Devil's Front Porch, with editorial proof markings
Overview
The Devil's Front Porch, with editorial proof markings and photographs.
Dates
- Creation: 1934 - 1970
Creator
- Johnson, Lester Douglas, 1903- (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
No access restrictions.
Conditions Governing Use
Spencer Library staff may determine use restrictions dependent on the physical condition of manuscript materials.
Biography of Lester Douglas Johnson, 1903-
Johnson entered the State Reformatory in Hutchinson, Kansas at nineteen. One year later he was transferred to the State Penitentiary at Lansing. Other crimes ranging from larceny to armed robbery resulted in five prison terms in federal and state penitentiaries, all adding up to forty years. While in prison Johnson completed correspondence courses, haunted the prison libraries, and became interested in history. In 1946 he was one of the founders of The Clock, the publication of the Idaho State Penitentiary. Johnson was released from prison in 1968. He worked for The Pictorial Times in Topeka, writing a weekly column, "echoes of the Past", and a historical feature.
Extent
1 box (24 leaves + 1 box) : illustrations; typescript
Language of Materials
English
Physical Location
RH MS 131
Physical Location
RH MS-P 131
Separated Materials
The published book Devil's front porch is available at RH C1263
General
This manuscript was published by the University of Press of Kansas, Lawrence in 1970.
Subject
- Kansas State Penitentiary (Organization)
- Title
- Guide to the Lester Douglas Johnson Collection
- Subtitle
- Devil's Front Porch, with editorial proof markings
- Author
- lgg 8 February 1973; mg 2004; revised by rw, 2009
- Date
- 2004
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Finding aid written in <language>English.</language>
- Finding aid permalink
- http://hdl.handle.net/10407/6655290140
- Preferred citation
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Lester Douglas Johnson Collection, Kansas Collection, RH MS 131 , Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas
Repository Details
Part of the University of Kansas. Kenneth Spencer Research Library Repository