The Papers of The Center for Nursing Historical Inquiry 1934-2001

Access and use

Location of collection:
University of Virginia, Health Sciences Library
Claude Moore Health Sciences Library
University of Virginia Health System
P.O. Box 800722
1350 Jefferson Park Avenue
Charlottesville, Virginia 22908
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Amanda Greenwood
Phone: (434) 924-0052
Phone: (434) 982-0576
Phone: (434) 924-5444

Summary

Language:
English

Background

Scope and content:

The Center for Nursing Historical Inquiry archive includes 16 subcollections. Sixteen collections are located in this EAD. NAPNAP, MS-20, has it's own EAD guide. Subcollections include Association of State and Territorial Directors of Nursing Papers (ASTDN), 1985-2001 (Boxes 1-4 ), Evelyn Crary Bacon Papers, 1942-1991 (Boxes 1-2), Alice Burford Booth Papers, 1940-1967 (Boxes 1-2), Dr. Barbara Brodie Papers (Box 1), Rose Marie Chioni Papers, 1940-1967 (Boxes 1-3), Annie Laurie Crawford Papers, 1934-1987 (Boxes 1-3), Kathryn Jaquette Papers, 1969-1974 (Boxes 1-3), Louise Paris Jones Papers, 1946-1998 (Boxes 1-4), Gloria Nuckles Papers, 1950-1954 (Box 1), Gretchen Osgood Papers, 1963-1990 (Boxes 1-3), JoAnne Peach Papers, 1962-2001 (Boxes 1-8), SERPN collection (Boxes 1-12), Levato Jacobs Thomas Papers, 1960-1980s (Boxes 1-2), Fay Franklin Thomas-Vaden Papers, 1934-1944 (Boxes 1- 2), White Caps: Virginia Baptist Hospital Yearbook (Box 1), Helen Yura Papers (Boxes 1-2).

Biographical / historical:

The Center for Nursing Historical Inquiry (CNHI), established at the University of Virginia in 1991 to support historical scholarship in nursing, is dedicated to the preservation and study of nursing history in the United States. The goals of the Center include the collection of materials, the promotion of scholarship, and the dissemination of historical research findings.

Acquisition information:
Papers were collected by Dr. Barbara Brodie and the University of Virginia School of Nursing. The Papers of JoAnne Peach were donated by JoAnne Peach.
Arrangement:

The collection is arranged alphabetically by subcollection.

Physical description:
23.5 linear feet, (53 boxes, 23,000 items.)