Record Source: University of Pennsylvania / Subject: Nursing and Nursing--History - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

S. Lillian Clayton papers, 1924-1929

Extent:: 0.5 linear feet
Abstract:: The materials in this collection were collected during (Sarah) Lillian Clayton time with the American Nurses Association (ANA). These documents focus on the work of the International Council of Nurses (ICN) as well as the ANA’s work with the ICN between 1924 and 1929.

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

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]

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]

Edith Nunan collection, 1887-1977

Extent:: 21.0 linear feet
Abstract:: Edith Nunan was a librarian at Philadelphia General Hospital. This collection contains publications, correspondence, and other materials related to Philadelphia General Hospital's Training School for Nurses and its nurse graduates. This collection also includes the records of a Nurse Biography Project, which documented significant nurses, as well as Nunan's collection of non-PGH materials related to nursing history.

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

Irene Matthews research files, 1918-1925 (bulk) 1871-1977 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Irene Matthews is a nurse historian who spent part of her career researching notable women who served as nurses in the military services. This collection includes the files that Matthews created while researching several women for a proposed publication entitled Dictionary of Early Nurses.

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

Madalon Amenta papers, 1928-2015

Extent:: 7.0 cubic feet
Abstract:: Madalon Amenta is a leader in hospice care and practice. She found the Pennsylvania Hospice Network, be a founding member of the Hospice Nurse Association, and was active in many other organizations, including the (then) National Hospice Organization. These papers document Amenta’s research, consultative and speaking engagements, and her involvement with professional organizations.

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

Miscellaneous 20th Century Community Health photographs, 1912-1953 (bulk) 1903-1980 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.25 linear feet
Abstract:: This photographic collection, likely assembled from previously published sources, shows the activities of various visiting nurse associations around the United States in the first half of the twentieth century. It also contains other images related to public health, along with a series of Korean War photographs.

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

Miscellaneous items collection, 1899-2003 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1.4 linear feet
Abstract:: This is an artificial collection of miscellaneous items that came to the Bates Center unsolicited and/or for which provenance is unclear. These individual items are not related to each other by subject, material type, or provenance. Materials may include organizational records, correspondence, personal notebooks, and ephemera.

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

Florence Nightingale recordings, circa 1939

Extent:: 1.0 linear feet
Abstract:: This collection consists of an audio cassette tape transferred from a 78-RPM recording: "Adelaide Nutting, Introductory remarks on the life and career of Florence Nightingale" and the “The Voice of Florence Nightingale.”

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

Historical Federal Documents collection, 1950-2000 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1.0 linear feet
Abstract:: This unprocessed collection contains 20th century reports on nursing to the United States federal government.

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

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