Howard D. Johnson papers
Collection
Identifier: ACCN 1035
Scope and Contents
The Howard D. Johnson papers contain newsletters, publications, clippings, and biographical materials. Included is a booklet, Radio in Victory as Presented by: KNAK.
Dates
- 1946-1985
Creator
- Johnson, Howard D., 1910- (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.
Conditions Governing Use
The library does not claim to control copyright for all materials in the collection. An individual depicted in a reproduction has privacy rights as outlined in Title 45 CFR, part 46 (Protection of Human Subjects). For further information, please review the J. Willard Marriott Library’s Use Agreement and Reproduction Request forms.
Biographical Note
Howard D. Johnson was born September 4, 1910, Richfield, Utah. Johnson was responsible for putting more than 30 radio stations on the air in the Intermountain West. He was part owner of KVEL radio in Vernal for 32 years, KNAK in Salt Lake City and KSUB/KSSD in Cedar City.
Johnson was elected into the Utah Broadcasters Hall of Fame in January 1982. He served as chairman of the board of Southern Utah Broadcasting Co., was a member of the Broadcast Pioneers and a senior boardcast engineer with the Society of Broadcast Engineers based in Washington D. C.
He worked as a meterologist for the U.S. Government Weather Bureau during World War II and as an eletrical engineer at the Univeristy of Utah from 1952 to 1970, where he coordinated Army contracts.
He died August 5, 1989.
(This biographical note was quoted from Johnson's obituary published in the Deseret News on August, 7 1989.)
Johnson was elected into the Utah Broadcasters Hall of Fame in January 1982. He served as chairman of the board of Southern Utah Broadcasting Co., was a member of the Broadcast Pioneers and a senior boardcast engineer with the Society of Broadcast Engineers based in Washington D. C.
He worked as a meterologist for the U.S. Government Weather Bureau during World War II and as an eletrical engineer at the Univeristy of Utah from 1952 to 1970, where he coordinated Army contracts.
He died August 5, 1989.
(This biographical note was quoted from Johnson's obituary published in the Deseret News on August, 7 1989.)
Extent
0.25 Linear Feet (1 Folder)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The Howard D. Johnson papers (1946-1985) contain newsletters, publications, clippings, and biographical materials. Howard Johnson was a developer of the ceilometer, president of KNAK radio and founder of KOVO radio stations in Utah and a meteorologist.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Separated from the Tim Larsen papers, ACCN 0990.
Separated Materials
Photographs transferred to the Multimedia Division of Special Collections (P0499).
Processing Information
Processed by Manuscripts Division staff in 1988.
Creator
- Johnson, Howard D., 1910- (Person)
- Title
- Inventory of the Howard D. Johnson papers
- Author
- Finding aid created by Manuscripts staff.
- Date
- 2013 (last modified: 2019)
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Repository Details
Part of the J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections Repository
Contact:
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City Utah 84112 United States
801-581-8863
special@library.utah.edu
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City Utah 84112 United States
801-581-8863
special@library.utah.edu