Walter S. Atkinson Papers
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of the papers of Dr. Walter S. Atkinson. Of note is a scrapbook of photographs documenting Atkinson's service in World War II as a Hospital Commander in the Phillipines, where he organized and commanded the 107th Station Hospital. The scrapbook includes images of his fellow soldiers, the local population, aerial views, and a visit from Al Jolson.
The collection also includes childhood portrait photographs, material related to the Georgetown Clinical Society, and photographs of Atkinson later in life.
The scrapbook includes photographs that depict minstrelsy/blackface and includes outdated and offensive terminology.
Dates
- Creation: circa 1915-1968
Creator
- Atkinson, Walter Sydney, 1891-1978 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is currently unprocessed and access to it may therefore be limited. Researchers are advised to contact the Booth Family Center for Special Collections for more information on access to this collection.
Conditions Governing Use
Researchers are solely responsible for determining the copyright status of the materials being used, establishing who the copyright owner is, locating the copyright owner, and obtaining permission for intended use.
Extent
0.85 Cubic Feet (1 box)
Language of Materials
English
Metadata Rights Declarations
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Immediate source of acquistion unknown. The collection was likely acquired sometime between 1986 and 2020.
- Title
- Walter S. Atkinson Papers
- Status
- Unprocessed
- Author
- John Zarrillo
- Date
- 2024
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Revision Statements
- 2024-11: Scope and Contents note updated and content warning added to the finding aid by John Zarrillo.
Repository Details
Part of the Georgetown University Manuscripts Repository
Lauinger Library, 5th Floor
37th and O Streets, N.W.
Washington DC 20057
speccoll@georgetown.edu