Joseph E. Johnson Collection
This collection consists of combined materials from AR.0354, .0515, .0572, .0605 of Joe Johnson’s materials during his time at the University of Tennessee and his time as system president. The combined collection includes three series of Correspondence, Speaking Engagements, and Reading Files compiled during his time as system president.
The first series is the correspondence from Johnson's time as system president. Most notably this series contains materials regarding the firing of head football coach Johnny Majors. The second series contains notes, written speeches, and programs from speaking engagements during Johnson's time as university and system president. The last series are the reading files from office of the president. The files have been organized by Johnson's secretary by their subject matter and in this collection have been seperated by year (1991-1992).
Dates
- 1964-1998
Conditions Governing Access
Collections are stored offsite and must be requested in advance. See www.special.lib.utk.edu for detailed information. Collections must be requested through a registered Special Collections research account.
Conditions Governing Use
The UT Libraries claims only physical ownership of most material in the collections. Persons wishing to broadcast or publish this material must assume all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any claimants on www.special.lib.utk.edu for detailed information. Collections must be requested through a registered Special Collections research account.
Extent
15 Linear Feet
Abstract
This collection consists of combined materials from AR.0354, AR.0515, AR.0572, AR.605 of Joe Johnson’s materials during his time at the University of Tennessee and his first years as system president (1991-1992). The combined collection includes three series of Correspondence, Speaking Engagements, and Reading Files compiled during his time as system president.
Biographical/Historical Note
Joseph Edwin Johnson was born in Vernon, Alabama, on July 9, 1933. He graduated from Hueytown High School in Hueytown, Alabama in 1951. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in History and Political Science in 1955 from Birmingham-Southern College and a certificate in Public Administration in 1956 from the Southern Regional Training Program. He received a Master of Arts degree in Political Science in 1960 and a Doctorate in Education in 1968 with a major in Educational Administration and Supervision from the University of Tennessee. He was a member of Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Kappa Phi, Golden Key Honor Society, and Omicron Delta Kappa. From 1956-1958 he served as a Sergeant in the United States Army.
Johnson worked as a research assistant for the University of Tennessee's Bureau of Public Administration from 1958 to 1960, during which time he published studies on property tax assessment and property tax collection in Knoxville and Knox County, Tennessee. He also began working at the University of Tennessee as an instructor and research associate in 1958. Since then, he has worked as Senior Budget Analyst and Executive Assistant to Governor Buford Ellington (1960-1963), Executive Assistant to the President of the University of Tennessee to President Andrew Holt (1963-1969), Chancellor of the University of Tennessee's Center for the Health Sciences in Memphis (1970-1973), and Vice President for Development at UT (1970, 1973-1991). Johnson served as the 19th President of the University of Tennessee from 1991 until his retirement in 1999. In 2003-2004 he returned for a brief period as interim president.
Arrangement
This collection consists of combined materials from AR.0354, .0515, .0572, .605. The combined collection includes three series of Correspondence, Speaking Engagements, and Reading Files compiled during his time as system president. The reading files have been organized by subject matter by Johnson's office secretary and have been combined in chronological order with in that.
Previous Citation
This collection was previously listed as: AR.
Acquisition Note
These records are the property of the University of Tennessee's Archives.
Repository Details
Part of the Betsey B. Creekmore Special Collections and University Archives, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Repository