Johnson, Marian Ashby
Biographical History
Marian Ashby Johnson is a former music teacher, art history professor, and history consultant from Utah.
Marian Ashby Johnson grew up in Provo, Utah, graduating from Provo High School. She studied music at Brigham Young University and at the New York City Mannes School of Music. In New York, she taught at the Lenox School for Girls, and met and married G. Wesley Johnson. Marian received an M.A. and PhD in art history, specializing in European and African art, at Stanford University. She worked for Santa Barbara City College, then later as a history and art history professor for BYU. She studied and collected art from Africa, particularly Senegal. Marian and her husband, G. Wesley Johnson, had four children. They co-authored “Centennial Utah; The Beehive State on the Eve of the Twenty-first Century,” published in 1995. Marion and Wesley administered the Mormon Outmigration Leadership History Project after Wesley’s retirement in 1997 until 2007.
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nuc89-22154: Her Black gold, 1980(hdg. on MnU rept.: Johnson, Marian Ashby; usage: Marian Ashby Johnson) Minerva's calling, website viewed 2 April 2013(Marian Ashby Johnson; Ph.D., art history and history, Stanford University; assistant professor of history at Brigham Young University) Facebook, via www, November 10, 2023 (Marian Ashby Johnson grew up in Provo, Utah, graduating from Provo High School. She studied music at Brigham Young University and at the New York City Mannes School of Music. In New York, she taught at the Lenox School for Girls, and met and married G. Wesley Johnson. Marian received an M.A. and PhD in art history, specializing in European and African art, at Stanford University. She worked for Santa Barbara City College, then later as a history and art history professor for BYU. She studied and collected art from Africa, particularly Senegal. Marian and her husband, G. Wesley Johnson, had four children.) https://www.facebook.com/marianajohnson1/about_details Benchmark books, via www, November 10, 2023 (Co-authored Centennial Utah; The Beehive State on the Eve of the Twenty-first Century) https://www.benchmarkbooks.com/pages/books/11547/g-wesley-johnson-marian-ashby-johnson/centennial-utah-the-beehive-state-on-the-eve-of-the-twenty-first-century National Council on Public History, via www, September 12, 2023 (Mormon Outmigration Leadership History Project (MOLHP); Wesley retired from teaching in 1997, but, with his wife Marian, continued to administer the MOLHP until it was finished in 2007)Found in 17 Collections and/or Records:
Mormon Outmigration Leadership History Project records on Portland, Oregon, 1987-1988
Mormon Outmigration Leadership History Project interviews on audiocassette, conducted in Portland, Oregon. Dated 1987 to 1988.
Mormon Outmigration Leadership History Project records on Saint Louis, Missouri, 1987-1988
Mormon Outmigration Leadership History Project interviews on audiocassette, conducted in Saint Louis, Missouri. Dated 1987 to 1988.
Mormon Outmigration Leadership History Project records on San Francisco, California, 1986-1988
Mormon Outmigration Leadership History Project interviews on audiocassette, conducted in San Francisco, California. Dated 1986 to 1988.
Mormon Outmigration Leadership History Project records on San Jose, California, 1988 May 17
Mormon Outmigration Leadership History Project interview on audiocassette, conducted in San Jose, California. Dated May 17, 1988.
Mormon Outmigration Leadership History Project records on Seattle, Washington, 1988 December 12-15
Mormon Outmigration Leadership History Project interviews on audiocassette, conducted in Seattle, Washington. Francisco, California. Dated December 12 to 15, 1988.
Mormon Outmigration Leadership History Project records on Washington, D.C., 1973 - approximately 1987
Mormon Outmigration Leadership History Project interviews on audiocassette, conducted in Washington, D.C. Dated 1973 to approximately 1987.
Oral history interview with Marian Ashby Johnson
Interview conducted by Richard Poll as part of the Brigham Young University Archives Joint Oral History Project of the Brigham Young University Alumni Association Emeritus Club on October 24, 1988. Johnson describes why she chose to teach history at BYU. She gives an account of her employment with the BYU History department and discusses different aspects of her career including her love affair with the Renaissance. Includes transcripts and sound recording.
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