Philadelphia General Hospital. School of Nursing
Organization
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Helen F. Barton papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS 2/256
Scope and Contents
The papers of Helen F. Barton, spanning 1896 to 1930, consist
of photographs, an autograph album, clippings, and typescripts,
all of which relate to the Philadelphia General Hospital and
its Training School for Nurses.Series 1 contains twelve photographs taken at Philadelphia General
Hospital, probably around 1896. Included are photographs of
nurses and interns, the hospital grounds and buildings, and
the Nurses' Home. Present is a photograph of an operation being
performed...
Dates:
1896 - 1930
Philadelphia General Hospital Training School for Nurses duty registers
Collection
Identifier: MSS 6/005-04
Overview
In September 1883, the Board of Guardians of Philadelphia General Hospital decided to establish a training school for nurses. At first, the program could be completed in one year; eventually, the program was expanded to include three years of course work. By 1931, the school had certified almost 2,000 nurses. This collection of duty registers of the Training School for Nurses of the Philadelphia General Hospital consists of fifteen bound volumes dating from 1885 to 1911. The volumes contain...
Dates:
1885-1911
