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| Size | 1.5 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 500 items) |
| Abstract | Rufus Z. Johnston (1874-1959) was a United States naval officer. The collection includes official correspondence, papers, orders, clippings, and personal letters of Johnston while he served on the U.S.S. Oregon and U.S.S. Philadelphia; made a cruise around South America; participated in the battle of Santiago de Cuba in the Philippines during the insurrection; and served in the Navy in the Boxer Rebellion and in World War I. Included are a letter book, 1895-1927; records and orders; a narrative by Frederick C. Hicks of a South American voyage, 1924-1925, which included a diplomatic visit to Peru; and correspondence between Congressman Alfred Lee Bulwinkle (1883-1950) and Johnston's sister about her accepting a foreign decoration for her brother. |
| Creator | Johnston, Rufus Z. (Rufus Zenas), 1874-1959. |
| Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection. |
| Language | English |
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Processing Information
Processed by: SHC Staff
Encoded by: Noah Huffman, December 2007
Updated by: Adam Fielding, Kate Stratton and Jodi Berkowitz, October 2010; Nancy Kaiser, January 2021
This collection was rehoused and a summary created with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
This finding aid was created with support from NC ECHO.
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Biographical Information
Rufus Z. Johnston (1874-1959) was a United States naval officer who served with the Navy in the Spanish-American War, the Boxer Rebellion, and World War I. He retired as a rear admiral.
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This collection includes official correspondence, papers, orders, clippings, and personal letters of Rufus Z. Johnston (1874-1959) while he served as an officer on the U.S.S. Oregon and U.S.S. Philadelphia; made a cruise around South America; participated in the battle of Santiago de Cuba in the Philippines during the insurrection; and served in the Navy in the Boxer Rebellion and in World War I. Included are a letter book, 1895-1927; records and orders; a narrative by Frederick C. Hicks of a South American voyage, 1924-1925, which included a diplomatic visit to Peru; and correspondence between Congressman Alfred Lee Bulwinkle (1883-1950) and Johnston's sister about her accepting a foreign decoration for her brother.
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Rufus Z. Johnston Papers, 1895-1952.
| Folder 1a |
Original finding aid |
| Folder 1 |
1905-1925 |
| Folder 2 |
1928-1950 |
| Folder 3 |
Orders, letters; 1895-1931Items missing as of November 1990 |
| Folder 4 |
Diploma |
| Folder 5 |
Clippings |
| Folder 6 |
Folder number not used |
| Oversize Image OP-P-2541/1 |
Picture of Rufus Johnston, June 1952 |
| Folder 7 |
Record of Medals of Honor, 1862-1923 |
| Folder 8 |
Yearbook, 1894 |
| Folder 9 |
Yearbook, 1895 |
| Folder 10 |
Military Order of the Dragon, 1900-1911 |
| Folder 11 |
Distinguished Service Record, 1917-1919 |
| Folder 12 |
Newsletters, 1923-1925 |
| Folder 13 |
U.S. Naval Training Station, 1937 |
| Folder 14 |
Pamplet"Arms and the Man" by Captain R.Z. Johnston |
| Folder 15 |
Special Diplomatic Mission to the Centennial of the Battle of Ayucucho, Volume 9 |
| Folder 16 |
Letter book |
| Extra Oversize Image XOP-P-2541/1 |
Framed photograph |
| Extra Oversize Paper Folder XOPF-3541/1 |
Certificates, Letters, 1895-1924Course certificate for Rufus Zenas Johnston Jr. from the United States Naval Academy dated 7 June 1895; diploma dated 13 June 1897; letter dated 18 August 1908, from President Theodore Roosevelt appointing Rufus Zenas Johnston Jr. to Lieutenant Commander of the Navy; a letter dated 1 July 1897 from President William McKinley appointing Rufus Johnston Jr. Ensign in the Navy; a letter dated 28 June 1909 from President William Howard Taft appointing Rufus Z. Johnston jr. to Lieutenant commander of the Navy; a letter dated 28 February 1903 from President Theordore Roosevelt appointing him to Lieutenant in the navy, a letter dated 22 December 1908 from President Theordore Roosevelt appointing him lieutenant commander in the Navy; a letter dated 10 November 1900 from President William McKinley appointing him Lieutenant, junior grade in the navy; a letter dated 20 October 1914 from President Woodrow Wilson appointing him Commander in the Navy; and a certificate from the Domain of Neptunus Rex dated 3 December 1924. |
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