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Identifier

Accession 1217

Inclusive Dates

1861-2022

Restrictions

Open under the rules and regulations of the Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections

Collection Size

16 boxes, 95 folders

Language

English;

Scope and Content Note

The Johnston Family Papers is a collection primarily focused on genealogical materials. Much of the content was gathered by Andrew D. Johnston, with significant contributions from family members. The collection includes genealogical research conducted by both Andrew D. Johnston and Patricia Andrews Johnston Treadwell. This research comprises Family Tree Maker files, pedigree charts, descendant reports, ahnentafel reports, family unit charts, grave records, family narratives, published genealogical resources, marriage announcements, and obituaries. Prominent family names in the collection include Johnston, Huber, Nesbit, Stassen, Wiedderecht, Glass, Briegel, and Boese.

In addition to the genealogical materials, the collection contains the personal papers of several family members, including Thomas Jefferson Johnston, Burdette Francis Johnston, Emily Nesbit Johnston, Robert James Johnston, and the Huber family.

  • Thomas Jefferson Johnston (1837-1894) served in the Union Army with Company C, 11th Regiment Iowa Infantry, in Belknap’s Iowa Brigade, XVII Corps, Army of the Tennessee. His papers include his American Civil War diary and an annotated transcription by Robert James Johnston.

  • Burdette Francis Johnston (1913-1992) was an instructor of Speech and Theatre and Vice Provost of the Kappa Division at the College of DuPage in Glen Ellyn. Notable students included Jim Belushi and Kathryn Hays. His papers feature his school records, teaching materials, correspondence with his wife Emily Nesbit Johnston, newspaper clippings, and photographs.

  • Emily Nesbit Johnston (1917-2008)'s papers include her school records (high school and college), personal cards and letters, wedding book, and newspaper articles.

  • Robert James Johnston (1945-2015)'s papers consist of school records (from grade school through college), birth announcements, correspondence, newspaper articles, home movies, and records from the family farm in Columbus Junction, Iowa.

  • The Huber Family papers contain school records from Sherry Lynn Huber Johnston, records gathered by Delbert Edward Huber (1921-2003) and Marion Gertrude Stassen Huber (b. 1926), as well as newspaper clippings related to Liebermann Jewelers in Joliet, Illinois.

Additional materials in the collection include World War II ration books owned by James R. Johnston of Hoopeston, Illinois, a Stassen family Bible owned by Charles J. Stassen (1866-1942), and Bibles owned by Emily Nesbit Johnston and Robert James Johnston.

Keywords

American Civil War, Diaries, Union Army

Copyright

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Johnston Family Papers - Accession 1217

LC Subject Headings

Johnston family; Huber family; Nesbitt family; Stassen family; Wiedderecht family; Glass family; Briegel family; Boese family; Johnston, Thomas Jefferson, 1837-1894--Diaries; Johnston, Burdette Francis, 1913-1992--Archives; Johnston, Emily Nesbit, 1917-2008--Archives; Johnston, Sherry Lynn Huber; Huber, Delbert Edward, 1921-2003--Archives; Huber, Marion Gertrude Stassen, 1926-2021--Archives; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives; United States. Army. Iowa Infantry Regiment, 11th (1861-1865). Company C; College of DuPage--Faculty; Liebermann Jewelers; Jewelry stores--Illinois--Joliet; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives

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