Year: <span class="single" data-blrl-single="1976">1976</span> - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

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]

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]

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]

Dorothy Harvey Leonard papers, 1948-1978 (inclusive)

Extent:: 4.0 linear feet
Abstract:: Dorothy Harvey Leonard was a Quaker and psychiatric nurse. This unprocessed collection contains various materials related to her hospital employers.

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

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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