Name/Title
Johnson, Bernard Ignatius--Articles aboutEntry/Object ID
2011.017.0011Scope and Content
1 folder ; 8 3/4" x 11 7/8"
Bernard Ignatius Johnson, born in 1927, was the second son of J. Julius Johnson and Lillian Mattingly Johnson. The family farmed in Bushwood and eventually the elder Mr. Johnson was the county extension agent for many years. Bernard was educated in parish schools, St. Mary's Academy, and the University of Maryland. He served in the Army from 1946-1947 and again during the Korean Conflict. He began his teaching career in 1954. He was always active in teacher organizations and eventually rose to statewide office in the Maryland Association of Secondary School Principals. He was a principal at Esperanza Middle School, at Great Mills High School, and then at Chopticon High School from 1977-1978. He was active in the outdoor theater movement in the 1970s and 1980s.
No date Four small newspaper articles about Johnson's activities
article about a county Youth Commission meeting
Announcement of two principalship appointments
July 7, 1960 St. Mary's Beacon article about Mr. Johnson's attendance at a national convention
April 27, 1961 Enterprise article about two new school principals
June 28 1962 Enterprise article about Mr. Johnson's attendance at a national convention
December 13, 1962 article about Mr. Johnson's receipt of the Valley Forge medal
March 28, 1963 Enterprise letter to the editor by Mr. Johnson
June 30, 1966 Enterprise article about an outdoor drama group
July 7, 1966 Enterprise announcement of Mr. Johnson as J. Frank Raley's campaign treasurer
May 30, 1968 Enterprise announcement of Mr. Johnson as graduation speaker at St. Mary's Academy
October 1970 Article announcing Mr. Johnson as president of the Maryland Association of Secondary School Principals
October 1970? Another article about the above
October 25, 1973 Two photos of Mr. Johnson in his capacity as principal of Great Mills High School
1980? Article about the twenty-fifth reunion of the 1945 St. Mary's Academy classCollection
Johnson Family CollectionArchive Items Details
Date(s) of Creation
1960 - 1980Location
Container
Johnson Family Collection, Box 1Shelf
Rack 07, Shelf 2Rack
Rack 07Wall
West wallRoom
Archives 1Building
Tudor HallContainer
Johnson Family Collection, Box 1Shelf
Rack 07, Shelf 2Rack
Rack 07Wall
West wallRoom
Archives 1Building
Tudor HallRelationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Johnson, Bernard I.Person or Organization
Raley, J. Frank