{"value"=>"<p>The correspondence series contains letters received by Johnson, outgoing letters from Johnson, and letterpress copybooks also containing outgoing letters.</p> <p>Letters received encompass many aspects of Johnson's public, private, and professional life. There is an extensive quantity of letters from his <span class=\"title\">Century Magazine</span> colleagues, most notably Josiah Gilbert Holland, Richard Watson Gilder, and artist Timothy Cole. Other correspondents of significance include Maurice F. Egan, T. Commerford Martin, Harrison S. Morris, and William M Sloane.</p> <p>Outgoing letters and letterpress copybook showcase the broad scope of Johnson's activities, including mundane matters such as taxes and insurance issues; letters regarding his work for the American Academy of Arts and Letters, his activism for copyright law, and nature conservation; letters to a wide variety of foreign and domestic statesmen with whom he developed relationships during and after his diplomatic appointment; letters discussing his philanthropic efforts; and letters reflecting his work as a poet.</p>"}