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Lightner, Polly Seward, d. 1884

 Person

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Bertha F. Johnson papers

 Collection
Identifier: SSC-MS-00084
Abstract

Physician. Papers include reminiscences by Johnson's grandmother, Elvira Lightner Allen, of slavery and the abolition movement; a description of Dr. John H. Kelloggs's Battle Creek Sanitarium by a patient in 1900; and reminiscences of her professional life and acquaintences including Emma Goldman and Helen Tufts Bailie.

Dates of Materials: 1879-1957
Found in: Sophia Smith Collection of Women's History
  • Smith College Special Collections
  • Neilson Library, 7 Neilson Drive
  • Northampton, Massachusetts, 01063
  • specialcollections@smith.edu
  • 413-585-2970

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