The Professional Nurses of Central New York, District 7 NYSNA, formerly known as District 7, New York State Nurses Association, Inc., encompasses Herkimer, Madison and Oneida Counties. The members of the Nursing Alumnae Associations of Utica General Hospital, Rome Hospital and Murphy Memorial Hospital, Broad Street Hospital on Oneida, Faxton Hospital, Utica State Hospital, Utica Memorial Hospital, St. Luke’s Hospital [Utica], St. Elizabeth’s Hospital [Utica], Thanksgiving Hospital [Cooperstown], and the Fox Memorial Alumnae officially organized on February 19, 1919. These nurses saw needs within their counties, their facilities, and their specialized areas of care that only the local nurses could address. They incorporated in 1946. Records include the Incorporation papers, by-laws, Board of Trustees reports, standing committee reports and financial statements.