Repository: University of Pennsylvania: Barbara Bates Center for the Study of The History of Nursing - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

Sigma Theta Tau, Inc. Xi Chapter, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing records, 1958-2005

Extent:: 14.0 linear feet
Abstract:: Sigma Theta Tau is the nursing honor society. This unprocessed collection contains the records of the Sigma Theta Tau Xi Chapter at the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing.

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University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing Development Office records, 1963-2000 (inclusive)

Extent:: 3.2 linear feet
Abstract:: This collection contains some of the records of the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing Development Office. Also included are a set of photographs showing School of Nursing activities and events.

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National Joint Practice Commission records, 1971-1979 (inclusive)

Extent:: 2.0 linear feet
Abstract:: This collection contains the records of the National Joint Practice Commission. Materials include minutes, financial reports, grant applications, proposals, printed matter, and subject files.

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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.

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Doris Bloch papers, 1928-2003 (inclusive)

Extent:: 4.0 linear feet
Abstract:: These papers document Doris Bloch’s role in creating a national nursing research agenda, evaluating agenda priorities, and developing agency funding guidelines while during various roles within the National Center of Nursing Research, Division of Nursing, Department of Health and Human Services.

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Constance Holleran Papers, 1934- (inclusive)

Extent:: 1.0 cubic feet
Abstract:: In 1981, the International Council of Nurses (ICN) appointed Constance A. Holleran as Executive Director. The collection primarily consists of ICN documents, including programs, internal reports, and journals related to Holleran's career. In addition, the collection carries drafts of Holleran’s papers and speeches for various publications and events.

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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.

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Olga Weiss papers, 1948-1977 (inclusive)

Extent:: 2.0 linear feet
Abstract:: Madeline Olga Weiss is a psychiastric nurse who has been active in nursing journal publishing. This collection includes personal correspondence, materials related to Philadelphia General Hospital, and publications.

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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.

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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.

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Jacqueline Fawcett papers, 1979- 2002

Extent:: 3.0 cubic feet
Abstract:: Jacqueline Fawcett is an internationally recognized authority on conceptual models of nursing and nursing theory development. This collection of papers include correspondence, copies of her journal articles, book chapters, and presentations between 1979 and 2002.

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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.

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Alice Lee Chun papers, 1945-2000 (inclusive)

Extent:: 8.75 linear feet
Abstract:: The papers of Alice Lee Chun, a distinguished nurse in the public health field in New York, reflect a broad career. She obtained her degrees from the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing and New York University. This collection includes administrative records, correspondences, reports, articles, conference programs, and research projects for the various organizations she either worked for or with during her nursing career: Coney Island Hospital, National League for Nursing, Inc., the Department of Health Education and Welfare, Council of Community / Home Health Services Agency, Community Service Society, the Department of Educational Nursing, and others. Her personal papers contain essays and research in the public health field. This collection also includes copies of a radio series she did in both English and Chinese for the Chinese-American community in New York in 1952.

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Cynthia Flynn Capers papers, 1978- 1983

Extent:: 0.8 linear feet
Abstract:: Cynthia Capers was the first black graduate of the University of Pennsylvania's nursing doctoral program, and has worked as a nurse, family therapist, consultant, researcher, professor, dean, and special assistant to the provost at the University of Akron. This collection contains some of her papers and records, including biographical information, outlines for courses at the Germantown Dispensary Hospital School, and doctoral program materials from the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing.

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St. Joseph Hospital School of Nursing (Lancaster, Pa.) records, 1925-1996 (inclusive)

Extent:: 33.0 linear feet
Abstract:: This collection contains administrative records of St. Joseph Hospital, Lancaster, PA. Materials include nursing surveys and studies, various committee minutes, correspondence, nursing course files, and student transcripts.

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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.

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Jessie May Scott papers, 1930-2000 (inclusive)

Extent:: 19.5 linear feet
Abstract:: Jessie May Scott was a prominent federal nursing leader, serving as Director of the Division of Nursing and Assistant Surgeon General. She administrated the Nurse Training Acts of 1964 and directed federal programs for nursing that improved the quality of education and practice. This collection of papers spans Scott’s professional career, documenting her experience with the Division of Nursing, Public Health Service from 1955-1979.

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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.

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Alumni Association of the Albert Einstein Medical Center School of Nursing records and historical collection, 1895-1954 (inclusive)

Extent:: 44.5 linear feet
Abstract:: This collection contains materials documenting the development of nursing and nurse alumni groups at institutions founded by Jewish benevolent groups and organizations in Philadelphia from the 1890s through the 1990s. The historical material includes minutes, reports, administrative files, artifacts, and photographs depicting nursing and nurse education. These materials primarily concern three establishments which were merged to form the Albert Einstein Medical Center in 1952: the Jewish Hospital, established 1867; the Mt. Sinai Hospital, established in 1905; and the Northern Liberties Hospital established in 1920. (It should be noted that there are no significant records of the Northern Liberties Hospital in this collection.)

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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]

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