Johnson, Alba B. (Alba Boardman), 1858-1935
type Collector
dates 1858-1935
city Rosemont
statePA
other citiesWillmington, DE; Pittsburgh, PA; Philadelphia, PA; Woodstock, VT;
sex M
history Collector, manufacturer, businessman, dairy cattle breeder, president of Jefferson Medical College, a member of the Philadelphia art jury and a director of the Art Alliance. He belonged to the Union League, University, Manufacturers, Bankers, Downtown, and Midday Clubs.

Johnson collected autograph letters, prints,photographs and drawings of American presidents. He was married twice; his first wife Elizabeth T Reeves, died in 1908, and he was survived by his second, Mrs. Leah Goff Johnson (d. 1944).
decades1890-1900
1900-1910
1910-1920
1920-1930
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Repository Description Links
Bentley Historical Library
University of Michigan
The Alba B. Johnson collection of Oliver Evans manuscripts.
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American Philosophical Society
Library
Elihu Thomson Papers, 1853-1955. see details...
Philadelphia Museum of Art
Archives
Edwin Atlee Barber Records, 1901-1916 see details...