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B.C. History of Nursing Society fonds Series
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Events, programs and display records

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.

[Original Collections]

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.

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.

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.

Reports

Series consists of reaction to the Kermacks Report and various other reports and documents related to the development of nursing in BC.

Photographs

Textual records include two programs for the 1994 Member Recognition Awards with supporting documentation. Photographs are of Lois Blais along with mostly unidentified people at formal and social occasions. Most are on the occasion of her receiving the 1994 Recognition Award and a tea. Others are taken on her November 28, 1996 graduation from a Masters in Nursing program at UBC.

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

Publications

Series consists of published materials by both the School of Nursing and other organizations.

Series is arranged in the following subseries.

  1. School of Nursing Publications
  2. Other Publications

Dolls and Costumes

Series consists of records dating from 1985 to 2011. Series is arranged into two subseries: Dolls and Costumes. Materials related to Sheila Zerr's interests in both dolls and costumes relating to nursing history. Booklets, photographs and information related to numerous displays and presentations prepared by Zerr are in the Dolls subseries. Other materials include photographs and booklets of costumes for adults often modelled by Sheila Zerr and others at nursing events, and mounted as exhibits.

Formation of the B.C. History of Nursing Professional Practice Group

Series consists of textual records preparatory to and shortly after the formation of the B.C. History of Nursing Professional Practice Group in 1991. Includes original constitution and bylaws, meetings of interim History of Nursing Group meetings (1990), correspondence, early newsletters, forms and membership lists, as well as job descriptions for Executive Committee and committee chair positions. It also includes a file of information on the change of this organization into a Society in 2008.

Posters and Clippings

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.

Personal photographs and documents

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.

Career related photographs, documents and artifacts

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.

Writings

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.

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.

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.

Relationship with the CHNAC

Series consists of correspondence, newsletters, reports, lists, organizational and other records relating to the Community Health Nurses’ Group’s participation in the Canadian Health Nurses’ Association of Canada.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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