Johnson, Bernard Ignatius--Professional miscellaneous

Archive

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St. Mary's County Historical Society, Leonardtown, MD

Name/Title

Johnson, Bernard Ignatius--Professional miscellaneous

Entry/Object ID

2011.017.0017

Scope 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. Black and white grip and grin photo of Mr. Johnson receiving a scroll from two unnamed men Pen and ink sketch of Margaret Brent School published as a note card with envelope Mr. Johnson's personal data in list form at the time he was principal of Esperanza Middle School 9" x 6" slick cover white booklet with a bright red outline map of the county on the cover used to welcome new teachers. LaVerne Fenwick was the editor. February 27, 1961 8 1/2" x 11" dull cream sheet folded in half to be the program for a past presidents' dinner of the St. Mary's County Teachers' Association. The print and illustrations were in purplish ditto ink. Brochure presenting Mr. Johnson as a candidate for a member of the executive board of the Maryland State Teachers' Association December 1962 copy of The Panther, a newsletter at Margaret Brent School. Mr. Johnson's award from the Freedoms Foundation was featured. 8 1/2" x 11" handwritten letter Mr. Johnson drafted trying to turn down the principal's job at Great Mills High School

Collection

Johnson Family Collection

Archive Details

Primary Language

English

Archive Items Details

Date(s) of Creation

1960 - 1980

Location

Container

Johnson Family Collection, Box 1

Shelf

Rack 07, Shelf 2

Rack

Rack 07

Wall

West wall

Room

Archives 1

Building

Tudor Hall

Container

Johnson Family Collection, Box 1

Shelf

Rack 07, Shelf 2

Rack

Rack 07

Wall

West wall

Room

Archives 1

Building

Tudor Hall

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Johnson, Bernard I.