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District 17 of the New York State Nurses Association Archives: Professional Nurses Association of Rockland County

District 17, the Nurses Association of Rockland County, was formed in 1948, under Chairwoman Gladys Weber and Secretary Josephine Gentile. Weber would go on to be elected the first president of the District. In 1951, the District’s Certificate of Incorporation was filed under President Martha Henry. In the early days, the District performed a great deal of fundraising, to support operations as well as to fund scholarships and awards for nursing students and nurses. Throughout the 1950s, District events revolved around fundraising and included such activities as a merchandise club, theatre parties, fashion shows, “stop the clock,” and blouse parties. The District later began to expand into hosting programs which would now be called “continuing education” programs. These programs were aimed at working nurses who desired to keep their professional knowledge fresh and remain aware of advances in the field of nursing. The District has also supported, financially as well as nominally, studies performed by members of the District. The District is still active to this day, hosting continuing education programs and providing professional support to the nurses or Rockland County.

 

 

Index code: MC18

Finding Guide:

Finding Aid for the District 17, NYSNA  

 

Box List

Subject Files 1974-2002

Box 1

  1. 25th Anniversary Program
  2. 35th Anniversary Program
  3. Activities, 1993-1996
  4. Activities, 1991-1992
  5. Award Certificates
  6. Awards and Scholarships, 1991-1997
  7. Child Abuse Legislation Program, 1990
  8. “Collection of District 17 Milestones, 1948-1972” compiled by Marguerite B. Harris
  9. Connections SEE Dispatch
  10. Correspondence 1974-1976
  11. Correspondence 1987-1989

Box 2

  1. Correspondence 1990-1995
  2. Dispatch 17 (Connections as of 1991)
  3. Dispatch printing 1991
  4. “District 17 Historical Data” submitted by Barbara Bodnar [1991?]
  5. District 17 History brochure
  6. Education Committee, 1975-76, 1984
  7. Education Committee Activities, 1990-1992
  8. Elections 1990
  9. Elections 1990-1992
  10. Elections 1994-1996
  11. Elections 1998
  12. Fact Sheet and Information about District 17, 1990
  13. Felt Banner [undated]

Box 3

  1. Findings and Recommendations of HANYS’ Nursing Study 1988
  2. Homeless in Rockland County 1988
  3. Legislative Committee 1974-1976
  4. Legislative Committee 1983
  5. Membership Application [undated]
  6. Membership Committee 1975-1976, 1990-1992
  7. Metropolitan Regional Task Force 1974-74
  8. Newsletter Committee 1990-1991
  9. Nominating Committee 1987-1991
  10. Nurse Practice Committee 1975, 1984
  11. Nurse Recognition Day 1989-1995
  12. Nurse Recognition Day Programs and Invitations 1989-1995 [incomplete]
  13. “A Nurse’s Crowning Glory”, by Lorraine Judson Carbary, RN. Tomorrow’s Nurse, Feb-Mar 1962, pp. 20-23.
  14. Private Duty Nurses 1975

Box 4

  1. Program Committee 1975-1976
  2. Program Committee 1990
  3. Publicity 1988-1996
  4. Publicity 1990-1991
  5. Publicity 2001-2002
  6. Publicity Committee 1975-1976
  7. Rockland Council on AlcoholismOfficial Records 1972-1994
  8. Annual Report 1973-1976
  9. Annual Report 1984-1994
  10. Board of Directors Meeting Minutes 1967, 1972-1975
  11. Board of Directors Meeting Minutes 1977, 1983-1984

Box 5

  1. Board of Directors Meeting Minutes 1986-1990
  2. Board of Directors Meeting Minutes 1990-1995
  3. Board Members and Officers 1976-1996 [incomplete]
  4. By-Laws 1974, 1987
  5. By-Laws 1990 Revision
  6. By-Laws Committee 1994
  7. Incorporation Papers 1972, 1991-1992
  8. Membership Lists 1974-1990 [incomplete]
  9. Treasurer 1974-1976
  10. Treasurer’s Reports 1987-1996

A/V Materials

  • Videocassette: Rockland Nurses, oral history interviews
    Interviewer: Harriet Milde
    Interviewees:

    • Elsie Stech, first nurse hired in Rockland County to do public health nursing; trained at Henry Street Settlement
    • Marguerite B. Harris, one of first nurses in Rockland County Health Department

Oversize Materials

  • three framed posters:
    • Nurses in Early Days: Beginnings of Modern Nursing
    • Nurses in Early Days: Progression of Modern Nursing
    • Nurses of Yesterday: Progression of Modern Nursing

Other Materials

  • Plaque from American Nurses Foundation for support in 1990-1992 capital campaign
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