Roy P. Johnson's Fort Abercrombie Research Collection
Collection
Identifier: SC 23
Scope and Contents
Correspondence; and research notes dealing with Fort Abercrombie. Also includes typed and handwritten transcripts of the post returns from 1858 to 1876.
Dates
- 1960 - 1961
Access
The collection is open under the rules and regulations of the NDSU Archives.
Copyrights
Copyrights to this collection are held by the NDSU Archives.
Biography
Roy P. Johnson was born May 1, 1899 in Hendrum, Minnesota and died in Moorhead, Minnesota on February 20, 1963. Mr. Johnson is best known for his work as a reporter-historian for the Fargo Forum, where he worked from 1927 to 1963. After finishing high school in 1916, Mr. Johnson worked at a number of jobs; including as a station manager for the Great Northern Railroad, a telegrapher for Western Union and an Associated Press telegrapher for both the Fargo Courier-News and Fargo Forum. On June 15, 1921 he married Mary Cordelia LeVitre of Moorhead, Minnesota. The couple had no children. During World War II, he served in the Navy as a Chief Petty Officer in public relations and recruiting. He was a member of a number of historical societies in North Dakota, Minnesota, Montana, and Manitoba. In 1958 he was appointed to the advisory council of the Civil War Centennial
Commission, and in 1960 he served as a historical advisor for the Dakota Territory Centennial Commission, plus two committees for the Minnesota centennial observances.
Extent
31 Items
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Correspondence; and research notes dealing with Fort Abercrombie. Also includes typed and handwritten transcripts of the post returns from 1858 to 1876.
Provenance
Donated by Roy P. Johnson.
Property rights
The NDSU Archives owns the property rights to this collection.
- Title
- Finding Aid to the Roy P. Johnson’s Fort Abercrombie Research Collection
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Institute for Regional Studies Repository
Contact:
West Building N
3551 7th Avenue North
Fargo North Dakota 58102 United States
ndsu.archives@ndsu.edu
West Building N
3551 7th Avenue North
Fargo North Dakota 58102 United States
ndsu.archives@ndsu.edu