HISTORY NEBRASKA MANUSCRIPT FINDING AID
RG1112.AM: Arvilla M. Johnson, 1901-1971
Papers: ca. 1950s
Lexington, Dawson County, Nebraska
Size: One folder
SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE
The collection consists of one folder containing typescript copies of poems and/or song lyrics attributed to Arvilla M. Johnson of Lexington, Nebraska. The songs/poems cover various subjects. Some of the titles include, “The Drunkard’s Doom,” “Baggage Coach Ahead,” “The Fourth of July in Ninety-Eight,” and “Why Did They Dig Ma’s Grave So Deep.” Also included is a cheer for Greenwood High School:
Hip! Hip! Hi! Hi! Hi!
Greenwood; Greenwood; Greenwood High!
Razel, dazel, zip, boom, ba!
Greenwood High School, YA, YA, YA!
Ra, Ra, Rix -Nine and Six
Twice Ten, Minus Eleven –
Greenwood High School –
Nine and Seven!
Subject headings:
Johnson, Arvilla M., 1901-1971
Poets — Nebraska
Songs — Nebraska
Revised TMM 02-28-2017
