Artifacts and memorabilia from various donors. Included are a public health nurse’s bag used at the Schenectady Visiting Nurses Association, ca. 1918, a collection of glass slides depicting the history of nursing, a nurse’s delivery bag, and a nurse’s kit used in private duty practice.
Finding Aid for the Artifacts and Memorabilia Collection (MC6)
| VOLUME: | 29.5 cubic ft. including 8 textile boxes | |
| ACQUISITION: | The items in this collection were donated to the Bellevue Alumnae Center for Nursing History, Foundation of New York State Nurses in multiple accessions by various donors between 1989 and 2009. | |
| ACCESS: | This collection is open to the public by appointment. | |
| COPYRIGHT: | Please consult the repository for information about duplication or publishing of any materials from this collection. | |
| PREFERRED CITATION: |
Artifacts and Memorabilia Collection (MC6), Bellevue Alumnae Center for Nursing History, Foundation of New York State Nurses, Guilderland, NY |
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Collection History
This dynamic artificial collection began in 1989 with nurses contributing artifacts and ephemera from their alma maters and their careers. Many schools of nursing represented in this collection include Binghamton City Hospital, St. Catherine’s Hospital, Albany Memorial, Lincoln School, Long Island Hospital, Samaritan Hospital, Ellis Hospital, St. Mary’s Hospital, Presbyterian Hospital, Genesee Hospital, Syracuse University, Craig Colony Hospital, Fulton Montgomery Community College, and Champlain Valley School of Nursing.
A portrait of nursing leader Adelaide Nutting and The Life of Florence Nightingale, a book bearing an inscription by Miss Nutting, are two of the artifacts. Uniforms, caps, and capes enrich this collection. Also included is a public health nurse’s bag used at the Schenectady Visiting Nurses Association, ca. 1918. Teaching tools such as a collection of glass slides depicting the history of nursing or the scales with nineteen jars of “raw materials” (botanicals for medicines) and the Bellevue Hospital Formulary give insight into how students learned about pharmacology at St. Mary’s School of Nursing in Amsterdam, NY, circa 1920.
Scope and Contents Note
This collection consists of artifacts, textiles, and ephemera representing various donors and schools of nursing. There is only one series presented as an inventory box and folder list.
Box and Folder List
St. John’s University SON full uniform, cap, photographs, and copy of the History of the S Albany Memorial Hospital SON caps worn by Mrs. MerrickDemitasse Cups/Plates used at the NY Hospital SON ResidenceLSN Cap worn by Susie Bailey Richardson, Class of 1957. Publicity cup – NYSNABrick from Anna C. Maxwell Hall at The Presbyterian Hospital Artifacts: caps & doll from Burbank Hospital SON (Fitchburg, MA) belonging to Patricia Zanio Roberts, NYS nurse St. Catherine Hospitalape worn by Margaret M Mawn Yuen