Harold H. Johnston papers

Collection

Identifier: RG 08-8.14

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

This collection contains personal papers of former Berea College student Harold H. Johnston (attended 1899-1900). The Johnston papers include biographical information, correpsondence, photographs, printed materials and emphemera, and writings by Johnston.

Dates

created: 1886-1954

Creator

Johnston, Harold H. (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Records can be accessed through the Reading Room, Berea College Special Collections and Archives, Hutchins Library, Berea College.

Conditions Governing Use

There are no restrictions on the collection other than federal copyright regulations.

Biographical Note

From Brooklyn, New York, Harold H. Johnston was a Berea College student from 1899 to 1900. Johnston studied business at Berea before returning to New York City. He was employed as an editor with the Alfred M. Best Company for fifty-three years. His family was closely associated with Walt Whitman.
While at Berea, Johnston was an active member of the Alpha Zeta literary society, competed in track and baseball, and was a keen observer of mountain life. Letters in the collection describe literary society activities, wagon parties, camping and caving expeditions, various social events, and daily life as a Berea student.

Extent

1.00 ms_boxes

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

The Harold H. Johnston papers document the young adult life experiences of a Berea College student from Brooklyn, New York, who studied business at Berea at the close of the nineteenth century.