Correspondence, 1876 - 1918

Materials include a diary, correspondence, photographs, newspaper clippings, and printed material pertaining to items of interest to Blanche Brown Johnson such as art, bridges, cooking, mysticism, home decorating, poetry, religion, sex, and sewing. Some ephemera, primarily Christmas gift tags and cards collected by Johnson, are also included.  Of note is a constitution and program for the The Art Club of Lafayette, Indiana, 1912-1915.

The bulk of the papers consist of correspondence between Blanche Brown Johnson and her family, primarily with her husband, Oscar Johnson. Correspondence has been arranged chronologically, with undated items placed in the front of the first folder. Financial and legal documents have also been arranged chronologically.