Cage 862

Summary Information

Repository
Washington State University Libraries, Manuscripts, Archives and Special Collections
Creator
Johnson, Dorris Edwards
Title
Dorris Johnson Edwards Scrapbook
ID
Cage 862
Date [inclusive]
1925-1939
Extent
1.25 linear feet of shelf space, 1 box
Language
Collection materials are in English.
Abstract
Scrapbook of Dorris Marian Johnson Edwards containing photographs, correspondence, clippings, and memorabilia of her family in Colville, Washington, of her time as a student at the University of Washington, and of her early married life.

Preferred Citation

Dorris Johnson Edwards Scrapbook, 1925-1939

Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.

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Biography/History

Dorris Marian Johnson (1911-1969) was the daughter of Iva Clara Dickey Johnson and William Lon Johnson of Colville. Lon Johnson was an attorney, judge, and Lieutenant Governor of Washington. Dorris Johnson earned a bachelor's degree in bacteriology from the University of Washington in 1932, and in 1934 she married Arthur Wilson Edwards (WSU class of 1934).

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Scope and Content

This collection consists of a single item: a scrapbook of Dorris Marian Johnson Edwards containing photographs, correspondence, clippings, and memorabilia of her family and friends. It contains materials from 1925 to 1939, encompassing her teen years in Colville, Washington, her time as a student at the University of Washington, and the early years of her marriage to Arthur Wilson Edwards.

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Administrative Information

Publication Information

Washington State University Libraries Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections  © 2017

http://www.libraries.wsu.edu/masc/

Terrell Library

P.O. Box 645610

Pullman, WA, 99164-5610 USA

509-335-6691

mascref@wsu.edu

Restrictions on Access

This collection is open and available for research use.

Restrictions on Use

Copyright restrictions may apply.

Acquisition Information

As of 2017, no acquisition information is available for this collection.

Processing Information

Cheryl Gunselman processed this collection in 2017.

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Related Materials

Related Material

MASC has other collections of papers from members of the Johnson family:

Lon Johnson Papers, 1912-1967 (Cage 195)

Evelyn Hawes Papers, 1888-1975 (Cage 226)

Evelyn Hawes and Lon Johnson Papers, 1908-1985 (unprocessed): MS.1979.04, MS.1987.41; MS.1989.62; MS.1994.55.

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Names and Subjects

Geographic Name(s)

  • Colville (Wash.) -- History -- Sources

Subject(s)

  • Scrapbooks -- Specimens
  • College students -- Washington (State) -- History -- Sources
  • Scrapbooks.
  • Washington (State)

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