viblbv00755Johnston, Clement Dixon, PapersA Guide to the Clement Dixon Johnston Papers, 1939-1979 (Bulk 1942-1962)Ms.1982.012Special Collections StaffSpecial Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech
Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries (0434)560 Drillfield DriveNewman Library, Virginia TechBlacksburg, Virginia 24061Business Number: 540-231-6308specref@vt.eduURL: This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2023-08-07 13:36:40 -0400.EnglishDescribing Archives: A Content Standard2020-08-06Finding aid notes updated to new department standards. juliagsSpecial Collections and University Archives, Virginia TechClement Dixon Johnston Papers,Johnston, Clement Dixon, 1895-1979Ms.1982.01219 Cubic Feet19 boxes1939-19791942-1962Please note: This collection is in off-site storage and requires 2-3 days notice for retrieval. Please contact Special Collections for more information.The collection contains correspondence, speeches, scrapbooks, diaries, photographs, and other memorabilia from Johnston's tenure and local and national politics and business.The materials in the collection are in English.
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Source of Acquisition
The Clement Dixon Johnston Papers were donated to Virginia Tech University Libraries in 1982.
Processing Information
The Clement Dixon Johnston Papers is in its original order. An box-level inventory was created after the donation and materials were later moved to larger boxes. The inventory was used to create this finding aid in January 2011.
Biographical Note
Clement Dixon Johnston (1895-1979), a native of Louisville, Kentucky, graduated from Centre College in 1916. He began a career in business and public affairs in 1926 when he founded the Roanoke (Virginia) Public Warehouse. Johnston served at various times as president of the Roanoke Chamber of Commerce (1934), deputy director of the U.S. Office of Civil Defense Planning (1947-1948), president of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce (1954-1955), and special representative of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee to study the foreign aid program in Southeast Asia (1956-1967). In 1960, he served as president of the Virginia State Chamber of Commerce.
During World War I, Johnston served as an Infantry Captain and Company Commander in the Panama Canal Zone. He retained reserve status until accepting a World War II assignment. He was Warehouse Officer for the Army Ordinance Field Service for nearly three years. Johnston completed his war service in China as Ordinance Supply Officer and Staff Quartermaster for "Z" forces under General Stillwell.
Scope and Contents
Johnston's papers include correspondence, speeches, letterbooks, scrapbooks, newspaper clippings, diaries, photographs, and memorabilia from his local and national business, political, and military careers. The majority of the collection consists of subject files (especially Johnston's service with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and foreign aid work) and correspondence.
Arrangement
The collection is in its original order.
Boxes 1-9 and 12 include subject files in alphabetical order. Boxes 9-11 contain speeches from local and national events. Boxes 13-16 include correspondence, arranged chronologically. Box 17 contains military materials, honors and awards, and photographs. Box 18 includes publications. Boxes 18-19 contains scrapbooks.
Local/Regional History and Appalachian SouthSubject FilesAWA (American Warehousemen's Association), 1942-1952; Advisory Committee, Office of Defense Transportation; Air Force Seminar, 1949; American Association of Nurserymen, 1955; American Chain of Warehouses, 1942-1949; American Petroleum Institute; Boy Scouts of America; Boys Club of America; Colleges and Universities (Centre, VMI, VPI, UVA); Hospital Fund Development; Burrell Memorial Hospital, 1942-19581Burrell Memorial Hospital, 1959-1961; Community Hospital; Jefferson Lewis-Gale; McVitty House; Junior Achievement; Modern Arts Club; Monroe Library & Foundation; Rotary International; Sales Executives Club; Politics (Important letters, Democrats for Nixon, Goldwater-Byrd, Nixon-Lodge); Port Terminal Investigation; State Department; Taber Committee (Congress), 1953; Poly-Scientific Corporation; Travel (1955 State Department tour of Australia, India, and other Pacific countries; 1960; Argentina Trip, 1961; 1964-1-65; 1971-1972; 1975)2Rotary International; Roanoke Chamber of Commerce; Virginia State Chamber of Commerce, 1942-19603Virginia State Chamber of Commerce, 1960-1962; Virginia State Chamber of Commerce, 1962-1975; U.S. Chamber of Commerce--Conference of National Organizations4U.S. Chamber of Commerce--Conference of National Organizations; U.S. Chamber of Commerce--Foreign Affairs Committee (Australia, New Zealand, India, Pakistan, 1955-1956; Southeast Asia, 1956-1957; Testimony before the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee); Government documents relating to foreign aid (see list below); U.S. Chamber of Commerce, 1942-1950 (Committee on International Political & Social Problems, Southeastern Division of U.S. Chamber of Commerce--Washington, D.C. and Atlanta, GA offices)5Scope and ContentList of government documents relating to foreign aidThe Objectives of U.S. Economic Assistance ProgramsGreece, Turkey, and IranNo. 2: Personnel for the Mutual Security ProgramNo. 7: American Private Enterprise, Foreign Economic Development, and teh Aid ProgramsNo. 3: The Role of Foreign Aid in the Development of Other CountriesNo. 4: The Use of Private Contractors in Foreign Aid ProgramsNo. 7: Southeast Asia (Vietnam, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Burma, and Indonesia)Foreign Aid--Report of the Special Committee to Study the Foreign Aid ProgramU.S. Chamber of Commerce, 1946-1952 (Southeastern Division; International Chamber of Commerce, 1945-19446; Young Men's Committee; William K. Jackson, president, 1946-1947; Eric A. Johnston, president, 1945-1946; Finance Budget & Audit; Committee on International Political & Social Problems); U.S. Chamber of Commerce, 1948-1954 (Circle X; Commission on Intergovernmental Relations; Congressional Study; Civil Defense; National Automobile Dealers' Association); U.S. Chamber of Commerce (Armed Forces Manpower Committee; Arch Booth; Ralph Bradford; Brookings Institution; Canada-U.S. Committee; Defense Production Act; Federal Surplus Relief Corporation; Foreign Aid; Government Expenditures)6U.S. Chamber of Commerce (Military Spending Committee; Universal Military Training; International Political & Social Committee; Political Committee; Policy Committee/Nominating Committee; President Seyferth); U.S. Chamber of Commerce, 1952-1955 (including congratulatory letters); U.S. Chamber of Commerce, 1955-19607U.S. Chamber of Commerce, 1956-1959; U.S. Chamber of Commerce, 1961, including Circle X8U.S. Chamber of Commerce--Project Adequate Roads9Trade Associations, including: Merchandise Warehousing Code Authority (Minneapolis; Chicago; Savannah, GA; Dallas; Seattle; Fort Worth; Boston); Commercial Code--Virginia (National--minutes, by-laws, proceedings, complaint hearings; National Recovery Administration; Newspaper Clippings; Southern Warehousemen's Association--1935 convention, proxy to vote, list of subscribers; D.L. Tilly; Clover Farm Stores, 1935; W. M. Caudell; Frank M. Cole; Lorena W. Coop; A. Lane Cricher; R. G. Culbertson; Distribution Warehousing; J. F. Duffy; Elmer Erickson; Miscellaneous12SpeechesSpeeches--loose-leaf notebooks9Speeches--large loose-leaf notebook, miscellaneous manuscript and typescript notes; Speeches identified by "Title," subject, or site of delivery (see list below)10Scope and ContentList of identified speeches"Alternative Pathways""America's Priceless Heritage - The Competitive System"Armed ForcesAustralian Broadcasting CommissionBar Association"Boundless Business Frontiers"BusinessBusiness & Industry"Centers of Initiative"Chamber of CommerceCivic AffairsDemocracy - CitizenshipDemocratic National CommitteeEconomics - "Pathways to Progress"Education - Colleges & UniversitiesForeign AidFree Enterprise"Go South Young Man"Hibernian SocietyHospitalsIndustrial EditorsKeynoteLondonMiddle Man ("Jobber")Minimum Wage LawNational Affairs"The New Renaissance"Ohio State Chamber of CommerceOrlando Chamber of Commerce"Pathways to Progress""Price Controls" [a recording]Public Housing"Rendezvous with Destiny"Right to WorkTestimonyTransportation - Roads"Unaware and Unalert"Welfare StateWorld-International LeadershipNumerous legal pads filled with handwritten notes and rough drafts. Many editorial references (clippings, brochures, etc.)11CorrespondenceGeneral Correspondence1942-195012General Correspondence1950-195113General Correspondence1952-195314General Correspondence19531954-19551955-195715General Correspondence1958-196019611962-196416General Correspondence1964-197917Memorabilia (Honors, Photographs, Scrapbooks)Military (Diaries, 1942-1943; Legion of Merit correspondence); Honorary degrees; Photographs17Scrapbook: Hospital fund drive18Scrapbooks: 3 covering U.S. Chamber of Commerce presidential year, 1954-1955; Roanoke Campaign for Refugee and Overseas Relief, 1939 (includes a 12-minute sermonette); The story of "Alternative Pathways," 195219Publications and ClippingsChamber of Commerce programs, policies, directories; Government documents (see list below); Magazine articles (see list below); Miscellaneous publications (see list below); Newspaper clippings18Scope and ContentGovernment documentsHow the Tax Rate Reform Would Benefit You (Herlong-Baker bills)1963 Congressional HandbookUnder the Dome--How Our Congress WorksPage from June 16, 1959 Congressional RecordA Study of Civil Defense, 1948Civil Defense for National Security, OCDP, 1948The Federal Budget in Brief (FY1956)Overlapping Taxes in the United StatesMagazine articlesNewsweek, May 10, 1954, p. 77Newsweek, February 28, 1955, p. 26Washington Report, May 7, 1954Washington Report, May 13, 1955Manufacturers Record, April 1955, p. 41Florida Motor Court Journal, November 1954The Commonwealth Magazine of Virginia, May 1954Nation's Business, June 1954, p. 38Illustrated Weekly of Pakistan, September 4, 1955, p. 9MiscellaneousAmerican Association of Commerce PublicationsAmerican Warehousemen's Association programWashington (D.C.) Trade Association Executives membership list, 1954The American Forum, April 24, 1955--"Women Want to Know""The Economics of the Guaranteed Wage""'Fringe' Benefits"