Programme: Commencement, Cornell University Medical College, 1902 June 4

The Harry Isaac Johnston, MD Papers consists of a student handbook for the academic year 1900–1901 and a 1902 commencement program. The handbook is the Cornell University Medical College “Students’ Hand-Book of New York City (Boroughs of Manhattan and Bronx.) 1900–1901” (New York: Intercollegiate Young Men’s Christian Association of New York City, 1900); it includes Johnston’s signature and is hand-dated “1902,” the year of his graduation. The handbook further contains annotations marking specific sections and notes concerning Johnston’s schedule and medical observations, including some identifying patients by name. The handbook also includes a city directory, which was aimed at the needs of the medical students at the time, and includes a fold-out map of New York City. The commencement program is from Johnston’s graduation on June 4, 1902, which includes his name handwritten on the first page and printed in the list of MD recipients.