Larry Johnson holds a degree in history from Southern Nazarene University, a library degree from the University of Oklahoma, and a cherished certificate in Nuclear Disaster Preparedness from FEMA.

Johnson is a reference librarian for the Metropolitan Library System where he maintains the Oklahoma Room and the Oklahoma Images database. He is a frequent contributor to Info magazine and is the author of Historic Photos of Oklahoma City, Historic Photos of Oklahoma, Historic Photos of Harry S. Truman, and Historic Photos of Oklahoma Lawmen, all available from Turner Publishing.

He lives in Oklahoma City where he maintains an odd fascination with even numbers and baseball statistics.