Research Catalog
Robert Underwood Johnson papers,
- Title
- Robert Underwood Johnson papers, 1875-1937.
- Author
- Johnson, Robert Underwood, 1853-1937.
- Supplementary Content
- Finding Aid
Details
- Additional Authors
- American Academy of Arts and Letters.
- American Copyright League.
- Buel, Clarence Clough, 1850-1933.
- Century Company.
- Cole, Timothy, 1852-1931.
- Egan, Maurice Francis, 1852-1924.
- Gilder, Richard Watson, 1844-1909.
- Holland, J. G. (Josiah Gilbert), 1819-1881.
- Johnson, Owen, 1878-1952.
- Keats-Shelley Memorial Association.
- Martin, Thomas Commerford, 1856-1924.
- Morris, Harrison S. (Harrison Smith), 1856-1948.
- Muir, John, 1838-1914.
- Putnam, George Haven, 1844-1930.
- Description
- 13 linear feet (12 boxes; 57 volumes).
- Subject
- American literature
- American poetry
- Century magazine
- Conservationists > United States
- Copyright > Societies, etc
- Diplomatic and consular service, American > Italy
- Italy > Foreign relations > United States
- Johnson, Robert Underwood, 1853-1937
- Memoirs
- Publishers and publishing
- United States > Foreign relations > Italy
- United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865
- Genre/Form
- Photographs.
- Scrapbooks.
- Access (note)
- Advance notice required. Apply at http://www.nypl.org/mssref
- Source (note)
- Benjamin, Mary A.; Agnes Johnson Holden
- Biography (note)
- Robert Underwood Johnson (1853-1937) served on the staff of The Century Magazine from 1879 to 1913, eventually rising to the position of editor-in-chief.
- Processing Action (note)
- Cataloged
- Call Number
- MssCol 1575
- Author
- Johnson, Robert Underwood, 1853-1937.
- Title
- Robert Underwood Johnson papers, 1875-1937.
- Restricted Access
- Advance notice required. Apply at http://www.nypl.org/mssref
- Summary
- The Robert Underwood Johnson papers document Johnson’s personal and professional life from 1875 until his death in 1937. The bulk of the collection dates from the 1880s through 1921, from Johnson's tenure as associate editor of The Century Magazine through his appointment as American Ambassador to Italy. American Copyright League material, 1880-1929, mainly correspondence, documents its activities and efforts to obtain passage of the International Copyright Act. The Century Magazine letterbooks contain outgoing letters from Johnson and editors Richard Watson Gilder and Clarence Clough Buel concerning the Magazine's Battles and Leaders of the Civil War series and other historical articles, general editorial and administrative matters, and other topics. Personal papers reflect Johnson's public, private, and professional life, including correspondence; memoirs and other writings; photographs of Johnson and others, including images dating from his ambassadorship in Italy; and scrapbooks of clippings concerning his published poetry and news items. Notable correspondents include Timothy Cole, Maurice Francis Egan, Richard Watson Gilder, Josiah Gilbert Holland, Thomas Commerford Martin, Harrison S. Morris, John Muir, and George Haven Putnam, among others.
- Biography
- Robert Underwood Johnson (1853-1937) served on the staff of The Century Magazine from 1879 to 1913, eventually rising to the position of editor-in-chief. He was the American Ambassador to Italy from 1920-1921, and was active in the causes of nature conservation and copyright law. Johnson was a founding member of the American Copyright League and a published poet. His autobiography, Remembered Yesterdays, appeared in 1923.
- Location of Other Archival Materials
- Related collections include the Richard Watson Gilder Papers, the Richard Rogers Bowker Papers, the Century Company Records, the H. Nelson Gay Papers, and the J.G. Holland Papers; Manuscripts and Archives Division; New York Public Library.
- Finding Aids
- Finding aid available in repository and on internet: http://www.nypl.org/research/chss/spe/rbk/faids/johnsonru.pdf
- Connect to:
- Occupation
- Diplomats.Editors.Poets.
- Added Author
- Buel, Clarence Clough, 1850-1933.Cole, Timothy, 1852-1931.Egan, Maurice Francis, 1852-1924.Gilder, Richard Watson, 1844-1909.Holland, J. G. (Josiah Gilbert), 1819-1881.Johnson, Owen, 1878-1952.Martin, Thomas Commerford, 1856-1924.Morris, Harrison S. (Harrison Smith), 1856-1948.Muir, John, 1838-1914.Putnam, George Haven, 1844-1930.American Academy of Arts and Letters.American Copyright League.Century Company.Keats-Shelley Memorial Association.
- Research Call Number
- MssCol 1575