The Chronicle, Fall 1992

Fall 1992 VolS No I

IN SEARCH OF HrSTORICAL RESOURCES RELATING TO RELIG IOUS WOMEN AND NURSING MARY P TARBOX,

RN, EDD

Histori ans of nursing have long recoguized re ligiou. women' s infl uence on the developmeot of liuIsing . Thi s is seen in nearly every history of nursing text or overview usi ng words like these of Mary M. obert," American nurses are the iuherito of great traditions \ hich have come to II fr m military orders, Catholic and Angl ican sisterhoods, and from the Deaconess movement . " I Les oft ell de clared and as yet not fully recognized are the details of UlOse "great traditions," \ hose origins call be fo und in the cOlllltless untold stories aboUt the work of peci fic orders, their individw'll members, and the motives and methods that (hey emplo_ ed to inst ill those " traditi ons."

Although my earl effol1s in doctoral reseru-cLl oLlnufsing by the Si~lers ofMerc in the United Stat s explored Ill any source ofrele ted historical dJtJ, conti nued reseJrch during the Lilliat holtis Brunner Sum mer Fellowship for Hi lorical Research ill Nursillg revealed man new ru \d ullIapped sources fo r add itional study. Tllis briefdescriptioll of the resources, revelations and frust[Jti t of uch research lIlay be of part icular interest to those who are, or wish to be, involved III si milar projects. 1t m<J also encourage others to pay closer atte ntion to the previou sly ment ioned "tradi­ tion ' " and tit ir infl uence on nurses aud nursing_ . cco unts of the \vorks of speci fic orders can b tound in significant Ilumbers within 111 privJte collections of the 0 deI'S, Llsuall y at the motherllOuse fr III which the work of the orde r is djrected.

Once confI ned! the cloister of the motherhouse, these work are becomi ng more accessible to re earche rs. Books and monographs are ofte n the works of sisters \\1 110 wished to cloc uneu! the order's history (volun tarily or assigned) on Ibe occasion of an anlliver-ary of the orde r or of a spec itl c instituti on. These works were often inte nded to be r ad b membe of the orcler and more spec ifica lly b_ younger, newer memb rs so as to i.nspire their- continued loyalty and en thusiasill for the mi ssion of the orde r2 I

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Do ulllentati on of speci fi c details was often lacking due more to ine perienc than il1tent i o []~'l 1 negl Cl. p n care ful perusal of these commemorative works, one occasiOltall find inconsistencies ancl ~ m1rS iLl details. The primary documents that IlIa veri I detaIls ill very ofte n lo't , discarded, or never "xistecL Nonetheless, tJlese works do have val ue tor the researcher: as initial SOLU-ces for clironolog icJI accounts of si gn ifi cant events, as records of work conducted by specific member' or or ers, or as examples of the sources Mkl10wledge used by members of the order in reference to its progenitor, signifi cant leaders, and infl uent ial inst itut ions. In rece nt years h' toriaJls of re ligioll' orders ha e made effi rts to clarify and rectif apparent gaps in the reSOlIfces ava ilable.

Center for The Study of The History of Nursing UNIVERSITY

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Archi ves were often mandated in the constitutions and niles of specifi c orders.

Many "vere maintained on a sporadic, runat lLr basis if at al l, unti l recent years wheu Uleir value has been more tillly realized botb by members of the orders at d outside researchers. The prese nt-day congregational archives have r ceived more ,ttent ion; ho ever, their maintenance is oft n rei gated to re tired memb rs or those \ it h other fUll-time respollSibilities. Si ters of Mercy archi vists ha ve Illost often been retired isters witll a sincere dev tion to collecting, maintaini ng, l111d catalog­ ing archival holdings, but with limited experie nce and time.

As orders of re ligious women expanded, moved , renovated building' and bllil t new inst itutions, their historical documents \vere someti m lost or destroyed. In ome instances resources are scattered tlu'oughout various 1l10therhouse and ( cV lllilll/ cd () lIjW!j

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CENTER FOR THE

NEWS FROM THE CENTER

STUDY OF THE

HISTORY OF NURSING The Center/o r The Study o/The History o/Nursing was established in 1985 to encourage and facilitate historical scholarship on health care history and nursing in the United tates. Now in its seventh year of existenc , the Center continues to create and maintain a resource for such r search; to improve the quality and scop of historical scholarship on nursing; and to disseminat new owledgc on nursing history through educat ion, conferences, publications. and inter-disciplinary c \I, boration.

CUlTent projects , t the Center range from. tudies of international Ilursmg, home-based nur ing, and researcl1on care of the cri t ic..~ !l ill to the twentieth-cent ury relation, hip between nursing and American phi la nthropy. We also continue to collect process, and catalogue an outstanding coUect ion of primary historical material.

Feel free to visit the Center, Monday-Friday, 9:00-5:00 p.m .

Scholars planning to conduct research at the Center should contact the Center's coordinator at 215-898-4502.

Our comd ina! r wiU respond with a description fthe scope and conlent of r levant materia ls in the various Cl !leetions.

Center Adyisory Board Lilli an Sholtis Drunner, Chair M. Louise Fitzpatrick, Vice C/IL, /r

Helen Edward ' Jeanne Kiefu r Ann P. Knight Na (lin~

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Eleanor C. L un bertscn Mark Frazier Ll yd Charles E. Rosenbc;rg S(eph. llie A . tach ni cw icz Tina Wemtraub Center Staff Joan E. Lynau gh. PhD, FAAN Director

Ellen D. Baer, PhD, FAAN Associate Directur

Karen Bu11Jer- Wilkerson, PhD, PAAN A 'o iate Dire tor

aria Caslill 0 Editor alld Coordina tor

Kaiyi Chen. PhD ProceSS ing Arch ivist

Cynthia Smith Secretary

ADVISORY BOARD MEMBER THELMA SCHORR ENDS I-lER TERM 1110se not personally acquainted with TI1elma M. Schorr will most likely be familiar with her as tl e editor of the renowned Making ~lOices. Taking ChaJ/ces, with Anne Zimmermann. Still others may know her as the editor (1970), president and publisher (1981) of the American Journal ofNursiug Company.

Whatever your connection to Schorr, we at the Center will remember her three years of faithful service as an advisory board member. The Center is indebt d to her expert advice on oontemporary health care issues as well as her assistance with fimd raising and collections' development strategies. Schorr's service and time helped ensure the Center's existence and continued producti ity. No self-supporting V01Wltary organiZ<1.tion could long exist without tJ1e help of su ch individuals.

All of LIS at the Center regret TIlelma Schorr's departLUe, but we wish her well in ber future ventures and thank her for her part in tbe development of one of a handful 0 r nursing history manuscript repositories in the country.

(Those interested in taking a more in-depth look at Schorr's work should consider visiting the Center to peruse the Thelma M. Schorr Papers.)

THE 1992 i l l rnONAL PROCE ION TO THE WOODLAND CEMEl' ' RY ill honor of two important figures in nursing's past, Alice Fisher and S. Lillia.n Clayton, and presellt-day nurses, tbe Cellter recently held the third aJ1l\ual Tradili ona.l Procession to The Woodlands Cemetery. As with the two precedi ng processiol 5, we had marvelous weather, contributing to tJle sizable group 0 marchers, no doubt. At thi s proces ion many nurses, including current tudents from area schools, attended in unifonns fro m their student days . Oili rs wore replicas oflate eighteenth and early nineteenth century student unifonn fro m area schools. We look forward to enjoying anoth r spring aftemoon with everyone at the fo urtll Traditional Pr cession on May 7, 1993 .

CAlliNG FOR THE CHRONICALLY ILL: PrnLADELl'H lA, 1945-1965 What should be done to help the chronically ill? What were Ill ' patt ms ofcare for the long-tenn, chronic sick in hospitals, nursing homes, and home care in the two decades before Medicare and Medicaid?

Philadelpltia., as was true of most cities between 1945 and 1965, stmggled to ftnd the most effective solutions to the needs of the chronic sick. AlLhough. home care was a viable altemative to institutional care, limited funding frequently created illSUD110W1t­ able obstacles to its use. Nursing homes grew in munbers and size in the I 50s and '60s. not only as the numbers oftbe aged and sick expanded, but as health professi ol1­ (coll tillued

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NEW RESEARCH ON NURSING AND HEALTH C ARE HISTORY: GRADUATES FROM PENN'S SCHOOL OF NURSING DocmRAL PROGRAM The School of Nursing at the University of Pennsylvania has offered a doctoral degree in 11 m ing since 1982. That same year, faculty were avail able to upport the study of nursing history as part of the PhD program . The Cente r, in part, facili­ tated this deve lopment. With its rich resources in pri mary documents related to nursing and health care histor , the Center has been able to provide the School's octoral students with material vital to their research .

It is not always possible to fi nd all the primary docume nts necessary for dissertation topics in one place . However, with acc ss to the R earch Libraries Information Network at the Center, a national database with illfonnation on the holdings of more tllan 79 otller archives and manllscript repo itories throughout the country, doctoral shldents can find sources applicable to their area of study . To date. fo m ind ividua ls have graduated fi·om Penn 's School of Nursi ng PhD program with history as the related field a study . W ithin a few ye r we expect that numbe.r to reach eight. (plea e see page 2 of this is ue for a profile on tile work of a CLUTent d ct ral cand idate. ) Dr. Meryn Stuart received her doctoral degree in 1987. In her di ssertation , entitled' "Let ot the People Perish ' : TIle 0 1] tan 0 Provincial Board of Health , Publ ic Heal th Nlll'Si ng and tbe Rmal Child We lfare Project, 1916- 1930," Dr. St uart analyzed the Canadian govemmell! 's effort to solve the health problems ofpoveI1y stri cken imm igrallts wiLh the introduction of public health nurses. Dr. Stuart demon trated lbat the effort was onfounded by a lack of resou! 'es and confl ict between pub lic health objectives and the private med ical care system. Dr. Stuart has publi shed many art icles based on her research.

For her examination of the relati onship between the theory of caring for tlle mentally ill and the actual needs of tll0S that the til ory was meant to h lp , Dr. Patricia O ' Bn n D' Antonio (1 992 consulted the records of the Ha rford College Quaker Collection. Tlle extens ive diaries of the Friends Asylum Iperintend nts enabled Dr. D ' Antonio to reconstruct daily life in the lIilteteenth-century asylWll. She fo und that altJ lough the implementation of the theory was deteml in d by theoreti caJ principles, it was more importaJltly determined by the ueeds and daily pri orities established by staiT lllmbers wbo deli vered day­ to-day ca re. Families and patients, of course, also played an important, although less influential, role. Dr. 0' Antonio's dissertation is entitled "Negotiated are: A Case Study of the Friends Asylwn , I 00-1 850."

Dr. Julie Fainnan (1992) fi cused on the development of intensive care units in hospitals in the United Slates in h r dissertation e ntitled' New Hospitals, New N urses, N w Spaces: A History of Critical Care, 1950-1 965 ." With data found in the collections of the Hospital fthe Uni versity of Pennsyl vania School of Nursill CJ and Chesmut Hill Hospital School of Nursin g at the Center, as well as other materials, Dr. Fairman discovered that factors other than technology played more significant roles in the reorganizatiOl f nursi ng care in hospitals. Some of these factors included architectural hanges,

demand tor nursing, and our expect:ltions o f medical care til the United States.

Dr. Linda Walsh (1 992) used a num ber of Pennsylvania archives and manuscript repOSi tories ~ r her re earch on early twentieth-cellhlr y midwives. At 'uch institutions as the Balch Institute for Ethnic Stud ies, sue looked at the practices of immigrant midwi ves in Philadelphia, focu ing on tbe Skills learned in their home countries as well as other factors that facilit ated their practices over many decades. Dr. Walsh found two pri mary factors that contributed to midwives' continued practice: family and personal support. and the pro fessional respect they earned from th ir c mmunities. However, eveu with the ir slcill s and commun ity support they were unable LO move into the city health care system. Dr. Walsh believes that Illis immobility resulted from the strong relation tha t midwives had de veloped with their COIllll111nilies rather tJlatl with the city; they gained their authori ty from the women and families f, r whom they cared and Ilot tJle city' s h alth car professionals.

Dr. Walsh's dissertation is entitled ' ''A Special Vocation '-­ Philadelphia Midwives, 1910- 1940 "

1993 Teresa E. ChJ1Sty Award As a means of encouragin() new nursing hi tory iuvestigators, the Teresa E . Christy Award will recogu iz excellent historical research and writing accom pli lled by students. The SUbmissions, therefore, may incl ude disserta­ tions, theses, and other research proje ts.

New scholars must submit manuscr ipts (four copies) based on origi.na l histori c.-1.1 research related to nursing history . Manuscripts ma represent published or Wlpllb­ lished research, Illllst be i.n Ellg~ and must have been comple ted within the last three years. One submissiou pe autllOf, please. Selection criteria for the award are based on til rigor of historical research ,Uld the q uality of writing .

The awardee must be present at the Tentb Annual Conference of the American Association for the H i ~tory of Nursing in Philadelphia, Penllsylvania, October 19 3, to receive the award.

Please torward manuscrip[s, including a state ment describing your student status at the time the manuscript was wr itten, by May 15,1993, to Dr. Karen Buh ler­ Wilkersou, RN, PhD, FAAN, Chair, Awards Committee.

American Association for the History of Nursing, Centerjo,.

TIle Study o/The Histo ry ojNursi.llg, University of PelUlSyl­ vania, Scbool of Nursing, 307 Nursing Educ, tioll Bui ldi ng, PhiJadelpbia, PA 19 104-60 . D irect questions regarding submissions to Dr. Buhler-Wilkerson at 2 15-898-4725 .

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CALL FOR ABSTRACTS

AMERI

AN A SSOCIATION FOR

Tf • HISTORY OF NURSING

TENTn ANNuAL C NFERENCE

The American Association for the History ofNursing, In c., the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, and the National League for Nursing are sponsoring this annual COl Ference that provjdes a forum fI r sharing historical research OLl nursing.

The cOl1ferel1ce includes paper presentati IlS as we ll as other oppor­ tunities for learning and haring histori cal interests.

If you are interested in presenting a paper at the conference, please COllI act Secretary Cynthia Smith for ahstract guideJi nes at the Centerj()/" The St udy a/The TUstory Ii/ Nursing, Ull iver ily ofPellllsylvania, School of ursin!,!. 307 Nursi ng Education B ui ld i l1 ~ , Philadelph ia. PA 19104­ 6096. Please note that the deadl ine for, ubmission of guideli nes is Jan uar 15. 1993 .

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LIlliAN SHOLTI BRUNN 'R SUMMER FELLOWSHTP The Lillian Sholtis Brwmer SlUllll1er Fellowsh.ip for Historical ReseaTch ill Nursing will again be offered ill 1993 by lite ellter/v/" The Study 4The History o/N ursing at the Ul1 i v~rsiLy ofPellllsyl­ \,m i:'1 Mat and Lillian Bnlll ner's gener­ sity mnkes It possibl {or tile eel ttr to ofler tlus research fellowship support ill g (lIO 8 weeks or residenllal study and use of the Center's c lie tiOIL'> .

Selet'l ion of Brunner scholars will be bast:d on evidence of preparation and/or productivity ill lli !orica! research relnted fO nursing. Bnl l1Jler scholars will work under the general direction of nurse histOrian associated with the Center.

Appli nn!' for the $2,500 BnlllJler Fellowship shou ld contact Director J{1aJl LYll:1Ugh at the Centcrjo/, The Slud (if The Hi tory oj'Nurslllg, Univer' ity o f [)ellilsylvania. Scll 1of Nursing, 307 Nursing EduC':1tion Building, Philadel­ phia, PA I ~ 104-6906, Of call 215-898­ 4502 Deadline December 31, 1\.)\)2.

UPDATE ON THE INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL OF NURSES: CENTENNIAL HISTORY PROJECT Nineteen ninety-uine will mark the hWlClredth anniversary of the International Cowlcil ofNW'Ses (rCN). In celebration oftltis occasion, the ICN has funded a much­ needed analysis of nursing's impact on the world during the twentieth century.-TIle study, the International Council ofNurses: Centennial History Project, will al encompass a ltistorical study ofthe ICN and international nursing .

Dr. Joan E. Lynaugh and a team of historians, including nurse hjstorians from several countries, have been conunissioned by the ICN to undertake this study. Dozens of lCN-member oUlltries have been contacted and a repertoire of international consultants has also been enlisted to ensure a world-wide fa us.

Tile four-year project, whicll began February 1, 1991, will study the context ill wlli h the leN was created and witl in wh ich it developed. The TCN project team will analyze issues that fonned a pan of the organization's environment. A few such issues incl ude ideas of ilppropriate relations among nurses, negotiations between nursing groups and other organizations, educational goals, ethical and standards debates, 'the social and economic cond itions of nurses, and the role of women. AdditjoLlal consider­ ations will include 111 inl1uellce that induslria1ization, nationalization, and radical reorgan.ization through ar and changing political and economic alignments have had on organized nursi ng.

Currently. Ihe researc11 team (Joan Lynaugh Barbara Brush, Anne Marie Rafferty, Meryn Stuart. and Nan cy Tomes) has begun a detailed survey of primary, secondary Clnd associated sources. Included in tltis already vast collectioll of materials are lCN board min utes, fi nanCIal records, congress notes, publications, and the personal correspondellce of officers. Many of these documents were collated at ICN Headquar­ ters in Geneva, Switzerland, during the summer of 1991 .

Although a monograph is Ihe project's designated end product, numerous publica­ tiolls and papers wi I[ be prepared and presented during Ille study's foUl' year trajectory (TIlis is the third in a series ofanicles on the Inlernatlonal Council of Nurses.

Centennial Hi tory Project.)

SUMMER SCHOLARS AT PENN'S SCHOOL OF

NUR ING Two years ago, in tile summer of 1990, the Center began to implement one of its cheri1>hed goals-- upporting high quality bistorical research on nurslng and health care hlstory _Through the generosity of Mal and LIllian Brunner. the first Lillian Sholri Brunner ~ ull1mer Fellows. Drs_ Janel Golden and Myrtle Matejski, began work at Ihe Center that SLimmer. The tollowing year Dr. Diane Hamilton followed ill thmr footstep, lIsing the Cenler's unique collections and research facilities for her research . mo~t

Although research topics have varied significantly among scholars, one factor uni fie s them : all three BnllUler Fellows contribute to the growth of scholarly work 011 nllrslllg history Janet Golden, for inslance, used the Center's collectioll of nineteenth Cell(Lll)' photoh,'Trlphs III tracing the evolution of wornell in nllTsing. Her research showed that although nurses fit into gender roles of their era, they also created ways 10 change U1eir social posilion. Dr Golden's fellowship project frndings and subsequ~nt re earch torm PClrt of the recently published PiclJIres o./lien/ill . A Phocograpilic flisfrJIJ' o/llea/lli CUI't: ill Pllllade/p II i(J , /86U-1945, co-authored With Charles E. R .senberg <Uld available froll1the University of Pe 1U1SY IV<ln ia Press.

Myrtle Matejski's research addressed another aspeci ofnineteenth-cenlury nursing: the lIves and work of women who went to the aid of soldiers during lhe Civil War. Employing the ir itiuhly developed domestic skills and their capacity 10 mobilize (~' r)lIflll l /(:tI

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RECENT ACQUTSITIONS

Manuscript Collections The L (ll1kenml I lo.~1)il al School oj' Nl/rsillg, / 909-1992, 63. 75 lineal

fi.er.

Tbe 1l\OV men! to fund a hospital for the " treatment [of] Gennau ci tizells Ph ilade JpilLa" was initiated by Philadelphia Gennan settlers in 185 0. ill 18 )0 the German Hospital f the City of Phl ladelphia was incorporated, 1< ter to become the Lankenau Hospital in 1917. Interrupted by the Civil War in 1862, tlte Ge mlan Hospital did not open its door to .'\1.\ 1<'1' Ma rie Koelle kc wi/It Lall kc ll ou Hospital School of th public until 1866. [n keeplng N llrsiltg C!(/;,.\ of 1914. with the Bard's vish to serve Philadelphia' s Gennan citizenry, part icipate in tlle Fund's Smith-Kline the hospi tal opened its Training Sclwol Beckman Fellowship progrrun . for urses in 1899 with five students Tn-Count) ViSiting Nurse Association, supervised by seven Gennau Deacon­ esses trained at Kaiserswerth.

1 94-1991 . 2.9 linear f eel, This recent addition fonns part of The mat rial r fleet s the s hool 0f the Center's ver-growing colle tion of nursing's rich history. Indud d are material on th vis iting nurse. TIle grad uate records dating bac! to 1910 collect ion traces Tri-COlUlty'S history to entrants, a. ful l set of nWlLItes IT III til e the [ eriod ill publ ic healtll nursing when school' s vnriolls commillees (i .e., fac ult y smull philantllropic organizatjons run by and ad hoc committees addre. ·I ll g ' lich "Ladies" employed a single Jlurse to areas as autopsy experie nce, dress code, serve the needs of large communities . In facu lty rights, ruld professional students, the Plain field, NI, area, modem-day etc.), annual reports, school handbooks, community health nursing began with National League for ursing accredi ta­ one nurse employed by the City Union of tion reports, state board aJutual rep rl., Ki ng's Dnugllters in 1894. By \911 the correspondence, year books (1 921 - 199 2), King's Daughters had decid d to support and photographs. a larger organization, the Nursing Narioll(J1Fllnd for Medicu/ Ed/ /( 'alil!ll , Bure u, that could reach more individu194()-19YU, 178 1i 1l~ur/ee( Is in the "ommu llity Subsequent he Fund is a not-for profit, Con­ merf,!ers with ot her area associations led gressionally c1laned corporation begul\ ill to tht! present day Tn-County VNA 1949 under the sponsorship f DWight D. (October 1988).

Eisenhower, TllOl1las J. Watson. Phi lip Of particular i.nterest is the work of Mwray, May McCleod BellllUle, alld the Nursing Bureau, whlch brought Winthrop Rockefeller The Fund has together a conglomerate of charity fo u ed 011 providing the best henlt h care orgrulizations in the Plainfield area: City for Americans through the continued Union of King's Daughters, Boards of improvement of healtll care education Education of Plainfield and North The collec tion consists of administr,ltive Pl:unfield, the Anti-Tuberculosjs League, tiles, offiCial mioutes (including audio and the Charity Organization Society. tape transcription ), reports, and repn nts.

TIte annual reports document the growth The bulk oftlle collection, however, of service as we ll a types of servIces illcludes the files of grnnt awardees. provided by the Nursing Bureau and later Awardees are divided into t\yo catego­ the Visiting Nurse Association of ries: the first consists of awards to Plainlield and North Plainfield. Other research institutiolls for funded research: materials include minutes, annual reports the second to individuals who ql1ali ticd to (of the VNA's predecessors and other

area VNAs), brocl1ures. rad io show scripts ( 193 0s-19 -0s) OIl tbe work OfPllblic health nurses, general correspondence, anel a scrap book Thi s collection may also interest those researching the role of ilb'"'UfilnCe agencies in the provision of home bealth care.

West. Roberta M. 1887-19 8, J() !il/ear/ eet.

Bom in Philadelphia in 1862, West led an illustrious Ilurslllg cru-eer that began witil a two-year course in nursing at Philadelphia General Hospita l Training School for Nurses She was taught by its Ii linder, Alice Fisher, and was later cl10sen assistant chIef nllfse (1887- 1893) by Fisher. From 1906-1910 and 1917- 191 8, West was president of the Graduate Nurses' Association of Pennsylvania. In 1924, Association President TumbuU recommended prepcu·ation of a history of the associa­ tion. together with a Ilistory of the developmeut of the nursing profession in Pennsyivculia. West was chosen for thi project. By the time that West died in December of 1931, slle had completed tile bulk of the work for lIistO/)' oj Nursing ill Pel'/ll.~ )ival/ia. Til history cOlllm ittee appointed to aid her willi the writing of her book Contllllled tbe work to completion.

The bulk of Ihe material in this collection was accumulated for West's book. The collection contains historical sketches (1929- I933) of Pennsylvania hospJlals, such as Chi Idrel1' Hospita l of Philadelphia and PenllSyl vania State SruIitoriwn for Tuberculosis. A typical hospital file contains background infonnation on an instifution, annual reports, correspondence with indi viduals and institutions, and notes for the book.

Of particular interest to researchers are parts I, lL and ill of West's manllscri pI. TIlose interested in tll early history of the Graduate Nurses' Association

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MANUSCRIPT COLLECTIONS

CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF THE HISTORY OF NURSING

Collections Hospitals, Schools of Nursing and Nursing Alumni Associations

Ibert EUlstein Medical Center School of Nursi ng

lexian Brothers Hospital

Alumni Associ, tion of the Train.ing School for urses of the hiladelphia General Hospital Alumnae Association of Mercy-Dollglass Hospital School of Nnrsing Chautauqua chool ofN nrsing Chestnut Hill Hospital School ofNursin);, hildren's Hospital of Phi ladel phi a Schoo l of Nursing

Freedmeu's Hospital Nurses Alull111i .lllb of Phi" delphia

H . pital of the University of Pellllsyl allia School of Nursing Lun kenau H spital School of Nufsi ng Lock Haven Hospital M rcy-Dollgbss Hospi tal School 0 Nursing luhlenberg Hospital School of Nufsi ng Phil delphia Ge ne ra l Hospital Philadelphia Schoo l of Nursing Medical SlI ppl and Di pen ary Pre byterian School of Nursing oeiety f the Alum ni of the School ofNur ing of the University of Pewl ylvallia Woman 's H sp ital 0 Phi ladelphia Vulunlary NUIl-Prufit Assn i!lliuns Athe ns Coull ty Visiting Nurses Ass eiation Brandywine Home H alt!1 gency Moorestown Visiti ng Nllf'e Associat ion National Fuud for Medical Education eighborbood Visiting Tli Association Princet n Com munity League Visiting urse Com mi ttee Starr Centre A soc iat ion of Phil, del phia Tri- Count y isiti.ng Nurse Associat i n Visiti ng llrse s ociat ion of Eastern Montgomery County VisitinQ Nurse Ass ciation of reater Phi l:ldeJphi Vi-iting Nur -e Society of Pililadelph ia Prof ssional !lnd M il it!lry ASSllci!ltiun s merican Legion -- Pellll 'I " nia ivision , Helen Fairchild Post No. 41 2 mertcan Me ical \ ' omen 's Assoc iatilln American Neph rology Nurses' As-ociatioll Andrew G. Currin Associ ation of rmy Nul' s Nat iol1:l1 Organ ill ti n for Public Hea lth lI n:! s Pennsylvania Leagll of Nursing Pellnsyl vania Nurses' As'ocilltion , Distri ct I Penn ylvauia Nurses' Association, District 2 Miscellaneous Groups Evening Bull tin Hist ry of Nnrsing in Philadelphia J. B. Lippincott Comp, lIy Nurses for the Future Conf rence Phil:ldelphia I ~ ay or's Comllli sion on Hea lth in the Eighties TIl .odore StarT Sa vi ll o!) Ban k Indiyidual iken, Linda H. Austin, Ann L. Bre nnan, Mary Cape ,C ynthia Fl ynn Chase, Adallne Clymer, Mary V. D'E tl , rnestine Kilt l

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lLLNEss, & C AREGIYING IN AMERICA

E DITED BY DR. JOAN E. LYNAUGH

STIJDIES IN REAL1H,

Bargaillillg for Life: A Social History of Tllberculosis, 1876-1938 (1992), Barbara Bates Bates' extraordinarily insightful book combi nes social history, medical history, and nUfslllg history in her look at tuberculosis--tbe most common cause of deatll in the nine­ teenth century. The llugering illness devastated tbe lives of patients and families, and by the tum of the century, fears of infectiousness compounded Uleir 81lguish. Hist dans have usually focused on the chaJ1ging medical knowledge of tuberculosis or on ilie social campaign to combat it. Bates, however, docwnents the human story. BargainingJor Life wi ll interest scholars, students, health profes ionals, aJld general readers who care about and care for chronically ill or infectious people.

Women at War: Tile Stmy of Fifty Militmy Nurses Wllo Served ill Vietttam (1990), EJi7..abeth Norman "Women at War . .. will interest every nllrse who served i ll that contlict as well as every nurse who is interested in nursing's hjstory . .. . Nonn81l meticulously reports the fmdings from her seven-year tudy of the female Anny, Navy, and Ai r Force nurses who cared for tl e casualt ies of the controversial war.. . . I read this b ok in one sitting aJld fowld myself reminisci ng at the same time r was both laughing and crying . . .. NormaJ1 bas captured the experience of those military nurses who served in Vietnam and has relayed it in a way all who read UlIS volume will understand. I highly recommend this book for all nurses. Tf you are a veteran of Vietnam I suggest you save yourselfa fuJI evening alone for the joy of potential memories and heal ing this book may bring ." --Susan B. Cristoph RN, ONSc CCRN, Colonel , General Staff, US Anny Recrwting Conunand, Fort Sheridan , IL--Critico{ Care NIIJ:~e t

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Images ofNurses: PerspectivesjrollllIistOlY, A11, amI Literatllre (l98"~), Edited by Anne lludson Jones

"Au excellent collection of works, which describe the historical, cultural, aJld sociological perceptions of nurses beyond the well-known seclilar imagery of Florence Nightin­ gale. ... TIlls book provides 811 overwhelming amOWlt of information on historical and contemporary societal views on nursing. II challenges the nursing professjon to work on altering the stereotypes of women in OUI society. It is an excellent resource for those interested in nun;ing 81ld women's studies." --.!AM·A

Pictures ofHealth: A Photogmphic His/Oly ofHealth Care ill Philadelphia, 1860-1945 (1991), Janel Golden and Cbarles E. Rosenberg From the days of its colonial glory. Philadelphia has had an imp rtant place in the history of American health care. Tn Pictl/res of lIeallh, Golden and Ros 11 rg have assembled a series of photographs which illmn inate that history. The authors focus on such thel les as the de)ivery of health care, the development of hospitals, III training of doctors and nurses, and c mmunj ty heal tlL

Carillg alld Responsibility: The Cra. -sroads BetH/Cell Holistic Pradice ami Tnltfit;Ollal Medici1le (1989)J June S. Lowenberg Winner Q( t/te /989-90 Outstallding Book AlI'ard--Choice Magazil1 ~

"A w11que contribu tion by exp licating how tlle holistic mode l has become integrated with traditionalm ica! practice. lllIougu thoughtful and careful 81la1ysis [Lowenberg] ill wn inates both the strengths aud weaknesses of this emerging paradigm ." --Choice

"This book, accessible enough to provide a good read. is also authoritat ive enough to refer back to for ideas 81ld insights. As such it Illust be recommel1ded as a major contribution to our underst81ld ing of holistic healt h. " -­ Nursing SWI/dard

Nurses' Work, Tire Sacred alltl The Profalle (1988), Zane Robinson Wolf "Wolf labels this fascinating book '811 etJl11ological study ofuursi.ng work,' 81ld as S1Jcil fulfills the claim :1.ch11lrably. .

[AJ worthwhile purchase for nurses undertaking advanced courses with a high sociological tnput , ~ a reference book for nursing libraries; and, of cOlU"Se, for nurses intending to work ill the USA." --Nllf'sitlg Standard

CIaI'll Bll/tOIl, Pmfessio/lt// Allge! (1987), ELizabeth BI·own Pryor "Pryor's exhaustive research serves her subject well. Not only does she re-create Barton's life from letters 81ld diaries, but she does an admirable job in giving us the context of her time: the state of the philanthropic cOllununity. the state of mind of the military men with whom Bartoll had to negoti:lte, the conditions under which women of talent lived and worked.

There is no doubt that Barton desen'es a biography It will be long before this one is exceLLed." --Cltristhm Science Moni lor

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NEWS FROM TIIE CENTER

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als sought inslitLtt ional options to hospita lization. lnflmlaries in Philadelphia's bomes for the aged expand d, Iran form ing tlJe ir original residence mi ssion to a caregiviug

focus. But all depended upon the City's capacity to receive and care for the poor chroni cally-i ll patient at mun icipal institutions such as Philadelphia General Hospital and Riverview Home for the Aged.

Nurses, social refon ners, and politicians continue to struggle with the problem of using scarce health c re re urces to help 3 !!rOUp with s em ingly endlesslleeds. By the mid-twentieth century, the chro ni c illness problem challenged lhe national health agenda as it proved resislalJt to preventi ve mea lLfes 0 successful in control ling comIl1wl icable diseas s. Long-tenn care, incl uding home care, remains a nationa.l chal lenge, but little is known ort lle intl ue nces that shaped tile current system.

JruJlla Dieckmann. a do ctor.ll candidate from the School ofNursi ng, is studying hi storical responses to these quest ions. H r disseli atioll, " Caring for the Ch.ronical ly ill Phjladelphia, 1945-1 965," is supervised b Dr. Karen Buhler-W ilkerson, associate direct or of the Ce nter. DieckllUlI1l1 re ceived suppor1 for this study from the National Center for Nursing Res':\rch, the America.n Nurses Fou ndation , ruld Penn's Program for the Assessment ru ld Re vitali zation of lh Social cien ces, Re llrces c nsuJted for Ulis study incl ude local archives--the Ce nte r (01 The Stud a/ The History q{Nursing for the records of the Vi sitin~ Nurse oc ietv of Pll iladel phia--as well as stale ~ll1 d lIot ion al archives.

AN U PDATe: NU RSING HIS10 RY PROCESSfNG A D C AI AI OGING

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Since Prace sillg Arch ivist Ka iYl Chell joined Cent r staff in December of 1991, he has bee n mTangi ng and describlllg some of the 300 lin ar teet of historic.'lJ manu­ sc.ript th at form part of the "N ur"i ng History Proces, ing and Catalo<nllg Project," funded by the Nat iona l Hi tori cnl Publi cat i( ns and Records ommissioll (NHPRC).

To date. six co llections ha ve hee n fully proce sed, with three additional collections nearing cu mpletion. Two c Il ec ti 11 5 of particular interest are those of the 1ercy­ Doug lass Hospital and the Alll1l1 il:1e Associe tion of Mercy-Douglass Hospital School r Nursing. The r cords oftlie f fi ner nre rIch in hi 'tori calmfonnalion on the creation or Philadelphia's fi t African meric::tll h sp itals, Mercy Hospital and Frederick Douglass Hospit:ll, lnd 111 ir cllOl Is of llursiog. TIle Mercy-Douglass Hospital Records contain a filiI set of student rect)f"ds and a well-cataloged section fphotographs . TIle pllotogmph " of the AlulI1 nae Association Records are of a more personal nature. TIle maj ority ofdocurnents ill th is collecticlll fO'llseS 011 the alum nae association's history.

S me of the other collcc tiuns th at have been processed include:

'Athens County Visiting Nurses Association - cornpnsecl primarily of administrative 111m lIsc ript s. v.. hi ch pre)\ Ide a good ,)\'erview of the intem al worki ngs of the assoc iation and its conti nued evolut i n as all dTeclIve proVider ofhomc healt h care services . ·Neighbmh d Visi tillg Nur:;es As::.oc iatiol1 - proYldes compreilellsi e docwllentatioll all tht: impact oreclll1omi c, social and t: ll virolUnental, legislative, technological and medical chrulges tltat necessi tated altemtion in the delivery of home health care. ·Pen llsylvilIll3 urses ASSOclatio ll . District I - responsible for the estab lishment ofa celltr:tl lreaciqual1ers with all official reg.istry of ll ll rses; the registry was designed to f.,c ilit me employme nt oj'private-duty Illlf e5 .

'Rose Anna Tram" major in tile Anny Nu rse Corp and director oflhe Nursing Service ortlle 235th General IJospi tnllll Fra nce duting World War II. ·Wom,Ul's Hospit:t.l orPh ii adelpb i ~l - c tabli hed the tir t chartered school ofnursing in tlus country. Dr. Cllen prepared an exhi bi rioll on this topic for tlle state-wide "Archives Week' llctivities in eru·l' 1ay future updates wi ll locus on collection currently ti nder appraisal. such as The Lallkenau Hospital School of Nursi ng. the Tri -COLlllty Visiti ng Nw·se Association, tlle Visiting Nur.e Association 0 Ea'tern f..lo ntgomery County au Roberta M. West.

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vohUltary help. these 1I10stly forg tten women laid the essential gr01l11dwork for subsequent nursing and hospital refon1lS Dr. Matejski located more of tllese ind ivi duals ill the Center's collections and used her research fi nding to val idate their careers and substantiate the hi tory ofwollle n in the Civil War era.

The Center's second BrlllUler Fel low, Dia.ne Hamilton, used her fe llowsllip to lmUlch a new proj cf. Dr. Hamil ton is sortiJlg out the pattems, nature, ruld meruling of kno vledge and ideas in nursi ng f ro m 1900 to 1950 nle comple­ tion of tili task wou ld not have been possible " ithOLIt nurses' donation of primary d cLlm cnts and other materials to the Ce nter. LJ add ition to manuscripts ruld book colle ct ions. Dr. lIamtlton located and ident ified otJler sources for her r search thr ugh the Re earch Libraries Infonnatiol1 Network tat ion at th~ Center. (An in-depth description of Dr Hrunilton's work was publtshed in the Fall 1991 issue ot Tlte Chmllide .)

A profi le of the research or the third Bru nner Fe llo\\", Dr. Mary Tarbox,

appears on th cover page of this iss ue TIle work oflhese scholars, alld the e 'cellent applicruJls whose projects could not be funded due to lack of re OllI"CeS, indicate the richnesS and diversity or scholarship in the field . We are very pleased wrth tl ese first projects ill our schoL1r~h ip program ant! look forNru\l to W rkillg with tl.lture fd lows Hi ory and nu rsing scholars will tind the Ce nter's mateTi:l[s a yet-to-be- tapPl!d resen'Olf thtlt will en hance tIle lr historical rulci analyti ­ cal product ivity.

(Begmnlllg in 1993 the Center will offer a second J'el!owslllP 0PP0r1 li Jlity, the Allce Fisher 'ociety Historical Scl1olar­ sl1ip, sponsored by the A!UIl111J Assoc ia­ ti n of Phi Inde Iphia General Hosp ital Trai ning School for Nurses and the Center Please see p:lge II for detaiL)

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IN SEARCH OF HISTORICAL RESOURCES (conlinlled(rom page I) in tit utions . lu the Scranton, PA, regional archi ves of the Sisters of M rcy, for example, fl nl1ual report s imd other miscellaneous docu men ts of the three hospitals in the region could be found at th motherhouse, although additional documents may have been at the hospitals. Similar si tuations ex ist wi h the archives of Mercy Hospital ill Pittsburgh and Misericord ia iUld Fi tzgerald­ Mercy Hospitals in Philadelph ia.

Deliberate de stmction of ho ld ings is ill frequent but has occurred in some instances. Distortion of known histories has also occurred , the cause of which reveal e en more on the deve lopment of orders and their insti lllt iolls. Whi le reviewing the correspondence of Archbishop E. F. Pre ndergast at the archives of the Arcltdio ese of Philadelph ia, I encoUllt red a minor instance ofunint ntiollal "distoliion." A letter said to be handwritten by a Sister . Hi ldegarde had apparentl y been handwritten by a secretary and not the Sister.

Anotlte r fa ctor contri buting to the lack of prill1ary re­ sources, as re ealed by nem'ly every iter-archivi st [ encoun­ tered, is the influence of the " vow of hulllility, " wbi d l was an essential aspect of re li giOUS life, especiall y aJllong the Sisters of Mercy. This elise of modesty influenced isters to wri te very objectively, if at all , about their experiences and li ke ly titled man y accollnts of members ' ig uifi cant accomplishments.

Particu larly di sadvantageolls to researchers i the lack of author identific ation. Although the anonym ity of most earl y authors has been disclosed, oue still fi nds sign.i ficant accounts recorded by "a sister of mercy" or Sister M. , for ex ample.

Without more com plete identi fic:1tion, verification of chronol­ ogy and t~'1c ts becomes a tedious task.

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Since the second Vati can Coun cil ( 1965) rel igious orders have worked diligentl to document the experiences <md cbar ism of their founder J The cont inu d deve lopment of archi ves and the more open in vitation to r archers to lise tl1ei r h !cling has b ell alld wiU conti nue to be a "tr a ure trove" for historians. In my experience I found the sister-ar lIivist except ionally accommodating. Although they fr quently apologize for gaps in data or Ie. S Ulall professional facilities and organization, tl! y en courage on to te ll the stories of their work in order to further docum ent their ord rs' influence _

Experience," Us. Catlwlic lIistorian , 5, 110. 3 & 4 (SlUlllller­ Fall 1986).283 .

3. Thompson, 277.

4. Additional resources include: Ewens, Mary, OP. The Role ofthe Mm in Nilleteenth Ce/1 I111Y America . NY: Arno Press, 1984.

Kennelly, K.'lIen, CSJ, ed. "History of Women Rel igious Newsletter. " Published by the Conference on History of Women Rel igious, 1200 I Chaloll Road, Los ngeles, CA, 90040.

Kolmer, El izabeth . Religious Wo men ill the United Stares: S1Irvey o/ tile Ir!(luential Literalllreji-"OI1l J950- J983.

Wilmington, DE: M. Glazier, 1984.

Misner, Barbara. Hig/ify Respectabl (Ind Acco mplished Ladies .

NY: Garland Press, 1988.

111Ompsoll, Margaret S. To eTl'e (he People 0/ God ' Nineteelltli CellllllY Sistel:, and the Creation 0/(111 ;1l11elicGn Religi(J1Is Life. Notre Dame , IN: Cushwa Center, 1987.

Thom as, Evangeline. Women Religiolls Histol}' SOI/rces: A Gllide to Repositorie.s ill tILe Ulliled Stat 1'. NY: R.R..

Bowker, 1983.

Dr. MmJI P. Tarbox is c/lOir a/tlie Department a/Nursillg at Mal/Ill Mercy Calfege.

1993 Lavinia L. Dock Award

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Hi torian of nurs ing, c s well as those interested in other aspect of th s;. terhoods and their work, will tind all exciting branch of history that has been litt Ie explored and holds sign ificant importance in unde tandi ng the development of so many charitable works wi thin tbv United States. New references aud guides are available , as is a group suppOliillg fe llow researchers in this area of stu dy: The " brreat traditions" in nur ing await fWiher exploration of the e vast ulltapped resources.

I. Roberts, Mary M., Americall Nwsing: I!iSIOI), alld Iliterpre­ tatioll , (New York: Macmillan, 1954) 7-8_ 2. Early accolUlts by mms were in tended si mpl y as factual . 'an llals," or they were "characterized chiefly by a desire to edif and inspire, ane! ther i often more hagiography than apologetics." Margaret S. Thompson, " Discovering Forem thers: Sisters, Society and tile American Catho li c

The La vinia L. Dock Award recognize" outstanding research and writiIl ~ produced by all experienced scholar ill nursing history. The submissions may include a post­ doctoral research manu script, article, or book. cholars must su bmi t l11<uluscripts (three copies) based 011 original historical research related to nursillg history.

Manuscripts may represent published or unpu blished research, must be in English, and must have been written within the last three years. One submission per author, plea e. Selection cri teria for the award are based on the rigor of historical research and the quality of writ ing .

The awardee must be presen t at the ellth Annual Conference of the American Associ ation for the History of Nursing in Phi lade lphi a, Pennsylvania, Octo r 1993,10 receive tJle award.

Please forward manu cripts by May 15 , IC 93, to Dr. Karen BubIer-Wilkerson, RN, PhD, FAAN, Chair, Awards Committee, American Association for tbe History of Nursing, Centerjbr The Study o/The History qfNursing, Uni versity of Peunsylvallia School of Nursing, 307 Nursing Education Building, Philadelphia, PA 19 104-6096. Direct questions regarding submissions to Dr. Buh ler-Wilkerson at 215-898-4725.

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NEWS FROM THE OFFICE OF DEVELOPMENT AND

AllCE FISHER SOCIETY

ALUMNI RELATIONS -

HISTORICAL SCHOLARS1-!J P

SCHOOL OF NURSING,

UNNERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA A G IFT FROM THE ALUMNl A SOClAIION OF TIlE HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PE VANTA SCHOOL OF N URSING The Hi story C nter has I ng pro fited from the genero ity of the Alumni Associa­ tion of the Ho pital of the Unive ity of PelUlS)'\val1.ia School of Nursing (HUP). HUP alumni provided funds for tbe renovation 0 the Center's handsome conference room, Ille Al lIDUli Room, in 1988. This year we are pleased to report on the alumni association ' s pledge of $1 2,000 t the History Cenler.

Center sta will use the as, ociation 's pledge to arrange, preserve, and describe historical records and related materi als collected by the HUP School ofNursing. Once the collection is fu lly proc ssed, tl.J.e Center will disseminate i.llfonnation about the history of the HUP aluillu i associat ion to its many visi ting scholars and students.

Th comm itment fo r the preserv, tion of the HUP materi als will be funded over a fi ur-year period.. The As oeiati n will , ppea l to its individual members to offer

Sllpport for this effol1. Many thanks to the HUP alll l11Jlae who have contributed thus far: . ydifl Clark Bill'bara Gold berg Chamberlain Jane P. Hammel Eli zabeth H. Graham Barbara M. Kays Hilda Houser Arlene L. Way. Marj orie D . Pascale

A N E IV D IR CfOR OF D EVELOPMENT

ND A LUMNI RELATIONS D n Nomla M. Lang recentl y appointed Kate Judge the director of developm nt and al um ni relations f r the P IUl Schoo l of Nursing. Kate will be w rki ng with Dean Lang , Joan Lynaugh, < nd member f the History Center's Ad visory Board in the upcoming months t re-ev:lluate the Center's development and filild-raising priorit ies.

ANNUAL MEMnERSIIII' D IU fL' The Cente r's , nnual membership drive began 111 August with the goal of 100% participation from its mem bership this year. " Me mbersh ip d lIars are deposited dire ctly into the endowment , ther by he lpi ng to ensure the future of the History enter," tlotes Director Joan Lynaugh. Lynaugh urges all members to renew as soon as they re cei ve th i ear's appeal. embers wi ll, of course, contin ue to receive The Chronid' twice a year as \ ell a advance notice of upcom ing Center events, including the Traditional Proces-i n honoring Philade lph ia' s Ilurses each sprin ".

Beginning in 1993, the Center/Or The Study o/The History q( Nursing at the University ofPewlsylvfUl ia will offer a second Slunmer fe llOWShip for hi torical research. In addition to the Lill ian Sholtis Brullner SU\l1 111 r Fe llowship, the enter will acce pt applications for the Alice Fisher Society Hist ri cal cholarship. TIle new Ali ce Fi her Society $2,500 award will be open to nurses at the master's or doctoral level who are seeking assistance w ith research ano Vli ting as part of thei r study of hi ory. Each scholar wi ll be ex pected to spend 4 to 6 weeks in reSIde nce at the enter The Ali ce isher SocIety Hist orical Schol:1rsh ip is the generous gift of the Alu mni Association or the Plliladelphia General Hosp ital Training School for Nurses. Inaugura­ tion of the scholarship celebrates the IllUldr dth allLliversary of the fo und­ ing of the Alice Fisher Society in 1893' the ociety was the fore rullner oftlle curre nt Alu111n i Assoc iati on, wh i ' h remai n aetiv and ill 'olved ill improvi ng nurs ing.

Appl icat ions rna be obtai n\.' I by writin g Dire 'tor J all Lyuaugh < t th e Center!iJr The Stu y o( The Hi tory 1?(Nur- ing, 307 Nursing Ed ucation BlIi1di n(~, University of Penllsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 1901 4-6096. 'n le 1993 applicatio n de, !l ine is Dec tn ­ bed I, 1992.

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CALENDAR

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Histury of Medicine Seminars September-December, Tllursdays, 12: 00­ 2:00 p.m., Cadwalader Hall, Colle"e of Physicians of Phil adelphia, PA. These IU.I1chtime semi.llars , sponsored by tbe Franci Clark \Vood Institute for the History of Medicine, are free and open to the publi c. For more informati on on speakers and topics, call Carla Jacobs at 215-563-3737 , ext. 273.

Scclion on Medical History ColI!.'g of Physicians of Philadc/pJlia The Se ction 0 11 eclical Hi. tory \ve lcoll1 es all readers of Fh l:: /!/'Imide to attend it s fall series of free lectures.

Program s begi n at 6: 15 p.m. at the oll ege of Ph ysicians ofPhibde lpllia. If you wou ld like to stay for tile brief reception and optional evening meal foll owing the lectures, call Dr. avid Krasner at 21 5-265-3 177 at least two \veek s ill advance.

'September 23, Gre tchell Worden, Director of the Miitter Museum , CoIl ge of Phys icians, present Breeches 0( IlI/jJf'Op/'iel)': 7i·(/Ii.l'I'e.l lile Willi/eli ]'/iysicill//.I' .

·Oc tober 21 , The Samuel /. Raclbill Lectme - Allan M. Brandt, PhD, Kass Prof ssor of the Hi story of Medicine , Iiarv,ml Med ical S hool , pre .ellt s ': / II.lt Su.\' No ' ': l're\,(~ lIli l'e JH erii c illt!. ill 1Jisrorical

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·November 18, Robel1 L. Thompson, EdD, Ad junct As oci at Profes, or of Osteopathic Scie nces, ni \' r' it yo f Medici ne and Denti stry of leW Je rsey-­ School of Osteopathic Med icine present s Willj ' r ese l/( SlI('(:ess II/sure 1ft '

Centerfor the Study of the History ofNursing Ur-.'1VERSITY uP PI::NNSYLV NI" SCHOOL OF NURSlN 307 NURSING EDUCATION BUn.DING

PmI.ADEU'HlA, PA 19104-6096

Fulure'! Observations alld P redictions 0 11 enlelll!iaf o/Osleopathic Medicaf Education .

tIp

Politics of Caring Nove mber 6-8 , Health mid Health are F olicy: WOlf/eli's Strategies fo r Change,

Emory University, Atlalll~ GA. For add itional information contact Jennie Perryman at 404-727-3 18 1.

Mid-ALlantic Regional Archivcs Conference October 29-31, Buffalo, NY. For more informat ion please contact 1arsha Tri mble at 804-924- 3023

1993 Traditional Procession to The Woodlands Cemetery CcntcrJi'w The St udy (If The History o/Nursing May 7, 1993, 12:00-2:00 p.m. For information contact Cynthia Smith at the enter, t 21 5-898-45 02. Please RSVP by Friday , April 23.

American Association for the History

Il fM ediciuc

May 13- 16, 1993, Galt House East,

Louisville, KY. For infonmltion contact

Dr. Eugene Co nner at 502-895-0926.

Tenth Annual Conl"crence

AllIl'rican A "socialion for Ihe Hi tory

tl f ursing

October 1-3, 1993, Hote l Atop the

Bell vue, Philadelph ia., PA. For furthe r

info rmation contact Dr, Jul ie Fai rman at

2 15-898-45 02 .

E.·mnmONS

1\ Iii II el" 1\ luseum

Cullege of Physici:lns of Philadelphia

SI!plJili.l'· AI/ciel/t Sco l/rue/Modem

syphilis and lropical disease' represe nted in the Mutter Muse um collections, presented in conjunction with all intemational conf rence entitled "Dis­ ease and Society in the Developing World: ExploriJlg New Perspectives," ponsored by the Franc is C. Wood Institute for the History of Medi ci ne of the Co llege of hysi cians of Phi lade 1­ phi a, Along \ ith a major poster exhibi­ tion , the Illuseum exhibition will exp lor past and present efforts at public edu c, tion ,Uld control of III se intema­ tional health problem. For infonnat ioll 011 the exhibiti on, please ca ll the Mu­ selUn aI21 5-563-373 7, ext. 24 1; lor in fonnatio n on the conferenc " please contact Carla Jacob at 2 15-563-3737 , ext. 273.

NUl" ing Mu cum The [nstilule of Pennsylvania Hospital Coff et;lian ajNlIl'ses' ,c;c/lOof PillS , a

permanent ex hibi tion from the Johnson and Joh nson Hospital Se rvi ce, l11c.· MililCII Y N l/rsillg lliSIO IY ; N l/rs lllg Uli i/o r llls ; and l'ellll.iy fwJllia N lIrsing I-/i.I/()IJ'. For f1U1i1er in form ation please

call 2 15-829-3998.

Third Fluor Gallery Cent!.'r jo/" The Study of The HistIJry of ursillg Case 1: A rlijc7cIS./i·OIlI IlJe Cof/e.eliolls Through Augusl 1993.

Case 2: Befu ,.e 11/1:: Fi,.st [ rai nillg SC/lOu/S: 17le 11'01110 11 's I-/o.\jlita/ of j'/I/'/ade!flIJil1 , I 8o j-J Y30

T1lfollgh February 1993 For ill formation cant:'! t Cynthia mi!ll at 2 15-898-4502.

M el/lice. Open September 24. A look at

lonprofi\ O rgan.

u.s. Postoge

PAID

Perm it No. 2563

Philadelph ia, PA