Abstract

This collection consists primarily of material which Johnson collected and created during his career in education with York County School District #1 as a teacher of agricultural education and later as district superintendent. Johnson served on several advisory committees and organizations supporting agricultural and vocational education and was appointed to President Kennedy's Panel of Consultants to study technical and vocational education in America.

Scope and Content Note The South Carolina Politics material includes correspondence (1935-1971), clippings (1935-1942, 1952-1973), radio schedules of John Cauthen's radio broadcasts of state government activities (1938-1942), reports on South Carolina government, Governors McNair and West (1969-1971) and rough drafts of essays about Edgar A. Brown, Sol Blatt and South Carolina politics, (circa 1930's to 1970).The Textile Industry (1943-1973) records include correspondence with fellow members of the South...

Abstract

Kevin J. Morris conducted a series of interviews with twelve individuals as part of research for his 1997 Clemson dissertation. The interviews focus on the establishment and evolution of the technical education system in South Carolina between the years 1961-1991.

Scope and Contents note This series consists of material arranged alphabetically in a subject file according to the title of the folder. Within each folder, items are arranged chronologically. Floyd Johnson's career as teacher of agriculture and later as superintendent of York School District #1 is documented in this series. In addition to his career in education, the series contains information on the various committees and organizations he was associated with while he worked for the growth of vocational and...