William Whipple Johnson: An Inventory of His Papers, 1855-1946 and undated, at the Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library

William Whipple Johnson:

An Inventory of His Papers, 1855-1946 and undated, at the Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library


Descriptive Summary
	Creator	Johnson, William Whipple, 1843-1914
	Title:	William Whipple Johnson Papers,
	Dates:	1855-1946 and undated
	Abstract:	The papers of William Whipple Johnson, who was active in mining, lumber, banking, and oil and gas interests in Thurber, Texas until his death in 1914.
	Collection #	S 496.1
	Quantity:	7 boxes and 19 ledgers (11.0 linear feet)
	Language	English.
	Repository:	Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, Texas Tech University

Biographical Sketch

William Whipple Johnson, born in Ionia, Michigan, in 1853, was a mine owner and entrepreneur. He moved to Texas with his brother, Harvey Johnson, and settled near Strawn, Texas, where they supplied lumber to the Texas and Pacific Railroad. During the 1880s, the Johnsons established the Johnson Coal Mining Company, which was sold to the Texas and Pacific Coal Company in 1888. Johnson remained active in mining, lumber, banking, and oil and gas interests until his death in 1914.

Scope and Contents

The collection consists of correspondence, financial materials, legal materials, literary productions, printed materials, photographs, diagrams and fragments. A large portion of the collection is correspondence and financial materials regarding Johnson's business interests. Also includes information on his activities in Strawn, Texas, and his earlier businesses in Ionia, Michigan. Most of the collection is also available on microfilm.

Restrictions

Access Restrictions

Open for research


Index Terms
	The subject headings used by the Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library are derived from the Library of Congress and/or locally developed.
	Subjects (Persons)
		Johnson, William Whipple, 1843-1914
		Johnson, Harvey E.
		Johnson, Anna Fatzinger, d. 1922
	Subjects (Organizations)
		Johnson Coal Mining Company (Tex.)
		American Coal Mining Company
		San Antonio, Llano, and Northern Railroad
		Texas and Pacific Coal Company
	Places
		Ionia (Mich.)--History
		Palo Pinto County (Tex.)--History
		Strawn (Tex.)--History
	Subjects
		Banks and banking--Michigan--History
		Coal mines and mining--Texas--History
		General stores--Michigan--History
		Lumber trade--Texas--History

Related Material


	For related materials located in the Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, see the following collections:
		William Whipple Johnson Photographs, 1905-1915 Robert W. Spoede Papers, 1800-1968 Robert W. Spoede Photographs, 1905-1915



		Spoede, Robert W. William Whipple Johnson: an Enterprising Man. Thesis (Ph. D.)-- Hardin-Simmons, 1968

Collection Inventory



box
1		Correspondence, 1870-1897
	1		Letters Received, 1870-1878
	2		Letters Received, 1879-1881
	3		Letters Received, 1882-1883
	4		Letters Received, 1884-1885
	5		Letters Received, 1886-1887
	6		Letters Received, 1887
	7		Letters Received, 1887-1888
	8		Letters Received, 1888
	9		Letters Received, 1889
	10		Letters Received, 1889-1890
	11		Letters Received, 1891-1892
	12		Letters Received, 1892-1894
	13		Letters Received, 1894-1895
	14		Letters Received, 1895-1896
	15		Letters Received, 1897



box
2		Correspondence, 1898-1904 and undated
	1		Letters Received, 1898
	2		Letters Received, 1899
	3		Letters Received, 1900
	4		Letters Received, 1900
	5		Letters Received, 1900
	6		Letters Received, 1901
	7		Letters Received, 1901
	8		Letters Received, 1901-1902
	9		Letters Received, 1902
	10		Letters Received, June-August 1902
	11		Letters Received, September 1902-January 1903
	12		Letters Received, February 1903-January 1904
	13		Letters Received, undated



box
3		Correspondence, 1888-1894
	1		Letters Sent, 1888-1897
	2		Letters Sent, 1890-1894



box
3		Legal Documents, 1855-1896
	3		1855-1875
	4		1876-1880
	5		1880-1883
	6		1883-1885
	7		1886-1887
	8		1888
	9		1888
	10		1889-1890
	11		1891-1893
	12		1894-1896



box
4		Legal Documents, 1897-1908 and undated
	1		1897-1899
	2		1900-1908 and undated



box
4		Printed Material, 1894-1928 and undated
	3		1894-1904 and undated
	4		1887-1902 and undated
	5		1897-1902 and undated
	6		1894-1902 and undated
	7		1884-1928 and undated



box
4		Diagrams
	8		undated



box
4		Fragments
	9		1884-1889 and undated



box
4		Papers
	10		1888-1946 and undated



box
4		Financial Documents, 1859-1883
	11		1859-1868
	12		1870-1876
	13		1877-1879
	14		1880
	15		1881
	16		1882
	17		1883



box
5		Financial Documents, 1884-1903 and undated
	1		1884
	2		1885
	3		1886
	4		1887
	5		1888
	6		1889
	7		1890
	8		1891
	9		1892
	10		1893
	11		1894-1895
	12		1896-1897
	13		1898-1899
	14		1900-1901
	15		1902-1903
	16		undated
	17		undated, notebooks



box
6		Financial Documents, Ledgers 1876-1901
			Assorted Business Activities
	1			Address Book, 1884-1885 and undated
	2			Papers, 1876-1877
	3			Notebooks, Quantity 6, c.1882
	4			Ledger of Accounts Payable/Receivable, 1888-1892
	5			Ledger of Accounts Payable/Receivable, 1890
	6			By-Tours and Day Book, 1887-1898
	7			Expenses Ledger, 1889-1892
	8			Expenses Ledger, 1895-1901



box
7		Financial Documents, Ledgers, 1887-1890
			W. W. Johnson coal Mining Company
	1			Notes and Bills Payable, 1887-1888
	2			Coal Book 1888
	3			Notes and Bills, 1887-1890

oversize

Oversized, Financial Documents, Ledgers,

Assorted Business Activities

Expenses Ledger, 1888

Expenses Ledger, 1892-1896

Expenses Ledger, 1893-1896

Expenses Ledger, 1891-1896

American National Bank

The Stock Traders Bank

Checkbook, 1895-1901

W.W. Johnson Coal Mining Company

Checkbook, June-October 1888