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Ethel Wilson Ewen papers

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: 2007_111-UA
Scope and Contents

This small collection (.10 linear foot) consists of her school records from Berea College, her Army Nurse Corps paperwork, some other World War I memorabilia, and her copies of the Kentucky State Board of Health Certificate of Birth from when she practiced midwifery. These materials were donated to the University of Louisville Archives and Records Center by her daughter, Mary Frances Meadows, in 2007. There is a short biography of Ethel Wilson Ewen in the donor file.

Dates: 1906-1981; Majority of material found within 1906-1919

Beatrice Lusby equipment and uniform

 Collection
Identifier: KORN1047
Scope and Contents

This small collection includes a blood pressure kit (with name engraved on case), syringes, and a nurse’s Bible, along with various nursing uniform components.

Dates: 1924-1966

Henrietta Jeanette Robinson papers

 Collection
Identifier: KORN134
Scope and Contents

This collection includes Miss Robinson's notes on lectures, a list of her patients, photographs of the hospital, her graduating class, her friend Miss Shipman, a uniform, pins, a framed diploma, and other memorabilia.

Dates: 1898-1920

Eva Sesmer Snyder papers

 Collection
Identifier: KORN101
Scope and Contents This bulk of the artifacts and personal papers document her nurse's training and her World War I service. Her uniform is accompanied by all of the accessories, insignias, and is in good condition. Lecture notes and official correspondence from the U.S. Army and the American Red Cross comprise the bulk of the textual material. There are also excellent photographs of both patients and the staff at Base Hospital #40.The donor of both portions of materials was her daughter,...
Dates: 1894-1979

Visiting Nurse Association records

 Collection
Identifier: KORN216
Scope and Contents

Contained in this collection are photographs, studies, clippings, histories, brochures, and a small amount of correspondence about this nonprofit organization that providing healthcare and education in the homes of convalescents and the chronically ill. Some microfilmed annual reports are included.

Dates: circa 1909 - circa 1993