Adelaide Nutting historical nursing collection, [ca. 1621-1930], [ca. 1621-1900] (bulk).

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Adelaide Nutting historical nursing collection, [ca. 1621-1930], [ca. 1621-1900] (bulk).

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Documents in the collection, named in honor of Adelaide Nutting, relate to nursing and other medical and public health matters with an emphasis on the poor. The majority of the documents come from France with a few from Germany, Italy, and the United States. Included are diplomas for degrees in medicine, letters, legal documents, government documents, receipts for hospital food and supplies, certificates, accounts, bills, and miscellaneous documents. Of note are a papal bull of Pope Gregory XV, May 8, 1621, granting plenary indulgence and remission of sins to those of the Hospital of St. Francis at Melun, France; a certificate, 1795, issued by the ComiteĢ de Bienfaisance, Section des Droits de l'homme, stating that the bearer has not received his bread card; and an order, 1863, issued by the U.S. War Dept., concerning the employment of women nurses in hospitals during the Civil War. Also, letters, 1854-1900, from Florence Nightingale to Count Strzelecki, Miss Kirkland, Rev. J. Huntley Greene, Rev. A. Bourne, Dr. G.V. Poore, Miss E. Scovil, and others concerning personal and professional nursing matters. Some letters, 1859-1930, by Sidney Herbert, William Clarke, Linda Richards, and Betty Eicke, either to or about Nightingale, are included.

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Nightingale, Florence, 1820-1910

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Florence Nightingale (1820-1910), nursing pioneer and reformer, is regarded as the founder of modern nursing. Born in Florence, Italy, she dedicated her life to the care of the sick and war wounded. In 1844, she began to visit hospitals; in 1850, she spent some time with the nursing Sisters of St. Vincent de Paul in Alexandria and a year later studied at the institute for Protestant deaconesses in Kaiserswerth, Germany. In 1854, she organized a unit of 38 nurses for service in the Crimean War. I...

Richards, Linda, 1841-1930

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Nurse and nursing educator; received the first diploma from the first American nursing school, New England Hospital for Women and Children in Boston, Mass., in 1872. From the description of Linda Richards collection, 1863-1973. (Boston University). WorldCat record id: 70970907 ...

Clarke, William, 1852-1901

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William E. Clarke (1850-1901) was a prominent New Bern, N.C. attorney who served in the State House of Representatives (1876-1880) and the State Senate (1881-1883). From the description of William E. Clarke papers, 1796, 1820-1919 [manuscript]. (East Carolina University). WorldCat record id: 605909644 ...

Poore, George Vivian, 1843-1904

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Epithet: MB; physician at University College Hospital British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000491.0x000143 ...

Bourne, A.

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Herbert of Lea, Sidney Herbert, Baron, 1810-1861

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British statesman. From the description of Letter, 1858, Dec. 29 : Salisbury, to Mr. Reeve. (Duke University). WorldCat record id: 31615610 Sidney Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Lea: British statesman and military reformer. From the description of Correspondence of Sidney Herbert, 1849. (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens). WorldCat record id: 122584730 ...

Gregory XV, Pope, 1554-1623

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Gregory XV (Pope 1621-1623) was formerly Alessandro Sudovisi. From the description of Autograph signature to letter, 1617. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270508609 Gregory XV (Pope, 1621-1623) was formerly Alessandro Sudovisi. From the description of Autograph letter signed when cardinal, 1619. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270506191 Gregory XV (1554-1623), born Alessandro Ludovisi, was Pope from 1621 to 1623. From the guide to the Pope Greg...

Eicke, Betty.

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Scovil, Elisabeth Robinson, 1849-

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Greene, J. Huntley.

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Nutting, M. Adelaide (Mary Adelaide), 1858-1948

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Nurse, nursing educator. Nutting was the Director of the Dept. of Nursing Education at Teachers College, and the first nurse to achieve the rank of professor. From the description of Papers, 1868-1948. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122589078 ...

Strzelecki, Paul Edmund de, 1797-1873

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United States. War Department

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Marcy served as Secretary of War under James K. Polk, 1845-1849. From the description of William L. Marcy letter : Washington [D.C.], to Col. J.D. Stevenson, New York City, ALS, 1846 June 26. (University of California, Berkeley). WorldCat record id: 43771263 Officer, Second U.S. Cavalry, 1868-1892. From the description of Report of Lieutenant Gustavus C. Doane, 1870 Dec.15. (Montana State University Bozeman Library). WorldCat record id: 43955079 U.S. gov...