Parham Johnson Materials

Collection

Identifier: MC 2690

Staff Only
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Content Description

The collection contains a scrapbook, clippings, photographs, and correspondence created by, collected by, or related to Parham "Sonny" Johnson. The bulk of the materials are related to Johnson's time as a student at Subiaco Academy in Subiaco, Arkansas and as a member of the Subiaco Trojans football team.

Dates

circa 1933-1959

Creator

Johnson, Parham Screeton, 1920-1942 (Person)

Language of Materials

Collection materials are in English.

Conditions Governing Access

Please call (479) 575-8444 or email specoll@uark.edu at least two weeks in advance of your arrival to ensure availability of the materials.

Conditions Governing Use

No Use Restrictions Apply.

No Interlibrary Loan.

Standard Federal Copyright Laws Apply (U.S. Title 17).

Biographical / Historical

Parham "Sonny" Screeton Johnson was born May 7, 1920 in Cotton Plant, Arkansas to Parham Sidney Johnson and Evelyn Screeton Johnson. He attended Little Rock High School, Columbia Military Academy, and Subiaco Academy, from which he graduated in May 1938. Sonny Johnson enlisted in the United States Navy in 1939, and served in combat during World War II as an Aviation Radioman Second Class. He went missing in action on May 13, 1942, and was later declared dead and posthumously awarded a Purple Heart, among other honors.