Jennie Johnston Des Portes Day Planner
Scope and Contents
This small collection consists only of Jennie Des Portes daybook/diary from 1914 to 1920. The leather notebook is imprinted with” Compliments of R. E. Whittlesey, Tax Collector, Muscogee County, Columbus, Georgia”.
Dates
- Creation: 1914-1920
Biographical / Historical
Jennie Johnston Des Portes, nee Virginia Margaret Johnston in 1875 in Columbus, Georgia, was the wife of William Lowther Des Portes. He was a surgeon in general practice. They lived at 1212 2nd Ave in Columbus. They had 2 sons, Richard and Calvin Johnston. Calvin married Margaret Garrard and died in 1976 and is buried in Parkhill Cemetery.
Her daybook/diary dates from 1914. She lists her husband’s address at City Drug Store in case of emergency.
Full Extent
1 Folder
Language of Materials
English
- Status
- Completed
- Date
- January 2026
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Columbus State University Archives and Special Collections Repository
4225 University Ave
Columbus Georgia 31907 United States