Interview with Raymond Wayne Johnson, June 27, 2024

Project: Lexington Public Library Kentucky Room 75th Anniversary Oral History Project

Interview Summary

David Bryant interviews librarian Wayne Johnson about his childhood in Lexington, KY, visiting the Carnegie Library in Gratz Park, working in Lexington Public Library's Kentucky Room, library staff and notable events, interactions with patrons, and library research.

Interview Accession

2024oh0306_lplkr0001

Interviewee Name

Raymond Wayne Johnson

Interviewer Name

David Allan Bryant

Interview Date

2024-06-27

Interview Keyword

Lexington Public Library Kentucky Room Carnegie Library Gratz Park Library patrons Central library Clifford, Leslie Marshall, Jan Rader, Robin Lynch, Patrick Hayes, Virginia Online research Library research

Interview LC Subject

Lexington (Ky.) Kentucky COVID-19 (disease) Librarians Libraries Floods Local history Newspapers Genealogy

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Johnson, Raymond Wayne Interview by David Allan Bryant. 27 Jun. 2024. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.

Johnson, R.W. (2024, June 27). Interview by D. A. Bryant. Lexington Public Library Kentucky Room 75th Anniversary Oral History Project. Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries, Lexington.

Johnson, Raymond Wayne, interview by David Allan Bryant. June 27, 2024, Lexington Public Library Kentucky Room 75th Anniversary Oral History Project, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.

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