The Chronicle Fall 1998 by PennNursing

FaU 1998 Vol Ll No 1

rSSN 1049-2259

DEATH OF A TWENTIETH CENTURY NURSE LEADER BY JOAN

E. LYNAUGH, PHD, FAAN

Eleanor . Lambert en , who died at age 82 on March 30, 1998. was a long time and ery important ad vi.sor, supporter and friend to the Center. We tUll1eu to her often tor her experienced c unse! and insights into the vagaries of nursing and heallh care. nly during the very last year of he r life , when Parkinson ' s uisease d id fi nally ~Iow her down. was Eleanor anythi ng but force ful. interested, inf0ll11ed and ready t go. And. even then . whe n she could no longer tmvel, she wanted to know what we would be do ing nex t and continued her keen intere t in history . eleanor was well aware thill her career 'panned some of the m 5t hectic ti mes and far-reachi ng changes in nul' ing 's hi 'lory . She be lieved ' he was luc k.y to li ve and be in nur in g during those lime . And, o f cour e, ~ I e will b remembered for her own deep inv Ivemem in so me o f nursing's most far r ching and controvers ial ell nges . A fter her 1939 graduat ion from Ove rlook Hos pital Schoo l o f Nurs ing in Summil New Jersey, Eleanor Dr. Eleal1ur Lamherlst'n prac ticed and Laught there for nearl y ten year . For four ye. rs she directed the schoo l of mlf'i ng and hospital nu rsing serv ice. She a1 0 did a brief stint as director of the Overlook Hospital before heading off to Teache rs's College. Co lumb ia University wheTc she earned her bachelor's, master of arts and doc torate in education . At Teac her's College she was tapped b I its n ursing education director. R. Louise McManus. Lo conduct an 'e 'periment in reorganizing hospital nursin g' funded by the W.K. K Il ogg Founda tion, The srudy tested an d promoted the concept which i:ame 10 be call d team nur ing. - leanor looked back on those years fro m 1950 to 1957 wi th pleasure. Showi ng what well educated nur e ' with contro l over thei pra tice could do to impr ve patient eare filled he r with enthu iasm. Later. she spent four years with the American Hospita l Ass ciLti on us Direct r o f their Divisi n r Nursing. She fc lt that of ered hcr a great cducation Hnd opport uni ty to obtai n !l na tional and inte rnat iona l view of health care. he spen t the I 60s at Teacher' CoUege, risi ng to the rank of protes or and directi ng the Div i ' ion of Nursing Educatio n and th.:n the Div ision of He al111 Scrv ices, Scicn c · and Educalion. In 1970 she moved to Corne ll Unive rsi ty- ew York Hospital School of N rs ing as Dean and Pro fessor, remaini ng there until the Schoo l clo ed in 1979. She served as Seni r Associate D irector and D irector o f Nursi ng at the ew York H ~pi Lal Corne ll Medical Ce nter for ttle rest of he r career.

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Begin ning abou t 1960 El ea nor cou ld be fo und on vil1 uall y e very important committee .'tudy ing or recommending ab ut nu rsing. 1 wi ll li s! onl y a few. She worked on To ward QlIality in Nursing ( 1963), 111(: Surgeon Genc ral ' Rep rt lhal led to The Nurse T raining Acl, the f rerun ne r o f more than U,irty years of fund ing for nursing ia the Division of Nur ing in the US Pub lic Health Service. Sbe continu ed on page ,

CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF THE HISTORY OF NURSING r

The Cente r for he Study The His tory of N u r~ in " \Va e -tabli. hed in 19l:l S to enco urage- and fa ci li tate hi sto rical 'chola r , hi p on health care his tor and nurs lng in the nited States. he Center con ti nues to create and maintai n a resource fo r suc h re search: to im prove lhe qua lity .lnd ,c() pe of hi storic al scho la rship o n nu r,i ng: an d to d lS seminate ne w knO\ ledge }Jl nur lng history thro ugh educat ion , confe rences public a tions , and inte r-d isc ip lin ary co ll aboration. Current proj ec l~ at the C ' Oler range from stud ie s of intemational nursing. home based nur ing, and res arc h on care of the criti eally ill to the twent ieth-cenrury re la tionship betwee n nur'sin g and meric an phi lant hr py . We also contin ue to co llect, pro cess . and clIta logue an oUl. tand ing c( li e ti on of primary historical mat rials , Feel free to visi t the Ce nter Mond ay Frida)', 9:00a.m. -S :OO p,m. Sc holars p lan ni ng to co nduct re~e a rc h ,lt the Center hou ld contact til Center 's cu ra tor at 2 15 898-4S 02 or e ma il nhi to ry@ pobox .upe nn. edu. Our c urato r will respo nd w ith a de script ion o f the scope and eo nte nt of reI va nt materi al s in the vario us colic ·t io n ,

Center Advisory Board nn P. K nigh t, .hair M. Loui e F it-zp, trick, Vice Chair Lill ian S ho lt is Brun ne r Es th r Ca una ugh Wi llia m H. He lfand Hannah Hender '0 11 Jean n Kie fner Eleanor C. L am be rt cn (deceased)

NEWS FROM THE CENTER KUDOS Thi, Spring Ellen Baer, PhD, RN, FAAN, was award d lhe Agnes Di Uon Randolph Award in recognition of her scholar hi p in the History of Nursing. ,peak in g to an audienc of health professionals, faculty, studen ,and alum nae in the Moll Rare Book Room a he Univer iLy of Virginia. Dr. Baer addres d the question "Has the defin ition of nur 'ing chrulged in the era of managed care?" Ba, ing her analy is f the subject Oil her r cent reseal" 'h, Dr. Baer conduded that "the basic foci of nurs ing have not changed in a century and a hal f...w hat h s changed are the meth ds through which nurses aCL _these arc vastl more complex." The event was co-spon sored by the Center for Nurs ing Histori cal Inquiry and the Beta Ka ppa Chapter of Sigm, Theta Tau International

MAPLE LEAVES At the An nual Meeting of the Amcrimn Associ ation for ule HL tory of Medicine (AAHM) in Toronto, Canada Uli s past May, Dr. Joan Lynaugh chair d a session, Fashioning Medical Per, onas, and Dr. Julie Faimmn presented th paper, "Del egated by Defa ult? Analyzing Med i al Technology transfer from Phy 'ician' t Nurses. The Case of Physical Diagnosis, 1960-1975."

CATBIRD SEAT Janna Dieckmann ha ' recei ed an appointment as an assistant professor al the University of orth Carolin a Seho I of Nur ing at Chap I Hill .

MORE LIMELIGHT In September, Julie Fairman and Joan Lynaugh were presented wilh the 1998 Lavin ia Dock Award at the 15th Ann ual ursi ng History Research Conferen e of the American As ciation of the History of ur, iog (AAl-IN ) in Jack on. Mississ ippi. The award is in recogn ition of their book, Critical are N ursing : a History (U niver sity of Penn ylvania Pre s 1998 )_ The Doc Award is made annually by the AAHN to recognize outs tandi ng research and wri ting produced by an experienced cholar in nursing history who submi t. . most ofte n, a post -doctoral research manuscript, artic le or book.

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The Al ice Fisher Society Historica l SCho larsh ip will agai n be offered in 1999 by the Cent r f or The Study (lf The History of Nursing at the Univer 'ily of P no yl vani a. The generosity of the Alumni Association of tile Plulade lphia G neral Hospital T rain ing Sch 01 for Nurses makes it possible fOr the Cente r to offer this research cholar hip. The $2,5 00 award will be open to n urses at the master's or doctoral level who ar seek ing assistance wirh research and writ ing as part of their study 0 hi tory . Each 'cholar will be expected to pend 4 to 6 week in residence at the Center. Applications fo r the Alice Fi her Societ y Historical Scholarship may be ob tai ned by wriling Center Director Karen Bu hler-W ilk rson at the Center f or The Study o{ Tbe History a/ Nurs ing, Un iver ily f Pennsylv an ia. Sch(J I of Nursing. 307 ursing Educa ti on Bu.i lding, Phil adel phia. PA 19 1 4-6096, or call 215 898-4502_ The application deadline is December 31, 1998. L________ ______

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Nin ty years ago, Marth a Mi nerva Frankli n (1 870-1968) founded the National A:;soc iat ion of Colored G raduate Nurse ' ( ACG I), an organi zat i n ded icated to promot ing the tand ards and welfare o f black nurses and breakin down raci al dis crim ina ti on in the profession. This organizati on ser ed an important need a black nu rses al that lime were not welcome in the Americ an Nurses As ocialion (ANA). Fran 1111 as a remarkab le women in man y way . . She wa the o nly black graduat of her class (1 897) at the Women'. Hospilal T rai ni ng School of Nurses in P hilo el pb ia as we ll as ne of the earliest nurs s ( 1908) in onne tic ut. her home stale. to pass the state regU ati n e xaminations. In 1906 and 1907. she surveyed nurses. d i l' ctors of nursing se h Is. and nur 'in g organizations to learn the nu mbe r ' o f bl ac k nurses 111 America ltnd the e ·tent of employ ment d i crimi nation. The survey ' re s ults provided impetus to create Ihe NACGN in rder to organiLe and serve black nur es. ]n August 190X. Franklin cha ired a m eli ng f bla ·\... nur e. in N York C ily and the NACG wa. fomlull y fou nded, wit h Fnwldin being elected that booy's

American A sociation for tbe Hi tory of Nur ing Sixleenth A nn ual Confer e nce . October 1-3 , 1999, Boston, Massa ch usetts. The Ame rican Assoc iation for the History o r Nursin g an the Bo, ton Coli gc School of Nursing are (0-. p 0 ring thi . ann ual conf r nc that proides a forum for baring hi. torical re searc h on nu r inf, o The conferencc will in ludc paper and poster prese nlations as well as 0ther opporturul i s for learn ing and . haring hhtorica l inlere ts. G uidelines fo r Su bmis 'ions: Present3 lion~ will be selected on th ha ' i ' r me rit through blind review. Please ·ub mil ·j copie o f yom- abstract. One copy of th abstract must have complete title, aUlhor, add ress. in titutiona1 uffilwllOn . and phone number and indicate whether it . . for a pOSlcr and/ r paper presenta tio n. Five epic' should have the lille but no au thor or ther identifying infor mat ion. This will raciJitak blind review . rcpr duced for confer Abslra ts w ill ence participan ts, please follow guide lines enre fuUy.

(R 10 L) SUlldra Fish er, R ita Beally . Cuullcilmull Michael Ruhder, M ayor Ju seph M arillul/, (l l1d Claulielle Rain), al M . Franklin' \' grave . Meriden . CT.

pre . iel nt. The ACON mcrncd wi th the ANA in 195 1 and F ran kli n was indu'tcd in the ANA ' s Hall o f Fa me in 1976. Cu lli ng Illr ugh the C nter" biograph ica.l docu ments th i ~ pring, center vo lun lee r, Rita T. Bea lly. was intrigued by infonnation she came acTOSS abo ut Marilla Minerv a ranklin by <luthor Althea T. Davi s, RN. MA. Ed: .. "ra nkli n outllvcd her fam ily and si blings. She was buried in lhe fam ily plot along will) he r brother W ill iam, who died in 1905. and her mother, wh ied in 1934. Th ro appear to have bl.: n no survi vi ng re lati e , and h I' name wa not added t the fa mil y graveslon ." Upon reading this, Mis B ally as saddened and concerned t1mt a nurse leader of this ea lib r was no t ident ified by name on the Franklin fami ly tomb stone. Not one t siL passi v Iy. Mi 's Seally cont'tcd nursing associations for fu nding t have the name engraved on the family to mb stone. As a re sult, an anonymous don r provide lhc money to have thl. nccomp li ~hecl and the Chi Eta Phi Sor ri . Inc .. C h.i Chap te rs , Hart ford, CT, Blac k Hi tory omm iLtcc agreed 10 place a plaque at the grave site 10 commcmorate Fran kli n's nur ing lLadershi p. O n June 13. 1995, C hi Eta Ph i Sorority. Inc. Northe ru;l Region h Id commemo rative sen' ic . for Martha M. Fran kl in at hcr gra c in th Walnut Grove Cem tery. and lat r, at Parker Memori al AME Z ion C hur h. Meriden, CT. Presiding al the grave-site ccrem ny was Soror Sand ra Fisher, R. N., No rtheastern Regi na l D i c tor. who we lcomed the City's d igni ta ries, sorority members and friends. Sor r Dann ie Ke nnedy. R. N .• Chi Chapter. read the "Litany o f Commemorat.ion" in re

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uzanne Gordon papers, 198?- 1998, 2 .5 lin. ft. Suzann e Gordo n. journalist and author, has served as ed itor or co-editor of se eral nurs ing publications and is a c mment, tor ( n Public Rad io 's Marketp lac . She has wri tten o ver 250 articles that have appear d in pub licat io ns such as The Atlan tic Month ly and the Los Ang 'les Ti mes. She has au thored tl ve hooks. including Life lJPP0rl: Thre Nurses o n the ~ ron t Lines (Bosto n: Lilt l • Br wn, 19 7) . This collection . includes Ms. Go rdo n 's ma nusc ri PlS. speeches, audio tapes, intervie w. , n tes , ar ticles and cl ipping.' . G ift of S. Gordo n. Joan E. Lynaugh r ape rs, c.1 9 R2- 199? 3.75 lin.ft. This collection docu ments Dr. Ly nau gh ' , research and is compri sed of subjl: t fi les, printed mate rial. , and videotapes. P res ently Professor Emeritus and Te!ID Chair of N ur ing and Health Care Hi story at the Unive rsi ty of Pennsy lva nia chool o f Nur: ing , Dr. Lynaug h. MSN , PhD. FAAN, has wo rn many hats in he r ill ustri us career: nurs ing instructor. clini ian, profes or. re searcher, author. edi tor and grad uate Dean. Mo t of o ur radel'S will be acq uai nted with Dr. Lynaugh ' s work through her numer au ' books, book c hapte rs and articles o f nurs ing history subject' and as edi tor of the Nursing H istory Re vicw . Gi ft f J. Lynaugh. Barba ra G . Schu tt p pel's, 196?-1 986, 125 1iJl .ft. Th i collection inc ludes corresponde nce, printed mate ri als, photo graphs, scrap b oks. and me mor bili a. Barbara Sc hutt ' s !Yeatest c ntrib u tion to nurs ing was th r ugh her service as edito r of the American JournaJ of Nursing fro m L958 to 197 / , when she became now n for Iler pe rceptive and forcefu l edi to ri al. . Duri ng tlle year of her ditor 'h ip nur ing was truggling with critical is ' ues . Schu t! wa particular ly noted for he r advo cacy )f nurses ' righ ts to o rganize for co llective bargain in", and for her be lief in nurse . rig hts and responsibilities for control of their own pm 'lice. G ift of Do nna E. Haney. M ary O r a l W ol anin pap rs. 1 45- 1996,3.75 lin. ft. The L, te Profes so r Wola nin was ind ucted into the A A H II of Fame in 1996 f r h"r renowned e xpert ise in the care of older ad ul ts and the mrrs in o- manage me nt of long te rm care. The incl us ion of ger ntological con tent in nurs ing curric ula was a result f he r work, am ong the I' • B rn Mary O r al Brow ne in rndiana in 19 10, "he received a diploma from the Kansas C ity Ge nera l Ho pita l Sc hool of urgi ng in Missou ri in 193 1. From 194 1 to 1 43 she served in th e Army Nurse Corps. Foll owing the war, she held positio ns i Mi si ssippi , Louisiana. O hio, Arizona, and Ne braska and he received he r B.A. at the Un iversity of Arizona 1954. Tn th Barbara Schill! (II ICN Conference , Frank/liri. early 1960s, she jo ined the fac ulty r the UnivcL ity f ArIZona School o f Germany. 1965 Nu rs ing . wh re she comp leted a ma tc r' . deg e in 1963. In 1968, Wolanin was gi e n a joint a ppointment wi th the ne w ly e tH blished Re gional Medical P rogra m and began her study o f nu rsing homes and long te rm ca re needs in Arizona. Thr u",h h r efforts, a graduate progranl in gerontological nu rsing, o ne of the fir· t o f its kind in the cOuntr " was established at tbe University of A ri zona. WoLanin authored nume rous pub lished articles, books, and book chapters, and she was (be recipient o f ma ny honors and award suc h a the Life ti me Ach ieve ment Award from thc National Gerontol g ical Nursing A oc iation. Gift f Ca lvin A. Borror. Addi ti on to the As oc iation of Com muni ty Health Nu rsing Ed uca tors, 1 95-1 998 , 0.3 li n. ft. Correspondence, me morabi lia., and minutes. G ift of the organizatio n. Addi tion to the Nad in Land i. papers, 1963-1 986, 0.25 li n. ft. Folder of corresp nd nee. lecture notes, c lass papers, and memorabili a. G ift of N. Land is. Add ition to the Dorothy S mi th papers, 195?-1996, 1.2 lin . ft. Correspondence, ph tograph , and o ne videoca, sette. Gi fl of Dr. Linda Aiken. conlill ll ' d on pag e 9

DEATH OF A TWENTIETH CENTURY NURSE

LILLIAN SHOLTIS

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w s a memb r of E lliot R ichardso n 's (Secretary o f Health , d ucation and Welfa re ) Comm ittec to Study E xtended Ro les fo r Nur, ing (1 971 ) wh ich recommended r dentl support for n ur e pract it ion rs and o the r spec ia lized fo rms f nursing prac tice . She wa ' Secretary f the Nationa l Co mm i sion fo r the Study I' Nurs ing and Nu rsin o Education \ hieh put out the "LyS3Ugilt" Report in 1970 . At the same tim , E k anor was very ac ti ve in New York C it and New Y rk State health l:are politics.

l spoke wi th E leano r a t leng th in 1989. Her re flectio n ' on nu .'ing impr ssed me with their cog ncy and l:ando r and I wi ll samph.: them here . Ever convtn ed of lhe efficacy and importane of the we ll- d ucated nur e in patie nt are. he be lieved the professional nurse (team leader) supported by a sis tants (as ociate deg ree n ur es a nd aide.) and work..ing in close proximi ty wilh phy icians W a.! the k y to palien t survival and pro mp t recovery. When asked what went wrong w ith her own pat ient care re form effo rts of the I 950s she repl ied wi th c haracte ristic force . ..... the whole thi ng got ba. tardizcd. We d id n' t move fast e nough in bacca laureate ed ucation." She said pres sure to rep lace hospil, I diploma 'choo!' fueled the gro th of the associate degre nu rse idea . Bul, the prob lem was, sll argued, thal comparable e lIcctive 'iUpp rt for bacca laurea te education wasn ' t the re. leaving a clinical leadership vac uum whic h wa !l Ied by less we ll prepared nur ·cs. On the other hand, E lea nor wa.. cheered by the gr wth of critica l care nursing. nurse-m idwifery and the nu rse practi tioner m vc rnen l. Her credo was "any of us rin nursing j has 1 have a base of scholarship TO stay ali ve." We spoke of the harsh working envir nment ambitious worn n confronted in th fifties and later. Elean or' formula was "be a woman and be looked al as a lady ... but lbe sure they know j you have a brain and a dagger at your bell." implying she was always ready to u 'e both. She fondly recalled the clo ene s and mutual uppo!"'t among nursing leaders o f the time. peaking of the vita l importan e of making nd sustaining contacts with people aero. s Ule specLrum of heallh carc, 'he reiterated h r belief in Ule importance of app aranee and felt Ihat nurse Ias underdogs I had to be self con ciou. about the per onal impre ion they made. During this long conver ali n lean r radiated e nt husiasm and, it is nol too strong to say love fo r nursing. After mOre than fifty years of effort a.nd not a few di '. app intmenlS, ~he ' till thoug ht nursing was one of the world's best ideas. This 'eems to me t be it generous legacy for us to remember her by. Quotatiulls Llrc all/r'um a It/peJ and tra/l.\("fibed inter1'iew 111 500 NY Oil DeL'ember ! 3 , 1989.

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FELLOWSHIP The L ill ian Sh Itis Bru nner Sum me r Fellowsh ip fo r Hi torical Research in Nursing wil l aga in be o ffered in 1999 by thc Center fo r the Study of the His tory of N UI 'i ng at [he Un iver ily of Pcnn sylvan ia, Mat and Li lli an Brunner ' gene ros ity makes it possible for thc Center to o ffe r this res arch fe l lo wship su pp rt ing 6 to 8 weeks of rc i dential tudy and use of the Center' . c II eli n . Se lection of Brunner Seh lar!; wi ll be based on evidence of preparat i n and/ r productivity in llis torical research related to nursing. Al though doc torally prepared candidates ore pre ferred, the fellow hip are open to those WiUl pre-do loral preparation. Brunner Scholar ' will work under the general di rection of nurse hIstorians a 'soci::tted with the Center and may par tic ipate in Center actlviLie. Rc earch completed by the fell w\ will help in ure the growth of schol. rly work in nur ' ing history. Applicant for the 2,500 Brunner Fellowship should con tact Center Director Karen Buhler WilJ.-erson al the Center for the LUdy of the History of Nursing, University of Penn ylvani:l, School r ur ·ing. 307 ur. iog Education Building. Philadel phia, PA 19 I Y04-6096. or call 215-R98 4502 . Application. arc also available lln -line at http:// www.nursmg.upenn.edu/hisLory/rc searchlbrunner.htrn The. application deadline is December 31, 1998.

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T he Center m intni ns a small book collection of a pproxi m ately 1,500 tilles. The se ti lle. do no t c irculate but patrons arc welcome to e xa mi ne them in the Center' s reading room during norm al ho urs r per:ltion. The Cente r' s oo\" holdi ng m ay b searched by 8uth r, title, o r subjec t vi a the Unive r. it of P nnsylvan ia's au tomated on-line catalo g kn w n as FRANKLIN w hi c h c an b ae ce sed th ro ug h the internet at h tt p://w w ~ .frankl in .library.up nn.edll MAN SCRIPTS

Hospitals, Schools of NurSing and Nursing Alumni Associations

Albe rt E in ·tein Med ica! Cente r Sc hool of Nursi ng, P hiladl p hia, PA , I 30-19X6. O. X lin. fl.

A lex ian Bro the rs Ho p ita!, C hi cago, n.., 1885- 198 1. 0 .4 li n. ft.

A lum ni Assoc . of the Ph ilad Iphia Ge ne ral Hos pita l Seho I of N ursing, J 850-c . 1980, 70 lin. ft .

A lu mnae Assoc . f the Me re -Dougl ass Ho p ita l School o f Nu rsing, 1896- 1980 . 1.5 li n. ft.

C hauta uq ua School of Nurs ing, J amestown . NY. 190 5, 0 .4 lin . ft.

C hestn ut Hi ll Hospi tal Schoo l of fursing. Phi lade lph ia, PA. 1907-1 987 , 24 .33 b n. ft .

C hildre n's Hospital of P hi ladelphia Sch() I o f Nursing , 1897- 1987 , L .7 lin . fl.

Freed men 's llos pi La I Nur. c Al umni lub of Phi lade lphia, 1973-1 986, 0 . 1 li n. n.

no pi ta l o f the U ni v rs ity of Penn yl vania Seb 0 1 f Nur-ing. 1894 - 1970, 35 .2 li n. fL.

L an k nau Ho p ita l School o f N ursi.ng, Phi ladel phi a . PA, 18 7 1- 1992. 5 2.5 lin . ft.

Lock Haven Hospit al, Lock Have n , PA, L896- 1964. O. H lin. fl.

L oeb Cen ter fo r ursi ng and Rehabi lilalion. New York C ity, 1962- 19 5. 0 .2 lin . fl.

Mercy -Douglass ITos p ita l Sc hool o f Nu rsing. P hi ladelphi' PA, I H96-1 98 3. IH lin. ft.

Mise ric rd in Ho pita l Sch oo l or N ursin g , P hiladelphi a, PA . 1924-1 9 28 , 15 photogra phs

M u hlenbe rg Hospital hool of urs ing. P lai n field, NJ, 1896- L96 1 0 .2 lin. fl.

Ph iladelphia O e o raj H os pi lal. 1885- 1940, 7 ree l'

P h iladelphia School o f N ur 'ing M edic al SuPplJ and Di spensary. I 0 3 - 1904 , 0.4 li n. ft.

Pr s byterian S 'ho I o f Nu rs ing, Philade lph ia . PA, 187 1-1 987 , 152 lin. ft.

S t. Josep h c hoo l o f N ursi ng , Lanca. tC f , PA, 190?- 1996, 33 li n. ft.

St. L uke's Ho spita l P hiladel phi a , PA. c . 1900 , 1 folder

St. Ma ry ' , Hospital , Troy. N.Y., c. 1920 , 0 .2 lin . ft.

Society of the A lumni of the Schoo l of N urSin g . Univ. of P ' nnsy lv ania , 1960-1 980 , 2 lin. rt.

W m an' Ho , pi tal o f Phi ladelphia, 1,'5 8 - 1976, 6 li n. ft.

Voluntary

on-Profit Associations

A thens C ounty (O hio) Vis iting Nurses As ociation, 1982- 1992 , 1.7 lin. ft.

Brandywi ne Home Health Agency. 19 17- 1990, 8 .3 li n. ft.

Montgom ery C o unty (PA) H omemake r H ome Health Ai d Service, 1967- 199 ,3 .75 li n. ft.

Moor tow n (NJ) Vi 'it ing N urse A ssoc iatio n. 19 09 - 198 J , 3.6 li n. ft .

Natio na l Fund fo r Medic al Educati on , 194 9 - 1990, 178 li n. fL

Nei gh b rh od V i 'iti ng Nu rse Associ at ion . 1912- 1989. 13 li n. ft.

Princeton J) C om m un ity Lt:ague V isi ti ng Nurse Com mitlce. 1924- 1 50 , .2 lin . rt.

Starr Centre Assoc iation of P hi ladelp h ia, 1897- 1 54, 5.5 lin. ft.

Tri-C ou nt y Visi ti ng N ur ' c A. sociation (NJ ), 1894-1 99 1. 2.9 li n. ft.

Vi iting Nur e Association of Alleghe ny C ounty (PA ), 19 18-1 990, 6.5 Un. ft.

Vi.sitin g Nur. e A ssociation of A mb ler (PA) & V ici nity, 1922-1 987 , 8.5 lin. fl.

Visi ting lI rse Associ at ion of Eastern Montgom ery County (PA ), 1922-1 984. 23 lin . fl.

Vi it ing urse Assol'i at ion f G reater Pbiladel ph ia, 19 76-1 994 , 5 li n. ft.

Visitin g N urse ssocilltion of South Cen tral Connecticut, I 05- 198 7, 6 Li n. ft .

Vis iti ng Nurse Serv ice of New Yo rk, 1993. I videotape

Vi. iting ur e Soc iety P hiladel ph ia . 185 5- 1987, 23 .8 lin. flo

Professional and Military Associations

A merican L g i n , Pennsy lvania Division , H . Fairch il d Po st No . 412,19 19- 1989.2.25 lin . ft.

Am eric an Medical Wome n ' s Associ ation. 19RI. tapes

American Ne phrology N urses ' Associati n, 1986-1 987 . 0 .2 ti n. fl.

And re G . CUI1in As. ociation of Anny N urses 186 1- 1903, 0.2 lin. ft.

A. soc iation o f Communi ty Health Nur e Ed ucaLOrs, 1977 -1 995 . 6.25 Lin. t'l.

Na re: The majoriry of rhe Cl.: nter· s manllJcripr cullectiuns hal'e

correspmldillg fi nding aid.\· IIvailable ill th e Ce ll ter ' s Reading Room. Ma ny j indi llg aids are a lso available Oil- line UI hllp:/1 WI\I\II . II II rsing .upellll .eriu/ co/leclio/l.\ .

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Cou nc il n nl.d uate Education for Administration in Nu rsi ng, 1970-1 994, 4.5 Li n. In! rnalional C unci! of Nu rses, 1946- 1970, 16.5 lin. ft. aliona l Organization fo r Public Health Nur ·es. J9 13-1 953 , 25 reels Pennsylv80lu Highcr Educalion N ursing Schools As 'oc ialion, L977 - 1995. 1 lin. n. Pennsy lvania Leaguc fo r Nur in , 1948- 1989.11.25 li n. ft . Penn ylvan ia Nur 'e • A soc ialion. Di trict 1 19 19- 1973 , 11.7 lin. f!. Pennsylvani a urses' Association. District 2, 1920- 1978. 1.9 lin . fL Individuals

Aiken. Linda H., 1972- 19 3, \0 lin. ft.

Ash ley , 10 Ann, 1942-1 980, 10 Lin. ft.

Aust in, An n L., I 40- 1970, I lin. ft.

Brennan , Mary, 1941 - 1 8 , 2 lin . fl.

Brun n r. Lilli an S .. 1910- 1995, 20.'" Un. n.

Capers, Cynthia Aynn, 1978- 19R2, 0.8 lin. fl.

Chase, Ada li ne, 1900-1 975, 1.6 lin. fl.

Clymer. Mary V .. 1886-18R , 0.2 lin. ft.

Darra<lh , Mi ldred. 1923 -1 928 , 0.4 lin. fl.

o BsU. Ernesli n KittJ. 1888- 1956, I volume

DiSandro. Edith Hyde. 1924- 1927. 0.5 lin. ft .

D uffy , Eileen M.. 1975 - 1977,5 fo lder.

Eatau h, Dorothy Mark, 1938, 1 vo lume

Emonds. Beverly L., 1965- 198 1, 0.4 Lin. fl.

Erikson, Edith Ives, 1928 - 1985 , 0.4 lin. ft.

rikson, Ru th , 193 2- 1935. 4 fol ders - rrickson . Sara M ailer, I 37- 1989, 0.8 li n. ft. Fagin, Claire H .. 1926-1 996. ltd lin . flo Franc is, Susan c., 1934-1 987 I fold r Godfrc , Mary Robin on, 19 1O-l l 87, 1 folder Goodri ch, Ann ie Warburton. 1871-1 955 . 1.25 li n. ft. Griscom . Edith Lew i ' Palmer. 1909- 1( 12, 0.2 En. ft. Gru ber. Mi ldred, 1904- 1906, I folder Heffernan, BernaTd ine. 1968- 1986, J fo lder Hoff. Bertha, 1913-19 14. 1 volume Ho lman. Lydia, 1888 -1 960 1 foldcr lzcka . .Iadw iga, 1939- 1960, I folder J hnston, MargaT t Al ice, I t44- 1945, 0.4 lin . ft. Jo hn ·tone, Marie , 1906. I rider Jon s, Elizabeth, 1899- 1946, J folder Keeler, Jane D., 1935 -1985 , 0.6 lin. fl. Kennedy , Cecile, 1939- 195 7, I folder Lambertsen. Eleanor C, 19 15-1 977, 7 li n. fl. Land is, Nadine, 1930-1 988, 2 1 lin . ft. La k. El inor Fry , 1935 - 1938, 0.25 ; lin . ft. Lein inger, Je ny, 1915- 1986, I fo lder Lem l y. Al ice and Lill ie. 1887- 1 88 , 2 f Ider Leonard . Dorothy Harvey, 1947- 1987, 2.5 lin. n. Lync h, Theresa L, 1896-1 986, 1.4 lin. ft. Matthew, Irenc, 193 3-1985. 0.8 lin. ft. McC;mon, Sarah. 1917- 1964. 1.7 Lin. fl. MeCo h, I abella G uthrie, 1897. 1 folder M'Cready, Mary Anne. 1904,0.2 lin. n. Mereness, Dorothy Ann, 19 10- 199 1,3. 2 li n. n. Morris, Mabe l Harmon, 1935-1990 3 lin. 1'1. New man, E na Albert, 1924- 1936, I fo lde r Nightingale, FI rence. J856-1 896, 0. 2 lin. fr. NW1an, Edi th , 1887-1 976, 4.6 lin . ft.

Olinatz, Nanette 1958- J 960, 7 folders

Overholtz, Ella rIorence, 1921 , J0 fo lders

Page Nonc J ., 1960-1 962 , 0.4 lin. fL.

Pe lau, Hild gard E., 1985, I folder

Radbill . Samuel X., 1985 - 1989, I folder

Ra th. Charlotte Tyson 1928- 1970, O.g li n. n.

Rausch nber er,Dorothy , 191 4- 1986, I folder

Rilter, Beatrice 1947-1 957, 3 fo lders

Ro bi ns n Al ic Merri tt , 1920- 1983.8 lin. ft.

Rogers We ' ley W iley, 19 7 , 0.2 lin. ft.

Saba, V irginia, 1937- 1972, I lin. fL

Schlotfeldt, Roze ll a M.. 190?-1993. 3 lin. n.

Schwartz, Doris, 1915 -1995,3.5 lin. ft.

Schorr, Thelma M .. 1968- 1989, 1.6 lin. ft.

SchUll, Barbara, 196?- 1986, 1.25 lin. fl.

S mith. Dorothy M .. 1954- 1997.3.75 lin. t.

Som rs. nne Ra msey, I 33- 1982,0.4 lin. 1'1.

Sop r, Martha L nora Collen. 1919- 1920. I folder

Stac hniewicz. Stephanie A., 1967- 1977, 1.25 li n. ft.

Stem, Beverly Peril, 1955- 1960 2 rolder '

Strump f, Edna E. LaPort , 1934-1977. I lin. fL.

Todd, C. Edwina. 1947- 1953, 1 folder

T ram. Rose Anna, 192 - 1970. I li n. ft .

van der Peel. Raben A., 1989, I folder

Weiss. O lga. 1928-1974 , .8 lin. ft.

We t. Ro berta M .• 1886- 193 7,10 lin . n.

Witmcr, Laura Strick ler. 1934- 1947, 1 fo lder

W ilcox, Barbara. 1966- J 981, 0 .8 li n. fl.

W l~lIl in Mary Opal, 1945- 1996. 3.7S liD . ft.

York , Ed iLb M .. 1922-1 923. i folde r

Miscellaneous Gruups

Ev ni ng Bu lletin, 1905-1 975, 0.8 lin. ft.

Will iam He lfand Po Lcard Collecti n, 1900-1 990, 0.4 lin. ft.

William Helfand Sh I Music Collection , 191 2- 193 . I fo lder

Hi 'lory or Nursing in Ph iladelphia 1 73 - 1974. 0.4 lin . fL

1. B. Lippincott ompany, 1871-1931 , 1 folder

Nursc for Lhe Fu!U re ConfeTence, 1987 1 folder

Ph iladelphia GeneraJ Hospital History Ta k Force Oral His

tory Projc ·t, 1994 0.4 li n. ft.

Philadelphia Mayor's Commission on Health in the Eighties,

1983- 1984, 0.8 lin. fl.

Peter Short Pholograph Collection . 1993 · l994, 0.25 lin ft.

Theodore Slarr Sa vings Bank, 1896-1 901 . 0.2 lin. n.

World War 1 P hotograp hs fr m ram;e, 19 18-1 925 , 0.4 lin. ft.

Michael Zwerd ling Postcard Collection, 190 7-1 916,1 rolder

For more inf ormation on unv of the e collections. plea.lt:: Center' s curator.

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PASSAGE ~d i th Hyde D iSandro (I ~0 2 - 1 99 8) , R. N., pas 'cd away in pri\' A n tive of Haddonfield . NJ. h received a d ipi rna 1'r m the School of N ursing at Episcopal Hospital in 1923 . In the 1920s. she served in a vaTicty of super visory pos Itions t ve ral Philadelph ia area ho,' p itals incl uding Ep iscopal, B ry n Mawr, and Hahnem ann. She worked in p rivate duty during the De press ion years. As hcad nurse at the U,S , Army Hospi tal in Phoeni xville, PA from 1943 to 1947, she received the Army Comme ndation ribbon ror "out standing and meritoriou 'ervice." LaL r she was the chief nurse at the Vet rans Ad ministratio n Hospital at Leba non PA ,

Nurses prepare surgery . Misericordia Hospital Sch ool 0)" Nursing. c. 1925

Addition to the Edna LaPorte Strumpf papers, 1933-19488, 0.25 lin. n. P hoto graphs, correspondenc • stud y guide, and pr inled mater ial s. G ift of Edna L. Strumpf and family. Misericordia Hospita l School of Nu rsing (Philade lph ia. P A), 1924-1 928. 15 ph ot graphs In 1 14, Archbishop Edmund F. Pr"nd rgast asked Reverend Mother M. P atric ia Wald ro n. superior of the Siste rs of Mercy, Merion. PA, to build and lHke charge o f a hospital in the rapid ly growi ng section of West Phi ladelphia. The hospi tal and nursing school opened in 19 18. T hese photos depict n ursing students at thi s hospital in West Philadelphia (54th & Cedar Streets). G ift of Dr. Ch arle' Letocha,

Mrs, DiSandro ' s association with the Un iversity or Pennsylvania spanned nea rly forty year. W hile chi f nurse at Lebanon , she began to lake nuring and college co ll atera l c urses in purs uit of a bachelor' , degree, wh ich she earned in 1952. A lso at this time, she b came administrative ass istant to Dean Theresa I. Lync h, help ing Dr. Ly nch et up the School of Nu rsi ng when it be came indep nd nt [rom the School of Educat ion in 1950. In 195 , Mrs. DiSandro left the Sch 0) to become supervi or at Eastern Psyc hiatric rnstitu t whi le work ing on a Master's degree in ed ucation with a ma j or in p ch iatTic nursing which she received fro m Penn i.n 1958. After co ntinued

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ROCKEFELLER ARCHIVE CENTER RESIDENCIES IN THE HISTORY OF B ASIC MEDICAL R ESEARCH Beginn ing Ju ly I , 1999 til. R ockefe ller Archive Center o f The Rockefelle r lI nive r ity will initiat a fi e year- progra m of resi denc ie fo r research at the C nler on topics re lated to the history of basic medical resear h, a 'ubj ct rich ly represented in th ar chival coLlection at the Center. T he history of basic m dical research wil l be broad ly defined to includ most aspe 'ts o r the hi tory f the R ckefell er Univer ' ity (fo unded as the Rockefeller rnsti tute for Medical Researc h in 190 1), much r the history o f the international medical, public health, and sci ntitic research programs of the Rockefeller Fou ndation and major c lements of the histo ries of the Conuno nwealth F und, C ulpe per Foundation, Markey T rust, and Markle Foundatio n. CCl1ain segment o r the R cke feller fnmily archive, also doc ument the hi story f basic medical res arch, such 3 . th fo undi ng and support of research instituti ons, A II group, the ar chive, of these institution consti tut one of th outstand ing resourc s for the &ludy o r the hi, tory o f basic med ical researc h in the 20th century. Scholars cond ucting sub. tan Li al research in any aspect of the history of basic medical research are urged to apply. Prospective resea rche rs may ap ply fo r res idenc ies or one month , one semester, or an academ ic year. Stipends al the rate of $5000 per m nth wi ll be awarded to co ver all travel , f d and lode ina and research expenses associated with Ihe re idency. COlltillLl('d 011 page 10

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spendi ng several years as director of nur in g at Shore Memorial Hospilal in Some rs Point, NJ, she returned Lo her post as a istant to Dean Ly nch and, late r, Dean Mereness. until h ' r rt:tire ment in 1969 . In addi tion LO her disling ui hed nursing career, M.rs. DiSand ro esta b lis hed an endowed fellowsh ip fu n fo r grad uat LudenlS at the Uni v rsily of Pennsylvania School r Nur 'ing and has been a supporter of the Cente r for Lh Study of the History of Nur. ing.

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Applicat ions wi ll be r vie wed in a competit ive process, and it is expected that a 100ai of 2-6 awards wil l be made in each year duri ng the fi c-year pro gram. The deadli ne for applications fo r 1999 awards (to be announced in March 19 9) is Novembe r 30 1998. App licati on for the residencies will be made by compl eling a brief form* and by describing the research to be un dertaken . Three letters of reference will be request d. Prospective applicants are urged to conlact the Cen ter prior to ap plying to determ ine the lyp and e/tent of records lhat wil l be useful for the ir re search. Tnfo rm alion about lhe Rocke feller A hive C nter tlnd ils ca i Ieeti ons is ava ilable at hllp:// www. rockefcller.eduhlrchi vc.ctr, or you may eonlac t the Cenle r lO ask for infor mation. Darwi n H. Stapleton, Director Rockefeller Arc hi ve Center 15 Day ton Avenue Sleepy Hollow , NY 1059 1 Tel.: 91 4-63 1-4505 Fa : (14-63 1-60 17 emai l archive@r ekvax .rockefeller.edu *NOT ' : The g neral RAe res ' arch grant applicat ion cannot be used fo r thi . pro&rram. P lease req ue t a sped IC appli cat ion for a re. idcncy in the History of Basic Med ical Research.

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membrance of Martha M. f rankl in written by Ycrde ll e B. Bel lamy, R. N., MSN, CNAA, FAAN. Jo eph 1. Mari nan. Jr. , Mayor or the City of Meriden, presented a procl amation ci ting Ju ne 1 , 1998 ru; "Mart ha Minerva Franklin Day" in the City of Meriden in r 'cognition of he r out tandi ng s r ice to 11t~r fellow nur e s. Mayor Marinan urged all Meriden cit izens to take notice of this spccial c a 'i n in Ulan!..s and appre'i ation of Frankl in's many ears of dedicated serv ice in professional nurs ing and announced that a City of Meriden Scho larship was recently named in Franklin's honor and wi ll be awarded annually I a high school graduate wh rna· tricu lates to a nursing schoo\. The gra ve , idc crv ice was concluded wi lh Ul e group sing ing "Lift Every Voice and Sing" and was foll owed by benediction and laying of a wreath. A pecial Commemora lion Se ice was later conducted at Parker Me morial AME Zion Church M.e ri den. Soror

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friends ancl city offi cia.ls prese nt Councilman Mlchae.l Rohder, Cit i of Me riden .

to lcl the group he was honored and pleased La be participating in these services hon

ori ng a nur ing leader who pi()nce red Civil Ri ghts and wh . was a guidi ng lighl in

the mov ement towards a nali nal organ ization. A bricl historical sketch o f Mnrtba

M. Frank lin's life and the alional A sociation of Colored Graduate urses was

presented by R ita T. Beally, R. N. Volunteer, Cente for the Study of the Hi tory of

Nursi ng, Uni versi Ly of Pennsylvania, and Soror Mab le Morris, R. N.. The tu Chap

ter, Phi ladel phia, PA. A reception followed these services.

LAMBERTSEN ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP The NUTses' Edu cational Funds, Tnc. voted to embark on a 50.000 fundraisin campa ign to endow a national sc h larship in Dr. Eleanor La mbertsen's name. Any and all contri butions will be accepted . G

Send your tax-ded uctihle checks clearly identified for the Lambertsen En J owed Scholarslli p Fund r : Ms. Barbara Butler, NEF Sc h larsh ip Coordinator, 555 W. 57th S t el, ew York, New York IOOIC)

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pel af Germs: Men, Wo men and the Mi crohe ill American Life The New York Academy of Medicine is I cat d at ]21 6 Fifth Ave., NY, NY at 103[(1 Sl. For further in format ion On the lecture series. please calt 2 12-822 -73 14 or email history@nyam.org. Website: http ://ww w .nyam .org/.

November 9 , Mark Ba rrow, Virgini a Polytechnic ln st itute, Cooperation alld Conllicl: American Ornithology and Bird-Wa tching at the Turn of Ihe Cell

Department or History and Sociology of Science, U Diversity or PeDnsylvan ia FaJI1998 Workshops.

3:45 ).

Seplember 28 , And rew Zimmerman , Columbia Society of Fello ws, "What are you looking f or in German East Aji'ica Herr Proj'essor ?:" Ma king jieldwork ill earlY- lwenrielh cenlury German nthro pology October 5, cth Koven. Villanova Uni versi ty History Department, "Contagion in !he Wo rkholl 'e" HOlllelessness and hO/ll osexuality in Victorian London Oct ber 12, Marlene Shore, York Un i ve rsity, The Mind's Maleria/.· Psychol ogy, the Culture of Modern ism , and the World' s ColulI1hian Exposition of' 1893 October 26, John Krige. Centre de Re cherche en Histoire des Sciences cl des Technique. Why did the Ford Fo unda tion support two European physics een Ires in the mid-1950s:' November 2, Kath ryn Steen Drexel nive rsity, Superpatriot Synth lies: The creation oj'lhe U.S . synthetic organic chemi al indllstry, WWI-I 920s

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sophica/ Foundations of Occult Healing in Nursing December I, Amy Fairchild, PhD, Co lumbia Un i er il)" Science al the Bor ders: Immigrant Medica/Inspection and Defense of th e Na tion , 1891 to 1930

Workshops <lre held in Logan Ha ll , Room 392, Mondays at 4:00 pm (coffee

History of Medicine Seminars October 6, Susan Speaker. PhD, Bucknell Uni versity, "The Struggle Ma nkind Against ft, Deadliest Foe" : Them e ' Coullter-subversion in America/l Anli- Narcotic Campaign s.

1920-1 940

Oct ber 13, Erin O 'Con nor, PllD , Uni versity f Permsylvania, Stumped: Thinking Amp utation in Vic/oriCifl America November 3, Da.nielle Conger, PhD Candidate, Pem ylvani a Slale Univer sity , Making Mothers: Medical Dis course and Ihe Rise of th e Bourgeois Family , 1750 -1 850 November 10, Heather Munro Prescott, PhD, Centred Connecticut Univers ity, The His/or) of College Clnd Un iversity Health

De 'ember 8. Monique Bou rq ue. PhD. Uni versity of Pennsylvania , New Medi cine and Old TeXIS : Thoma ' MOLiffel and Health' s Improvement ill Early Mode rn England Semi nars arc h Id from 4 ;00 P_M to 6:00 P.M. at the Coll ege of Phy 'icians of Ph iladelphia, 19 S. 22nd Slreet, Philadelph ia, PA, 19109-3097, Tel. 21 5- 563 -3737. The Web address is htlp://www .collphyphil.org. EXHIBITIONS Mutter Museum at the College or Physicians of Pbiladelphia, Emerging l nfcctiou Diseases: Ancient Scourge/ Modem Menace. tn 1998 the College will focus on lhe theme of emerging Ul fectiou diseases . A new exhibit in the College ' s Gallery, en ti tled "Emerging rnfectiolls Disea 'e: Ancient eourge/ Modern Menace" will open on October 20, 1998.

November 17 , Sharon Fish, RN, MSN, UniversilY of Roches ter, Suht/e Ener gies and Challn 'led Entities: Theo

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UPCOMlNG EVENTS American Association for the Hi tory r Nur jng Ftfteenth Annual onfer eoee, September 25-27, 1998, Jack 'on, Mississippi. The Ameri an Association for the History o f ursing and the Uni ver~ity of Mississippi School of Nursi ng are co-sponsoring this annual confer e nce that provides a forum for sharing hi 'lori(;al re earch on nu rsing. T he con ference wi ll include paper and poster presentatjon~ as well as other opportu nities for learnin J and sharing histori cal interests. For furthe r infoml alio n contact: Dr Anne Peirc 60 I -9S4--6220 Jackson Visitors Bureau. Much more informali n abou t th program and Jackson Missi 'sippi is fou nd on the wonderful AAFIN websi te: hTtp:// users .aol .com/NsgHistory/Conf. html.

The international Council of Nurses Centennial Conference - Celebrat ing Nursing s past, Claiming the fu ture. J une 27-Ju ly I, 1999, L o ndon. In 1899. on July L the ICN was fo und d in London. Now, to year later a cel ebration of its past a nd look to wards Lhe future will unfold at this meetin", o rga nized b the Royal allege of Nur 'ing of the United K ingdom . Locales for Lhe meeting are in the heart of Londo n- i n the shad w of WeSLm in ter Abby ,rod the Houses of Pa rl iament and near the ri er Thames . T hey incl ude the Queen Elizabeth Conf re nee Centre, hisloric Chu rch Hue, M thod ' t Centra l Ha ll

and-clo. e to l. James' Park., One Great George Street. D legate will be we I ollled at tbe opening cerem ny at the Royal Albert Hall on the even ing of lm day, June 27 . The programme from June 2S- 30 will i lle lude session ' on profesional developmenL, regulation and soc io-econom ic welfare and workshop, in the internaliona l clas i.lkaLi n for nursing practice and leadership. A mix ture of conference se:;s ions and pro~ s sional visit to some of London ' s many centres of excel len e w ill provide oppor tunities for nur 'es and mher health care provider ' to demonstrate cl inical excel lence and achievement in areas ' uch as cancer nursing, ar~ r ider pc pie. pae dintrics and psyc hiatric and mental health. Trends in comm unity and inde pendent practice. L CM I gy and its im pact n care, alternative thera pies and tbe role of the consumer wi thin these fields o f health care wi ll be emphasi. cd in c linical sessions. Non-clin ica l areas of interest are: ed ucation. ethics. history. leadership, management policy, regu la Ii n, researc h and socio-eeo n mic we l fare. Othe r celebratory a(;ti vities are aJ.'o planned . An exhibition pro viding inf r mc lion ()fi III latest products and ser vices wil l ru n th roughout the even t at the Q ueen Elizabell1 IT Confen; n e Centre . lIe• . e c ntact Brian French , Conference M nage , Roya l College of Nur. ing o f the United Kinodom, 20 Ca ve ndi h Square. London. WIM OAB. England for furthe r in f rmation.

Mid-Atlantic Regional Archives ()nference FaJl Meeting, November 19-21 . 1998, Wa hington, D.C. on Capitol Hill. Theme: Archival Chal lenges and olutions for the 21 t Cen tury . The program will inc lude speak ers and sessions on a variety of topiCS in luding heritage tourism. lone af ran gt:fS , digital imaging. archae I gy and archives, and a "surmp the ex pert. " session. Tours r the Library o f Congress. the United lales Holoc<lu 'l Memorial Mu eum , and Mount Vernon will be offered. The evening reception will be !teltl in the pectacu lar Caucus Ro III in the Russell Senale Offi(;c Bu ilding. Lhe site of a number of hislori c hearings and events.

Mid·Atlantic Regional Arcni e Conference pring Meeting. May 6-8 1999, Tbe Pennsy lvania SLatl! Univer sity, Slate Coli oe, PA . Theme: Ar chive. Und r Construction. Program com ponen . deali ng wiLh conslruction contrac ts and bu ilding projts will be featured as welt as lradi tional archival sessi o ns. More information can b fou nd on the Webslle : http:// www .i td.umd.edu/M!)RAC/marnc hp.!tLm

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