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Bernice M. Gorski papers, 1936-2000 (inclusive)

Extent:
3.0 cubic feet
Abstract:
This collection documents Bernice Gorski’s career as a student at Philadelphia General Hospital School of Nursing (PGH) in the mid-1930s; her service in the Naval Nurse Corps stationed in the Aleutian Islands during World War II; and her participation in the PGH SON alumni association and Naval Nurse Corps Association.

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

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Dorothy McMullan Pisani papers, 1936-2004 (inclusive)

Extent:
1.0 linear feet
Abstract:
Dorothy McMullan Pisani was a public health nurse. During her long career, she worked for a variety of institutions inclusing the Henry Street Visiting Nurse Service in New York City, the Army Nurse Corps during World War II, Indiana State University School of Nursing, and the NLN. This collection contains articles, speeches, and presentations, primarily relating to education and public health.

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

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Sara Maiter Errickson papers, 1937-1989 (inclusive)

Extent:
0.8 linear feet
Abstract:
Sara Cecelia Maiter Errickson was a graduate of Seton Hall University, class of 1946. Her public health nursing career involved many New Jersey area nursing and community health organizations. She retired in 1979. This collection includes Errickson's personal files as well as files relating to Errickson's organizational activities. The vast majority of this collection is composed of xeroxed copies.

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

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Florence S. Downs papers, 1938-2005 (inclusive)

Extent:
6.0 linear feet
Abstract:
Florence S. Downs (1925-2005) was nurse scholar, researcher, and educator. She served as Associate Dean at the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing and established Penn's nursing doctoral program. She later became editor of the journal Nursing Research. These materials include personal and professional correspondence, photographs, publications, and artifacts.

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

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American Journal of Nursing Company collection, 1940-1977

Extent:
8.0 cubic feet
Abstract:
This collection contains texts and visual items received from the American Journal of Nursing Company. Of note is the series of glass lantern slides that depict various scenes of nursing history.

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

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Mary Jane Holcombe Trautman papers, 1940s-2005

Extent:
0.25 linear feet
Abstract:
Mary Jane Holcombe Trautman was a psychiatric nurse and educator. This collection contains a small selection of her personal papers, photographs, and poems, along with extensive correspondence with fellow nurse Gretta (Margaretta) Styles.

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

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Ruth McCorkle papers, 1941-1998 (inclusive)

Extent:
16.0 linear feet
Abstract:
Ruth McCorkle is a leader in oncology nursing research and practice. She worked at the University of Pennsylvania as the Director for the Center for Advancing Care in Serious Illness and as Associate Director, Cancer Control at the University of Pennsylvania Cancer Comprehensive Center. These papers document McCorkle's education, military service, academic research, and her involvement with professional organizations.

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

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Jo Ann Ashley papers, 1942-1980 (inclusive)

Extent:
10.4 linear feet
Abstract:
Jo Ann Ashley was a nationally recognized nurse educator and author, best known for her book Hospitals, Paternalism, and the Role of the Nurse. She spoke and wrote prolifically on nursing, health care, and sexism and gender relations. This collection of papers and multimedia items documents Ashley's professional career. It includes correspondence, articles and speeches, and research materials. Also included are some of Ashley's personal papers, including a complete set of her poetry.

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

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Kathryn V. Bastian, Captain, ANC papers, 1942-1959

Extent:
1.5 linear feet
Abstract:
Kathryn V.Bastian, Captain, ANC, was a Jeffeson Hospital School of Nursing trained nurse that while in the military was stationed in various locationed, including Texas, Hawaii, and Egypt. Materials in this collection include correspondence and photographs while stationed at the 38th General Hospital in Cairo, Egypt during World War II.

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

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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]

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