Lillian Johnson scrapbook, 1945-1973, Volume 2 of 2

Lillian Johnson scrapbook, 1945-1973, Volume 2 of 2

Little People of America scrapbooks

1945 to 1973

Lillian Johnson, the creator of this scrapbook, was a dwarf, pituitary type, who formed a chapter of Little People of America with her husband in Sacramento, California. She could be described as a proportional dwarf, as her body and extremities were proportional like the general population, but she was short. Her adult height was 4 feet, 4 inches. She was born in Texas in 1929, where she obtained a high school education, but was not able to find employment. She left Texas when she was 21 and joined a circus. While working in the circus, she met her future husband and together they had a show business career for several years. During World War II, her husband began working at Lockheed Aircraft in Long Beach, California. After the war, they worked as custodians on a large cattle ranch near Bakersfield. In her daily life, she shopped for the family and cooked meals, while her husband took care of maintenance and repair. They moved to Sacramento where her husband went to work as a Jet Engine Mechanic at McClellan Air Force Base. He later trained for Radio and TV repair and set up shop in his home. In 1957, she and her husband attended the founding meeting of Little People of America, held in Reno, Nevada in 1957. After that meeting, they formed a chapter in Sacramento and were active in LPA. Following her husband’s death, she moved to Bakersfield where she died in 1993. Sprinkled throughout the scrapbooks are news articles, featuring Lillian and her husband, that chronicle and document their travels and their volunteer work for LPA. Contents include:1945 - Vaudeville showman Stanley Ross at 3 feet 2 inches marries Evelyn Lucas who stands 5 foot 8 inches, page index: page 1 – 1961, page 2 – 1961, page 3 – 1961, 1954, 1965, page 4 – 1945, page 5 – 1969, page 6 – 1943, 1965, page 7 – 1970, page 8 – 1964, page 9 – 1964, page 10 – 1970, page 11 – 1970, 1969, page 12 – 1973, page 13 – 1973, page 14 – 1970, page 15 – 1970, 1969, page 16 – 1967, page 17 – 1972, page 18 – 1964, 1969, page 19-24 – 1973
year index with annotations: 1954 - Waino Johnson at work on Jet Engine at McClellan Air Force Base near Sacramento 1957 - Alfred Anderson closes newsstand in San Francisco for one week while he and his wife Manetter travel to Reno, Nevada for founding meeting of LPA, 1960 – news story about LPA Convention in Las Vegas, Nevada, 1961 - Alfred Anderson retires from San Francisco newsstand after 30 years, 1962 - Chuck Bedow, President of LPA, discusses convention in Chicago, Illinois, 1964 - photo of Bob and Marcella Brower in evening wear, 1965 - news story on LPA convention in Gloucester, New Jersey, Lillian Johnson arrives home after LPA convention in Gloucester, New Jersey, 1967 - Felix Silla and Emory Souza show a variation of how to use a phone in a telephone booth at the LPA convention in Hollywood, California, 1969 - Buster and Hazel Rezmundo reflect on their show business life, Billy Barty talks about Little People lifestyle at Minneapolis Convention, Joyce Engstrom and Marcia Moore show their fashions at Minneapolis, Minnesota, convention, photo of Royalty selected at Minneapolis Convention, 1970 - news story about LPA Convention in Portland, Oregon, photo of Joe Alexander and new story about LPA convention in Portland, Oregon, Joe Alexander talks about the LPA Convention in Portland, Oregon, Frank Reckendorf, parent coordinator, talks about parenting of Little Littles at Portland, Oregon convention, 1973 - Billy Barty talks about his daily life at Oakland, California convention, photo spread and brief story about the Oakland LPA convention that appeared in Gentlemen's quarterly

Creator: Johnson, Lillian

Organizations and clubs
Childhood
Newspaper
Jet engines
Meetings
Wedding
Television shows
Actors
Discrimination in employment
Discrimination
Little People
Dwarfism
Fashion
Parent's Auxillary
Parents--Attitudes
Marriage

Johnson, Lillian
Anderson, Alfred
Johnson, Waino
Rezmondo, Buster
Bishop, Claudia
Shanahan, Eileen
Dunn, Michael
Barty, Billy
Brower, Bob
Delfino, Frank
Delfino, Sadie
Arthur, Annis
Chambordon, Adelle
Schwalty, Terry
Zellman, Marilyn
Silla, Felix
Souza, Emory
Brower, Marcella
Norris, David
Boursse, Andre
Stickney, Harriet
Dunn, Michael
Bedow, Charles
Spierling, Ruth
Delfino, Ruth
Alexander, George (Joe)
Eley, Mary Beth
Arthur, Annis
Schwalty, Terry
Zellman, Marilyn
Souza, Emory
Silla, Felix
Oliver, Gracie
Norris, David
Hare, Bill
Friedkin, Gary
Ross, Stanley
Reckendorf, Peter
Reckendorf, Karel
Kuhlman, Kayla
Hubof, Bob
Engstrum, Joyce
Moore, Marcia
Hess, Donna
Lantini, Frank
Watson, Darlene
Hagerman, Tommy
Bedow, Jill
Ference, Scott
Morse, Larry
Della Valle, Nick
Goodkin, Laurel
Little People of America, Inc.

San Francisco (Calif.)
Sacramento (Calif.)
New York (N.Y.)
Hawthorne (Calif.)
Phoenix (Ariz.)
Oakland (Calif.)
Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Chicago (Ill.)
Seattle (Wash.)
Gloucester (N.J.)
Las Vegas (Nev.)
Portland (Or.)
Owatoona, (Minn.)
Pittsburgh (Pa.)
Blackwood (N.J.)
Mobile (Ala.)
Auburn (N.Y.)
Flint (Mich.)
Tucson (Ariz.)
Minneapolis (Minn.)

1961 to 1973

English

Scrapbook

28 Pages

11 x 15 in

Original

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