Pictured: J. Mitchell Johnson, undated

Summary: The collection of J. Mitchell Johnson, a local filmmaker and documentarian, contains paper and media files spanning three decades of Johnson's filmmaking career. The papers in the collection document the filmmaking process for each film project including correspondence, press, production notes, research files, and financial and legal information. The media collection contains over a thousand files on a variety of media formats and includes complete films, raw footage, rough cuts, and sound reels.

The J. Mitchell Johnson Collection, 1970-2006, spans 125 boxes and is approximately 184 linear feet.