J. Monroe Johnson scrapbooks, circa 1920-1960

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J. Monroe Johnson scrapbooks, circa 1920-1960

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The collection includes three scrapbooks that document the career of J. Monroe Johnson. One scrapbook contains materials relating to a testimonial dinner in Johnson's honor held by the American Legion's Post Mortem Club of Washington D.C. The other two scrapbooks contain newspaper clippings, letters, photographs, certificates, and awards pertaining to Johnson's military service during World War I; his activities as director of the Office of Defense Transportation, 1944-1949; and as a member of the Interstate Commerce Commission, 1940-1956.

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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United States. Army Infantry Division, 42nd

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United States. Interstate Commerce Commission

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Clyde Bruce Aitchison (1875-1962) was an attorney and Interstate Commerce Commissioner. He was born in Iowa, educated at Hastings College, Neb., University of Oregon, and American University. He began the practice of law at Council Bluffs, Iowa in 1896, and moved to Portland, Ore., in 1903. He was Commissioner of the Oregon Railroad Commission and its successor the Public Service Commission, 1907-1916, and solicitor for the National Association of Railroad Commissioners, 1916-1917. From 1917 to ...

United States. Office of Defense Transportation

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Johnson, J. Monroe (John Monroe), 1878-1964

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Veteran of the 42nd Infantry Division, AKA the Rainbow Divsion, which served as part of the American Expeditionary Forces in France during World War I; Johnson was appointed Major in the First Battalion of the 117th Engineer Regiment before the unit's departure from South Carolina. The 42nd arrived in France in November 1917; Johnson later served in various positions with the Federal government, 1935-1956, chiefly in offices involving transportation and commerce; native of Marion, S.C.; attended...