- Collection:
- African American Oral History Collection
- Title:
- Oral history interview with Waverley Johnson
- Creator:
- Johnson, Waverley, 1917-
Frederick, Olivia M. - Publisher:
- Audiocassette tape number 791, African American Oral History Collection, Oral History Center, University of Louisville Archives and Records Center.
- Date of Original:
- 1979-08-30
- Subject:
- Segregation--Kentucky--Louisville
African Americans--Segregation--Kentucky--Louisville
Race discrimination--Kentucky--Louisville
Race relations
Louisville (Ky.)--Race relations--History--20th century
African Americans--Kentucky--Louisville
Hospitals--Kentucky--Louisville
Red Cross Hospital (Louisville, Ky.)
Red Cross Hospital (Louisville, Ky.)--Administration
Hospital administrators--Kentucky--Louisville
African American men--Kentucky--Louisville
Discrimination in medical care--Kentucky--Louisville
African Americans--Medical care--Kentucky--Louisville
Hospital closures--Kentucky--Louisville
African Americans in medicine--Kentucky--Louisville
African Americans--Hospitals--Kentucky--Louisville
African American physicians--Recruiting--Kentucky--Louisville - People:
- Johnson, Waverley, 1917-
- Location:
- United States, Kentucky, Jefferson County, Louisville, 38.25424, -85.75941
- Medium:
- transcripts
sound recordings
oral histories (literary works) - Type:
- Sound
Text - Description:
- Oral history interview with hospital administrator Waverley Johnson conducted on August 30, 1979, by Olivia Frederick. Mr. Johnson discusses the Red Cross (Community) Hospital and his role as administrator at this black-run institution. He discusses the difficulty of finding African American doctors to work in Louisville, and the reasons for the demise of Red Cross Hospital.
The Civil Rights Digital Library received support from a National Leadership Grant for Libraries awarded to the University of Georgia by the Institute of Museum and Library Services for the aggregation and enhancement of partner metadata. - Metadata URL:
- https://ohc.library.louisville.edu/interviews/record.php?q=Johnson%2C%20Waverly
- Language:
- eng
- Rights Holder:
- To inquire about reproductions, permissions, or for information about prices see: http://library.louisville.edu/uarc/digicollorder.html; please cite the Interview Number when ordering.
- Extent:
- application/pdf; audio/mp3
22 p.; 01:00:00 - Original Collection:
- African American Community Interviews Collection (William F. Ekstrom Library. University Archives and Records Center)
- Contributing Institution:
- University of Louisville. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections
- Rights:
-
