Overview Dorothy Olga Johansen (1904-1999) became an icon at Reed as an instructor, then Professor of History, 1933-1969, and then archivist until 1984. One of the few women on staff during the mid-century years and one of the longest serving, she wrote widely on regional history and lectured to generations of students. Author of a manuscript history of Reed College, 1911-1919, and many articles about Simeon Reed, his businesses, and the Pacific Northwest, she graduated from Reed in 1933, became a...