Collection contains nursing unifrom materials and photographs pertaining to student life at Duke University School of Nursing.

Collection contains a uniform, cap, pins, photographs, and a copy of the Duke Endowment. Major subjects include nursing student life, Santa Filomena honor society and Duke University School of Nursing.

Anna Cooper Painter graduated from Duke's School of Nursing in 1948. Items in this collection relate to Santa Filomena and Anna Cooper Painter's time as a nurse. The materials are all circa 1948.

Materials in is collection relate to Santa Filomena and Anna Cooper Painter's time as a nurse. The materials are all circa 1948.

Anna Fetter (1921-2012) worked at Duke from 1963 until 1986 after graduating with her nursing degree in 1944. The collection consists of a Cushing Ward basket, circa 1945.

This collection consists of a Cushing Ward basket, circa 1945.

Carol (Ogle) Skipper received her R.N. from Duke University School of Nursing in 1954. The collection contains a Santa Filomena lantern, a Duke University nursing honor society, and a nursing cape. Materials are from circa 1954.

Contains a Santa Filomena lantern, a Duke University nursing honor society, and a nursing cape. Materials are from circa 1954.

Donna Allen Harris was the first African-American to graduate from the Duke University School of Nursing. Contains interview tapes and transcript of an oral history interview with Donna Allen Harris. Major subjects in this interview include Harris's experiences integrating the school system in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, and the Duke University School of Nursing. This interview was conducted on 4 December 2008 by Jessica Roseberry.

Contains interview tapes and transcript of an oral history interview with Donna Allen Harris, the first African-American to graduate from the Duke University School of Nursing. Harris's experiences integrating the school system in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, and the Duke University School of Nursing are the major subjects of this interview.

The Duke Chapter of the American Association for Men in Nursing (DAAMN) is part of the American Association for Men in Nursing (AAMN) national group. DAAMN supports the mission of the AAMN to influence policy, research, and education about men in nursing. Contains the groups' administrative records, activities and events in which DAAMN is involved, as well as application materials and other supporting documentation for the AAMN's award for the Best School for Men in Nursing. Files date from 2000 to 2022, with the bulk of the materials from 2019 to 2022.

Contains materials from the Duke Chapter of the American Association for Men in Nursing (DAAMN). Files contain the groups' administrative records, activities and events in which DAAMN is involved, as well as application materials and other supporting documentation for the American Association for Men in Nursing's award for the Best School for Men in Nursing. Files date from 2000 to 2022, with the bulk of the materials from 2019 to 2022.

The Duke Chapter of the National Student Nurses' Association (NSNA) is a student organization at the Duke University School of Nursing that was formed in 2016. Contains the administrative records of the Duke Chapter of the NSNA, which are comprised of meeting materials, membership information, planning documents, programming information, the Duke Chapter of the NSNA constitution, bylaws, financial information, and notes. Materials date from 2020 to 2022.

Contains the administrative records of the Duke Chapter of the National Student Nurses' Association (NSNA). Includes meeting material, membership information, planning documents, programming information, the Duke Chapter of the NSNA constitution, bylaws, financial information, and notes. Materials date from 2020 to 2022.

The Duke University School of Nursing (DUSON) Student Council is comprised of elected officers and class representatives. The sole purpose of the Student Council is to serve the students' educational and professional needs and provide a formal structure for student participation in a wide variety of events within the School. Contains the administrative records for the Duke University School of Nursing Student Council. Files document the group's event flyers, membership, and meeting materials. Materials date to 2022.

Contains the administrative records for the Duke University School of Nursing Student Council. Files document the group's event flyers, membership, and meeting materials. Materials date to 2022.

Elizabeth Hodges is a 1966 graduate from the Duke University School of Nursing. This collection contains clippings, programs, and photographs from Hodges time as a nursing student. The materials dates from 1963 to 1966.

Includes personal photographs, newspaper clippings, and programs for the Duke University School of Nursing pin presentation and graduation exercises. The material dates from 1963 to 1966.

Helen Ada (Bunny) Greenlee Haberneck (1922-2017) graduated from Duke University School of Nursing in 1943. Contains Haberneck's School of Nursing uniform, nursing caps, aprons, 2 sets of wrist cuffs, 2 sashes, a bib, a letter, biographical information, clippings, a "Whitecaps" newsletter, and a notebook. Materials date to 1940-1943, circa 1943, 1993, undated.

Contains Haberneck's School of Nursing uniform, nursing caps, aprons, 2 sets of wrist cuffs, 2 sashes, a bib, a letter, biographical information, clippings, a "Whitecaps" newsletter, and a notebook. Materials date to 1940-1943, circa 1943, 1993, undated.

Helen Rearden graduated from Duke University School of Nursing (DUSON) in 1947. Collection contains DUSON memorabilia. Types of materials include clippings, notes, printed materials, and artifacts. Materials date from 1944 to circa 1993.

Contains Helen Rearden's Duke University School of Nursing (DUSON) memorabilia. Rearden graduated from DUSON in 1947. Includes clippings, notes, Report of the Graduate Committee, DUSON orientation information, a DUSON pin, and a nursing cap. Materials date from 1944 to circa 1993.

Julia Glenn Hester (1936-2016) received her BSN from Duke University in 1959, her master's from UNC-Chapel Hill, and her PhD from Duke University in 1979. Hester worked as a public health nurse for the Charlotte, North Carolina Health Department. At the time of her retirement, she was a school psychologist with the Winston Salem-Forsyth County Schools. Contains Hester's Duke University School of Nursing diploma and a blue-gray wool nursing cape. Materials date to 1959.

Contains Julia Glenn Hester's Duke University School of Nursing diploma and blue-gray wool nursing cape. Materials date to 1959.

Kathryn Ann Decker graduated from the Duke University School of Nursing in 1943. Prior to her graduation, Decker joined the Duke Student Reserve for the American Red Cross in 1942 and also became one of the first members of Santa Filomena, a senior women's nursing honor society at Duke University, in 1943. This collection contains news clippings, newsletters, Duke bulletins, and an alumni register collected by Kathryn Ann Decker during her time as a student at Duke University School of Nursing, as well as after her graduation. A major subject of the materials is Duke student and alumni service in the United States Armed Forces. Materials range in date from 1941 to 1947.

Contains news clippings, newsletters, Duke bulletins, and an alumni register collected by Kathryn Ann Decker during her time as a student at Duke University School of Nursing, as well as after her graduation. A major subject of the materials is Duke student and alumni service in the United States Armed Forces. Materials date from 1941 to 1947.

Louanne K. Watley is a photographer based in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Watley started her career in nursing, receiving her nursing degree from Duke University School of Nursing. After her career in nursing, she discovered poetry and photography, and she developed her skills in those areas. Contains photographs from Watley's time at Duke. Materials date from 1959 to 1960.

Contains 7 black and white photographs of nurse anesthesia students in front of Watts Hospital, Dr. Austin Herr, Mary Campbell teaching, Campbell posing with nurse anesthesia students during their 18 month course, and Louanne Watley posing with others at John Umstead Hospital. Photographs date from 1959 to 1960.

Louise Williams Dennis graduated from Duke University School of Nursing in 1948. Contains interview tapes and transcript of an oral history interview with Louise Williams Dennis. Major subjects in this interview include Williams's experiences as a student. This interview was conducted on 18 July 2008 by Jessica Roseberry.

Dennis speaks about her background; the medical care in her small town; her decision to enter the nursing profession; her decision to go to Duke; testing to be accepted at Duke; three years' study at Duke; a few memories of being at Duke; especially ill patients on Nott Ward; the types of patients; standing up when authority figures entered the room; her favorite doctors; free time activities; the hands-on nature of nursing at the time; keeping uniforms clean; Dean Margaret Pinkerton; tuberculosis patients; polio patients; nurses administering medications; hands-on care; courses in the nursing school; private rooms; Drake Ward; general stories of the patients she remembers; perceptions of World War II; being a cadet nurse; Dean Florence Wilson; helping each other; working on the wards at night; penicillin; Baker House; the housemother; remembering an orderly who was a friend; uniforms; the capping ceremony; and her life after graduating from Duke.

• Dennis, Louise Williams.
• Duke University.
• Duke University. School of Nursing.
• History of Medicine -- North Carolina -- Personal Narratives.
• Women in medicine.
• Oral histories.
• Interviews.
• Transcripts.

Marjorie Goff (1925-2017) was one of the first students in Duke University School of Nursing's advanced degree program and received her BSN in 1948. She later served as a Staff Nurse and Assistant in Nursing for Duke Hospital and as an Assistant Instructor in Nursing Arts at Duke University School of Nursing beginning in 1952. After leaving Duke, Goff taught at UNC Greensboro and the Bowman Gray School of Medicine, served as a board member of the American Nurses Association and Director of the Northwest Area Health Education Center (NWAHEC), and founded the nursing school at what is now Guilford Technical Community College. This collection contains uniform materials from Goff's time as a student at the School of Nursing. Types of materials include a nursing graduate uniform with long sleeves and RN Cufflinks. Materials date from circa 1948.

Contains uniform materials from Marjorie Goff's time as a student at Duke University School of Nursing. Types of materials include a nursing graduate uniform with long sleeves and RN Cufflinks. Materials date from circa 1948.

Mary Ann Kelly was a graduate of Duke University School of Nursing in 1954. This collection contains uniform materials from Kelly's time as a student at Duke. Types of materials include a uniform bib, apron, cap, and collar. Other materials include uniform buttons and a uniform dress. Materials date to circa 1954.

Contains uniform materials from Mary Ann Kelly's time as a student at Duke University School of Nursing. Types of materials include a uniform bib, apron, cap, and collar. Other materials include uniform buttons and a uniform dress. Materials date to circa 1954.

Mary Jane Byrd Penland (1924-1991) was one of the first students to enter the advanced degree program at Duke University's School of Nursing. She received her BS in Nursing Education in 1945. Penland worked as registered nurse at several hospitals, including the University of Chicago Clinics and the Mission Hospital in Asheville, North Carolina. She also served as an instructor of nursing and assistant administrator of nursing at the Riverside Regional Medical Center in Newport News, Virginia from 1962 until her retirement in 1977. This collection contains materials from Penland's time as a student at Duke University School of Nursing. Types of materials include publications related to nursing and Duke University and an invitation and program for capping exercises. Materials date from 1940 to 1942.

Contains materials from Mary Jane Byrd Penland's time as a student at Duke School of Nursing. Types of materials include publications related to nursing and Duke University and an invitation and program for capping exercises. Materials date from 1940 to 1942.

Ruby Leila Wilson was the dean of the Duke University School of Nursing from 1971 to 1984. Contains CD and transcript of an oral history interview with Ruby Leila Wilson. Major subjects in this interview include Wilson's experiences as a woman leader at Duke University. This interview was conducted on 14 September 2007 by Jessica Roseberry.

Contains CD and transcript of an oral history interview with Ruby Leila Wilson, former dean of the Duke University School of Nursing.

Contains the professional papers of Ruby Leila Wilson (1931-), professor and dean of the Duke University School of Nursing. Types of materials include correspondence, subject files, reports, evaluations, manuals, designs, buildings plans, budgets, speeches, applications, course materials, conference materials, photographs, minutes, notes, programs, and AV materials. Major subjects include Duke University School of Nursing, faculty, nursing students, nursing education, curriculum development, and Duke University Hospital. Materials range in date from 1930 to 2008.

1 oversize box; 1 folder

Contains the administrative records of the School of Nursing, School of Nursing Alumni Association, and other nursing student associations. Types of materials include correspondence, minutes, certificates, newsletters, budgets, evaluations, reports, class records, proceedings, publications, awards, photographs, ephemera, memorabilia, printed materials, DVDs, CDs, and clippings. Major subjects include Duke University School of Nursing students and faculty, School of Nursing Alumni Association, Nursing Student Government Association, Nursing education, continuing education, nursing students, nursing societies, sororities, Sigma Theta Tau, Bessie Baker, Rachel Booth, Myrtle Irene Brown, Dorothy Brundage, Ann Jacobansky, Margaret Pinkerton, Florence K. Wilson, and Ruby L. Wilson. Materials range in date from 1930 to 2017.

This collection documents the School of Nursing (SON) at Duke University. The collection contains accreditation files; administrative records; correspondence; class records; committee information; subject files; conference information; faculty meeting materials; grant materials; records pertaining to the Nursing Student Government Association; planning materials, records pertaining to student associations, social, and honorary groups; publications, photographic material, ephemera, lectures, programs, bulletins, scrapbooks, audiovisual materials, optical media, printed materials, and other records pertaining to the SON. Materials date from 1930 to 2017.

The Office of Student Affairs is responsible for providing students at Duke University School of Medicine with a number of academic, professional, and personal services, including notary services, resource referrals, advising, representation at school meetings, and the planning and coordination of major milestone events in their medical school careers. This collection contains booklets and programs describing Duke University School of Medicine's Hippocratic Oath ceremonies and the Order of Exercises for its graduation ceremonies. Also contains photographs and records for faculty and entering classes, a Student Affairs Committee's report to the Duke University Board of Trustees, and records from the 2005 SGEA/SGSA/SMAS/SOSR Annual Spring Meeting. Materials date from 1978 to 2018.

Contains booklets and programs describing Duke University School of Medicine's Hippocratic Oath ceremony and the Order of Exercises for its graduation ceremony. Also contains photographs and records for faculty and entering classes, a Student Affairs Committee's report to the Duke University Board of Trustees, and records from the 2005 SGEA/SGSA/SMAS/SOSR Annual Spring Meeting. Materials date from 1978 to 2018.

Sue Ellen Clevenger Biswell attended Duke University School of Nursing from 1955 to 1958. Types of materials in this collection include uniform clothing and textiles, student tools, and a procedural booklet from her time at Duke. Features a complete uniform for Duke nursing students, as well as objects employed by these students during their studies. Materials range in date from circa 1955 to 1959.

Contains materials from Sue Ellen Clevenger Biswell's time as a student at Duke University School of Nursing. Types of materials include uniform clothing and textiles, student tools, and a procedural booklet. Materials range in date from circa 1955 to 1959.