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B.C. History of Nursing Society fonds Series
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UBC School of Nursing/Nursing Program at VGH

Series consists of a graduation of Edith at her UBC graduation, a UBC convocation program, a commencement program for the VGH Training School for Nurses, Class of 1929; a program for the VGH Training School for Nurses Graduating exercises of the Class of 1929, and photocopied photographs of a VGH Class of 1929 pin that has been donated to the VGH Nurses Alumnae Association Archives.

Diplomas

Series consists of diplomas from graduation from Queen Mary Public School, High School Entrance Certificate, University of British Columbia and Certificate of Registration for the Graduate Nurses’ Association of British Columbia.

Personal Effects and Memorabilia

Series consists of a photocopied certificate of birth, correspondence from Mary L. Bollert of the Office of the Dean of Women at UBC inquiring if Edith wished to have a membership in one of the sororities, a certificate of recognition as a 50-year member of Kappa Kappa Gamma Fraternity, and a program for the 10th Annual Spring Performance of the UBC Players' Club.

Photographs

Series consists of photographs related to UBC school of nursing. Series is arranged into the following subseries:

  1. UBC Historic Photographs
  2. Faculty Photographs
  3. Student Photographs
  4. PhD Program
  5. Miscellaneous Photographs

Training materials for the RCAMC sisters

Series consists of notes on teaching techniques, the science of education, and hospital administration; lesson plans, obstetrical manual from St. Michael's Hospital, pamphlets, and a syllabus used for training RCAMC nursing sisters who would be teaching during the 1950s.

Minutes, programmes, and other textual material related to Paulson's involvement with the RNABC

Series consists of minutes, programmes, correspondence, reports, financial statements, and other textual material related to Paulson's involvement with the Registered Nurses Association of British Columbia (RNABC), in the positions of Chair, Private Duty Nursing Section (1935-1937); Secretary (1943-1945); Honourary Secretary (1946); and President (1951-1953).

Public Health Nursing

Series consists of records relating to Campbell Jackson's work as a Public Health Nurse in the interior of British Columbia (Kamloops-Lilooet-Ashcroft area), and her involvement in the British Columbia Public Health Service, including correspondence and documents relating to her employment by the Provincial Government, as well as a photograph and memorabilia relating to her involvement in the BC Public Health Service.

World Health Organization (W.H.O)

Series consists of records relating to Campbell Jackson's work as a nurse and Nurse Team Leader for the World Health Organization in Tehran, Iran. Records include appointment and payment records; congratulatory correspondence from the Provincial Government of British Columbia; photographs of Campbell Jackson during this period; correspondence to her family, 1954 to 1956, detailing her work and other daily activities and experiences in Tehran; correspondence from a friend also working in Iran; and other documents received in Iran.

Education Records

Series includes records relating to Campbell Jackson's education, including high school, the University of British Columbia, the Vancouver General Hospital School of Nursing and the University of Michigan, as well as her completion of various medical and other educational courses. Forms of records include correspondence, photographs, certificates, diplomas, transcripts, programmes, a scrapbook, yearbooks, and other memorabilia.

Minutes

Meetings of this Occupational Health Nurses group, a Professional Practice Group of the RNABC, were held, generally semi-monthly, in the Lower Mainland.

Education Records

Series consists of records related to Campbell’s studies for her MSc at Western Reserve University and her Phd at Columbia. They include a number of papers prepared in the course of study for these degrees, as well as copies of her two theses.

Artifacts

Series contains 6 objects, 1 black fabric graduation hood, 4 embroidered crests, 1 circular badge, from Dorothy Slaughter's time in the BC Public Health Service.

Personal Papers

Series consists of birth certificate, copies of genealogical records, correspondence from family members, a family history, memorial records from the funeral services of various Upshall family members, news clippings and photograph of Muriel Upshall’s mother.

Photographs

Series consists of textual records, photographs and other graphic material relating to personal life and career of Muriel Upshall. A selection of non-nursing subject matter have been retained. Textual files contain identification information for photographs.

Reference materials

Series consists of articles, papers, reports, speeches, and other textual material related to nursing gathered by Paulson. In addition to material relating to a variety of nursing concerns, the series also includes much material pertaining to Paulson's understanding of tuberculosis nursing and her work in the Vancouver Unit of the Division of Tuberculosis Control.

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.

Correspondence

Series consists of professional and personal correspondence relating to student positions, her Provincial Board of Health position in Nanaimo, Richmond Public Health, research articles, various projects, professional memberships, student reports, and recommended standards and practices for nursing.

Publications

Series consists of articles, book reviews, manuscripts, editorials, glossaries, lectures, and notes related to materials written and presented by McIver. Series arranged alphabetically by topic and title.

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.

Photographs

Series consists of a set of photographs depicting community health nursing activities, as well as negatives and contact sheets of these and related photographs.

Photographs

Series consists of photographs, particularly of McIlrath’s military years, mostly gathered from other sources. Information accompanies most of these photographs, which also have written numbers on their reverse. A typed list of information on photographs from the Canadian National Archives is included, but most of these do not have corresponding prints.

Photograph Album

Series consists of an album of photographs of people attending a reception for Bernadet Ratsoy on January 31, 1990. Most are identified. Photographs have been left in album as they could not be removed without damage.

Writings on Bernadet Ratsoy

Series consists of newspaper clippings related to Ratsoy’s presidency of the B.C. Nursing Association an on her appointment to the position of Executive Director of the Alberta Association of Registered Nurses.

Other Organizations

Series includes “Occupational Health Nursing: Achievements in Certification by Gai Thomas, a letter from CNA re ”affiliate membership”; and the CCOHN annual report to BCOHNG.

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