"A Sunday in June," by Edith Stanforth
Overview
Edith Stanforth's reflections on her work as a public health nurse in Ulysses, Kansas, written on a Sunday in June 1938.
Dates
- Creation: July 1938
Creator
- Stanford, Edith, approximately 1882- (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
No access restrictions
Biography of Edith Stanforth
Edith Stanforth was born in Kansas about 1882. In the summer of 1938, she was employed as a public health nurse in Ulysses (Grant County), Kansas, where her duties included community health care and education, as well as transport of undernourished children to Legionville, a facility supported by the American Legion.
Extent
1 folder : 2-page typescript
Language of Materials
English
Scope and Contents
The 2-page typescript is a third person account by Edith Stanforth of her work as a public health nurse in Ulysses (Grant County), Kansas. Written on a Sunday in June 1938, Stanforth's account describes her community service, the area's dust storms, and a local family's adversity in seeking proper health care. "July 1938" is written on the typescript, which also bears the author's signature.
Physical Location
RH MS P658
Separated Materials
Separated from book: Kansas Dust Storms, RH E221, Kansas Collection, Kenneth Spencer Research Library.
Subject
- Stanford, Edith, approximately 1882- (Person)
- Title
- Guide to "A Sunday in June," by Edith Stanforth (Public Health Nurse, Ulysses, Kansas)
- Subtitle
- "A Sunday in June," by Edith Stanforth
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by mh, 2006 Finding aid encoded by mh, 2006
- Date
- 2006
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Finding aid written in English.
- Finding aid permalink
- http://hdl.handle.net/10407/4061433476
- Preferred citation
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"A Sunday in June," by Edith Stanforth (Public Health Nurse, Ulysses, Kansas), Kansas Collection, RH MS P658, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas Libraries
Repository Details
Part of the University of Kansas. Kenneth Spencer Research Library Repository