William T. Johnson and family papers. Photographs. Folder 01-42, approximately 1895-1910. - William T. Johnson and family papers. Photographs. Folder 01-42, approximately 1895-1910.

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Title
William T. Johnson and family papers. Photographs. Folder 01-42, approximately 1895-1910.
Creator
Johnson (Family : Natchez, Miss.)
Contributor
Johnson, William R., died 1938.
Bailey, Henry Lewis, 1889-1934.
Biographical Information
William R. Johnson (died 1938) was a descendent of free people of color from Natchez, Mississippi and the grandson of William T. Johnson (1809?-1851) and Ann Battles Johnson (1815?-1866), both free people of color and former enslaved persons of Natchez, Mississippi. William R. Johnson received his undergraduate degree from Wilberforce University (Ohio) in 1897 and later earned a medical degree from Howard University. While studying at Howard, he boarded with Dr. and Mrs. Henry Lewis Bailey. William R. and his wife Sally Johnson lived in the home built by William’s grandfather. Sally was responsible for compiling William T. Johnson’s diaries for publication. Johnson was the leading African American physician in Natchez at the time of his death in 1938.</br></br>Dr. Henry Lewis Bailey was born in Halifax, Virginia and graduated from Harvard University in 1889. He was one of Harvard University's first African Americans graduates. Bailey was also one of the founders of the Niagara Movement, a black civil rights organization led by W. E. B. DuBois. He received his M. D. from Howard University Medical College in 1896 and went on to work as a doctor and as an educator at Washington City High School and Howard University. William R. Johnson boarded with Bailey and his family during his studies at Howard University Medical College; letters in the collection suggest that Bailey served as a mentor to him. Bailey died in 1934.
Date Created
1895 (questionable) - 1910 (questionable)
Subject
African American families--Mississippi--Natchez
Johnson, William R., died 1938
Bailey, Henry Lewis, 1889-1934
African American physicians--Washington (D.C.)
African American soldiers
African American civil rights workers--Washington (D.C.)
African American veterans
Photographs
Portraits
Location
Natchez (Miss.)
Washington (D.C.)
Occupation
Barbers
Soldiers
Businesspeople
Farmers
Landowners
Teachers
Description
The folder contains two photographic portraits belonging to the Johnson family, a family of free people of color and their descendents. The first phototgraph is printed on a cabinet card and dated approximately 1895. The portrait shows an unidentified older man dressed in a soldier's uniform. He wears a hat with an eagle emblem, and the collar of his coat is embroidered with the letters ""U.S.V."&quot</br></br>The second photograph, dated approximately 1910, shows Dr. Henry Lewis Bailey wearing a suit and bow tie. A note on the back of the the photograph says that Dr. William R. Johnson lived with this man while he was studying medicine.</br></br>Both of the photographs were printed in Washington, D.C., and it is likely that these images belonged to Dr. William R. Johnson.
Type of Resource
still image
Size
2 items.
Language
English
Source
Louisiana State University Libraries, Special Collections, Hill Memorial Library, Baton Rouge, La., http://www.lib.lsu.edu/special
Digital Collection
Revealing an Unknown Past: Free People of Color in Louisiana and the Lower Mississippi Valley
Repository Collection
William T. Johnson and family memorial papers, Mss. 529, 561, 597, 770, 926, 1093, LSU Libraries.
Shelf Location
Mss. 529, Box 1
Contact Information
To inquire about ordering copies of these images, email lsudiglib@lsu.edu See instructions for ordering reprints of this image here: http://www.lib.lsu.edu/special/services/duplication.html. Include the ""Item URL"" in your request.
Rights
Physical rights are retained by the LSU Special Collections. Copyright has expired and the item is therefore in the public domain. Permission to reproduce this image must be requested through the repository that holds the original.
Preferred Citation
William T. Johnson and Family Memorial Papers,Mss. 529, 561, 597, 770,926, 1093,Louisiana and Lower Mississippi Valley Collections, LSULibraries, Baton Rouge.
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