Series 6: Consulting Work, 1976-2006 (Bulk 1983-1992)

The Consulting Work series, the largest in the collection, consists of material from Johnson's "retirement" period. The series documents his continued involvement in the affairs of American Indians and Alaska Natives as well as his interests in different public health and medical administration issues. It consists of four sub-series: Indian Health Service (I.H.S.), Tribes, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF), and Other.

The I.H.S. sub-series contains I.H.S.-related materials created after Johnson stepped down as director in 1981. This sub-series is divided into the following six sub-sub-series: General, Rhoades Investigation, Policies and Procedures, Health Studies and Services, Reports, and Meetings and Events. The General sub-sub-series consists of general I.H.S.-related correspondence, memoranda, press releases, writings, and legal documents. The Rhoades Investigation sub-sub-series documents Johnson's involvement with the defense of his successor Everett Rhoades, who was suspended from his position pending an investigation into alleged irregularities in the I.H.S. scholarship program. The Policies and Procedures sub-sub-series consists of procedural guidelines, manuals, and policy statements that applied to the I.H.S. in general as well as those written for specific programs and offices; it also includes a series of policy guides on Resource Allocation Methodology. Material in the Health Studies and Services sub-sub-series documents specific Native American health conditions, centers and facilities, programs, and studies at the local or national level. By contrast, material in the Reports sub-sub-series documents broader I.H.S.-activities and medical summations on the entire American Indian population; it includes outside recommendations, reports to congress, statistics, and task force reports. Finally, the Meetings and Events sub-sub-series consists of planning material, agendas, minutes, reports, photographs, and correspondence related to meetings, conferences, and dedication events sponsored by the I.H.S. It also includes information on a series of Tribal/I.H.S. Consultation Conferences. Folders within each sub-sub-series are arranged chronologically by date.

The Tribes sub-series documents Johnson's consultation of various tribes attempting to form agreements with the federal government to construct new hospital facilities. These folders are arranged alphabetically by tribe name and chronologically thereafter. Johnson also worked as a consultant for the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation for many years. The RWJF sub-series includes general information on this foundation and Johnson's correspondence with it; it is arranged chronologically by folder date. The Other sub-series contains folders on organizations Johnson consulted for, panels or review boards he served on, and general topics of interest. This sub-series is arranged alphabetically by organization or topic and chronologically thereafter.