S. Harvey Johnson Copybook
Scope and Content
This collection contains a copybook maintained by S. Harvey Johnson, a Methodist minister residing in Patrick County, Virginia around the turn of the twentieth century. The book is titled "Thoughts, Original and Selected with Incidents, Illustrations, etc." Largely religious in subject matter, the book includes sections headed "What to Preach," "How to Preach," and "Life, Its Sources and Purpose," among others. Though the book itself is undated, it contains one passage copied from a speech delivered in 1885. The copybook is accompanied by an untitled, undated poem by Paul Hayne.
Dates
- Creation: n.d.
Creator
- Johnson, S. Harvey (Person)
Access Restrictions
Collection is open to research.
Use Restrictions
to publish material from the S. Harvey Johnson Copybook must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.
Biographical Information
The 1900 U. S. census lists S. Harvey Johnson, a 45-year-old preacher, living in Tunstall District, Patrick County, Virginia. Also living in the household were his 31-year-old wife, [Lulu?], and childrenTeresa, L. Inez, and [Willard?] D. No further record of the family could be located. The copybook had been found in a farm house in Ashland, Virginia.
Paul Hamilton Hayne was born in Charleston, South Carolina in 1830. After graduating from the College of Charleston in 1852, he established a law practice but soon abandoned it to pursue a literary career. During the Civil War, he served in the Confederate Army. Though he published numerous collections of his poetry, Hayne is more widely remembered for his work as a literary critic and magazine editor. He died at his home, Copse Hill, in Grovetown, Georgia, in 1886.
Full Extent
0.1 Cubic Feet (1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Copybook of S. Harvey Johnson, a 19th-century Pittsylvania County, Virginia Methodist minister. Titled "Thoughts, Original and Selected with Incidents, Illustrations, etc.," the book contains passages copied from numerous works, relating mostly to religious matters, including instructions on what and how to preach. Accompanied by an untitled poem by Paul Hayne.
Acquisition Information
The S. Harvey Johnson Copybook was donated to Special Collections in 2008.
Alternative Form Available
copybook is accompanied by photocopies of its entire contents.
General Physical Description note
1 container; 0.1 cu. ft.
Processing Information
The processing and description of the S. Harvey Johnson Copybook commenced and was completed in February 2008.
- Title
- A Guide to the S. Harvey Johnson Copybook, n.d.
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- John M. Jackson
- Date
- © 2008 By Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. All rights reserved.
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- Description is in English
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections, Virginia Tech Repository
Special Collections, University Libraries (0434)
560 Drillfield Drive
Newman Library, Virginia Tech
Blacksburg Virginia 24061 US
540-231-6308
specref@vt.edu