Francis S. Johnson Collection

Collection

Identifier: UA219-13

Staff Only

Scope and Content

This collection contains newspaper clippings covering various people, events, and milestones in the career of Francis S. Johnson. It also contains three oversize objects that hung in his office on the campus of The University of Texas at Dallas. The Francis S. Johnson Collection is housed in one manuscript box and one oversized object box. It is organized into five series:

Series I. Newspaper Clippings about Francis S. Johnson and Family contains newspaper clippings about Francis S. Johnson's career milestones, and accolades.

Series II. Newspaper Clippings about Other People consists of newspaper clippings about co-workers, colleagues, family, and acquaintances of Francis S. Johnson.

Series III. Newspaper Clippings About SCAS and UTD includes newspaper clippings about the Southwest Center for Advance Studies and The University of Texas at Dallas.

Series IV. Newspaper Clippings Events houses newspaper clippings about events of interest to Francis S. Johnson.

Series V. Oversize Items contains three framed objects that hung in Francis S. Johnson office at The University of Texas at Dallas.

Dates

1946 - 1988
Majority of material found within 1969 - 1984

Access Restrictions

Materials in this collection are open for research.

Literary Rights Statement

Permission to publish material from this collection in any form, current or future, must be obtained from the Special Collections and Archives Division, Eugene McDermott Library, The University of Texas at Dallas.

Biographical Sketch

Francis S. Johnson (1918-2009) was born in Omak, Washington on July 20, 1918. He received a degree in physics from the University of Alberta in 1940, and degrees in meteorology from U.C. Berkley, and UCLA. He served in the United States Army Air Corps in World War II. He was appointed the first head of the Atmospheric and Space Sciences Program of The Graduate Research Center of the Southwest's Earth and Planetary Science Laboratory. He served as President of UTD from 1969-1971.

Sources

Source: UTDallas Website, "Past Presidents." [Online] 19 March 2020. https://www.utdallas.edu/president/past-presidents/

Extent

1.9 Linear Feet ((One manuscript box and one oversized object box (11'x13'x2')).)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Francis S. Johnson (1918-2009) was a pioneering space scientist who was appointed the first head of the Atmospheric and Space Sciences Program of The Graduate Research Center of the Southwest's Earth and Planetary Science Laboratory. He served as President of The University of Texas at Dallas from 1969-1971.

Series Description

The Francis S. Johnson Collection is arranged into five series:

Series I. Newspaper Clippings about Francis S. Johnson 0.1 linear ft. (twenty-one folders), 1960-1979.

Arranged topically.

Series II. Newspaper Clippings about Other People 0.1 linear ft. (six folders), 1946-1987.

Arranged topically.

Series III. Newspaper Clippings about SCAS and UTD .1 linear ft. (four folders), 1968-1976.

Arranged topically.

Series IV. Newspaper Clippings Events .1 linear ft. (six folders), 1970-1975.

Arranged topically.

Series V. Oversize Items 1.5 linear ft. (one oversized box), 1979.

Arranged topically.

Provenance Statement

The Francis S. Johnson Collection was transferred to The University Archives, Special Collections and Archives Division, Eugene McDermott Library, The University of Texas at Dallas on 2019-07-15.

Additional Sources

More information about Francis S. Johnson's time as head of the Space Science Division can be found in the Graduate Research Center of The Southwest - Southwest Center for Advanced Studies Collection. Information about his time as president of The University of Texas at Dallas can be found in The University of Texas at Dallas Office of the President.

Note to Researcher

The materials in this collection are in good condition, but are fragile due to the age of the newsprint.

Subjects

Johnson, Francis S., 1918-2009 Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Richardson (Tex.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
University of Texas at Dallas Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings