Records, 1882-1982.

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Records, 1882-1982.

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Records include annual reports, yearbooks, photographs, alumnae association records, commencement and school anniversary programs, correspondence, historical narratives, and student rosters, newsletters, notebooks and memorabilia. Annual reports (bulk 1883-1902) include student rules, lecture topics, by-laws, photos, donor lists, and financial statements. Yearbooks (1928-1982) and the student newsletter, "The Chatterbox" (1928-1956), provide details of student social activities and extracurricular interests, hospital and school history, and alumnae and faculty news. Collection includes class photographs for most of the school's 100 years. Also, both formal and informal photos of students in training and at social outings. Other images: hospital and school staff, WWI soldiers, building facilities, and alumnae events. Bulk of photos are from 1884-1930. Also, school catalogues, newspaper clippings, national nursing alumnae association convention minutes and by-laws, and affiliation contracts with Essex County Hospital and Greystone Park. Of note is "Some Account of the Orange Training School for Nurses" (1899), a history of the school's earliest days.

11.5 linear ft.

New Jersey Historical Society Library

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New Jersey Historical Society Library

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