Franklin Gates and W. W. Johnston Papers, PC.5044
Abstract
Dr. Franklin P. Gates (1859-1922), a native of Kinston, North Carolina established a practice in Manteo after graduating from Bellevue Hospital Medical College in 1886. He was the town doctor until shortly after World War I. Dr. Wiley Warren Johnston (1885-1978), a native of Brinkleyville, North Carolina, moved to Manteo in 1914 directly out of medical school and joined Gates' practice. Johnston practiced medicine in Dare County for over 40 years and was director of health departments in Dare, Currituck, and Hyde Counties for 25 years. This collection includes daybooks and ledgers of Drs. Gates and Johnston. The books contain the day by day account of patients seen and medicines prescribed, charges rendered and bills paid. Also included in the collection are several pieces of correspondence, two prescriptions, several clippings from magazine, as well as publications on the production and handling of milk.
Descriptive Summary
- Title
- Franklin Gates and W.W. Johnston Papers
- Call Number
- PC.5044
- Creator
- Gates, Franklin P., 1859-1922
- Date
- 1891-1928
- Extent
- 0.400 cubic feet
- Language
- English
- Repository
- Outer Banks History Center
Restrictions on Access & Use
Access Restrictions
Available for research.
Use Restrictions
Copyright is retained by the authors of these materials, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law (Title 17 US Code). Individual researchers are responsible for using these materials in conformance with copyright law as well as any donor restrictions accompanying the materials.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], PC.5044, Frank Gates and W. W. Papers, Outer Banks History Center, Manteo, N.C., U.S.A.
Collection Overview
This collection contains the daybooks and ledgers of Drs. Gates and Johnston, which detail the day by day accounts of patients seen and medicines prescribed, charges rendered and bills paid. There are also several pieces of correspondence, two prescriptions, several clippings from magazine, as well as a bill and a receipt. There are also two serials dealing with the handling and production of milk. Also in this collection is a ledger book that is unrelated to the practice of Drs. Gates and Johnston. It is a ledger book of the J. Fields, Jr. and Son Company at Fields Station, N.C.
Biographical Note
Dr. Franklin P. Gates (1859-1922), a native of Kinston, North Carolina and a widower with two children, moved to Manteo to practice medicine after graduating from Bellevue Hospital Medical College in 1886. He was the town doctor until shortly after World War I.
Dr. Wiley Warren Johnston (1885-1978), a native of Brinkleyville, North Carolina, moved to Manteo in 1914 directly out of medical school and joined Gates' practice. Johnston was called into service in the U. S. Army Medical Corps during World War I, but returned to Manteo and resumed his practice with Gates. After Johnston's return, Gates began a practice in Norfolk, Virginia. Dr. Johnston practiced medicine in Dare County for over 40 years and was director of health departments in Dare, Currituck, and Hyde Counties for 25 years.
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Donated by BeBe Woody