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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]

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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]

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Mary C. McMoneagle collection, 1875-1937 (inclusive)

Extent:
1.0 linear feet (1 flat oversize box)
Abstract:
Mary McMoneagle was a Pennsylvania nurse from the 1910s until the 1930s. She was a graduate of the Frankford Hospital Training School for Nurses. McMoneagle's career included nursing for munitions manufacturing employee and tuberculosis patients.

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

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Ruth Marilyn Blitzstein Deglin collection, 1945-1975 (inclusive)

Extent:
1.42 linear feet
Abstract:
Ruth Marilyn Blitzstein Deglin was a Philadelphia-area nurse during the 20th century. She attended Jewish Hospital in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and graduated in 1945. This collection contains Deglin’s artifacts and photographs from her time at Jewish Hospital.

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

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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]

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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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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]

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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]

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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]

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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]

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Chloe Cudsworth Littlefield papers, 1883-1902 (inclusive)

Extent:
2.0 linear feet
Abstract:
Chloe Cudsworth Littlefield graduated from Women's Hospital of Philadelphia School of Nursing in 1883. She worked as a private duty nurse in Pennsylvania, Delaware, New York, and Massachusetts. This collection contains Littleworth's diary, correspondence, photographs, and printed items.

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

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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]

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Charlotte Tyson Rath papers, circa 1928-1970

Extent:
0.83 linear feet
Abstract:
Charlotte Tyson Rath was known as the executive director of the Lehigh County Homemaker-Home Health Aide Society from the 1960s-1980s. These papers are primarily from her time at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing in the early 1930s.

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

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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]

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Nadine Landis papers, 1963-1964 (inclusive)

Extent:
0.5 linear feet
Abstract:
This small, unprocessed collection contains typewritten papers from Nadine Landis' time as a student at the University of Pennsylvania School of Education (Nursing Program), with miscellaneous curriculum materials from the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing and other nursing schools.

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

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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]

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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]

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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]

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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]

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