Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries
Guide to the Arthur J. Johnson Papers 1906-1993
Cage.914
Table of Contents
Summary Information
- Repository
- Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries
- Creator
- Johnson, Arthur James, b. 1884
- Title
- Arthur J. Johnson Papers
- ID
- Cage.914
- Date [inclusive]
- 1906-1993
- Extent
- 0.75 linear feet, 2 boxes.
- Location
- (MASC staff use): Folder 2/2 (Vacuum Harvester technical drawings) is located in boxed oversize.
- Language
- Collection materials are in English.
- Abstract
- This collection consists of papers related to Arthur Johnson's work as a soil scientist and farm machinery engineer and inventor.
Preferred Citation
[item description]; Arthur Johnson Papers, 1906-1993; Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries; Pullman, WA.
Biography/History
Arthur Johnson enrolled at Washington State College in 1907 and apparently left by 1909, without graduating, when he began teaching in Penawawa, Washington. He eventually worked as a soil scientist for the United States Soil Conservation Service (SCS), a division of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). His work for the SCS during the 1940s resulted in an award for superior service from the USDA.
Scope and Content
This collection consists of papers related to Arthur Johnson's projects for the Soil Conservation Service, including his designs for more efficient means of planting and harvesting of grasses. The collection contains journals, correspondence, and publications, as well as reports and notes related to Johnson's projects. There is also a large number of technical drawings for the machines Johnson designed.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged in a single sequence by subject and material type, with all folder contents ordered chronologically. Documents for each project are separated by type (papers and technical drawings).
Administrative Information
Publication Information
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries 2018-07-12
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 apply.
Acquisition Information
This collection was donated to the Washington State University Libraries in 1998 by Randall Johnson via Bob Smawley of the WSU Alumni Association (MS.1998.23).
Processing Information
James Feller processed this collection in 2018.
Names and Subjects
Subject(s)
- Soil scientists--Archives
- Agriculture--History--Sources.
- Agriculture
Detailed Description of Collection
| box | folder | |||
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Journals: Arthur Johnson. 1906-1910 |
1 | 1 | ||
|
Journals: Arthur Johnson. 1927-1931 |
1 | 2 | ||
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"Your Land": Soil Conservation Service handbook. 1942 |
1 | 3 | ||
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Papers related to a pneumatic seed elevator. 1939-1946 |
1 | 4 | ||
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Papers related to the Deep Furrow Drill. 1947-1953 |
1 | 5 | ||
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Deep Furrow Drill patent application and related correspondence. 1947-1953 |
1 | 6 | ||
|
USDA Superior Service award to Arthur Johnson, correspondence, newspaper clippings. 1947-1953 |
1 | 7 | ||
|
Miscellaneous papers, articles, journal entries. 1932-1993 |
1 | 8 | ||
|
Deep Furrow Drill blueprints. Undated |
2 | 1 | ||
|
Vacuum Harvester blueprints. 1947-1951 |
Boxed oversize | 2/2 | ||
|
Seed house and pneumatic elevator blueprints. 1945-1952 |
2 | 3 | ||
|
Grass seed plot thresher blueprints and related blueprints. 1925-1951 |
2 | 4 | ||
|
Seed scalper blueprints. 1944 |
2 | 5 | ||
|
Art's sharpen shop plans. 1949-1950 |
2 | 6 | ||