The Johnston papers
Subtitle: the collected autobiographical, literary, medical, scientific and travel notebooks and diaries of Dr. John Johnston (1852-1927) held at the Bolton Archive & Local Studies Service.
Contributors: Bolton Museum and Art Gallery.; Microform Academic Publishers.
Series: British records relating to America in microform
Publisher: Microform Academic Publishers
Published: 2005
Place of publication: East Ardsley, Wakefield, UK
Language: eng
Format: Microform
Number of pages: 15
Subjects: Johnston, John -- 1852-1927 -- Archives; Whitman, Walt, -- 1819-1892 -- Societies, etc; Whitman, Walt, -- 1819-1892 -- Friends and associates; Traubel, Horace, -- 1858-1919; Bolton Whitman Fellowship  (Bolton, Greater Manchester, England)
Genres: Archives
Notes: "Film no. R50031"

Dr. Johnston was a physician and friend of American poet Walt Whitman.  He was prominent in literary circles in Bolton, England, and a founder of the Whitman Circle. This collection covers his varied intellectual, social, cultural, political and professional interests. Of particular significance are Johnston's notes on the poetry of Walt Whitman (1819-1892) and on his correspondence with Horace Traubel and others of Whitman's circle.

Guide also available online via publisher's Web site.

Finding aid available in the Library of Congress Manuscript Reading Room.