Clifton H. Johnson

CTL-E-3037 · Person · scholar · 1921-2008

PROVISIONAL evidence grade of this record

Historian and archivist who founded the Amistad Research Center in 1966 and served as its first administrator and longtime director.

The record

Also known as: Clifton Herman Johnson

Notes

RELP70 new entity (2026-10-06): +10 claims, +10 evidence, +4 relationships touching. Provisional pending multi-source corroboration of dates.

Relationships

Amistad Research Center — founded
Clifton H. Johnson founded the Amistad Research Center in 1966; he was its first administrator.
Amistad Research Center — affiliated with
Johnson served as Amistad Research Center's first administrator and longtime director.

Referenced by

Amistad Research Center — founded by → this record

Sources

Tulane Amistad finding aids - Clifton H. Johnson papers biographical statement
Wikipedia - Amistad Research Center

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