Description: Collection contains the unpublished speeches and workshop addresses by Dr. Helen Creighton, Distinguished Professor of Nursing at the University of Wisconsin--Milwaukee. The addresses and speeches which Creighton gave at nursing conventions and workshops focused on malpractice issues; the role of the nurse in communicating and observing medical procedures; and ethical concerns of prolonging life and terminating life support systems. The collection also includes biographical information, newspaper clippings, and undated photographs of Creighton. An inclusive bibliography lists over 300 articles written by Creighton for publication mainly in "Nursing Management" and "Supervisor Nurse" in which she served as a monthly contributing editor (1970-1987). Finding aid available in the Archives.
