Emery A. Johnson Papers 1938-2007
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Summary Information
Emery A. Johnson Papers Johnson, Emery A.
1938-2007
55.2 linear feet (48 boxes)
Emery A. Johnson (1929-2005), American physician, administrator, and health advocate, devoted his career to improving the health needs of the country's Native American and Alaska Native populations. He was the fourth director of the Indian Health Service (I.H.S.), an Assistant Surgeon General of the United States, and a life-long supporter of allowing American Indians to take control of their own health care management. MS C 587 Collection materials primarily in English History of Medicine Division. National Library of Medicine
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