Artifacts and Memorabilia Collection

MC6

Compiled by

Gertrude Hutchinson

December, 2006

VOLUME:	22.5 cubic ft. including 8 textile boxes

ACQUISITION:	The items in this collection were donated to the Bellevue Alumnae Center for Nursing History, Foundation of New York State Nurses in multiple accessions by various donors between 1989 and 2008.

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.

CITATION:	`Artifacts and Memorabilia Collection (MC6), Bellevue Alumnae Center for Nursing History, Foundation of New York State Nurses, Guilderland, NY`

Collection History
Scope and Contents Note
Box and Folder List

Collection History

This dynamic artificial collection began in 1989 with nurses contributing artifacts and ephemera from their alma maters and their careers. Many schools of nursing represented in this collection include: Binghamton City Hospital, St. Catherine’s Hospital, Albany Memorial, Lincoln School, Long Island Hospital, Samaritan Hospital, Ellis Hospital, St. Mary’s Hospital, Presbyterian Hospital, Genesee Hospital, Syracuse University, Craig Colony Hospital, Fulton Montgomery Community College, and Champlain Valley School of Nursing.

A portrait of nursing leader Adelaide Nutting and The Life of Florence Nightingale, a book bearing an inscription by Miss Nutting, are two of the artifacts. Uniforms, caps and capes enrich this collection. Also included are a public health nurse’s bag used at the Schenectady Visiting Nurses Association, ca. 1918. Teaching tools such as a collection of glass slides depicting the history of nursing or the scales with nineteen jars of “raw materials” (botanicals for medicines) and the Bellevue Hospital Formulary give insight into how students learned about pharmacology at St. Mary’s School of Nursing in Amsterdam, NY, circa 1920.

Scope and Contents Note

This collection consists of artifacts, textiles and ephemera representing various donors and schools of nursing. There is only one series presented as an inventory box and folder list.

Box and Folder List

Artifact Box 1
A1998-09 James, E. Jane	Hypodermic kit belonging to Clara Bauer Batterson, a graduate of Albany Memorial Hospital SON 1934
A1998-17 Van Deusen, Dorothy D.	Nursing stamp pin, c.1998
A2000-04 Davison, Barbara	Memorial Hospital SON class ring, 1959
A2003-05 Haskins, Helen	Memorial Hospital Alumnae Association membership card, ANA membership card, gold cross pin, Russell Sage College pendant, cufflinks, 1962-1963
A2003-06 Burt, Marieke	Ziekenverpleging Wet pin and glass syringe kit belonging to Janna G. Nienhuys, Marieke Burt’s mother, a Dutch nurse, undated
A2004-16 Schmidt, Mildred/Cathryne A. Welch	Sophie Palmer, Board of Nurse Examiners name plaque, v. small, undated
A2006-26 Pasqua, Kathleen	St. Catherine’s Hospital School of Nursing class ring, 1959 Small, souvenir ceramic mug from St. Catherine’s Hospital SON, undated
	Tiny manila envelope of buttons, nails, screws, etc.
A1989-34 NYSNA	2 RN Shield-style pins, undated (SEE ALSO Artifact Box 8)

Artifact Box 2
A2003-29 Adolfini-Catena, Lynn Kings Co. Hospital SON, 1965	Baby’s water bottle, undated King’s County Hospital Center School of Nursing yearbooks, 1963, 1064

Artifact Box 3
A2004-03 Ballard, Karen	Teddy bear, 2001 Example of gift given to NYS nurses who responded to the attacks of September 11, 2001 by the Oklahoma Nurses Association

Artifact Box 4
A2004-05 Kings County Hosp	Bible, 1849

Artifact Box 5
A2004-04 Stanley, Jane Stark	Blanche Esther Love memorabilia: glass syringe, glass tuberculin syringe; gold pencil; class ring; Binghamton City Hospital diploma; 2 Registered Nurse licenses; cap, c.1926-1927 Registered Nurse cards, 1927-1933 Fiftieth Anniversary certificate, 1976 Birth certificate, reissued, 1943

Artifact Box 6
A2005-32 Baron, Martha Nassau Hospital	Accessories for Mrs. Chase (stored on chair in the archives): bedpan, emesis basin, bath blanket, robe, socks and corsage; mortar and pestle; white china(?) invalid feeder cup; hypodermic syringe and needle in sterilized packaging; Johnson & Johnson^TM adhesive tape container; Anacin^TM container; (dates of artifacts vary)

Artifact Box 7
A2005-32 Baron, Martha	Books: Abdellah, Faye G. et. al. Patient-Centered Approaches to Nursing. The MacMillan Company: New York, 1964. Brown, Esther Lucile. Nursing for the Future. Russell Sage Foundation: New York, 1948. Brown, Esther Lucile. Nursing as a Profession. Russell Sage Foundation: New York, 1940. Dock, Lavinia L. and Isabel M. Stewart. A Short History of Nursing. G.P. Putnam’s Sons: New York, 1920. Fourth Edition, 1938. Harmer, Bertha. Text-book of the Principles and Practice of Nursing. The MacMillan Company: New York, 1927. Nightingale, Florence. Notes on Nursing. J.B. Lippincott Company: Philadelphia, 1992 (Commemorative edition). Nutting, M. Adelaide and Lavinia L. Dock. A History of Nursing. G.P. Putnam’s Sons: New York, 1907 (2 volumes). Peplau, Hildegard E. Interpersonal Relations in Nursing. G.P. Putnam’s Sons: New York, 1952. Rudd, T.N. The Nursing of the Elderly Sick. J.B. Lippincott Company: Philadelphia , 1954.

Artifact Box 8
A1989-04 Keenan, Elsie	Nurses kit, possibly military, undated
A1989-34 NYSNA	Florence Nightingale puzzle, undated. Framed picture of stained glass window featuring an image of Florence Nightingale, inscribed with “Notes on Nursing,” undated. Framed copy of “A Nurse’s Prayer,” 1963 2 RN shield pins, undated. (SEE ALSO Artifact Box 1) Lillian D. Wald, Hall of Fame for Great American, NYU medallion, 1971
A1995-21 Welch, Cathryne	Sairy Gamp pitcher, undated.
	Plaque- University at Albany School of Nursing award in memory of Christine E. Sturtevant, 1976-1979 “School of Nursing” sign, undated.

Artifact Box 9
A2005-41 Kennedy, Kathleen	Saratoga Hospital patient care award to Jean Brooks, signed by Rita C. Kopf, 1990
1965	State of New York Department of Mental Hygiene, School of Nursing manual, 1965
A2002-18	Council of Nurse Practitioners Presbyterian Hospital
A2003-26 Stone, Marian	NYSNA Lobbying Pins (x13)
A2006-32 Rousch, Arlene	A Handy Guide to First Aid by Jane Carlton Zwetch, c.1937

Artifact Box 10
A1993-01 DeMarco, Gail	Bellevue Hospital Formulary, with scales and 19 jars of “raw materials” for medicines, including belladonna root and leaf, ephedra, ergot, digitalis and many others used in the instruction of student nurses at St. Mary’s School of Nursing, Amsterdam, NY, c.1920

Artifact Box 11
A2003-09 Wood, David	Natalie Wood’s visiting nurses bag and framed class photo (probably Eudowood Sanitorium), c.1915

Artifact Box 12
A2004-09 Leach, Catherine	memorabilia- framed photos, awards, diplomas and RN license, nursing school pin

Artifact Box 13
A2004-26 Mary Finnin	Two visiting nurse bags, c.1950 One infant stethoscope, c.1960

Artifact Box 14
A2004-17 John Phillips A2006-22 Anonymous donor	Adelaide Nutting memorabilia: photographs The Life of Florence Nightingale with “Sarah Tooley” inscribed by Nutting. National League of Nursing medal (gift of Teachers College via M. Louise Fitzpatrick) and pitcher (donated by Margaret G. Tyson).

Artifact Box 15
A2005-36, A2007-25 A2008-03 Atkinson, Mark	Alma Drescher’s (Atkinson’s mother) Long Island Hospital School of Nursing Memorabilia, 1936 Cape from Long Island Hospital School of Nursing(SEE ALSO Textile Box 8)

Artifact Box 16
A2007-11 DiBlasio, Jo	Ceramic fracture pan

Artifact Box 17
A1993-27 James, E. Jane	Travel valise (?) used by Marion Monroe Merrick (Mrs. Alden Chester Merrick)

Artifact Box 18
A2004-20 Fulton Montgomery Community College	Training films and audio tapes, 1960s

Artifact Box 19
A2008-23 Haran, Marie Lois Davin	Brooklyn Hospital School of Nursing memorabilia: Capping lamp with candle, commemorative ashtray 75^th Anniversary of BHSON, 50^th Anniversary Reunion photographs/booklet Class of 1952; scrapbook; Nurses House memorabilia
A2008-33 Araldi, Mary-Jane	Albany Medical Center School of Nursing student cap.

Artifact Box 20
A2008-33 Araldi, Mary-Jane	Books: Berbersen, Betty S. et al. Pharmacology in Nursing. C. V. Mosby Company: St. Louis, 1973. Brunner, Lillian Sholtis, et. al. Textbook of Medical-Surgical Nursing. J. B. Lippincott: Philadelphia, 1970. Crouch, James E. et al. Human anatomy and Physiology. John Wiley & Sons: New York, 1971. Govoni, Laura E. Drugs and Nursing implications, 2nd ed. Appleton-Century-Crofts: New York, 1971. Gillies, Dee Ann et al. Saunders Tests for Self-Evaluation of Nursing Competence. W. B. Saunders: New York, 1973. Kalbus, Barbara H. et al. Laboratory Manual and Study Guide for Human Anatomy. ELOT Publishing: Long Beach, CA, 1973. LeMaitre, George D., MD, et. al. The Patient in Surgery: A Guide for Nurses. W. B. Saunders: Philadelphia, 1970. Marlow, Dorothy R., Textbook of Pediatric Nursing. W. B. Saunders: New York, 1973. Miller, Benjamin F. et al. Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine and Nursing. W. B. Saunders: Philadelphia, 1970. Smith, Alice Lorraine. Microbiology and Pathology. C. V. Mosby Company: St. Louis, 1972. Whittaker, James O. Introduction to Psychology. W. B. Saunders: New York, 1970.

Artifact Box 21
A2008-33 Araldi, Mary-Jane	Books: Block, Jack et al. English Skills for Technicians. McGraw-Hill Book Co.: New York, 1971. Fitzpatrick, Elise, et al. Fundamentals of Nursing: The Humanities and the Sciences in Nursing. J. B. Lippincott: Philadelphia, PA, 1969. Fitzpatrick, Elise, et al. Maternity Nursing. J. B. Lippincott: Philadelphia , PA, 1971 Hart, Laura K. The Arithmetic of Dosages and Solutions, A Programmed Presentation, 3rd ed. C. V. Mosby Company: St. Louis, 1973. Kelly, Cordelia W. Dimensions of Professional Nursing, 2nd ed. MacMillan Co.: Long Beach, CA, 1968. Kyes, Joan et al. Basic Psychiatric Concepts in Nursing. J. B. Lippincott: Philadelphia , PA, 1974.


OVERSIZE SHELF
Oversize Photo Box 1
A2003-09 Wood, David	Public school class photos, c.1907

Textile Box 1
A2006-35 Mulvey, Cecilia	St. Joseph’s Hospital School of Nursing cape, undated
A2005-46 Casbeer, Mary Jane/ Jennie Butler	Genesee Hospital School of Nursing uniform, c.1950 Red Cross apron Civil Defense Corps cap
A2005-35 Blekkenk, Ruth	Craig Colony Hospital School of Nursing cape and uniform
A2004-30 Mason, Ethel Wise	Lincoln School of Nursing cape
A2003-34 Brooks, Carolee Fauth	Syracuse University School of Nursing cape

Textile Box 2
A2005-29 Barton, Sister Mary	Champlain Valley School of Nursing uniform, undated

Textile Box 3
A1999-18 Crowell, Elaine	E.M. Rathke’s cape, undated
A2006-38 Rose, Joseph	Binghamton General Hospital School of Nursing cape worn by Margaret Mary DiLello Rose, 1948.
A2008-19 Moore, Christine Ronan	St. Catherine’s Hospital School of Nursing cape worn by Christine Ronan, 1958

Textile Box 4
A1997-19 Fortinach/O’Day, Veronica	Wagner College, dark green wool nurse’s cape, undated.
A1998-22 Yetman, Ann	Cape belonging to Esther M. Momrow, undated.
A2000-15 Donahue, Irene	St. P (St. Peter’s Hospital SON?) cape, undated.
	2 white uniforms and 1 navy blue cape with yellow lining with “St.L.S.N.” on collar, undated.

Textile Box 5	This large textile box also holds items from MC5 and MC7.
A2002-42	Oil cloth banner commemorating Bellevue Hospital nurses’ actions in the wake of the World Trade Center attacks of September, 11, 2001, autographed by a large number of people, 2001
A2003-03 Welch, Cathryne	Cape, Robert Packer Hospital, Ayer, PA, 1959

Textile Box 6
A1993-27	Uniforms, stockings, Red Cross cap, cape from Albany Medical Center SON - “M.H.” sewed on collar - used by Marion Monroe Merrick (Mrs. Alden Chester Merrick)-Class of 1934.
A2008-33 Araldi, Mary-Jane	Albany Medical Center School of Nursing (AMCSON) tee shirts with various nursing sayings c. 1966, navy blue wool sweater with AMCSON patch

Textile Box 7
A1997-8 Phil Maples Baker-Cederberg Museum and Archives	Rochester General Hospital cape and caps Strong Memorial Hospital Cape (donated by Arlene Van Halle);

Textile Box 8
A2007-6 O’Hara, Harlene G.	Samaritan Hospital School of Nursing cape worn by Barbara A. Fish

Loose Items on Shelves
A1989034	3 wooden boxes of glass slides.
A2000-08 Elizabeth Mahoney	Brick presented in appreciation to Elizabeth Mahoney from The Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia Presbyterian), 1985

Revisions:
Gertrude Hutchinson	December, 2006
	May, 2008

Finding Aid for the

Artifacts and Memorabilia Collection

MC6

Table of Contents

Collection History

Scope and Contents Note

Box and Folder List