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Eleanor Lee Hill Scrapbooks

Eleanor Lee Hill was born at Samaritan Hospital in Troy, NY in 1929. She would go on to graduate from the Samaritan Hospital School of Nursing in 1950. Following graduation, Hill continued to work at Samaritan Hospital holding a variety of positions. She is currently active in the Samaritan Hospital School of Nursing Alumni Association and the Brunswick Historical Society. The seven volumes held in this collection represent only her nursing education and career.

This collection of seven scrapbooks contains biographical and explanatory narratives, correspondence, photographs, newsclippings, pamphlets, programs, invitations, newsletters and publications, charts, drawings, receipts, reports, and much more personal and professional memorabilia.

 

Finding Aid for the Eleanor Lee Hill Scrapbooks 1929-2009  (MC42)

Compiled by Gertrude Hutchinson 2007

 

VOLUME: 3 cubic feet
ACQUISITION: The items in this collection were donated to the Foundation of New York State Nurses Bellvue Alumnae Center for Nursing History in one accession in 2005 by Eleanor Lee Hill.
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:		 Eleanor Lee Hill Scrapbooks 1929-2005 (MC42), Bellevue Alumnae Center for Nursing History, Foundation of New York State Nurses, Guilderland, NY

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Biographical Sketch

Eleanor Lee Hill was born at Samaritan Hospital in Troy, NY in 1929. She would go on to graduate from the Samaritan Hospital School of Nursing in 1950. Following graduation, Hill continued to work at the Hospital, holding a variety of positions including Assistant Clinical Instructor and Head Nurse of Men’s Medical Ward, and Head Nurse of Labor and Delivery.

In 1955, Hill left Samaritan to begin a course of study and Field Work in Obstetrics at the University of Rochester. Hill returned to Samaritan in 1956 and continued to work in Labor and Delivery, then as Acting Supervisor in Obstetrics. She became office nurse for Thomas F. D’Aurio, M.D. in 1958 and held this position until 1967.

In 1967, Hill accepted a position at the Community Hospital of the Monerey Peninsula in California. At the end of the year, she returned to Samaritan Hospital as Head Nurse on a 46-bed Medical/Surgical unit. Following her marriage, Hill left the Hospital for a period of time, but returned to the life of a hospital nurse for one more year in 1979.

Hill is now retired and is a resident of North Greenbush, NY. She is currently active in the Samaritan Hospital School of nUrsing Alumni Association and the Brunswick Historical Society. Hill has been an avid scapbooker all of her life. The seven volumes held in the archives represent only her nursing education and career. She also maintains family scrapbooks and scrapbooks that represent other aspects of her life. The scrapbooking began in 1936 when Eleanor was seven years old and received a scrapbook from a neighbor for her birthday.

Scope and Contents Notes

This collection of seven scrapbooks contains biographical and explanatory narratives, correspondence, photographs, newspaper clippings, pamphlets, programs, invitations, newsletters and publications, charts, drawings, receipts, reports, and much more personal and professional memorabilia.

Series Descriptions

The scrapbooks are organized by topic as follows:

  1. School of Nursing Days and Before, beginning in 1936 when Eleanor was 7 and culminating in her graduation from Samaritan Hospital School of Nursing in 1950
  2. The Other Years; Representing 1937-1969
  3. Hospital
  4. Employment and Studies Years
  5. Alumnaie/Alumni 1950-2003
  6. Miscellaneous Hospital/School 1970-1996
  7. Professional Organizations

Box and Folder List

Box 1
Scrapbook I     School of Nursing Days and Before, 1947-1950

  1. Forword, Birth Announcement, Hospital & Doctor bills/reciepts
  2. Index pages for Scrapbook I
  3. School of Nursing Days & Before 1945-1947: photographs of laundry
  4. Prepartation for Entrance 1947: pretest fees, tuition statement, letter of acceptance letter from L.M. Baker Principles of School of Nursing, Congratulatory letters from “Big Sister” Phyllis Cohen
  5. Bylaws Class of 1950 (1947-1948), Christmas, Newspaper Clippings, photos & ephemera Self-drawn floor plans of Eddy Memorial, artifacts – student name pin, pipe cleaner nurse doll with cap, Capping Exercises Program, Duties of evening/night nurse; pencil sketch of E. Lee on Capping Day.
  6. School Handbook; Notes from Miss Baker; Operating Room rotation artifacts (mask, suture), Affiliation instructions.
  7. Correspondence, Psychiatric Affiliation, NLNE Convention 1949
  8. Conference & ephemera 1949 (pgs 101-112)
  9. Columbia University-Presbyterian Hospital Pediatric Affiliation 1949
  10. Pediatirc Affilitaion
  11. Senior Year 1949-1950; newspaper Clipping- Executive Officer Columbia University-Presbyterian Hospital (1955); personal ephemera and artifacts
  12. Graduation, “Trooper set” spoof, billy club; cap and parts of classmates’ uniforms
  13. Booklet – Samaritan Hospital School of Nursing; Yearbook Natiramas published 1950

Scrapbook II     “The Other Years” Representing 1937-1969

  1. Index pages for Scrapbook II
  2. Alumnae/Alumni News 1937-1948: wedding announcement, obituaries (including 2003)
  3. Alumnae News 1949, 1951: as in Folder 15.
  4. Alumnae News 1952: as in Folders 15, 16; photographs, 50th Anniversary; Marline Landers article (and obituary/burial announcement 2002)
  5. Alumnae News 1953; School of Nursing Class of 1953; Samaritan news
  6. Alumnae News; Samaritan news 1954
  7. Alumnae News; Samaritan news
  8. Alumnae News; Samaritan news
  9. Alumnae News; Samaritan news
  10. Alumnae News; Samaritan news
  11. Alumnae News; Samaritan news
  12. Alumnae News; Samaritan news
  13. Alumnae News; Samaritan news
Box 2
Scrapbook III     Hospital

  1. Index pages for Scrapbook III
  2. Personal Correspondence: bill for father and aunt’s T & A; discharge instruction letter written to her paternal grandmother
  3. Booklet: The Nurses Home at Samaritan Hospital; 1935 newspaper clipping from untitled 3¢ newspaper about Miss Florence Ambler
  4. Publicity about the new hospital, 1954
  5. Building Fund and Publicity, 1954
  6. Publicity about Samaritan Hospital, 1960s
  7. Expansion Drive, 1960s
  8. Dedication Ceremony, 1972; 75th Anniversary
  9. Publicity about Hospital Restructuring, 1973
  10. Clinical Laboratory construcion and expansion, 1975-1976
  11. Samaritan Scanner; Chapel Dedication; Correspondence 1976; obituary
  12. Publicity about Eddy appointments 1976, 1978, 1984, 1985
  13. Annual Reports 1977, 1978, 1980-1984
  14. Publicity: Health and Wellness, 1980
  15. Publicity (newspaper clippings) about Renovation and Expansion 1990s
  16. Publicity about the merger between Samaritan Hospital and Northeast Health 1996

Scrapbook IV     Employment & Study Years

  1. Index pages for Scrapbook IV
  2. Samaritan Hospital employment application letter; promotions (L&D nurse 1953); invitation to apply to Russell Sage College; ephemera
  3. Conference in Chicago, IL 1954; University of Rochester Official Bulletins (x2) 1955
  4. Correspondence to and ephemera from University of Rochester; L&D Procedure manual (rough draft)
  5. Correspondence; American Hospital Association (AHA) Obstetrical Conference 1955, 9156
  6. Employment at Samaritan Hospital 1957; Correspodence and Employment at Community Hospital of Monterey Peninsula (CA) 1967
  7. Samaritan Hospital 1967-1969; also ephemeral and news/obituarites about Samaritan family
  8. Samaritan Hospital 1970-1971
  9. Samaritan Hospital 1971-1978
  10. Samaritan Hospital – cards and correspondence 1979-1989
Box 3
Scrapbook V     Alumnae/Alumni 1950-2003

  1. Index pages for Scrapbook V
  2. Alumnae Association 1950-1970s
  3. Alumnae Association News
  4. 75th Anniversary of Samaritan Hospital School of Nursing and Alumnae Association
  5. Bennington Reunion 1977; Celebrations (photographs)
  6. 80th Anniversary of Alumni Association 1982
  7. 85th Anniversary of Alumni Association 1988
  8. Life Membership to Alumni Association
  9. Alumnae Association Handbook
  10. Correspondence from Marline M. Lander
  11. 95th Anniversary of Samaritan Hospital School of Nursing 1994 (photographs and ephemera)
  12. Publicity Handouts
  13. 100th Anniversary of Alumni Association 2003

Scrapbook VI     Miscellaneous Hospital/School 1970-1996

  1. Index pages for Scrapbook VI
  2. Engagement; Appointments and Recognitions
  3. Classes of 1971, 1973, 1974: Capping, Graduation programs; Staff Changes
  4. Alumnae News
  5. Graduation: Class of 1975
  6. More Alumnae News; Samaritan Scanner 1975-1976
  7. Graduation: Class of 1976 – First male graduate in this class
  8. Class of 1977 Capping Ceremony
  9. Hospital News newspaper featuring article on E. L. Hill’s father; Russell Sage College Questionnaire
  10. Miss Leora Belknap related materials
  11. New Two-Year Diploma Program
  12. Leora E. Belknap’s passing
  13. Hospital Administration and Staff Changes; Capital Campaign 1995-1996

Scrapbook VII     Professional Organizations

  1. Membership Cards: ANA, NYSNA, Capital District #9 1950-2010
  2. NYSNA 1952-1989; newsletters, NYS Nurse August 1967
  3. NYSNA 1984-2000
  4. NYSNA District 9 1987-1991
  5. Nurses House, n.d.
  6. AJN 85th Anniversary Issue 1985; AJN 100th Anniversary Issue 2000
  7. NB Bulletin of the Professions SUNY/State Education 1989, 1990, 1991
  8. NYSNA 1995-2006: Certificate of Appreciation, ephemera; news flyers
  9. FNYS 2006: Communique
  10. Lecture notes (University of Rochester, 1950S); Hospital Job descriptions (1970-2009); (2) textbooks
Revisions:
Gertrude Hutchinson December, 2007
July, 2009
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Index code: MC42

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