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This collection contains the personal papers of Ernest A. Johnson, the 9th President of Lake Forest College, donated by his wife, Edith Johnson. The papers mostly consist of documents such as personal correspondence, photographs, pamphlets, newspaper clippings, Lake Forest issued Bulletins, several different awards and honors given to Ernest Johnson, programs such as those given at the opening of the Ernest A. Johnson Memorial Science Center, and additional collected memorabilia by the Johnson family showing the changes that emerged on the Lake Forest College Campus. All these materials are held within a single archival box and in 14 titled folders.

Most of the letters have been stapled together to show the original letter of sympathy and the later resulting letter of acknowledgment and thanks for the kind words of condolence. Mostly the letters speak to the contributions and respect for Johnson and his role at Lake Forest College.

Letter written by Lilace Reid Barnes-See Barnes Reid Collection for more information.

This folder holds a wide assortment of member names that pertain to different groups/events such as Initial Gifts for years 1940 and 1948-Uncertain on exact description, a list of the Board of Directors, Lake Forest YWCA 1944-45, and a complete directory of the Class of 1955. It is possible these are simple documents or the type of documents that as President of Lake Forest College, Johnson had to oversee and simply became a part of the donated materials of this collection.

It is to be noted that there are 5 copies of Johnson's Ph.D. Dissertation "The Gold Policy of the Federal Reserve System August, 1914 to June 30, 1919." The other documents by Johnson discuss issues such as the Round Robin of 1942 Bulletin and opinion piece titled "Those Who Teach."