Name/Title
Johnson, Bernard Ignatius--MiscellaneousEntry/Object ID
2011.017.0016Scope 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.
Three prayer cards, one from his first Communion in 1934, one from a school nun, and one from his uncle Leonard
Mr. Johnson's calling card
6 3/4" x 4 3/8" dull green spiral notebook that Mr. Johnson used on an undated trip to Mexico. He kept very careful track of expenditures.
5 7/8" x 5 3/8" dull brown paper covered memo book. As a child in the late 1930s and early 1940s, Mr. Johnson made diary entries about the birth of new farm animals and about those in the community who committed suicide.
June 2, 1945 Ticket to the Senior Ball at Charlotte Hall Military Academy
Pencil drawing on the back of a Science Fair participation certificate of Mr. Johnson's dream desk
1961 Citation for community service from the United Way
Two 6" x 4" sheets of paper with lists of people and money and property--it may be how he wanted to divide his property at his death.Collection
Johnson Family CollectionArchive Items Details
Date(s) of Creation
1934 - 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.