Robert Underwood Johnson papers, 1848-1937

Summary Information

At a Glance

Call No.:
MS#0678
Bib ID:
4078958 View CLIO record
Creator(s):
Johnson, Robert Underwood, 1853-1937; Johnson, Katharine McMahon; Ward, Mary Augusta Arnold, 1851-1920
Repository:
Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Physical Description:
6.3 linear feet (15 document boxes)
Language(s):
English .
Access:
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Description

Summary

Correspondence of Johnson with literary and other prominent people in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. There are letters from Annie Fields, John Burroughs, Witter Bynner, Mary Mapes Dodge, Edmund Gosse, Helen Hunt Jackson, Rudyard Kipling, Emma Lazarus, S.W. Mitchell, John Muir, Joseph Pennell, James Whitcomb Riley, Tommaso Salvini, Carlo Sforza, and William Watson. The correspondence deals with the business affairs of the CENTURY MAGAZINE (earlier SCRIBNER'S MAGAZINE), the American Copyright League, the American Embassy in Rome, and Johnson's interest in conservation. There are 600 letters between Johnson and his wife, Katherine McMahon John, which are not only personal but also concern literary and business matters. Among the manuscripts are poetry and prose of Robert Underwood Johnson and Katherine Johnson, poetry of Sir William Watson, Mary Mapes Dodge and John Muir, and sets of corrected proof of Mrs. Humphry Ward's (Mary Augusta Ward) SIR GEORGE TRESSADY. Also, one box of miscellaneous correspondence, American Copyright League materials, photographs, and printed memorabilia.

Arrangement

Selected materials cataloged remainder arranged.

Using the Collection

Restrictions on Access

You will need to make an appointment in advance to use this collection material in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room. You can schedule an appointment once you've submitted your request through your Special Collections Research Account.

This collection is located on-site.

This collection has no restrictions.

Terms Governing Use and Reproduction

Reproductions may be made for research purposes. The RBML maintains ownership of the physical material only. Copyright remains with the creator and his/her heirs. The responsibility to secure copyright permission rests with the patron.

Preferred Citation

Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Robert Underwood Johnson papers; Box and Folder; Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.

Related Materials - at Columbia University

Correspondence between Nikola Tesla and the Johnsons can be found in the Nikola Tesla Papers, Rare Book & Manuscript Library.

Accruals

Materials may have been added to the collection since this finding aid was prepared. Contact rbml@columbia.edu for more information.

Existence and Location of Copies

Royal Cortissoz correspondence is also available on microfilm. See MN# 11922 and 11923. This microfilm includes Cortissoz correspondence from other collections.

Josephine Shaw Lowell correspondence is also available on microfilm. See MN# 11355. This microfilm includes Lowell correspondence from other collections.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Source of acquisition--Arbuckle, Anne Holden. Method of acquisition--Gift; Date of acquisition--1968. Accession number--M-68.

About the Finding Aid / Processing Information

Columbia University Libraries, Rare Book and Manuscript Library

Processing Information

Cataloged Christina Hilton Fenn 07/--/89.

Revision Description

2021-05-18 EAD document created by CCR.

Biographical / Historical

Editor of the CENTURY MAGAZINE and American Ambassador to Italy, 1920-1921.

Subject Headings

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Name
American Copyright League CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Burroughs, John, 1837-1921 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Bynner, Witter, 1881-1968 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Gosse, Edmund, 1849-1928 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Jackson, Helen Hunt, 1830-1885 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Kipling, Rudyard, 1865-1936 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Lazarus, Emma, 1849-1887 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Mitchell, S. Weir (Silas Weir), 1829-1914 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Muir, John, 1838-1914 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Pennell, Joseph, 1857-1926 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Riley, James Whitcomb, 1849-1916 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Salvini, Tommaso, 1829-1915 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Sforza, Carlo, conte, 1872-1952 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Watson, William, 1858-1925 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Place
United States -- Foreign relations -- Italy CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Subject
Ambassadors CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
American literature -- 19th century CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
American literature -- 20th century CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
American literature -- Periodicals CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Authors, American CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Conservation of natural resources CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Copyright -- Societies, etc CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Diplomatic and consular service, American -- Italy -- Rome CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Diplomats CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Editors CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Literature publishing -- United States CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID