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Douglass Hospital Training School records

 Collection
Call Number: RH MS P681

Overview

The Douglass Hospital Training School records are those of the Douglass Hospital school for nurses in Kansas City, Kansas, dating from 1898 to 1989. The collection includes a brief school history; newspaper clippings about Frances McWilliams Booth and Frances Kitchen, both of whom graduated from the school and were later nurses at the hospital; and several photographic snapshots of nurses before and after participating in the school, which are located at RH MS-P P681. Oversize clippings have been physically separated and are located at RH MS R432.

Dates

  • Creation: 1898 - 1989

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

No access restrictions.

Conditions Governing Use

Spencer Library staff may determine use restrictions dependent on the physical condition of manuscript materials.

History of the Douglass Hospital Training School

The Douglass Hospital Training School of Kansas City, Kansas began in 1898. The School offered two courses of study: a two year course for registered nurses and a one year course for hospital workers and practical nurses. In 1915, the School began a long term affiliation with Western University. A number of the School's graduates went onto Western as teachers or to continue their education, while others remained with the Douglass Hospital for many years.

Extent

8 folders (8 folders + 1 oversize box)

Language of Materials

English

Physical Location

RH MS P681

Physical Location

RH MS-P P681

Physical Location

RH MS R432

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift, Rosa A. Robinson, 1990.

Related Materials

Additional materials related to the Douglass Hospital are available at the Spencer Research Library:

Douglass Hospital history
RH MS P215
Frances E. Kitchen collection
RH MS 1148
Douglass Hospital Auxiliary records
RH MS P661
Title
Guide to the Douglass Hospital Training School Collection
Subtitle
Douglass Hospital Training School records
Author
Finding aid prepared by mbw, 2006; revised by skt, 2010. Finding aid encoded by mbw, 2006; revised by skt, 2010; mwh, 2018; eh, 2018.
Date
2006
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
Finding aid written in<language encodinganalog="language">English.</language>
Sponsor
Support for the processing of this Collection was provided by the Dana and Sue Anderson African American Collecting Program Endowment Fund.
Finding aid permalink
http://hdl.handle.net/10407/4505119479
Preferred citation
Douglass Hospital Training School records, Kansas Collection, RH MS P681, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas

Repository Details

Part of the University of Kansas. Kenneth Spencer Research Library Repository

Contact:
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