Henry Underwood Johnson papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: S2142
Scope and Contents
This collection includes autographed and signed letters; typed and signed letters; typed speeches; a typed list of books of Nim Johnson and a photograph from Henry Underwood Johnson in Indiana; Washington, D.C.; and St. Louis, Missouri and ranging from 1889 to 1937 regarding family and legislative matters.
Dates
- 1889-1937
Creator
- Johnson, Henry Underwood (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
Henry Underwood Johnson was born October 28, 1850 in Cambridge City, Indiana to Nimrod Hoge and Katharin [Catherine Coyle Underwood] Johnson and was the brother of Robert Underwood Johnson, a famous writer. He attended the Centerville Collegiate Institute at Earlham College where he studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1872 and began his practice in Centerville, Indiana. He married Helen [Hellen] Culver on December 7, 1872, in Wayne County, Indiana, and they had four children. He was the prosecuting attorney for Wayne County from 1876-1880 and a member of the Indiana State Senate 1887-1889. He was elected to the House of Representatives in 1891 and served until 1899. While in Congress he served as the Chairman of the Committee on Elections. He lived in St. Louis, MO for some time, returning to Richmond, IN before his death on June 4, 1939. He is buried in the Earlham Cemetery, Richmond, Indiana.
"Johnson, Catherine Coyle Underwood". Find a Grave Memorial. Retrieved 2015/03/02. http://www.findagrave.com
"Johnson, H.[N].". 1900 United States Federal Census. Retrieved 2015/04/01. http://search.ancestrylibrary.com
"Johnson, Henry U.". 1880 United States Federal Census. Retrieved 2015/04/01. http://search.ancestrylibrary.com
"Johnson, Henry U.". Indiana, Marriage Collection, 1800-1941. Retrieved 2015/04/01. http://search.ancestry.library.com
"Johnson, Henry Underwood". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. United States Congress. Retrieved 2006/11/21. http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=J000138
"Johnson, Henry Underwood". Find a Grave Memorial. Retrieved 2015/04/01. http://www.findagrave.com
"Johnson, Henry [W].". 1860 United States Federal Census. Retrieved 2015/04/01. http://search.ancestrylibrary.com
"Johnson, Robert Underwood". Find a Grave Memorial. Retrieved 2015/03/02. http://www.findagrave.com
"Johnson, Catherine Coyle Underwood". Find a Grave Memorial. Retrieved 2015/03/02. http://www.findagrave.com
"Johnson, H.[N].". 1900 United States Federal Census. Retrieved 2015/04/01. http://search.ancestrylibrary.com
"Johnson, Henry U.". 1880 United States Federal Census. Retrieved 2015/04/01. http://search.ancestrylibrary.com
"Johnson, Henry U.". Indiana, Marriage Collection, 1800-1941. Retrieved 2015/04/01. http://search.ancestry.library.com
"Johnson, Henry Underwood". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. United States Congress. Retrieved 2006/11/21. http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=J000138
"Johnson, Henry Underwood". Find a Grave Memorial. Retrieved 2015/04/01. http://www.findagrave.com
"Johnson, Henry [W].". 1860 United States Federal Census. Retrieved 2015/04/01. http://search.ancestrylibrary.com
"Johnson, Robert Underwood". Find a Grave Memorial. Retrieved 2015/03/02. http://www.findagrave.com
Extent
0.04 Cubic Feet (4 folders)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
This collection is arranged by subject.
Custodial History
This collection was received by Rare Books and Manuscripts as a donation from Walter R. Benjamin and others on 1951/05/24.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Processing Information
Collection processing completed 2006/11/21 by Barbara Hilderbrand. EAD finding aid created 2015/04/01 by Edythe Huffman.
Creator
- Johnson, Henry Underwood (Person)
- Title
- Henry 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:
140 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A.
317-232-3671
140 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A.
317-232-3671
