Johnson, Hugh S. (Hugh Samuel), 1882-1942

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Administrator of the National Recovery Administration and the Works Progress Administration.

From the description of Papers, 1933-1942. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155523554

Hugh Samuel Johnson (1882-1942), American army officer and politician, was born in Fort Scott, Kansas. He entered the United States Army in 1903, and served in World War I. Johnson originated, planned, and directed selective service conscription in 1917 and 1918. He became a brigadier general in 1918, and retired from the military the following year. Johnson was the Administrator of the National Recovery Administration from 1933 to 1934, and the administrator of the . Works Progress Administration for New York City in 1935. He was also a lecturer, radio publicist, and editorial writer for Scripps-Howard newspapers, and authored The Blue Eagle from Egg to Earth in 1935.

From the description of Johnson, Hugh S. (Hugh Samuel), 1882-1942 (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration). naId: 10568494

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creatorOf Records of the War Department General and Special Staffs. 1860 - 1952. Correspondence of General Hugh S. Johnson National Archives at College Park
referencedIn Francis, Everett, 1901-1964. Everett Francis papers, 1933-1943. Wayne State University. Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs
referencedIn Polier, Justine Wise, 1903-1987. Papers, 1892-1990 (inclusive). Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
creatorOf Johnson, Hugh S. (Hugh Samuel), 1882-1942. Papers, 1933-1942. Campbell University, Wiggins Memorial Library
referencedIn Roper, Daniel C. (Daniel Calhoun), 1867-1943. Papers, 1860-1985 David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library
referencedIn Oswald Garrison Villard papers Houghton Library
referencedIn Rayburn, Sam, 1882-1961, Papers, 1822, 1831, 1845, 1903-2007 Dolph Briscoe Center for American History
creatorOf Alabama. Governor (1931-1935 : Miller). Administrative files, 1930-1935. Alabama Department of Archives and History
referencedIn Du Pont, Pierre S. (Pierre Samuel), 1870-1954. Papers on economic conditions, 1933-1938. Hagley Museum & Library
referencedIn Weisiger family. Papers of the Weisiger family, 1905-1960. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Prison Labor Authority. Correspondence with Johan Thorsten Sellin, 1934-1935. University of Pennsylvania Library
referencedIn Roy Wilson Howard Papers, 1911-1966, (bulk 1920-1963) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
creatorOf Johnson, Hugh S. (Hugh Samuel), 1882-1942. Hugh S. Johnson papers, 1914-1934. UC Berkeley Libraries
referencedIn Harbord, James G. (James Guthrie), 1866-1947. James G. Harbord papers, 1886-1938 (bulk 1918-1919). Library of Congress
referencedIn Papers, 1892-1990 Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
referencedIn James Frederick Lawton papers, 1908-1969 Bentley Historical Library
referencedIn Lockmiller, David A. (David Alexander), 1906-2005. David A. Lockmiller papers, 1916-1969 [manuscript]. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
referencedIn Jerome New Frank papers, 1918-1972 (bulk 1929-1957) Yale University. Department of Manuscripts and Archives
referencedIn James Ford Bell and family papers., 1861-1978. Minnesota Historical Society
referencedIn Lewis, Ivey Foreman, 1882-1964,. Manuscripts and programs related to the University of Virginia [manuscript] , 1935-1946. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn United States. Office of Government Reports. Selected records [microform], 1933-1936. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
creatorOf Bell, James Ford, 1879-1961. James Ford Bell and family papers, 1861-1961. Minnesota Historical Society Library
referencedIn Emerson C. Ives collection 1932-1970 Ives, Emerson C. collection William L. Clements Library
referencedIn Sloan, George A. Papers, 1917-1955. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
creatorOf Lawton, J. Fred (James Frederick), 1888-1969. James Frederick Lawton papers, 1908-1969. Bentley Historical Library
referencedIn Century Company records New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division
creatorOf Glass, Carter, 1858-1946. Papers of Carter Glass [manuscript], 1858-1946, and n.d. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Howe, E. W. (Edgar Watson), 1853-1937. Edgar Watson Howe papers, 1872-1960 Houghton Library
creatorOf Abbott, Lyman, 1835-1922. Papers of the Barringer family [manuscript], 1828-1963. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Jerome New Frank papers, 1918-1972 (bulk 1929-1957) Yale University. Department of Manuscripts and Archives
referencedIn E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company. Office of the president. Records, 1909-1952 (bulk 1914-1948). Hagley Museum & Library
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associatedWith Alabama. Governor (1931-1935 : Miller). corporateBody
associatedWith Bell, James Ford, 1879-1961. person
correspondedWith Century Company corporateBody
associatedWith Crowder, E. H. (Enoch Herbert), 1859-1932. person
correspondedWith Dellenbaugh, Frederick Samuel, 1853-1935 person
associatedWith Du Pont, Pierre S. (Pierre Samuel), 1870-1954. person
associatedWith E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company. Office of the president. corporateBody
correspondedWith Francis, Everett, 1901-1964. person
associatedWith Frank, Jerome, 1889-1957. person
associatedWith Glass, Carter, 1858-1946. person
correspondedWith Harbord, James G. (James Guthrie), 1866-1947. person
associatedWith Howard, Roy Wilson, 1883-1964 person
associatedWith Howe, E. W. (Edgar Watson), 1853-1937 person
associatedWith Ives, Emerson C. person
associatedWith Jones, William Carey, 1854-1923. person
associatedWith JUSTINE (WISE) POLIER, 1903-1987 person
associatedWith Lawton, J. Fred (James Frederick), 1888-1969. person
associatedWith Lockmiller, David A. (David Alexander), 1906-2005. person
associatedWith McMurray, Orrin K. (Orrin Kip), 1869-1945. person
associatedWith Polier, Justine Wise, 1903-1987. person
associatedWith Prison Labor Authority. corporateBody
associatedWith Rayburn, Sam, 1882-1961 person
associatedWith Roper, Daniel C. (Daniel Calhoun), 1867-1943 person
associatedWith Sloan, George A. person
associatedWith United States. National Recovery Administration. corporateBody
associatedWith United States. Office of Government Reports. corporateBody
associatedWith University of California (1868-1952). School of Law. corporateBody
correspondedWith Villard, Oswald Garrison, 1872-1949 person
associatedWith Weisiger family. family
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Birth 1882-08-05

Death 1942-04-15

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