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Burrell Memorial Hospital, 1959-1961; Community Hospital; Jefferson Lewis-Gale; McVitty House; Junior Achievement; Modern Arts Club; Monroe Library & Foundation; Rotary International; Sales Executives Club; Politics (Important letters, Democrats for Nixon, Goldwater-Byrd, Nixon-Lodge); Port Terminal Investigation; State Department; Taber Committee (Congress), 1953; Poly-Scientific Corporation; Travel (1955 State Department tour of Australia, India, and other Pacific countries; 1960; Argentina Trip, 1961; 1964-1-65; 1971-1972; 1975).

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Scope and Content

From the Collection:

Johnston's papers include correspondence, speeches, letterbooks, scrapbooks, newspaper clippings, diaries, photographs, and memorabilia from his local and national business, political, and military careers. The majority of the collection consists of subject files (especially Johnston's service with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and foreign aid work) and correspondence.

Dates

  • Creation: 1939 - 1979
  • Creation: Majority of material found within 1942 - 1962

Creator

Access Restrictions

Collection is open for research.

Full Extent

From the Collection: 19 Cubic Feet (19 boxes)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections, Virginia Tech Repository

Contact:
Special Collections, University Libraries (0434)
560 Drillfield Drive
Newman Library, Virginia Tech
Blacksburg Virginia 24061 US
540-231-6308