Summary Information
Charles Nicholas Johnson Slide Collection
1954-1957
UWP Manuscript Collection 36
0.4 cubic feet (1 archives box)
UW-Parkside Library / Parkside Area Research Ctr. (Map)
Color slides of post World War II Japan. These images
captured everyday life in Japan, including urban scenes, landscapes and other
representations of Japanese culture. Many of the images were taken at Nikkō
Tōshō-gū, a Shinto shrine established in 1617 to enshrine Tokugawa Ieyasu, the first
shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate.
English
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Biography/History
Photographer and U.S. Army non-commissioned officer Charles Nicholas Johnson
(1923-2005) was stationed in Tokyo from fall 1954 to September 1957. During this
time he photographed color images, capturing everyday life in Japan, urban scenes,
landscapes and representations of Japanese culture.
Scope and Content Note
256 photographic slides taken by the donor between 1955 and 1957 in Japan and 28 commercial slides.
Arrangement of the Materials
The files are organized alphabetically by personal name or by subject, then
chronologically.
Preferred Citation
See
the UWP Libraries' Archives Department Citation Guide for
Primary Sources
Administrative/Restriction Information
There are no access restrictions on the materials, and the collection is open to
all members of the public in accordance with state law.
The researcher assumes full responsibility for conforming with the laws of libel,
privacy, and copyright which may be involved in the use of this collection
(Wisconsin Statutes 19.21-19.39).
Donated to UW-Parkside Archives and Area Research Center by Katherine Burger Johnson, Charles Nicholas Johnson’s daughter-in-law.
Processed by Melissa Olson in 2013.
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