The New York State School Nurse-Teachers Association (NYSSNTA) was founded in 1931 by Mary Birmingham Enhrentreich to “promote school health service, standards in techniques, education standards of the nursing groups and cooperation between organizations, boards of education and departments in the state.”

The records of the New York State School Nurse-Teachers Association, 1931-1978 (bulk 1950-1978), document the role of the Association in promoting school health service and standards in techniques and education. School nurse-teachers are dual professionals, licensed as registered nurses and certified as teachers.