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Oral history with Mr. Erle Johnston
This oral history is provided through a cooperative project of University of Southern Mississippi Libraries and USM's Center for Oral History and Cultural Heritage.
Funding provided by a National Leadership Grant for Libraries from the Institute for Museum and Library Services
The transcript is presented here for reference purposes only. Interviews in this collection are protected by copyright. PERMISSION TO PUBLISH MUST BE REQUESTED from the Center for Oral History and Cultural Heritage. Please call ( 601) 266- 4574 for more information.
Biography
Erle Johnston is a longtime figure in Mississippi public life. For a more lengthy biography, please refer to the Mississippi Oral History Program's first interview with Mr. Johnston. Since completing that first interview in 1980, Mr. Johnston reentered public life as the mayor of Forest, Mississippi. He is currently writing another book, Politics: Mississippi Style.
Table of Contents
Part I
I. Johnston Family Background
A. His Father's Occupation
B. Johnston's Family
II. Journalism Career
A. Working for Three Jackson, Mississippi, Newspapers
B. Purchasing the Scott County Times
C. Directing the Office of War Information
D. Keeping His Hands in the Printer's Ink in the Army
E. Building the Scott County Times
1. Editorial Policies
2. Views on Racial Issues
III. Politics and Public Relations Work
A. The 1942 Senatorial Campaign
B. Ross Barnett's 1955 Gubernatorial Campaign
C. Eastland's Campaigns Discussed
D. Mike Connor's Campaign
E. Political Comparisons
F. Covering Barnett's Airplane Propeller Accident
G. Mississippi's Political Climate in the late 1940s
Part II
IV. Journalistic Writing
A. Editorials
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Object Description
| Title | Oral history with Mr. Erle Johnston |
| Description | Oral history.; Interview conducted on July 30, 1980 with Mr. Erle Johnston at his home in Forest, Mississippi. Johnston was born on October 10, 1917 in Garyville, Louisiana. In 1941, he moved Forest, Mississippi and bought the fledgling newspaper, Scott County Times. Johnston served as publisher until the paper was sold in 1983. Between 1942 and 1959, Johnston was involved in numerous statewide political campaigns including John Stennis's senatorial campaign and Ross Barnett's campaign for governor in 1955 and 1959. In 1963, Johnston was elected to the position of director of the Sovereignty Commission, which he held until 1968. Johnston became the mayor of Forest, Mississippi in 1981 and held that position until 1985. |
| Date of interview | 30 July 1980 |
| Interviewer | Caudill, Orley B. |
| Coverage (time period) | 1917-1980 (primarily 1940s-1960s) |
| Resource type | Text |
| Format | Digital reproduction of a 93-page document. |
| Language | English |
| Publisher |
University of Southern Mississippi. Center for Oral History and Cultural Heritage. University of Southern Mississippi Libraries. (electronic version) |
| Contributors | Electronic version made available through a National Leadership Grant for Libraries from the Institute for Museum and Library Services. |
| Notes | This item is part of the Civil Rights in Mississippi Digital Archive. |
| Rights | Copyright protected. Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required. |
| Contributing institution | Mississippi Oral History Program of the University of Southern Mississippi. |
| Digital repository | University of Southern Mississippi Digital Collections. |
| Digital collection | Oral History. |
| File size | 663.924 KB |
| File extension | |
| Identifier | mus-coh.johnstone |
| File name | mus-coh.johnstone.pdf |
