Catalogue description Len Johnson collection
This record is held by Working Class Movement Library
Reference: | PP/JOHNSONL |
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Title: | Len Johnson collection |
Description: |
Len Johnson collection comprising: |
Date: | 1927-2015 |
Arrangement: |
Series 1: Biographical material; |
Held by: | Working Class Movement Library, not available at The National Archives |
Language: | English |
Creator: |
Len Johnson Michael Herbert |
Physical description: | 4 boxes |
Access conditions: |
Open for consultation. |
Subjects: |
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Unpublished finding aids: |
The full catalogue is available online on the Working Class Movement Library's Web Site - www.wcml.org.uk/catalogue/adlib-catalogue |
Administrative / biographical background: |
Len Johnson was born in Manchester in October 1902. His father was William Johnson, who was an African seaman from Sierra Leone, while his mother was Margaret Maher from Manchester. After leaving the merchant navy Billy Johnson had worked as a boxer on fairground boxing booths and after a spell in engineering, Len eventually followed him into the trade. His professional career lasted from 1922 to 1933. He was an outstanding middle-weight boxer and he defeated some of the best men of the day, including the British middleweight champion Roland Todd and the European middle-weight champion Leon Jaccovacci. |
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