Robert Underwood Johnson papers
Collection — Folder: S737
Identifier: S0737
Scope and Contents
This collection includes typed and signed letters from Robert Underwood Johnson in New York City, New York ranging from 1897 to 1931 regarding the literary business; a typed, signed letter from Albert H. Dotaw in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1924 regarding Robert Underwood Johnson's autobiography, and an autographed, unsigned poem, undated.
Dates
- 1897-1931, undated
Creator
- Johnson, Robert Underwood, 1853-1937 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Legal title, copyright, and literary rights reside with Rare Books and Manuscripts, Indiana State Library, Indianapolis, IN. All requests to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted to Rare Books and Manuscripts.
Biographical Note
Robert Underwood Johnson was born on January 12, 1853 to Nimrod H. and Catherine [Katharin] Coyle Underwood Johnson in Washington, D.C. He had a brother, Henry U. who became a United States congressman. Robert grew up in Centerville, Indiana and received a Bachelors of Science from Earlham College in 1871. He was employed by Charles Scribner's Sons in 1873. He married Katherine McMahon of Washington, D.C. in 1876 and they had two children. He became an associate editor of the Century Magazine in 1881, editor in chief in 1903 and remained on staff until 1913. He co-edited Battles and leaders of the Civil War and persuaded General Grant to write his memoirs, which became a great financial success.
He served as United States ambassador to Italy from 1920-1921 and was active in coordinating Italy's post-war recovery. He was an advocate for Yosemite National Park and in the revision of international copyright laws, for which he was decorated by the French and Italian governments. He received an honorary Ph.D. from Earlham College in 1889, an A.M. from Yale in 1891 and an L.H.D. from New York University in 1911. He was a poet, active in many literary organizations, and worte an autobiography, Remembering Yesterday. He was a board member of the Hall of Fame for Great Americans.
He died Oct. 14, 1937 and is buried in Stockbridge Cemetery, Stockbridge, MA.
"Johnson, Catherine Coyle Underwood". Find a Grave Memorial. Retrieved 2015/03/02. http://www.findagrave.com
"Johnson, Robert". 1870 United States Federal Census. Retrieved 2015/03/02. http://search.ancestrylibrary.com
"Johnson, Robert [W].". 1860 United States Federal Census. Retrieved 2015/03/02. http://search.ancestrylibrary.com
"Johnson, Robert Underwood". Find a Grave Memorial. Retrieved 2015/03/02. http://www.findagrave.com
"Johnson, Robert Underwood". (1949) In Indiana Authors and their books, 1816-1916: biographical sketches of authors who published during the first century of Indiana statehood, with lists of their books. (pp. 169-170). Crawfordsville, IN: Wabash College. Print. ISLI 16.810 B291I
Robert Underwood Johnson Papers. New York Public Library. Retrieved 2015/03/02. http://www.nypl.org/sites/default/files/archivalcollections/pdf/johnsonru.pdf
He served as United States ambassador to Italy from 1920-1921 and was active in coordinating Italy's post-war recovery. He was an advocate for Yosemite National Park and in the revision of international copyright laws, for which he was decorated by the French and Italian governments. He received an honorary Ph.D. from Earlham College in 1889, an A.M. from Yale in 1891 and an L.H.D. from New York University in 1911. He was a poet, active in many literary organizations, and worte an autobiography, Remembering Yesterday. He was a board member of the Hall of Fame for Great Americans.
He died Oct. 14, 1937 and is buried in Stockbridge Cemetery, Stockbridge, MA.
"Johnson, Catherine Coyle Underwood". Find a Grave Memorial. Retrieved 2015/03/02. http://www.findagrave.com
"Johnson, Robert". 1870 United States Federal Census. Retrieved 2015/03/02. http://search.ancestrylibrary.com
"Johnson, Robert [W].". 1860 United States Federal Census. Retrieved 2015/03/02. http://search.ancestrylibrary.com
"Johnson, Robert Underwood". Find a Grave Memorial. Retrieved 2015/03/02. http://www.findagrave.com
"Johnson, Robert Underwood". (1949) In Indiana Authors and their books, 1816-1916: biographical sketches of authors who published during the first century of Indiana statehood, with lists of their books. (pp. 169-170). Crawfordsville, IN: Wabash College. Print. ISLI 16.810 B291I
Robert Underwood Johnson Papers. New York Public Library. Retrieved 2015/03/02. http://www.nypl.org/sites/default/files/archivalcollections/pdf/johnsonru.pdf
Extent
0.01 Cubic Feet (1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
This collection is arranged chronologically.
Custodial History
This collection was received by Rare Books and Manuscripts as a purchase from Walter R. Benjamin (George Ade letter) on 1950/09/13; other items were donated.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Processing Information
Collection processing completed 2015/03/02 by Edythe Huffman. EAD finding aid created 2015/03/02 by Edythe Huffman.
Creator
- Johnson, Robert Underwood, 1853-1937 (Person)
- Title
- Robert Underwood Johnson papers
- Status
- Completed
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Rare Books and Manuscripts Repository
Contact:
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317-232-3671
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Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A.
317-232-3671
