Series consists of 2.4 m of textual records and graphic material related to nurses who have made significant contributions to their profession in British Columbia. They include records related to the person's life and career, photographs, copies of publications, memories and biographical information and other records related to nursing activities in B.C. A brief biography of each subject is included.

An item level description of file contents is located at the front of each file. A full index of all files created by the B.C. History of Nursing Society Archives with biographies, contents list and additional information is available, located in RBSC-ARC-1831-102-15.

Files are arranged alphabetically by individual's last name.

Series consists of records of nursing interest produced by organizations other than the UBC School of Nursing.

Series consists of records of the history of the UBC School of Nursing, along with documents relating to the vision for the School and its graduates. Policies and Procedures are included.

Series consists of papers on various topics by UBC School of Nursing students, mostly upper level or graduate. Many are for courses, particularly Nursing 440 (Nursing Care of Adults and Families), offered by Ethel Warbinek or Denise Fargey. Five of the papers are by Anne Wyness.

Arranged alphabetically by name of student.

Series consists of frameworks for evaluation with proposed revisions, as well as
examinations, questionnaires and reports, primarily concerned with the UBC nursing program. Some forms for the evaluation of students and nurses are included.

Series consists of artifacts and items related to Nina Rumen's military career.

Series consists of graphic, audio and textual material regarding events, programs and displays mounted by the BCHNPPG. It includes promotional flyers and pamphlets for events and programs, photographs of display material, and audio recordings of lectures presented to the Group. Also includes textual material relating to the International History of Nursing Conference June 12-15, 1997, which was sponsored by the Group.

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

Series consists of course descriptions and notes related to Campbell’s teaching at UBC.

Series consists of various publications by Blais for several journals, newsletters, writer's festivals as well as research she performed on Madeline Harrower.

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.

Series contains assortment of artifacts including graduation pins, insignia, rings, badges, medals, and a bracelet related to various BC and Canadian nursing schools, awards and other designations. Includes graduation pins from UBC School of Nursing, Vancouver General Hospital, Royal Jubilee Hospital, St. Joseph’s Hospital, Royal Columbia Hospital, Nanaimo General Hospital, Royal Inland Hospital among others. Graduation anniversary pins for UBC SON and several UBC Sorority pins also appear in the series. Also includes, pins for RNABC Award of Honour, Nurses Administrators Association of BC, Northern Territory Nurses Registration, Mary Agnes Snively Memorial Medal and Licensed Practical Nurses Association of BC. Series contains several artifacts from outside British Columbia, Trained Nurses Association of India, Winnipeg and Edmonton General Hospitals and The General Nursing Council for England & Wales. Contains 1 pin and a badge mounted in frames, some items arrived with custom storage boxes.

Series consists of 3 m of textual records and additional graphic and audiovisual materials. The textual records include a comprehensive collection of UBC student cards from 1921 to 1994, many of which include detailed information about individual nurses. Records from the Kootenay Lake Hospital, the Kelowna General Hospital and Prince Rupert General Hospital date back to the early years of this past century. Pamphlets dating from 1887 documents aspects of nursing history. Theses by Margaret Campbell, Beverly Du Gas and Helen Niskala are among seventeen theses, dissertations and papers included. Miscellaneous photographs without sufficient provenance are included in this classification. Audiovisual materials on audio and video cassette, CD and DVDs are arranged as subseries.

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.

Series consists of two posters idealizing the nursing profession and one newspaper clipping. “Overseas Uniform of Red Cross and Canteen Maid.” Seattle Post-Intelligencer, dated September 1, 1918.

Series consists of a Public Health Nurses' Bulletin, photocopies of an article published in Public Health Nurses' Bulletin, and pamphlet published by the Canada Food Board.

Series includes reference materials gathered by Sheila Zerr.

Series includes histories of the RNABC, the Richmond Delta chapter and the South Peace chapter and its membership. It also includes a primary document with photographs regarding the 1964 conference on Continuing and Higher Education for Nurses, hosted by the Fraser Valley District of the RNABC.

Series is arranged in the following subseries:

1. General Historical Material
2. RNABC Reports and Publications
3. Stories on and by Nurses
4. Hospital Histories and related documents
5. Articles
6. Conference materials
7. Miscellaneous

Series consists of photographs and documents related to Alice Wright’s personal life, including a copy of a studio photograph taken of her circa 1920; a photograph of her taken at her 100th birthday party, a 1927 handwritten copy of her birth certificate, and her passport for 1953-1963.

Series consists mainly of general information related to students in the nursing
program. Some information on individual student marks is also included. List of UBC SON graduates from 1920-1989 are included.

Series consists of loose newspaper clippings pertaining to Paulson’s career and activities at the Royal Columbia Hospital nursing school, the Welfare Field Service at Cranbrook. B.C. and the Registered Nurses Association of British Columbia.

Series consists of records documenting the various administrative functions of the School of Nursing.

Series is arranged in the following subseries.

1. General Administration
2. Relations with Other Organizations
3. Celebrations and Conferences
4. Distance and Continuing Education
5. Various Nursing Topics

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.

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.

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.

Series consists of photographs, documents and artifacts related to Alice Wright’s nursing education and career, including certificates and pins awarded to Wright from various educational institutions and associations, a photograph of Wright as a student at Vancouver General Hospital circa 1917, and various photographs related to Wright’s involvement with the International Council of Nurses in the 1950s and 1960s.

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.

Series consists of correspondence, documents, and articles relating to various achievements of and honours received by Paulson during her education and career, including honours from the Canadian Tuberculosis Association.

Series consists of lists, applications, notebooks, memos, reports, letters, cards, and other documents relating to Upshall's nursing education and career.

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.

Series consists of newspaper clippings mostly related to Upshall’s career, and a VGH Nurses' Annual on the occasion of Upshall's graduation.

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.

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.

Series contains photographs of Dorothy (Tate) Slaughter during her nursing education and career.

Series consists of various publications authored by Esther Paulson on various aspects of nursing and nursing history. Series is divided into two subseries: Publications by Paulson and Other writings by Paulson.

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.

Series consists of records accumulated by the History of Nursing group. These relate to both BC and other jurisdictions, but all have a relevance to the history of nursing.

Series is arranged in the following subseries.

1. Newsletters
2. Florence Nightingale related materials
3. Nurses at War
4. Postcards and related documents
5. Conference materials
6. Miscellaneous records

Series consists of correspondence and reports created by Paulson in the Canadian Nurses' Association-appointed position of Convener of the Committee for the study of Registries and Community needs.

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).

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.

Team meetings co-ordinated efforts by faculty to impart consistency and
high standards to courses offered, and facilitate communications among instructors in the nursing program.

Series consists of minutes of meetings and materials related to the offering of courses in the nursing program.

Series is arranged in the following subseries.

1. First Year
2. Second Year
3. Third Year
4. Fourth Year
5. Graduate Programs

Series consists of photographs, documents and other material related to infant feeding devices and Alice Wright’s collection of and research regarding them.

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.

Series consists of personal correspondence, cards and memorabilia.

Series consists of records relating to Niskala’s education and career. Certificates for First Aid, swimming and skiing are included, as well as a detailed curriculum vitae.

Series consists of 2 nursing school class photos and a photo of Richmond pictured with an unidentified individual.

Series contains correspondence, an invitation and published material relating to her nursing career and investiture in the Order of St. John.

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.

Series consists of articles, programmes, and other material related to Paulson's involvement with the International Council of Nurses in the 1950s, including material pertaining to International Council of Nurses congresses in 1947, 1949, 1953, and 1957.

Series consists of responses to a medical nursing exam and a study guide with handwritten annotations.