Anna Totman Beckwith papers, 1903-1977.

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Anna Totman Beckwith papers, 1903-1977.

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Anna Beckwith, a St. Ignatius, Montana, native, was a graduate of the University of Montana and Johns Hopkins Hospital Training School (1929). She served as the superintendent of St. Peter's Hospital in Helena, Montana, from 1934 to 1941 and as executive secretary of the Montana State Board of Nursing from 1941 to 1968. This collection (1903-1977) consists of correspondence, primarily incoming (1940-1941) in response to Ms. Beckwith's interest in joining the Army Nurse Corp and her resignation from St. Peter's Hospital; and a yearbook (1928) from John Hopkins Hospital Training School, and miscellaneous school records (1917-1928). The remainder of the collection (1903-1977) includes certificates, awards, diplomas, clippings, and miscellany. [OVERSIZE MATERIAL in Box A1] Artifacts were transferred to the museum; photographs to the Photograph Archives. This collection consists of correspondence, primarily incoming concerning Ms. Beckwith's interest in joining the Army Nurse Corp and her resignation from St. Peter's Hospital; a yearbook (1928) from John Hopkins Hospital Training School; and miscellaneous school records (1917-1928). The remainder of the collection (1903-1977) includes certificates, awards, diplomas, clippings, and miscellany. Oversize materials are located in Oversize Box A1. Artifacts were transferred to the Museum and photographs were transferred to the Photograph Archives. (Small Collection 6)

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Beckwith, Anna, 1903-1984

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Anna Totman Beckwith was born on March 31, 1903, in Missoula, Montana, the daughter of George Henry and Eva Elizabeth Totman Beckwith. George Beckwith was a merchant and licensed trader with the C.H. Beckwith Company in St. Ignatius. Anna Beckwith graduated from St. Ignatius High School in 1921, and received a B.A. in Bacteriology in 1925 from the University of Montana. She entered the Johns Hopkins Hospital Training School For Nurses in Baltimore, Maryland, graduating in 1928. She worked at tha...

Johns Hopkins Hospital. School of Nursing

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United States. Army Nurse Corps

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The Army Nurse Corps was established on Feb 2, 1901. From the description of Records, 1951-1961 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 232007188 ...

St. Peter's Hospital (Helena, Mont.)

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Montana Nurses' Association

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Montana statewide professional organization of registered nurses. The Montana State Association of Graduate Nurses was founded in 1912 in response to proposed regulatory legislation. The association promoted improved nursing practice, nursing education, and improvement of working conditions. In 1936 the name of the association was changed to the Montana State Nurses Association and in 1959 to the Montana Nurses' Association. From the description of Montana Nu...