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Mildred Darragh lecture notes, 1923-1928 (inclusive)

Extent:

0.4 linear feet

Abstract:

These lecture notes were taken while Darragh was a student at Philadelphia General Hospital in the 1920s.

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: Barbara Bates Center for the Study of The History of Nursing [Contact Us]

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Edna LaPorte Strumpf papers, 1933-1991 (inclusive)

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0.75 linear feet

Abstract:

Edna LaPorte Strumpf was an Army nurse during World War II, as well as a longtime nurse in Veterans Hospitals and a Red Cross volunteer. This collection consists predominantly of lecture notes and exams from the period of Edna Strumpf's attendance at Mt. Sinai Hospital Training School for Nurses in Philadelphia, from 1934-1937.

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: Barbara Bates Center for the Study of The History of Nursing [Contact Us]

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Martha Emily Shaw papers, 1911-1929 (bulk) 1907-2011 (inclusive)

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0.6 linear feet

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This collection consists of the personal papers of Martha Emily Shaw, Philadelphia native and graduate of the Training School for Nurses of the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. This collection contains a volume of her lecture notes from 1911. Shaw served as a nurse during World War I at the University of Pennsylvania's Base Hospital No. 20 in France. Upon her return from the war, she became an active member of the American Legion’s Helen Fairchild Post #412. Her activities with the Post are documented in this collection's photographs.

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: Barbara Bates Center for the Study of The History of Nursing [Contact Us]

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Edith Lewis Griscom papers, 1909-1912 (inclusive)

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0.2 linear feet (4 folders)

Abstract:

This small collection principally consists of Edith Lewis Griscom's notebooks as a student at Pennsylvania Hospital Training School for Nurses. Also included is a formal portrait of Griscom taken in 1913.

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: Barbara Bates Center for the Study of The History of Nursing [Contact Us]

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Chautauqua School of Nursing Records, 1909-1912 (inclusive)

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1.0 linear feet

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The Chautauqua School of Nursing was a nursing correspondence school in the early 20th century. This collection consists of lectures and printed pamphlets sent to Essie P. Rugg, who was a student circa 1912.

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: Barbara Bates Center for the Study of The History of Nursing [Contact Us]

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Nursing History Small Collections, 1856-2008 (inclusive)

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1.87 linear feet

Abstract:

The Bates Center's Small Collections are various, unrelated accessions that have been individually assigned collection numbers. Many of the Small Collections consist of a single folder.

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: Barbara Bates Center for the Study of The History of Nursing [Contact Us]

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Mary V. Clymer papers, 1884-1888 (inclusive)

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0.02 linear feet

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This collection consists of notes taken by Mary V. Clymer, a nurse famous for her appearance in Thomas Eakins' painting "The Agnew Clinic." Clymer was a student at the Training School for Nurses at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, from 1888 to 1889. The notes documented the variety of experiences which were part of her educational program.

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: Barbara Bates Center for the Study of The History of Nursing [Contact Us]

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[SC] Edith York collection, 1915-1923 (inclusive)

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0.08 linear feet (4 folders in small collections box 4)

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Held at: University of Pennsylvania: Barbara Bates Center for the Study of The History of Nursing [Contact Us]

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Mary Anne M'Cready papers, 1904

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0.5 linear feet

Abstract:

This collection mainly consists of nursing lecture notes during Mary Anne M'Cready's attendence at the Philadelphia School for Nurses in 1904.

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: Barbara Bates Center for the Study of The History of Nursing [Contact Us]

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Eileen M. Duffy lecture notes, 1976-1977 (inclusive)

Extent:

0.02 linear feet

Abstract:

This small collection consists of lecture notes taken by Eileen M. Duffy, a student at the Philadelphia General Hospital Training School for Nurses. It is a record of the curriculum in the last years of the school's existence: Duffy graduated with the last nursing class in 1977.

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: Barbara Bates Center for the Study of The History of Nursing [Contact Us]