Spring 1993

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ISSN 1049-2259

1993 Vol 5 No 2

PROFESSIONAL NURSING AND THE WORLD'S COLillvIBIAN ExpOSmON Nineteen nincty-lhre.e marks several anniversaries. This faU, the American A ociation for the Hislory of Nursing (AAI-IN), l11e National League for Nursing, and the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing will sponsor the Tenth Annual Meeting of the AAHN. Furthermore, il i the hundredth anniven;ary of l11e opening of the World's Columbian Exposition held at Chicago, which hosted an important meeting of nursing leader . The meeting proved 10 be a watershed in the profe ion' S growth.

On May I, 1893, President Grover Cleveland presented the wonder of electricity to thousands of onlookers at Ule World's Fair by ligbting l11e fair's two mile stretch along the 'horeline of Lake Michigan with electric lights. Many of the more l1lan 27 million people who visited the exposition in its brief six months of CxisLCnce bad never seen electric Iigbts, flor a IIwnbcr of the uew inventions and amusements, like the (George W. G.) Ferris wheel.

While much of the fair was devoted to the promotion of industry, several exhibits examined oLher cui lures and coun­ Lrie and fostered a spirit of internationalism. Through a combination of these culLural exhibits and the magnificent buildings of Louis Sullivan, George McKim, and Richard Morris Hunt, the fair also soughlto create a utopian vision for visitors. In that vein, fair organizers invited the fnLCmaliona.l Congress of Chari Lies, Correction and Philanthropy LO hold a meeting at the Columbian Exposition. "from June 12througb 17, 1893, physi ians, nurse , eduC<ILors, and hospital superintendents from the United States and Europe gathered to present papers on a variety of healUt Mary E. P. Davjs. ca. posl-1878. care issues under the rubric The Hospital Care ofthe Sick, Training of Nurses. Dispensary, Work, and First Aid to the Injured. Nurses figured prominently, with lsabel Hampton, then upcrintendcnt of nurses and principal of the Training School at The Johns Hopkins Hospital, chairing the nursing seclion of llle Congre .

This gathering steered a course toward increased profesSional training for nurses. Those in attendance brought a wealth of domestic and foreign professional experience. They all shared, however, an interest in defining l11e statu of nursing, and in addressing Center the needs of nursing education and of those pracLicing in llle emerging field.

Nursing leader and suffragist Lavinia Dock, who was then the assistant The Study superimendem of nurses at The Johns Hopkins Hospital, presented her papcr,"The Relation of Training Schools to Hospitals," in which she eruditely described the The ollen conllicting interests between hospitals and training, chools. Dock advocated administrative autonomy for training schools SO Lhat ho pitals' malCriaJ prosperity UNIVERSITY OF PENN YLVt\NlA would nOl exclusively dictate Ule qUality of nursing education or paLiem care.

Mary E. P. Davis, superinL.endem of Ul Training School for Nurses atllle SCHOOL OF NURSING Hospital of lhe University of Pennsylvanhl., read a paper entitled "Trained Nurses as Superintendellts of Hospitals" that lisled the characteristics of a successful superin­ tendenL. Among Ulese characteristics were "Liberal education, large execuLive ability and adaptability, firmly grounded in principles of justice and morality; [the ability to] work side by side wiUl an etjual without friction, or (toJ direct subordi­

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CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF

NEWS FROM THE CENTER

THE HISTORY OF

NURSING The Center for The Study of The History of Nursing was established in 1985 to encourage and facilitate historicaJ scholarship on health care history and nursing in the United States. Now in iL'! eighth year of existence, Ule Center continues to create and maintain a resource Cor sucb research; to improve the quality and scope of historical scholarship on nursing; and to disseminate new knowledge on nursing history Ulrough education, conferences, publications, and inter-disciplinary collaboration.

Current projects at the Center range from studies of international nursing, borne-based nursing, and research on care of the critically i11to the twen tieth-century relationship between nursing and American philanthropy. We also continue to collect., process, and catalogue an outstanding collection of primary hist rical materials.

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

Scholars planning to conduct research at tbe Center should contacllbe Center's archivist at 215-898-4502. Our archivist will re pond with a description of the scope and conlent of relevant materials in the various collections.

Center Advisory Board Lillian Sholtis Brunner, Chair M. louise fitzpatrick, Vice Clulir

Helen Edwards leanne Kiefiler Ann P. Knight Nadine Landis

Eleanor C. LamberlSen Marlc Frazier Lloyd Charles E. Rosenberg Stephanie A. Stachniewicz Tina Weintraub Center Starr

Joan E. Lynaugh, PhD, FAAN Director EUen D. Baer, PbD, foAAN Associale Director Karen Buhler-Wilkerson, PhD, FAAN Associale Director Margo Szabunia Archivist Carla Castillo Editor and Coordinator

PROJEer ARCIllVIST DEPAKfS I'OR TIlE UNIVERSITY ARCHrVE In the Spring 1992 issue of The Chronicle. !.he Center warmly welcomed Dr. Kaiyi

Cben as the new project archivist for the Center's Nursing History Processing and Cataloging Project funded by the Nalionalllistorical Publications and Records Com­ mission. In hi year at the Center. Dr. Chen arranged and described the majority of the 300 linear feel of hislOrical manuscripts. Due to bis efforts, the list of manuscripts that are now fully processed and available to researchers at the Center include: the Records of the Alumnae A ociation of the School of Nursing of Mercy-Douglass Hospital, the Records of the ViSiting Nurse Association of Eastern Montgomery Coumy, the Records of the Neighborhood Visiting Nurse Association. and the papers of Thelma M. Schorr, Edna E. LaPorte Strumpf, Claire M. f'agin, Dorothy Mercness. and Theresa Lynch .

We at the Center are saddened by the departure of Dr. Chen, but we are pleased and proud of his wonderful new opportunity at Penn's University Archives and Record Cenler. One of Dr. Chen's most recent accomplishments at the University Archives is a "Guide lO the Scbool of Nursing Records from 1908-1990." We hope that you will be able to drop by the University Archives and Record Center sometime and take a look al Dr. Chen's "Guide".

NEW ARCI-llVIST APPOIN1ED

The Center wannly welcomes Margo Szabunia on board as the new archivisL Ms. Szabunia is a certified archivist who has spent the pasllhree years doing extensive field work for !he BalCh Institute for Ethnic Studies (Philadelphia). Previously employed by !he National Archives. Ms. Szabunia hold a bachelor's degree in American Civilization from the University of Pennsylvania and a master's degree in American Social History from Temple University.

Ms. Szabunia will build on the valuable work of ber predecessors and continue the collection, pre ervation, and cataloging of historically significant primary source materials that document nursing and health care hjstory.

These holdings include the ree rds of ho pitals, schools of nursing, nursing alumni associations, voluntary non-profil associations, profesSional associations, military as ociations, and the ArchiviSI Margo SzablUlia.

personal papers of individual practitioners,

collectors, and researchers. Ms. Szabunia will maintain the bolding as well as assiSl

researchers in accessing and utilizing them.

While these primary sources have belped the Cenler established itself as a preemi­ nent resource for nursing history scholar ', documentation is incomplete. Thu Ms. Szabunia will also as 'iSl in seeking OUl and acquiring institutional and eommunily­ based records. as well as personal papers, to further develop the Center's arcbival collection.

If you of your organization bas any records you would like lO ce processed and preserved, or if you have any questions on primary sources of nursing hislOry, please contact Archivist 5mbunia at 215-8984502.

THE 1993 TRADmONAL PROCESSION TO TIrE WOODLANDS CEMErnRY

The tradition of the Procession date back to the death of Alice FISher m 1888.

Regarded as a heroine for her reforms in patient care at the City Hospital, Philadelphia

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STUDENT WORKERS AT THE CENTER

Since its opened in 1985, !he CenLer has depended upon the invaluable help of studenL worken; and volunteers to carry OUL the multifaceted work of the Center. We at the Cemer fecI that now is an opporlWle time to thank our student workers for the many hours that they have contributed to !he Center' growth.

Not only bave they helped Center stall' with basic daily chores, they have processed, under the upervision of Center staff, many of the Center's rare manuscript collections. Needless to say, they are an important part of Ibe knowledge bank at Ibe CenLer. We hope you will enjoy what Ibey have to share with you.

Lisa Baumgartner's original duties when she began at Ibe Center two and a half years ago consi ted primarily of typing assignments. Since th.11 time, however, she has also taken on more weighty projects. TIer first such project, which she con iders her "personal favorite and a must­ see for the nursing researcher," was thc organizaLion and listing of 800 photograph in the Mercy­ Douglass Hospital School of NurSing collection.

"The photographs fabulously depict the evolution of Mercy­ Douglass Hospital as well as African-American nursing," st.1tcd Lisa. "Pictures of buildings, such as the 1896 shot of Frederick Douglass Hospital and exterior shots of Mercy Ho pital, and Ibe annual forolal photos of the graduating classes trace these changes. (The two schools merged in 1948.) Shots of graduating classes from both schools clearly show the growth of African­ American nursing, as is visible from the increasing class sizes.

The collection also reveals details of nursing students' daily lives, depicting classrooms, OOmI rooms, extracurricular activities such as Ibe basketball team, and, finally, special ceremonies such as capping and candle lighting." The Mercy­ Douglass Hospital School of Nursing graduated it last class in ]960. Tbe Hospital officially closed in 1973.

Lisa's second project has been the creation of "user­ friendly" lists of me approximately 750 books in the Center's Rare Books collection. "While it is possible to access Ibese books through the Research Libraries Information Network (RUN)," continued Lisa, "we wanLe(J to come up wilb a more accessible system for the researcher less comfortable with databases." Lisa has put together three very bandy IislS: one compiled by author, one by tiLle, and !he last by call number.

She is currently working on Ibe fmallisting organized by subject heading. "With already weU over one hundred diITerenL subject headings," added Lisa, "the list includes sucb diverse topics as human experimentation, rwal heallb, and Asiatic cholera.... Lisa feels that researchers will greatly benefit from Ibe Center's solid coUection, which range from nursing biographies, nursing school hi.. . tories and nursing handbooks, to books that reveal the impact of social issues on medicine, such as the emergence of African-American and Jemale physicians.

Jonalban Green has been with the Center as long as Lisa.. In addition to being Ibe Center' handyman, Jon bas aI 0 processed manuscript collections.

In his flfS! year Jon learned the "'art' oftransrorm­ ing raw material into an organized manuscript collec­ tion."

"In the past year," stated Jon, "l.have had the opponunity to tackle the processing of a considembly larger coUecuon, that of the Lankeoau Ho pital S hool of Nursing. This collection, briefly described in the Recem Acquisitions section of the last i ue of 71/e Chronicle, was generated by one of Philadelphia's oldest nursing diploma progrnms. The school opened ilS doors in 1899. and graduated its final dass in May of 1992."

To process me collection, Jon first distinguished between partS that required processing and those that did noL "For instancc," explained Jon, "student records-the transcripts and records that document a person's academic career- are not processed to the same degree as are olber materials in the collection. There are often thousands of such records, and what with a fifty-year access restriction, il may be years before some of the more recent student records are viewed by researchers.

Since these records accounted for nearly half of Ule Lankenau collection, a mere re-boxing greatly reduced the size of my task.

"The next stage of processing involved transferring all records, papers, minutes, Cle. (everything in the collection save photographs, books, and artifacts), to acid-free containers and folders. Ultimately, the entire collection will be housed in acid­ free manuscript or document cases, or, in Ibe case of pboto­ graphs and larger items, in acid-free flat boxe .

"Those materials that were already ill clearly labeled folders were simply tran ferred inlo acid-free folders; those which were nOl had to be categorized before being transferred. Since much of the Lankenau collection had been well organized before we received it. many materials only needed to be shifted to acid­ free folders. This transfer, however, often involved removing items such as stapJes and paper clips. This was done in order 10 insure that the metal would nol cause further deterioration of the records. Where a 'grouping' device was truJy needed, plastic paper clip were substituted for their metal counterpartS. "After having completed the relatively easy yet time­ conSuming task of transferring materiaJs from the clearly marked and ordered folders, I tackled the somewhat more difficult job of categorizing and organizing the other materials.

This involved anything from pUlting issues of newsleUers and magazines in a chronological order to creating subject files appropriate to the materials. Once this was done, and] had a good idea of what was contained in the collection, I could begin to think about organizing the collection as a whole. I broke the (conJinued on page 4)

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1993 ANNUAL MEETING OF TIm

AAHN

The Center for Tbe Study of The History of Nursing would Like to wannly welcome all interested individual. to me 1993 Annual Meeting of the American Association for me History of Nur 'ing (AAJ-IN). The meeting will be held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, at the Hotel Atop the Bellevue from October 1 through 3. Refereed papers and posters on a wide range of nursing Ilistory subjects will be presented as well as a book mart of historical reference material. This year's meeting is co­ bosted by the AAHN, the National League for Nursing, and the Uruversity of Pennsylvania School of Nursing. For further details, please contact Dr. Julie Fairman, conference chair, at the Center al215-8984502.

PROFESSIONAL NURSING (conJinuedfrompa.~e 1) nates wilboul antagonizing them." Davis thought a superinlendent (d'Uldidate should be "ready for emergencies of all kinds, to be seU'-possessed, never to lose her presence of mind under any circwnSLance, to act coolly and promptly in the most trying situa­ tions."1 Lamenting tIle lack of business training in nurses' urricula, Davis advocated me addition of business courses to nurses' training in onJer to make nurses more adept administrators. This suggestion, which bardly seems earth-shaking today, was met wilb a great deal of skepticism.

The immediate outcome of th~ congress was two-fold. First. some attendees, such as Lucy Walker-DonnelJ, upcrintendent of Presbyterian Training School in Philadel­ phia, returned to Ibeir respective institutions and implemented longer, more stringent training programs. Second, this meeting of nursing leaders wa'i Ihe genes is of the American ociety of Superintendents of Trairung choal for Nurses. which would later become the National League for Nursing. The fonnation of other national nursing organizations. such as the Associated AlumIk'le of the United States and Canada (founded 1896), would follow. Once this meeting in Chicago dispersed, nursing education was poised to make great leaps in standardiz.'ltion while nurse gained more control over Ibeir profession.

1. Mary E. P. Davis. "Trained Nurses as Superintendents of Hospitals," in Hospitall', Dispensaries and Nursing, eds. John S. Billings and lIenry M. Hurd (1894; reprinl, New York: Garland Publishing. Inc., 1984).

STUDENT WORKERS AT 1lffi CENTER coUection up into ten sections or series. ranging from administrative records to artifacts and photographs. Eacb folder or record was placed (alphabetically) wilbin the appropriate series. (In the interest of making the bulk of the collection available to researcbers as soon as possible, processing of the photographs, books, and artifacts was put oU untillbe rest of the collection had been completed.) Once segregated by series, the collection was shifted to the more permanent document cases. "lthen created a deraiJed inventory of lbe collection. This inventory includes a short history of tbe Lankenau Hospital School of Nursing as welJ as brief descriptions of each of tbe serie . The inventory listing is arranged by series, and gives box number, folder nwnber, and corresponding folder name.

"The last part of the project was the processing of the remaining materials, a task on which I am currenUy working. A nwnber of the photographs donated are in poor condition and, therefore, have required extra attention and care. Many of these were once framed and are thus mounted (rather pennanenUy. I'm afraid) on pieces of cardboard. Those that are very damaged will be photo­ grapbed in order to preserve tbe image

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for posterily. Fortunately, most of the photographs are nol in sucb a tale. Nevertheless, they are being placed in protective mylar , leeves ibat eliminate direct human contact while allowing clear viewing of the images. The photographs williben be separated into a number of different sub-series. The books and artifacts will be me last part of the collection to be processed."

As must be reacJily apparent, processing a manuscript collection is a very liJne­ consuming and involved task.

Like Jonalhan, Diane Sankey also concen­ trates on procesSing Center manuscript collec­ tions. As a second degree nursing student, she enjoys doing this type of work because she can see Ibe changes that have occurred in nursing over me years. "I al 0 gel to look into me background of some of the nurses responsible for ome of tbose change ." Although Diane bas worked on only Ulfee collections, she has learned much about her profession's past For example. the flfst collection Diane processed was that of 'Thelma M. Schorr, co­ aulbor of Making Choices, Taking Chances.

Scborr also became editor of the American Journal of Nursing in 1970.

From the Mary C. Brennan Papers, Diane learned about the life and work of a World War II nurse. "In 1941," explained Diane, "Brennan jOined the army nurses corp. She belped 10 set up field hospitals Ibal were packed up and senl to battIe areas.

After the war s.he became the director of nursing atRoger William General Hospital in Providence, Rhode Island. In 1960 she moved on to another such position al Sewickley Valley Hospital in SewickJey, Pennsylvania That was also llle year when she becam~ president of the Pennsylvania League for Nursing. In 1969 she returned to Pbiladelphia where she still resides."

Diane in currently processing the Papers of Alice M. Robinson, a psychiatric nurse wbo served in World War 11 and who was later editor of NurSing Outlook and RN

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LILLIAN SHOLTIS

REcENT ACQUISmONS

BRUNNER SUM?v1ER Manuscript CoUections

TIle Visiling Nurse Association ofAlleghen.y County. 1919-1987, 6.25 linear feet.

Founded in 1919 as the Public HeaJl..b Nursing Association of Pi Usburgh (PHNA) in response to a urvey made by Ihe Women's Division of the Allegheny County Council on Defense, Ihis organization coordinated the first nursing services in PiLtsburgh. Its fonnaLion came on the heels of World War I and was intended lO address the lack of home-care facilitie on a city­ wide basis for victims of the great 1918-19 influenza epidemic.

Soon PHNA extended service to outlying county areas and expanded its services.

Tn 1949 PI-INA became the VislLing A visiting nurse of the \INA ofAllegheny Coullty with chiUlren in the Nurse Association of Pittsburgh area, ca. 1940.

Allegheny County. Records consist of founding correspondence, fund raising efforts. annual reports, patient care assessments, and photographs. A preliminary finding aid is available at the Center.

National FlUldfor Medical Education, 1949-1990, 186 linear feet.

In 1991 the Center accessioned the largest of its collections Lo date- 178 feel of records from the National Fund for Medical Education (NrME). Recently the Center received an addition of approximately 8 linear feel This addition will add to the documentation in the NFME collection of the funding of programs and project · in medical schools and teaching hospitals throughout Ibe United Slates.

NEWS FROM 1HE CENTER

FELLOWSHIP The Lillian Sholtis Brunner Summer rellowship for Historical Research in Nursing will again be offered in 1994 by the Center for The Swdy of The History of Nursing at the University of Pennsylvania. MaL and Lillian Brunner's generosity makes it possible for the Center to offer this research fellowship support· ing 6 to 8 weeks of residential study and use of Ihe Center's collection.

Selection of Brunner schoi.:'lfs will be based on evidence of preparation andJ or productivity in historical research related to nursing. Brunner scholars will work under the general direction of nurse historian associated with the Center. Research completed by the fellow ' will help insure the growth of scholarly work in nursing history.

Applicants for the $2,500 Brunner Fellowship should conlt'lct Ibe Center for The Study of The Hi tory Of Nursing, University of Pennsyl vania, cbool of Nursing. 307 Nursing Education Building, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6906, or 001215-8984502.

The application deadline L December 31,1993.

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townspeople and professionals alike commemorated her memory for decades after ber death with a proces ion to her grave. Wilb Ibe reinstatement of this tradition in 1990, the Center for The Sludy o/The Ilistory of Nursing and Philadelphia nurses wiU honor S. Lillian Clayton and Alice Fisher as well as modem·day nurses. Such historic figures symbolize Ibe vital and enduring qualities of nursing history in Philadelpbia. A formal presentation of a bronze plaque before the graves of Fisher and Clayton will be highlighted.

The Procession will be held on Friday, May 7. 1993, from 12:00 to 2:00 p.m. It will begin with introductions at the entrance to The Woodlands Cemetery at 40th and Woodland Avenue. The Watson Bagpipers will lead the marchers to the graves of Fisher and Clayton for a brief graveside ceremony and to the reception in The Wood­ lands' ancesual Hamilton Mansion. The Center welcomes all members and friends of history to this evenl Please RSVP at 215-8984502 by Friday, April 23.

CENrnR POST-DocroRAL REsEARaI FEllOW PRESENTS xr NCNR Julie Fainnan. PhD, RN, Post·Doctoral Research Fellow allbe Center, will present "S.bared Expectations: Nurse·Physician Collaboration in Ibe Development of ICUs,

1950-1965" at the Natjonal Critical Care Nursing Research Conference of Ibe American Association of Critical- are Nurses (AACN) in Anaheim, Caljfomia, on May 23, 1993. The paper, based on a portion of her doctoral research, exruD­ Illes the importance of nurse-pbysician communication and con ultation in the reorganiz.1tion of nursing care of Ibe critically ill into lCUs. Envisioning rcus as a process of relationships rather than technologic progress allows a broader analysis of the care of the critically iU. The paper is included in a section focusing on methods and measurement, highlighting the AACN's long commit­ ment to hi torieal research.

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ALICE FISHER SOCIE1Y

NEWS FROM THE OFFICE OF DEVELOPMENT AND

HIsroRICAL SrnOLARSHIP

ALUMNI RELATIONS

Tbe Alice Fisher Society Historical Scholarship will again be offered in 1994 by the Center f or The Swdy of The History of Nursing at the University of Pennsylvania The generosity of the Alumni Association of the Philadelphia General lIospiLaJ Training School for Nurses makes it possible for LIle Center to offer this researcb scholarship. The $2,500 award will be open to nurses at the master's or doctoral level who are seeking assistance with research and writing as part of their sludy of history. Each scholar will be expected to spend 4 to 6 weeks in residence at the Center.

Inauguration of the Scholarship celcbmtes the hundredth anniversary of ilie founding of ilie Alice Fisher Society in 1893. The Society was ilie forerunner of the current Alumni Association, which remain active and involVed in improving nursing.

Applications for the Alice Fisher Society Historical Scholarship may be obtained by writing to the Center for The Study of The History of Nur ing, University of Pennsylvania, School of Nursing, 307 Nursing Education Building, Philadelpbia, PA, 19014-6096, or call 215-898­ 4502. The application deadline is December 31, 1993.

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In the Fall 1992 issue of TIle Chronicle in the News from the Center section, LIle Records of the Neighbor­ hood Visiting Nurses Association was inadvertently included in "An Update: Nursing History Processing and Catalog­ ing Project" Please note that thi collection is not part of the Cataloging Project and that voluteer ruta Beally, under the supervision of Dr. Kaiyi Chen, processed thi collection as part of normal Center processing duties.

The hi tory of nursing i told in the live and careers of thousands of strong and determined individuals who have dedicated themselves to the health and weH-being of this country's citizenI)'.

In memory of two such nurses.. a special fund was established to support the work of the Celller. Friends and colleagues of Madelyn Nelson Hall and Eleanor Erlichman Lefson, joined together to recognize the many contributions these two women made to public health nursing in Philadelphia.

Madelyn Nelson HaIl received berRN from Gennantown Hospital, a BSN from the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, and a master's in Nursing Education from New York University. After her appointment as director of the ncwly-organi7..ed Division of Public Health Nursing in Philadelphia, she reorganized nursing in the Health Department, and, willi the help ofEJeanor Lefson, consolidated the registered nurses from cilY agencies into the Division of Public Health Nursing. After retiring from the Division, Ms. Hall provided consultation services to many nursing agencies and traveled extensively. She passed away in 1989.

A native of Philadelphia, Eleanor Erlichman Lefson received her bachelor's degree from the University of Pennsylvania, an RN from Bellevue Hospital School of Nursing, and a mru Ler's in Education from Columbia University. Madelyn Hall appointed Ms. Lefson director of education at the Division of Public Health Nursing in the Philadelphia Department of Public Health, where she organized the in-service training curriculum in mental health, communicable diseases, occupational therapy, tuberculosis, venereal diseases, and nutrition. 10 addition to her contributions to the department, she "'1Ught nurses and area health profesSionals at Temple UniverSity. She is remembered by her friends for her love of Asian objects and antiques, her dedication to her mother, and her frequent travels.

The following friends have made contributions in memory of Eleanor Lef on and Madelyn Hall: Ann Cunningham Au lin Catherine (Cass) Bovio Marian Bryan Mathur BeLLe W. Buffington Isabelle Carson Margaret Curro Joyce Federlein Matilde Del Ros..'Uio Burnick Marie L. Garvin Virginia M. Good Donna E. J-laney Elsie Hugo Erlene Jamison Betty T. Josephson Charmaine Kissinger Margaret Kauffman Margaret Komblueh Josephine Lentz Molly McLaughlin Bernadine Malinowski Mildred Levin Mabel Morris Helen C. Parke Elaine Pmther ruta Sellers Laura Randar Eleanor Welsh Margery J. V losky Florence J. Wills Additional contributions in memory of Ms. Hall and M . Lefson can be selllto Dr. loan Lynaugh, Director of the Center for The Study o/The History of Nursing, University of Pennsylvania, School of Nursing, 307 Nursing Education Building, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6096. Cbecks should be made payabl to the Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania- Nursing HJstory Center.

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The Center f or The Study of The ffiSlory o/Nursing is a national resource com­ mitted to the preservation and exploration of DImes' unique contributions to health care in America. You C<'Ul help the Center in its work and, al the same time, pay tribute to nursing or a particular nurse, by making a gifllo the Center. Gifts are tax-dedUct­ ible. for more infonnation about gifts in memory of an individual or an organization, please contact Director of Development Kale Judge a1215 -898-4841.

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DONORS TO THE CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF THE HIsTORY OF NURSING JULY Friends of the Center Elizabeth Bear Elaine Benson Neltie Bimbach Georgeanna Biltner Catherine Bovio Mary Brennan Judy Briggs Brenda Brown Susan Bronoli-StiJler Beryl Cleary Beverly Conti Grace Coulson Ellen Dillorio Mary Dorrance Mary Anne Eisenbise Jonathan Erlen Catherine Freeman E. Garling William lIeLfand Constance Hill Martha Hill Aurelie Knapik Carole Kuzmack Dorothy Leonard Mary Mac Bride Marguerite Manfreda Barbara Mason Michael Norman Veronica O'Day Julia Paparella RobertPiemonte

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Jane Pond Elaine Prather Natalie Riegler Martha Rogers Norma Shue Suzanne Smeltzer Nancy Snyder Marilyn Steadman Beverly Stem Marion Tuck Lorraine Tulman Elizabeth Vickers Ruth Weeks Marjorie Weisel Mary Jessica Welfare Center Contributor Jeanne Benoliel Ruth Blealdey Janet Bryant Eleanor Crowder Suzanne Feetham James Freund Jeanne Frye Aorence Gartland Laurie Glass Marie GouJburn Margaret Grey Laura Hayman Carol Helmstadter Elizabeth Katona Marilyn King

G. Kirk Lynn Kirkwood Barbara Lowery Elizabeth Madeira Irene Matthews Margaret McClure Esther McNeil Mathy Mezey Mabel Morris William Nace Maral Palanj ian Clara Park Charlolle Rath Alice Savastio Rozella Schlolfeldt Cluistine Spagna Hilde Steppe DoriS Wardell Linda Richard SocIety Linda Aiken Helen Bowles Barbara Brodie Caroline Camuna.!

Mary Carnegie Pamela Cipriano Dorothy Del Bueno Mary-K.'ullerine Heffern William Holzcmer Norma Killebrew Ann Knight Jan Lee

Sandra Lewenson Mary Alice Musser Edith Nunan Laura Randar Marianne Roncoli Thelma Schorr Herbert Strumpf Neville Strumpf Dorothy Urda George Weinstein Tina Weintraub Martha Wertheim Fay Whitney EUlel Wishan Zane Wolf Alma Woolley Lillian Wald Society Eleanor Lambertsen Josephine Lentz Vivian Piasecki Doris Poole Alice Fisher Society EllenBaer Barbara Bales Lillian Brunner Florence Downs GeneraJ Anonymous #3 Ida Kaufman Joan Lynaugb Rosemary McCarthy

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; please enroll me in Ille following group:

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CALENDAR

UPCOMING EVENT

HJstory of Medicine eminars

lecture may phone the oflice of Dr.

David Krasner, 215-265·31 77, for

information on costs and reservations.

Reservations must be made at least len

days before Ihe meeLing.

Mid-AtJanUc Regional Archives

EXl.J..IDmo. ·s Third Floor Gallery

Center for The Study of The History of March 25, The Wislar Legacy: Medical Nursing Science in Plliladelphia, 1788-1905 Case 1; Ani/acts from the Collections Aprill, 'II Would Nol Let Me Be Quiet': Through April 1994.

Mad Defendants in Early Modem Conference

Case 2: Recent Acquisitions

Eng/and May 6-8, Long Branch, NJ. For more

Ongoing.

April 15, Woodengraving in Nineteenlh­ information, please contact Marsha

Case 3: Tuberculosis and Nurses, 1900­ Cenlury American Medical Publishing Trimble at 804-924-3023.

1930s April 22, 17/.e Hysterical Eye: Problems 1993 TradUloD.'i1 Procession to

Through April 1994.

of Neurological Diagnosis The Woodlands Cemetery

For infonnation contact Cynthia Smith at

l1lUrsdays, 12:00-2:00 p.m., CoUeg of Center for The Study of

215-898-4502.

Physicians of Philadelphia, PA. These The History of Nursing

lunchtime seminars, sponsored by the Nursing Mu eum

May 7, 12:00-2:00 p.m. For infonnalion

Francis Oark Wood Institute for the The Institute of l'enmylvania Dospital

contact Cynthia Smith at the Center at

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call215-829-3998.

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and Change in lhe Moral Management of Mutler Museum Disease Tenth AJIDual Conference

College of Physicians of PbUadelpbia American Assoclatlon for the History

April 21, Emily Stowe: Canada 's Firsl Syphilis: Anciem ScollrgeIModem of Nursing

Woman Physician and a 'Delicale' Case Menace. Through Ocmber 1993_ For October 1-3, Hotel Atop the Bellevue,

information on the exhibition. please call Lectures begin a16: 15 p.m .• and are free Philadelphia, PA. For more information

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