William Johnston papers

Record Group

Identifier: UA-17.259

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The collection contains faculty assignments for osteopathic medicine classes and medical clinics, and class materials for palpatory skills classes. The class materials include handouts for various techniques.

Dates

Creation: 1980 - 1993

Creator

Johnston, William L., D.O. (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Permission to publish material from this collection must be obtained from University Archives & Historical Collections, Michigan State University.

Biographical Note

William Leslie Johnston was born on February 21, 1921, in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada. His parents were Roy Johnston and Eva Osborn Johnston. He was married and had four children: Merilyn, Gail, Richard, and Paul.

He received an associate's degree in 1938 from Toronto University, a D.O. degree in 1943 from Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine, and did his internship in 1944 at Massachusetts Osteopathic Hospital. He had a private practice from 1945 to 1973 and in 1973 was appointed professor in the Department of Biomechanics at Michigan State University. In 1981 he became a professor in the Department of Family Medicine. He retired in July 1990 and died in 2003.