Nurses in Training during WWII
United States: c.1942. A small grouping of ephemera related to nurses in training during World War II. Includes four (4) items, including:
1. Ephemera of Ellen Ely Lane, nurse in training at the St. Joseph's Hospital School of Nursing, 1944-1945. Includes: Vol. I No. 1 of the school's Journal "Home Front Health" (Photo-illustrated bifolium, 10.75" by 8.25"); one embossed invitation to commencement exercises addressed to Ellen and her parents in original envelope (4.5" by 6.25"); 18 pp. booklet of school regulations in original printed wrappers (5.25" by 3.25"); Ellen's nurse registration card for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 1944-1945 (3.5" by 6"); and her 1945 membership card to the American Nurses' Association.
2. Two (2) copies of "Professional Nurses at Work". New York: Nursing Information Bureau of the American Nurses Association, 1942. Bifolium; measures 8.5" by 4". Contains photos of different kinds of nursing (e.g. Operating Room Nurse, Navy Nurse, Industrial Nurse).
3. "Nursing Books Pamphlets Magazine Articles [and] Films for General and Vocational Use". New York: Nursing Information Bureau of the American Nurses Association, 1942. Tri-fold pamphlet; measures 9" by 4". A bibliography of materials offering information about the nursing profession.
4. "Professional Nurses are Needed". Vocational Division Leaflet No. 10. Washington D.C.: Federal Security Agency, U.S. Office of Education, 1942. Stapled booklet (9" by 6"), pp. 28 (incl. printed wrappers). Described as "A plan for secondary schools and schools of nursing to supply professional nurses urgently needed for wartime service" (title-page). Fine.
Price: $475.00
Item #22003722