Guide to the Silas Franklin Johnson Papers
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Silas Franklin Johnson was appointed as a medical missionary to Africa by the Board of Foreign Missions in 1894. He served in the Southern Cameroons until 1900, when his wife's poor health necessitated their return to the U.S. Following his wife's death in 1902, Dr. Johnson returned to Africa, where he subsequently remarried in 1904 and served there until his retirement in 1935. Though his work was primarily that of a physician and surgeon, Dr. Johnson was instrumental in creating a written language for the Bulu natives to whom he ministered.
Dr. Johnson's papers consist primarily of his personal correspondence, diaries and biographical materials for both himself and his two wives, Mary Hays Johnson and Laura Mosher Johnson.
SERIES 1: PERSONAL CORRESPONDENCE AND MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS, 1889-1936
Contained in this series are Dr. Johnson's inbound and outbound correspondence, photographs and scrapbooks compiled while in Africa. Also included are excerpts £rom his wives' diaries.
SERIES 2: DIARIES, 1894-1934
This series contains Dr. Johnson's diaries covering the period from 1894-1934.
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| Box | Folder | Description | |
| SERIES 1: PERSONAL CORRESPONDENCE/MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS, 1889-1936 | |||
| 1 | Genealogy of SFJ compiled by Lois Johnson McNeill | ||
| 2 | Outbound correspondence of SFJ, 1889-90, 1894-96 | ||
| 3 | Outbound correspondence of SFJ, 1899-1914 | ||
| 4 | Outbound correspondence of SFJ, 1916-20 | ||
| 5 | Outbound correspondence of SFJ, 1921-27 | ||
| 6 | Outbound correspondence of SFJ, 1928-34, 1936 | ||
| 7 | Inbound correspondence of SFJ, 1894-1934 | ||
| 8 | Miscellaneous letters, n.d. | ||
| 9 | Biographical material about SFJ, n.d. | ||
| 10 | Diary of SFJ (typescript), 11/8/94-7/28/95 | ||
| 11 | Mission file on SFJ, 1894 | ||
| 12 | Mission file on Mary Hays Johnson, 1894 | ||
| 13 | Mission file on Laura Mosher Johnson, 1904 | ||
| 14 | Medical Mission file on SFJ, 1921-36 | ||
| 15 | Medical Mission file on LMJ, 1916-36 | ||
| 16 | Photographs, 1899-1935? | Digital | |
| 17 | Bulu-English Lexicon compiled by SFJ/MHJ, n.d. | ||
| 18 | Diary, MHJ, 9/1894-12/1894 | ||
| 19 | Diary, MHJ, 1/1895-12/1897 | ||
| 20 | Diary (excerpts), SFJ/MHJ, 1895-96? | ||
| 21 | Diary, LMJ, 6/22/1904-12/31/1908 | ||
| 22 | Speech outlines of SFJ, n.d. | ||
| 23 | Memorial notes on death of SFJ, 1936 | ||
| 24 | Miscellaneous items, n.d. | ||
| 25 | Miscellaneous correspondence, 1894-1933 | ||
| 26 | Report of SFJ on trip to Yebekolo country, n.d. | ||
| 27 | Scrapbook, n.d. | ||
| 28 | Scrapbook, n.d. | ||
| SERIES 2: DIARIES, 1894-1934 | |||
| 2 | 1 | Index to diaries | |
| 2 | Diary/notes, 1894-95 | ||
| 3 | Diary, 1895-96, 1898 | ||
| 4 | Diary, 1899 | ||
| 5 | Diary, (incomplete), 1903-11 | ||
| 6 | Diary, 1904 | ||
| 7 | Diary, 1904 | ||
| 8 | Diary, February-June, 1901 | ||
| 9 | Diary, 1905-06 | ||
| 10 | Diary, 1906-10 | ||
| 11 | Diary, 1911-15 | ||
| 12 | Diary, 1916-17 | ||
| 13 | Diary, 1922-26 | ||
| 14 | Diary, 1927-31 | ||
| 15 | Diary, 1932-35 | ||
| 16 | Diary, 1934 | ||
| 17 | Miscellaneous items, n.d. | ||
| 18 | Bulu Handbook, 1904 |