Kansas State Nurses' Association records, 1912-1981.

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Kansas State Nurses' Association records, 1912-1981.

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This collection consists of the recorded history of the organization from its beginnings, its early battles for acceptance by nurses across the state, its efforts to get the Legislature to pass the Nurses Registration Law, and its efforts to standardize educational requirements for nursing students & to raise salaries to national averages. Included are the Association's constitution, by-laws, membership lists, minutes of annual & board meetings, correspondence with the American Nurses' Foundation & of The Kansas Nurse Editor Florence Nelson, newspaper clippings, pamphlets, manuals, receipts, programs & invitations to annual meetings, reports, and proclamations. Also included are the Association's affiliation with the American Nurses' Association & American Nurses' Foundation through reports, manuals, and correspondence. There is documentation of early nursing methods and representations of early apparel & hospital conditions. The records also depict an organization founded and run by women in the 20th century.

6 ft. (15 boxes)

Kansas State Historical Society

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SNAC Resource ID: 7629920

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Kansas State Nurses' Association

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Association organized in 1912 as the Kansas Association of Graduate Nurses as a reaction to a need for graduate nurses to begin a campaign to persuade the Kansas Legislature to enact a Nurses Registration Law. Name changed to Kansas State Nurses Association in 1917. The Association has continued to be active in lobbying the state Legislature, perfecting professional & educational standards, supporting nurses' training, advocating salary structures to make them competitive with other states, ...

Kansas Association of Graduate Nurses.

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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 ...

Nelson, Lois Florence, 1938-

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American Nurses' Foundation

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Professional nursing organization founded in 1955 to be the research, education, and charitable affilate of the American Nurses Association. From the description of American Nurses' Foundation collection, 1955-1999. (Boston University). WorldCat record id: 70968891 ...