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New York University School of Medicine.
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Driggs remained in Point Hope until at least 1910, and he recorded short stories depicting the nature, traditions and legends of the In-u-pash (Inupiat) natives, most likely the Tikiġaġmiut. These stories were published as Short Sketches of Oldest America in 1905. John Beach Driggs, the youngest of four children, was born in the Caribbean to parents Samuel Butler Driggs and Mary Eysing.
His father had been born in the West Indies and most likely had worked the principle part of his life as a planter.
Joseph soon returned to the West Indies, and Samuel moved to Delaware. He father sold his plantation in Cuba and then returned Delaware.
Driggs studied medicine at the University Medical College at the University of the City of New York (now known as New York University) and graduated in 1880, receiving the degree of Doctor of Medicine He practiced medicine at 243 East. 58th Saint, from 1880 to 1883 and at 1062 Second Avenue., from 1884 to 1888, according to Polk"s Directory of Physicians and Surgeons. In 1890, his address was given as Dover, Kent County, Delaware.
His latest address, as furnished by the University and Bellevue Hospital Medical College, is Point Hope, Alaska.
But his name does not appear in Polk"s Directory of physicians of Alaska for any year since 1890. Episcopal Missionary, Point Hope, Alaska from 1890 to 1910.
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September 21, 1914 (aged 61)