Johnson, John mss., 2013
Papers of John Johnson at the Lilly Library, Indiana
University, Bloomington, Indiana
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Indiana University Libraries.
Summary Information
Repository
Lilly
Library (Indiana University, Bloomington)
Indiana University
1200 E. Seventh St.
Bloomington, IN 47405-5500
Phone: 812-855-2452
Fax: 812-855-3143
Email: liblilly@indiana.edu
http://www.indiana.edu/~liblilly
Creator
Johnson, John
TitleJohnson, John mss., 2013
Collection No.
LMC 2924
Extent
2 boxes
Language
Materials are in
English.
Abstract
The Johnson, John mss., 2013, consist of teaching materials for Professor John Johnson's course, "Folklore in Film."
Access Restrictions
This collection is open for research.
Biographical Note
John Johnson, now Associate Professor Emeritus of Folklore, began teaching in the Folklore and Ethnomusicology department
at Indiana University in 1979 until his retirement in 2006. Johnson’s involvement with the Peace Corps in Somalia inspired
his interest in Somali poetry and remains one of his central research interests, along with popular culture and Malian folklore.
Arrangement
Arrangement follows the collection's original order within four binders: "Course Files," "Past Panel Topics I," "Past Panel
Topics II," and "Past Panel Topics III."
Scope and Content Note
The Johnson, John mss., 2013, consist of teaching materials for Professor John Johnson's course, "Folklore in Film." The materials
include course evaluations, bibliographies, lecture notes, clippings to use as sources, and class assignment rubrics; the
bulk of the collection consists of records of the panel projects chosen by students for the course's final assignment.
Administrative Information
Acquisition Information
Gift: 2017
Usage RestrictionsPrior arrangements are not necessary before coming to the Library.
However, patrons from out of town are encouraged to communicate with
the Library in advance of their visits to ascertain availability of
materials.
Photocopying permitted only with permission of the curator.
Preferred Citation
[Item], Johnson, John mss., Lilly Library,
Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana.
Container List
Box 1
Course Files
Folder 1
Syllabus
Bibliography
Videography
Assignments
Readings
Class Attendance
Class Business
Folder 2
Grades
Exam
Panels
Lectures
Folder 3
Handouts
Last Class
Resources
Class Business
Current Panel
Summery
Folder 4
Future Panels
Folder 5
"X-Files" audiocassette tape
Removed from "Lecture" section in Folder 2
Past Panel Topics I
Restricted
Folder 1
AIDS Conspiracy Theories
Alien Abductions
Area 51
Ark of the Covenant
Folder 2
Atlantis
Bermuda Triangle
Folder 3
Bigfoot
Chupacabra
Folder 4
Crop Circles
Crystal Skulls
Doomsday Prophesies
Past Panel Topics II
Restricted
Folder 1
Exorcism
Fairies
Garden of Eden
Ghosts
Folder 2
Hitler Survival Legends
Holy Grail - Cup
Holy Grail - Da Vinci Code
Folder 3
JFK Assassination
Jack the Ripper
Folder 4
Lincoln Assassination
Loch Ness Monster
Lost Tribes of Israel
Marilyn Monroe Assassination
Box 2
Folder 5
Martin Luther King Assassination
Moon Landing Hoax
Past Panel Topics III
Restricted
Folder 1
Mothman Prophesies
Near Death Experience
9/11 Conspiracies
Folder 2
Noah's Ark
Nostradamus
Ossuary Controversies
Philadelphia Experiment
Folder 3
Princess Diana Assassination
Psychics
RFK Assassination
Roswell UFO Crash
Search for Holy Relics
Shroud of Turin
Folder 4
Spear of Destiny
Spontaneous Human Combustion
Stigmata
UFOs
Folder 5
Vampires
Yeti (Abominable Snowman)
