Research Catalog

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Description

1. 5.4 linear ft.

Summary

1. The collection consists of personal papers; diaries and datebooks, 1950-1980; correspondence, 1930s-1980s; radio scripts from Alma John's various shows on WWRL; typescripts and news clippings of her columns; and printed matter and newsletters from the National Association of Colored Graduate Nurses, the Black Nurse Association, and other African American nursing organizations. Material on the Alma John Workshop, a program geared toward improving public health, education, and community involvement, includes newsletters, clippings and administrative records.

Subject

1. John, Alma, 1906-1986
2. National Association of Colored Graduate Nurses
3. Black Nurse Association
4. Alma John Workshops Association
5. African American women
6. African Americans in radio broadcasting
7. African Americans and mass media
8. African American nurses -- United States
9. Radio programs -- United States
10. Nursing -- United States
11. United States -- Social life and customs
12. Harlem (New York, N.Y.) -- Social life and customs

Genre/Form

1. Radio scripts.
2. Diaries.

Call number

1. Sc MG 135

Language

1. English

Note

1. Photographs transferred to Photographs and Prints Division.
2. Material transferred to Art and Artifacts Division.
3. Records and film transferred to Moving Image and Recorded Sound Division.

Source (note)

1. Alma John Estate

Biography (note)

1. Radio talk show producer and registered nurse. Alma John became a registered nurse in 1929, working at Harlem Hospital. She later was appointed Director of the School for Practical Nurses at the Upper Manhattan Young Women's Christian Association, thereby becoming the first African American woman director of a school of practical nursing in New York State. As Executive Director of the National Association of Colored Graduate Nurses, she hosted and wrote the scripts for the radio program, "Brown Women in White." In 1952, she got her first radio program on station WWRL, covering everything from religion to teenagers. Alma John later wrote a syndicated column that appeared in the African American press, and also hosted and and eventually produced the televison program "Black Pride."

Processing action (note)

1. Surveyed
2. Accessioned
3. Cataloging updated

Author

1. John, Alma, 1906-1986.

Connect to:

1. Finding Aid

Added author

1. John, Alma, 1906-1986.