Photo Albums, Photographs, and Scrapbooks, 1924 - 2008

Series — Multiple Containers

Identifier: MSA 25, Series 5

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The photo albums include an album featuring family, Purdue, and Post-Purdue events and memorabilia. One album titled, "Pictures and story of my trip to and eight months training as a flying cadet, at March Field, Riverside, California, June 22, 1930 – June 22, 1931," which includes descriptive text by Johnson. Another album, "Graduating at March Field," Riverside, California, 1931, includes certificate of graduation and program from graduation exercises, aerial shots taken over major cities and air fields during training and bomber formation shots, program from visiting United States Air Corps, commemorating the dedication of the New York City Municipal Airport, Floyd Bennett Field, May 27, 1931. One can also find a scrapbook containing clippings and photographs from his early career, and an album from events surrounding Johnson's honorary doctorate from Purdue.

Many of the photographs show the numerous aircraft that Ralph S. Johnson flew during his career, along with photographs of air fields and aerial shots.

Dates

1924 - 2008

Access Information

The collection is open for research.

Extent

From the Collection: 18.166 Cubic Feet (13 letter-size full-width manuscript boxes, 12 legal-size full-width manuscript boxes, four cubic feet boxes, one legal-size half-width manuscript box, three flat boxes, one tube and two items)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

Arrangement

This series is grouped into three sub-series.

Photo Albums, Programs, Correspondence - Letters of Congratulations, and Miscellaneous Mementos
Photo Albums, Clippings and Certificates
Photographs, Negatives, and Interview Audiotape