Myriam Johnston Scrapbook
Myriam Lahaurine met the American Sergeant Major H. W. Johnston during his service with the American Expeditionary Forces in France during World War I.
Identifier
NASM.XXXX.0630
Creator
Johnston, Myriam Lahaurine
Date
1917-1935
Provenance
Miriam Johnston, Gift, unknown, XXXX-0630, unknown
Extent
0.21 Cubic feet ((2 flatboxes))
Restrictions
No restrictions on access
General
NASMrev
Type
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Correspondence
Photographs
Scope and Contents
This scrapbook consists of photographs of Sergeant Johnston, his fellow servicemen and a few aircraft (including a Junkers and the USS Akron). Most of the scrapbook commemorates personal events in Myriam Lahaurine Johnston's life, such as her relations with family and friends, her wedding to H. W. Johnston, the birth and childhood of their daughter, Miriam, their home in Ohio and the family's travels to such places as Biarritz, Nice, Paris and Washington, DC. Also included are signed photos from Richard Evelyn Byrd and Lily Pons, as well as a signed letter from the latter.
Genre/Form
Correspondence
Photographs
Rights
Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests
Creator
Johnston, Myriam Lahaurine
Names
United States. Army. American Expeditionary Forces
ZRS-4 Akron (Airship)
Byrd, Richard Evelyn, 1888-1957
Johnston, H. W.
Pons, Lily, 1898-1976
Topic
Aeronautics, Military
Aeronautics
World War, 1914-1918 -- Aerial operations
World War, 1914-1918
Archival Repository
National Air and Space Museum Archives
