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University of British Columbia Library Rare Books and Special Collections B.C. History of Nursing Society fonds
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Memorial Service

Series consists of records relating to the memorial service held for Campbell Jackson at the University of Alberta Faculty Club, on June 17, 2003. Records include photographs and an audio cassette recording of the memorial service, as well as copies of Campbell Jackson's obituary, memorial booklet, a speech, and a list of those in attendance.

Delphine Rose Alexander (nee Fletcher)

The subfonds consists of a centimetre of material relating to the nursing career of Delphine Rose Alexander. Most of it concerns her service in the Canadian Army Medical Corps in World War I, although some later information is available. It includes photocopies of forms and photographs relating to Delphine's service in the Canadian Expeditionary Force during WWI, including a group of fifteen photocopied photographs depicting the aftermath of four German air raids on the No. 1 Canadian hospital in Etaples, France on May 18, 1918. Biographical information has been supplied by her son.

Alexander, Delphine Rose

Global Health Interest Group

The subfonds consists of 9.8 cm of textual records dating from 1990-2009. By-laws and records of annual and executive meetings include meeting attendance records and other information. Extensive documentation of the partnership with Brazil and the “Living and Nursing Overseas” workshop are included, along with information on other partnerships and projects in Kenya, Uganda, Zambia, Nepal, Afghanistan, and other locations. Newsletters from 1991-2008 document other activities.

Global Health Interest Group

Dorothy Slaughter (nee Tate)

Records include correspondence, letters of acceptance, enrolment lists, diplomas, and transcripts relating to her education. Correspondence also relates to her nursing career, with an invitation and published material relating to her investiture in the Order of St. John. Photographs also chronicle her education and career, a collection of artifacts includes crests and a badge from the BC Public Health Service, a graduation hood.

Slaughter, Dorothy

Nursing Education

Series contains correspondence, letters of acceptance, enrolment lists, diplomas, and transcripts, relating to Slaughter’s education towards a diploma from the Nursing Program of Vancouver General Hospital in 1932 and a Bachelor of Applied Science degree in Nursing from the University of British Columbia in 1933.

Manuscripts and Notes

Series consists of notes and typewritten articles relating to Upshall's talks, research, and published material on student health service, public health nursing, and public health awareness.

Student Health Service

Subseries consists of photographs and an album containing photos relating to Upshall's career as a student health service administrator at UBC and an album presented to her on her retirement. The album has been retained. The front inside cover has multiple signatures and is inscribed: “Presented to Muriel Upshall on her retirement. May you have many happy memories of all the people pictured within these covers. Best wishes”

Pediatric Nurses' Group

The subfonds consists of two boxes of records dating from 1982 to 2004. These include copies of by-laws, descriptions of executive roles, newsletters, and other administrative records. Minutes of meetings and financial reports that include ledgers and budgets document the activities of the organization. Correspondence consists of both general communications and correspondence related to the PNG bursary fund. Membership lists and other materials are included, as are records related to the various conferences hosted by the Pediatric Nurses’ Group.

Pediatric Nurses' Group

Conferences

Series consists of memos and correspondence, agendas, budgets and financial statements for various conferences hosted by the Pediatric Nurses’ Group.

Minutes and other documents

Series consists of minutes and other documents created by various committees and individuals from the British Columbia Operating Room Nursing Group. Series is organized into subseries: executive, regional presiding officer, regional reports, Vancouver region.

Executive

The Executive Committee reported to the RNABC. Meetings were held about once a month, with the addition of occasional special meetings. The executive consisted of four people: President, Treasurer, Membership Secretary, Recording Secretary, with others often attending. In later years meetings were often held by teleconferencing.

Subseries includes agendae, minutes, correspondence, and other documents.

Vancouver Region

Vancouver is the only region whose records have been acquired by the archives. These include minutes of their regional meetings, with extensive administrative and operational records, including membership lists, financial information, announcements of events, and other records.

Nursing Educational Council of British Columbia

Subfonds consists of two boxes of records generated by the Nursing Educational Council between 1978 and 2005 through their meetings and interactions among themselves and with different levels of government. Records include discussions of issues related to standardizing the education of nurses and the equitable provision of nursing care throughout BC. Committee records include the Task Committee on Competency Based Curriculum, the Task Committee on Mandatory Registration, and the Entry to Practice Steering Committee.

Nursing Educational Council of British Columbia

Curriculum Committee

Reporting to the Nursing Education Council, this committee was formed to encourage evaluation of the effectiveness with which nursing graduates of nursing programs meet the employers’ expectations.

Subseries consists of one folder of minutes, correspondence and reports.

Correspondence

Series consists of correspondence on issues including those raised by the 1979 Kermacks Report, manpower issues, and other concerns related to the development of nurses’ education in B.C.

Journals

Subseries consists of four coil bound notebooks titled “Moving pages” and containing notes for writing. While they are numbered 1 to 4, some of the material in Notebook 4 is dated 1993.

Vancouver Courier

In 2002 Blais responded to an advertisement in the Vancouver Courier for a “senior scribe”. Her column, titled “On the Seniors Side” was generally published the first Wednesday of each month until 2008, although it does not appear every month. It deals mostly with issues related to aging.

Subseries consists of originals as they appeared in the Courier, along with some copies. Dates and page numbers have been identified wherever possible.

Vancouver International Writers' Festival

Subseries consists of a 2003 unsuccessful submission to the Vancouver International Writers’ and Readers’ Festival Poetry & Short Story Contest, “Older Road Travel”, which appeared in the Vancouver Courier July 14, 2006, and a letter from the organization.

Florence Wilson

Subfonds consists of records of Florence Wilson’s education and other documents as the first LPN in BC. It includes three photographs of Florence Wilson and her 1952 graduating class.

Wilson, Florence

Publications and Presentations

Series consists of papers published and presented by Helen Niskala in the course of her academic career. Primary interests include the work of nurses in forensic settings, home hemodialysis, cardiac rehabilitation, community care and multiple sclerosis. Records include notes, correspondence and drafts.

Presentations by Bernadet Ratsoy

Series consists of notes for presentations to the Royal Commission on Economic Union and Development (McDonald Commission) September 7, 1983 on Don McDonnell, with a letter of thanks from him (2004), and on a history of St. Paul's Hospital.

BCIT

From 1991-2002 Ratsoy was Associate Dean of Health Sciences at the B.C. Institute of Technology. Series includes a letter and clippings by and about Ratsoy and the School of Health Sciences at BCIT.

Military Records

Series consists of materials related to McIlrath's experiences as a nursing sister in World War II. Includes military documents, certificates, newspaper articles and a scrapbook.

Shaughnessy Hospital

McIlrath worked at Shaughnessy Hospital from 1947 to 1976, and was Director from 1961 to 1976.

Series includes a history of Shaughnessy Hospital, Staffing Policy, Patient Profile, newsletters, photographs of Shaughnessy Hospital, and correspondence and notes concerning issues at the hospital.

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