District 1 of the New York State Nurses Association traces its origins to the Buffalo District Nurses Association which was organized in 1885, and became incorporated in 1891 with the object of providing nursing care for the citizens of Buffalo. When the American Nurses Association bylaws changes created district or county level affiliates of state nurses associations throughout the United States, representatives from the Buffalo Nurses Association and various alumnae groups in the Buffalo area organized and incorporated as the Western New York District of the New York State Nurses Association. Members of District I have worked at the local level to promote and implement suitable legislation and other programs initiated by the New York State Nurses Association, and has provided leadership to the Association. The records of District I of the New York State Nurses Association document fifty years of development and growth of the nursing profession in western New York. Records include various minutes and meeting materials, treasurer’s reports, newsletters, correspondence, clippings, photographs, audio tapes, and 16 mm. films used to recruit students into the nursing profession (1945-65). Also included is a copy of History of District I, published in 1941. Records contain information on a variety of nursing concerns, including economic security, legislation, public health nursing and nurse recruitment.