W. W. Johnston Photos
1903-1920, undated
The Country Doctor Museum Manuscript Collection, CD 01.31- Creator(s)
- Johnston, Wiley Warren
- Physical description
- 0.307 Cubic Feet
- Preferred Citation
- W. W. Johnston Photos (CD 01.31), The Country Doctor Museum, at The William E. Laupus Health Sciences Library, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA.
- Repository
- Laupus Library History Collections
- Access
- No restrictions
Photos of W. W. Johnston and his wife Bess Swearngan Johnston. Includes Bess Swearngan's American Red Cross Nursing Service card (1917), as well as items belonging to Johnston's cousin, Irene V. Shearin. These items include nursing cards (1918, 1920), a nursing school diploma, and a nursing registration certificate (1903).
Biographical/historical information
Wiley Warren Johnston was born 1885 May 11 to Arthur Cofield and Saluda Ann (Shearin) Johnston. Johnston moved to Manteo in 1914 directly out of medical school and joined Franklin P. Gates' practice. He was called into service in the U.S. Army Medical Corps during World War I, but returned to Manteo and resumed his practice with Gates afterwards. Johnston married Bess Swearngan, a registered nurse, and they had four children: Wiley Warren, Jean (Kirman), Laura (Dinwiddie) (Tillett), and Nancy (Beacham). Johnston died 1978 February 11.
Scope and arrangement
Photos of W. W. Johnston and his wife Bess Swearngan Johnston. Includes Bess Swearngan's American Red Cross Nursing Service card (1917), as well as items belonging to Johnston's cousin, Irene V. Shearin. These items include nursing cards (1918, 1920), a nursing school diploma, and a nursing registration certificate (1903).
Administrative information
Custodial History
2007 August 10 items belonging to Irene Vitola Shearin (garments,nursing cards, nursing diploma, and certificate of registration). Gift of Virginia Dinwiddie Zdanski.
October 2006 medical supplies that belonged to W. W. Johnston and his wife, Bess Swearngan Johnston. Gift of Laura Johnston Tillett and Nancy Johnston Beacham.
Source of acquisition
Gift of Virginia D. Zdanski; Gift of Laura Johnston Tillett and Nancy Johnston Beacham
Processing information
Processing revised by Ashley Williams, 2015. Updated by Layne Carpenter, 2022.
Copyright notice
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Language of material
English
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