Records, 1908-1998.

Format:

Other

Author/Creator:

University of Pennsylvania. School of Nursing

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Tucker, Katherine 1885-1957.

Tucker, Katherine.

Lynch, Theresa I. (Theresa Inez) 1896-.

Lynch, Theresa I.

Mereness, Dorothy A.

Fagin, Claire M.

National League for Nursing.

United States Department of Health, Education and Welfare.

Bryn Mawr Hospital.

Chestnut Hill Hospital (Philadelphia, Pa.).

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.

University of Pennsylvania. Hospital.

University of Pennsylvania.

Jefferson Medical College Hospital and Medical Center.

Mercy-Douglass Hospital (Philadelphia, Pa.).

Methodist Episcopal Hospital (Philadelphia, Pa.).

Norristown State Hospital (Norristown, Pa.).

Presbyterian Hospital (Philadelphia, Pa.).

Pennsylvania Hospital (Philadelphia, Pa.).

Philadelphia General Hospital.

Philadelphia State Hospital.

Starr Center Association of Philadelphia.

Naval Hospital, Philadelphia.

Veterans' Administration Hospital (Philadelphia, Pa.).

Visiting Nurse Association of the Eastern Montgomery County (Pa.).

Visiting Nurse Society of Philadelphia.

Nursing.

Public health nursing.

Nursing schools--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.

Nursing schools.

Psychiatric nursing.

Rehabilitation nursing.

Surgical nursing.

Community health nursing.

Pediatric nursing.

Family nursing.

School nursing.

Genre:

Annual reports.

Bylaws.

Correspondence.

Manuals.

Clippings.

Photographs.

Newsletters.

Contracts.

Surveys (questionnaires).

Physical Description:

58 Cubic ft.

Arrangement:

The collection consists of three record groups. The record group of 1908-1998 has been arranged into eleven series: 1. History and historical documents, 1935-1983; 2. Annual Report, 1965-1986; 3. Committee records, 1950-1975; 4. Administration, 1942-1990; 5. Course outline, 1952-1976; 6. Programs and projects, 1948-1974; 7. Budgets, 1936-1971; 8. Alumnae association, 1959-1979; 9. Other organizations, 1940-1982; 10. Subject files, 1908-1976; 11. Photographs, microfilms, audiotapes, 1957-1973. The record group of 1954-1998 has been organized into the following series: 1. Annual Reports, 1986-1994; 2. Board of Overseers, Committees, etc., 1978-1996; 3. Administration, 1954-1996; 4. Course syllabus, 1980-1997; 5. Primary Care Graduate Program, 1979-1994; 6. Personnel File, 1966-1998; 7. Alumni Activities, 1964-1989; 8. University of Pennsylvania, 1958; 9. Videotapes, 1981. The record group of 1966-1996 has been organized into the following series: 1. Administrative Files, 1966-1994; 2. Teaching and Research Programs, 1980-1993; 3. Individual Faculty Files, 1971-1995; 4. Business/Financial Files, 1981-1994; 5. Book-Reference Collection, 1984-1994; 6. Audio-video Tapes, 1988-1990.

Place of Publication:

1908-1998.

Biography/History:

The University of Pennsylvania started its nursing program in 1935 when, at the request of the Board of Directors of the Pennsylvania State Nurses Association, the Board of Trustees of the University authorized the establishment of a Department of Nursing Education in the School of Education. Katherine Tucker was appointed Director of the department. Programs leading to the degree of B.S. in Education, with majors in nursing education and public health nursing, were offered to graduates of hospital nursing schools. In 1937, a program leading to the degree of M.S. in Education with a major in nursing education was established. In 1944, the Trustees of the University further authorized the establishment, in the Division of Medical Affairs, of a Basic Collegiate School of Nursing with a five-year basic program leading to the degree of B.S. in Nursing. Theresa I. Lynch was appointed Director. In 1950, the Department of Nursing Education merged with the Basic School to form the School of Nursing of the University of Pennsylvania as an independent professional school in the Division of Medical Affairs. Theresa Lynch was appointed its first dean.

In 1957, the School was surveyed by the National League for Nursing and obtained accreditation for all its programs. The Trustees authorized the establishment of the Graduate Division with programs leading to the degree of M.S. in Nursing in 1961. In 1965, Dorothy A. Mereness became the second dean of the School of Nursing. Major changes in the Master's curriculum were initiated in 1966. Admission and promotion standards were raised and the curriculum was lengthened. All the clinical programs were reorganized. In early 1974, the Board of Trustees of the University voted to close the nurse training school that had existed with the hospital attached to the University since 1886. The School celebrated its Silver Anniversary in 1975. In 1977, Claire M. Fagin became the third dean of the School and held the position until 1991.

Summary:

The record group of 1908-1998 reflects the history of the school, its functions and programs, as well as its relationship with the University and other organizations. It contains such valuable records as correspondence of early years, annual report from 1965 to 1986, minutes of various committees of the School. Included in the administration file are reports to NLN in related to accreditation, contracts with over a dozen of hospitals for nursing practice of the students, dean's file, faculty manuals, plans, policies, and procedures. The course outline series is a major component of the collection. Material for each curriculum consists of a syllabus, bibliographical listings, and the class schedule. All the courses are arranged numerically by the course number. The collection also includes a large quantity of material related to all kinds of grant projects. For the simplicity of organization, all documents related to the University and the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania have been grouped as sub-series in the series of Other Organizations

The record group of 1954-1998 reflects the development of the School, its functions and programs in more recent years. It consists of Board and committee records, administrative files, course syllabus files, personnel file,and alumni activities files.

The bulk of the record group of 1966-1996 documents the activity of the School during the Claire M. Fagin's administration (1977-1991). It includes a series of the Administrative files, a series of the Teaching and Research Programs, Individual Faculty files, Business/Financial Files, and two small series--a Book/Reference Collection and the Audio-video Tapes.

Finding Aid/Index:

Finding aid available in the repository.

Related Collections:

The personal papers of the three deans of the School of Nursing, namely, Theresa I. Lynch, Dorothy A. Mereness, and Claire M. Fagin, have been collected by the Center for the Study of the History of Nursing, University of Pennsylvania.

OCLC:

1346383790