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The collection consists of correspondence, legal documents, genealogical research, and other materials pertaining to the Johnson, Franklin, and Lightfoot families. Many family members lived in Arkansas throughout the 19th and 20th centuries.

Notable among the materials is an affidavit from Mary M. Lightfoot and M. L. Royston regarding their experience with an alleged theft of cotton by Union troops during the Civil War.

The collection consists of materials pertaining to the Johnson family of Washington County, Arkansas, and to family homes (particularly the Johnson House in Johnson, Ark.) and a family business (the Johnson Mill), as well as to Johnson Baptist Church and to local politics and elections. Materials include photographs, business records, property records, autograph books, correspondence, and clippings.