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<em>Tough Timber</em> controversy

-Contains correspondence and extended personal notations by Johnson relating to the historical controversies contained in <em>Tough Timber</em>.
-Incoming letter, from: Myrtle and Hjalmer Bergren, May 31, 1966.
-Incoming letter, from: Myrtle Bergren, Sept 5th 1996.
-Incoming letter, from Myrtle Bergren, June 15, 1965.
-Incoming letter, from: Myrtle Bergren, Jan. 19, 1967.
-Incoming letter, from: Myrtle Bergren, Oct. 1965.
-Incoming letter, from: Myrtle Bergren, Jan. 3, 1967.

Correspondence : outgoing

Bergren, Myrtle and Hjalmar Aug. 14, 1963
Nine letters relating to the publication of Tough Timber and His recollections of past historical events.
Sept. 19, 1963
Aug. 31, 1965
June 19, 1965
Oct. 23, 1965
Dec. 1, 1965
Jan. 3, 1967
Comments n.d.
[typescript] critical comments on the book, Tough Timber. n.d.
Fisherman, The Editor July 17, 1963

<em>The Fisherman</em> article controversy

-Includes newspaper clippings and correspondence relating to an article which appeared in <em>The Fisherman</em> in July of 1962.
-Incoming letter from: “Operator 212”, July 21st, 1962.
-Incoming letter from: George North, Managing Editor, <em>The Fisherman</em>, July 19th, 1963.

Historical controversies

Series consists of correspondence, newspaper clippings and an extensive personal note relating to two historical controversial published histories of the ILWU’s activities in the 1930s. One of these publications was the 1966 book Tough Timber written by Myrtle Bergren. The other controversy involves a 1962 article published in The Fisherman, the United Fisherman and Allied Worker Union’s newspaper.

<em>Tough Timber</em> controversy

-Contains correspondence and a number of drafts a document created by Johnson relating to the historical controversies contained in <em>Tough Timber</em>.
-Incoming letter, from: [HP?], Thursday, Feb 9th, 1967.
-Incoming letter, from: “Al”, Dec. 17, 1966.
-Hand-written draft of Johnson’s document responding to <em>Tough Timber</em>.
-Hand-written draft of Johnson’s document responding to <em>Tough Timber</em>.
Hand-written draft of Johnson’s document responding to <em>Tough Timber</em>.
Incoming letter, from: British Columbia Medical Services Association, September 4, 1957.
-Outgoing letter, to: Clay Perry, July 8th 2001.
-Outgoing letter, to: Clay Perry, June 2, 2001.

Personal records

Contains records related to Johnson’s personal finances and his political activities outside of his trade union activism.

Printed material

Leaflet, “I.W.A.; Union Launches Lawsuits Against Blubber Bay Officials.” n.d.
Pamphlet, The International Woodworker’s of America Publication #2, IWA n.d.
Sheet, Proposed Amendments to I.W.A. constitution n.d.
Booklet, Accident Prevention Regulations for Logging. n.d.
Vancouver: Workmen’s Compensation Board 1945
Clippings, (2) Soviet Russia and the Press n.d.
Differences between the Communists and Social Democratic Methods n.d.

Printed material

Series consists of a leaflet relating to the Blubber Bay strike, 2 I.W.A. publications, a Workmen’s Compensation Board publication and two clippings relating to Soviet Russia.

Photograph series

Series consists of 3 unidentified photographs, 2 photographs depicting IWA conferences in the mid-1940s. Also contains photographs of Johnson with his relatives and friends during the 1960s.

Minutes

Series consists of minutes of union meetings including a meeting of October 3, 1948 in which a motion was passed to disaffiliate the membership from the International Woodworkers of America and form the Woodworkers Industrial Union of Canada.

Correspondence

Series consists of incoming and outgoing correspondence relating to his activities as a member of logging unions, 1937-38, and his input and opinions on Myrtle Bergren’s book, <u>Tough Timber</u>, on the history of the loggers of British Columbia, 1963-67.

Lumber and Sawmill Workers’ Union (IWA Local 1-71)

Contains correspondence, meeting minutes and convention documents related to the LSWU including the merger of the union with the IWA. Also includes documents related Johnson’s activities within the LSWU including his arrest in 1937.

Correspondence : incoming

Lumber and Sawmill Workers’ Union, Local No. 2783.
June 11, 1937
June 25, 1937
July 23, 1937

Lumber and Sawmill Workers’ Union, Local No. 71.
Aug. 26, 1937
Jan. 21, 1938
April 22, 1938
April 25, 1938

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