New York State Nurses for Political Action records, 1971-1987.

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New York State Nurses for Political Action records, 1971-1987.

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The collection contains Board of Trustees and committee minutes, annual reports, correspondence, speeches, clippings, flyers, and testimonies that document the function of New York State Nurses for Political Action as a political action committee. Also included are copies of the organization's newsletter, Newsbeat, and photographs. Subject files address endorsement of political candidates, lobbying and legislation, liaison activities, and NYS-NPA's initiatives in educating nurses in the political process. Topics addressed include NYSNA's 1985 proposal for entry into professional practice, national health insurance and the proposed Equal Rights Amendment. Records on N-CAP, ANA's political action committee, include information on its formation, flyers, memoranda to state PACs and correspondence.

1.4 cubic feet.

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New York State Nurses for Political Action.

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New York State Nurses for Political Action (NYS-NPA) had its origins in Nurses for Political Action (NPA), an organization formed in 1971 by a group of nurses from New York City and Long Island "concerned and disenchanted about trends in Health Care and the impact or lack of impact or nursing on these trends." The NYS-NPA was officially organized in May 1976 as an independent PAC. NYSNA supplied start-up money and other assistance, with liaison via NYSNA's Board and Legislative Program and the N...

New York State Nurses' Association

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These are available for research but they have not been cataloged by the NYSNA librarian. From the description of New York State Nurses Association records, 1914-1981. (New York State Historical Documents). WorldCat record id: 155449193 Founded in 1901, the New York State Nurses Association is the oldest and largest state nurses association in the country with a membership of over 34,000 and represents approximately 30,000 registered nurses for collective bargai...

American nurses' association

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Professional nursing organization founded in 1886; represents all American registered nurses. From the description of American Nurses Association collection, 1897-1997. (Boston University). WorldCat record id: 70968889 ...