Lyman T. Johnson papers, 1930-1995.

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Lyman T. Johnson papers, 1930-1995.

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The Lyman T. Johnson Papers consist of twenty boxes of material totaling approximately 23.50 linear feet. There are biographical and topical files, clipping and reference files, audio and video tapes, yearbooks, photos, plaques and awards, and diplomas. The news clippings -- originally found in three-ringed binders -- are frequently stapled to sheets of scrap paper which in some cases are themselves historically significant. The clippings reach back to the 1930s but the bulk hails from the 1950s to 1980s. The biographical and topical files are equally expansive ranging from a few news articles from the 1920s to a booklet on the Kentucky Education Reform Act (KERA) in the 1990s. Those files include clippings from a wide variety of sources, flyers, correspondence, funeral programs, items of family and personal history, and miscellanea. Lyman T. Johnson, the historian, clearly organized and preserved this treasure trove of personal and topical documentation with an eye toward future researchers. Topics covered include schools, churches, fraternal and political organizations, civil rights including desegregation, and civic leaders.

23.5 linear feet.

University of Louisville, Ekstrom Library

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University of Louisville, Ekstrom Library

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Johnson, Lyman T., 1906-1997

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Lyman Tefft Johnson was born in Columbia, Tennessee in 1906. He received a bachelor's degree from Virginia Union College in 1930 and a master's degree in history from the University of Michigan in 1931. In 1933, he joined the teaching staff at Louisville Central High School, beginning many years of service to Louisville's public schools, service that included being elected to the Louisville Board of Education. Lyman Johnson was pivotal in the Civil Rights movement in Kentucky, and particularly i...