Search

Start Over Subject Nursing Language English Year 1980 to 1984

Main content

Neville E. Strumpf papers, 1965-2011 (inclusive)

Extent:
28 linear feet (16 urc boxes)
Abstract:
This collection spans Neville Strumpf's personal and professional life, in particular her tenure at the University of Pennsylvania. Documents include personal correspondence with her parents and with friends, her career at Penn, the development of the Center for Gerontological Nursing, and her time as Interim Dean. Also includes some of the numerous publications and papers she wrote and, most notably, her research work with reducing restraint use among the frail elderly in nursing homes.

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

Main content

Madeline H. Petrillo papers, 1960s-1980s

Extent:
9.0 cubic feet
Abstract:
Copyright restrictions may apply. Please contact the Center with requests for copying and for authorization to publish, quote or reproduce the material.

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

Main content

Joyce E. Thompson papers, 1981-2001

Extent:
12.0 cubic feet
Abstract:
The papers of Joyce E. Thompson, an internationally recognized figure in midwifery, women’s health, nursing and health care ethics, documents her broad career. Materials in these boxes documents Dr. Thompson’s work at the University of Pennsylvania as a faculty member and as a professor, in addition to her work with the International Confederation of Midwives.

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

Main content

Philadelphia General Hospital (PGH) Training School for Nurses Miscellaneous Collection, 1918-2006 (inclusive)

Extent:
0.8 linear feet
Abstract:
This artificial collection contains miscellaneous small donations related to the Philadelphia General Hospital School of Nursing. They were primarily given by alumni over a period of many years, but some items are of unknown provenance. This collection may include artifacts, publications, personal papers, photographs, and records related to the PGH Training School for Nurses.

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

Main content

Teaching Nursing Home Program records, 1981-1987 (inclusive)

Extent:
12.51 linear feet
Abstract:
The Teaching Nursing Home Program sheds light on the innovated national project funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and administered by the University of Pennsylvania’s School of Nursing to improve nursing home care for the elderly, develop university nursing education, and inspire nurses to explore gerontology. Documents include project correspondence, minutes, annual reports, and other administrative records. It also includes the individual universities’ reports and findings during their funded years as well as the unfunded applications of other universities.

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

Main content

Methodist Episcopal Hospital (Philadelphia) School of Nursing records, 1905-1944 (bulk) circa 1900-1991 (inclusive)

Extent:
1.08 linear feet
Abstract:
The Methodist Episcopal Hospital was located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It opened in 1892 and soon afterwards established a nursing school. This collection contains student nurse records from the early 20th century and financial records from the World War II period.

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

Main content

Loretta C. Ford papers, 1950-2008 (inclusive)

Extent:
23.4 linear feet (9 urc containers)
Abstract:
Loretta C. Ford was co-founder of the first nurse practitioner program (at the University of Colorado) and Dean of the University of Rochester School of Nursing. This collection contains a number of articles and publications, as well as many nursing audiovisual materials: CDs, DVDs, audiocassettes, and VHS tapes.

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

Main content

International Council on Women's Health Issues records, 1984-2010 (inclusive)

Extent:
11.0 cubic feet
Abstract:
The International Council on Women's Health Issues is a network of researchers, clinicians, community health workers, and educators working to promote women's health around the globe. This collection primarily contains documents regarding the Council's Congresses from the 1980s-2000s.

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

Main content

Anne J. Davis papers, circa 1950-2010

Extent:
2.0 linear feet
Abstract:
Anne J. Davis, PhD, MS, RN, FAAN, Professor Emerita at the University of California San Francisco, is nationally and internationally recognized as a pioneer in nursing ethics. This collection contains some of her personal and professional papers, including correspondence, publications, and international conference materials.

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

Main content

Joyce E. Roberts papers, 1970-2008 (inclusive)

Extent:
11.0 linear feet
Abstract:
This collection contains the personal papers of Joyce E. Roberts, a midwife, and cover topics such as obstetric and maternal nursing, abortion, and other women's health subjects.

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

Main content

Irma Lou Hirsch papers, circa 1958-1994

Extent:
21.0 linear feet
Abstract:
Irma Lous Hirsch is a nurse educator recorgnized for her work at the American Nurses Association. This collection primarily consists of ANA-related materials. It includes project files for ANA projects, including the Quality Assurance Program of the 1970s.

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

Main content

Mary Starke Harper papers, 1972-1988 (inclusive)

Extent:
21.0 linear feet
Abstract:
Mary Starke Harper was a nurse leader in health policy and a scholar of geropsychiatric nursing and the care of the minority elderly. She was the first African American graduate of the University of Minnesota School of Nursing. This collection consists primarily of research files which Dr. Harper assembled from 1972-1988, when she held leadership posts at the National Institute of Mental Health.

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

Main content

Mary Opal Wolanin papers, 1932-1997 (inclusive)

Extent:
2.9 linear feet
Abstract:
Mary Opal Wolanin was a nurse educator and expert in gerontological nursing, especially regarding confusion in the elderly. These papers span Wolanin's professional life, documenting her academic, research and consultation experiences with various associations, institutions as well as awards and nursing recognition received as a nursing leader. The collection is comprised of addresses, articles, papers, and audio-visual tapes.

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

Main content

Association of Community Health Nursing Educators (ACHNE) records, 1977-2012 (inclusive)

Extent:
19.0 linear feet
Abstract:
The Association of Community Health Nursing Educators (ACHNE) works to identify and explore issues and policy relevant to public health nursing graduate education, including creating recommendations and assisting in the development of quality graduate education programs, and to stimulate research in community health and public health nursing. These records include meeting minutes of board and annual meetings, organizational materials such as by-laws, membership lists, financial records, membership mailings, presentations and papers, correspondence, and publications.

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

Main content

Ellen D. Baer papers, 1970-2013 (bulk) 1939-2013 (inclusive)

Extent:
13.0 linear feet (8.5 container boxes of documents .5 container boxes of photographs and other items 1 container box of artifacts 2 small flat size boxes 5 oversized framed items)
Abstract:
Ellen D. Baer was a prominent history scholar and nursing figure at the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing as well as in nursing centers and colleges in New York. This collection documents her nursing career, federally funded nursing courses in oncology and in AIDS, research projects and prolific writing career as well as insight into her personal life.

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

Main content

Marietta H. Madden papers, 1928-1997 (inclusive)

Extent:
2.1 linear feet
Abstract:
Marretta H. Madden was a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania and a military nurse during World War II. This collection includes documents relating to her army career, along with publications and artifacts.

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

Main content

Lankenau Hospital School of Nursing records, 1871-1992 (inclusive)

Extent:
52.5 linear feet
Abstract:
This collection chronicles the long history of one of Philadelphia's most respected diploma schools of nursing, that of the Lankenau Hospital. It contains records which span the entire life of the school, from its inception in 1899 (at Lankenau's institutional predecessor, the German Hospital) to its eventual close in May of 1992.

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

Main content

Anne L. Austin papers, 1910-1986 (inclusive)

Extent:
1.0 linear feet
Abstract:
Anne Austin was a prominent nursing historian. This collection contains research-related materials concerning three of her major works: A History of Nursing Sourcebook (1957), A History of Nursing from Ancient to Modern Times (1962) and The Woolsey Sisters of New York (1971).

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

Main content

Mabel Harmon Morris papers, 1966-1984 (bulk) 1935-1990 (inclusive)

Extent:
3.0 linear feet
Abstract:
Mabel Morris was a public health nurse. After graduating from Mercy Hospital Columbia University Teachers College, she was employed by the United States Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, Temple University, and the Visiting Nurse Society of Philadelphia. This collection contains correspondence, speeches, newspaper clippings, and alumni memorabilia, articles, teaching aides, and a small selection of photographs.

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

Main content

Edna LaPorte Strumpf papers, 1933-1991 (inclusive)

Extent:
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]

Main content

Dorothy A. Mereness papers, 1910-1991 (inclusive)

Extent:
3.5 linear feet
Abstract:
Dorothy Ann Mereness, R.N., Ed.D., F.A.A.N., was Dean of the School of Nursing, University of Pennsylvania from 1965 to 1977 and a pioneer in the development of psychiatric nursing. This collection consists of personal papers and institutional files. The personal papers document Mereness's professional development. Although largely incomplete, the organizational files show the extent of Mereness's involvement in the development of nursing at both regional and national levels.

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

Main content

Presbyterian School of Nursing records, 1871-1988 (inclusive)

Extent:
152.0 linear feet
Abstract:
This collection documents the founding, flourishing and eventual closing of the Presbyterian School of Nursing, a hospital-based nursing school in Philadelphia. The hospital itself was founded in 1871 under the sponsorship of the Presbyterian Church. Its nurse training program was begun in 1889. The collection's strength is the relative completeness of student records, good documentation of the school's curricula and teaching materials. The supportive role both the Ladies Aid Society and the Alumni Association played in the growth of the School are evident in these records.

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

Main content

Chestnut Hill Hospital School of Nursing records, 1906-1988 (bulk) 1769-1988 (inclusive)

Extent:
20.45 linear feet
Abstract:
The Chestnut Hill Hospital School of Nursing Records consist of 20.45 linear feet of hospital records, school administration records, faculty and student files, yearbooks, photographs, and some artifacts. The records extend from the school's creation in 1908 until its closing in 1987. The collection comprehensively documents the growth of a suburban community hospital nurse training program.

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

Main content

Brandywine Home Health Agency records, 1917-1990 (inclusive)

Extent:
8.3 linear feet
Abstract:
This collection documents the Brandywine Home Health Agency, Inc. from its inception through its subsequent growth during social, environmental, and legislative changes. As a non-profit volunteer agency, BHHA was conscious of its responsibility to foster innovative and relevant programs. Thus as health needs and technology evolved, it progressed accordingly. Over time, it became a multi-service agency delivering three categories of service: therapeutic, supportive, and preventative. The material in this collection covers all facets of these services and includes records of administration, financial, program services, and public relations.

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

Main content

Moorestown Visiting Nurse Association records, 1909-1986 (inclusive)

Extent:
3.5 linear feet
Abstract:
This collection contains the 20th-century records of two New Jersey Visiting Nurse Associations: the Moorestown Visiting Nurse Association (MVNA) and the Visiting Nurse Society of Riverton, Cinnaminson and Palmyra (VNSRCP). These two organizations merged in 1967.

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

Main content

Visiting Nurse Association of Hudson Valley, records, 1898-2017

Extent:
9.6 linear feet
Abstract:
This collection documents the development of a visiting nursing association in Hudson Valley, New York, the first rural nursing association. The collection consists of annual reports, board of director meetings, branch reports, and newspaper clippings documenting its history, and photographs.

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

Main content

Ildaura Murillo-Rohde papers, 1930-2005 (inclusive)

Extent:
23.0 linear feet
Abstract:
Ildaura Murillo-Rohde (1920-2010) was a psychiatric nursing leader. This collection is unprocessed. A preliminary inventory is given here. Please contact the Center for more information.

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

Main content

Alice Merritt Robinson papers, 1920-1983 (inclusive)

Extent:
8.0 linear feet
Abstract:
The strength of this collection lies in the materials which relate to the professional training of nurses and nursing education issues, particularly with regard to psychiatric nursing. Robinson's work as a nursing instructor, administrator, and author are well documented by her speeches, annotated manuscripts for publication, personal and professional writings, employment files, and photographs. The collection also contains several journal issues and reprints of Robinson's writings.

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

Main content

Professional Nurse Educators Group (PNEG), Records, 1969-2015 (inclusive)

Extent:
4 cubic feet
Abstract:
The Professional Nurse Educators Group was formed in 1969 by the American Nurses Association's Council on Continuing Education (later Professional Development) that was disbanded in 1999. Since 2000 the Group continues to hold unofficial conferences to meet the networking and educational needs of its members. Documents in this collection include annual conference materials, communications and report, and publications.

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

Main content

Visiting Nurse Society of Philadelphia records, 1855-1987 (inclusive)

Extent:
23.8 linear feet
Abstract:
The records of the Visiting Nurse Society of Philadelphia document a wide range of themes and issues in home nursing and the care of the indigent poor. The collection includes trustees' minutes, board correspondence, committee reports, and branch association files. Also included is a well documented collection of photographs.

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

Main content

Zane Robinson Wolf, 1980-2018

Extent:
3.5 linear feet
Abstract:
The collection consists of articles that were written by Dr. Wolf along with her dissertation and field notes. Dr. Wolf is a nursing leader who work focuses on patient safety, nursing research, evidence-based practice, and caring and continues to conduct qualitative and quantitative research on medication errors, nurse caring, and nursing education concerns.

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

Main content

Pennsylvania Higher Education Nursing Schools Association, 1977-1996

Extent:
3.0 linear feet
Abstract:
Established in 1977, the Pennsylvania Higher Education Nursing Schools Association (PHENSA) is a consortium of nursing schools and education leaders in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. This collection contains correspondences and meeting minutes from this organization.

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

Main content

Marilyn Stringer papers, 1980-2013

Extent:
2.0 cubic feet
Abstract:
Dr. Stringer was a Professor in Women’s Health Nursing at the University of Pennsylvania. Her clinical scholarship focused on the promotion of a healthy pregnancy and the reduction of preterm births for high-risk women. This collection consists primarily of papers which Marilyn Stringer prepared and received at conferences, workshops, and other professional activities. It also contains correspondence, photographs, certificates, and other materials.

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

Main content

Edith Erikson Ives papers, circa 1902-1988

Extent:
1.8 linear feet
Abstract:
Edith Erikson Ives was a graduate of Philadelphia General Hospital (PGH) School of Nursing who served during World War II. This collection includes records of Ives' PGH activities, including her involvement in the Alumnae Association, as well as her personal papers, photographs, and scrapbook.

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

Main content

Germantown Hospital and Community Health Services records, 1900-1998 (inclusive)

Extent:
48.75 linear feet
Abstract:
This collection contains records of the Germantown Hospital and Community Health Services School of Nursing, in Germantown, Philadelphia, PA. Materials include student records, Nursing Alumni Association records, yearbooks, and minutes.

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

Main content

The Leonhard Felix Fuld Archives of the Helene Fuld School of Nursing records, 1990-1996 (bulk) 1959-2011 (inclusive)

Extent:
1.0 linear feet
Abstract:
The Helene Fuld School of Nursing is located in Harlem, New York City. The Leonhard Felix Fuld Archives held the school's historical information. This collection consists of two rolls of microfiche, a guide to the collection, and a selection of papers related to the school's history.

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

Main content

Karen Buhler-Wilkerson papers, 1969-2004 (bulk) 1944-2010 (inclusive)

Extent:
26.0 linear feet
Abstract:
This collection spans Buhler-Wilkerson’s professional life, documenting her education at Emory, her work while a faculty member and Division Head of the University of Pennsylvania, and her appointment as Director of the Barbara Bates Center for the Study of the History of Nursing. Also included are important correspondence and papers related to her membership with other institutes and associations. Photographs, artifacts and files related to the Center’s projects, including The Nightingale’s Song and RN: The Past, Present, and Future of the Nursing Uniform, are incorporated.

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

Main content

Lois K. Evans papers, 1971-2011 (inclusive)

Extent:
19.375 linear feet
Abstract:
The Lois K. Evans Papers include personal awards, papers and publication during her career, materials related to her tenure at the University of Pennsylvania, research projects and history files, including her studies in reducing restraints as well as her involvement in national associations, which shed light on her influential career that transformed elder care, geriatric mental health education, and national policies.

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

Main content

Barbara Bates papers, 1964-2002 (bulk) 1928-2002 (inclusive)

Extent:
11.0 linear feet (22 archival boxes, 1 oversized box, 1 flat oversized box, 1 medical bag)
Abstract:
The Barbara Bates papers include correspondence, writings, photographs, and personal papers that shed light on her career in the medical and nursing history fields, research projects, and personal life.

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

Limit your search

more »

more »

more »

more »

more »

more »

more »

more »

Current results range from 1769 to 2018

View larger »