The Correspondence Concerning Student Life in Johnson Hall collection consists of correspondence and ledger papers detailing student life and food supplies in Johnson Hall at Gustavus Adolphus College. Correspondence is primarily incoming letters from parents, students, and various food distributors. During this eleven year period, two different women served in the role of Johnson Hall Preceptress, Hilma Johnson and Clara Tederstrom. The women had considerable and wide-ranging duties in this women's dormitory. These varied from checking in on homesick students, purchasing and preparing foodstuffs, and allowing charges to view the film Birth of a Nation. Although most documents are in English, there are some letters written in Swedish.
