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Contains administrative files from North Carolina Licensed Practical Nurses Association (NCLPNA). The Administrative Records series is divided into 6 subseries: Executive Board; Financial Records; Individuals; Insurance; Records; and Tax Records. The bulk of the Administrative Records are within the Records subseries. Major topics include area presidents and chapters; parliamentary procedure; fundraising; operations; office equipment; real estate; utilities and maintenance companies in Durham; NCLPNA executive board; insurance policies; taxes; audits; budgets; banking; and membership.

Contains the North Carolina Licensed Practical Nurses Association's (NCLPNA) active and inactive membership records. Types of materials include membership dues; receipt books; membership rosters for affiliates, students, and general members; blank forms and letterhead; correspondence; applications filled out by individuals who did not complete membership dues payments; and membership totals for the years 1947-1968, 2000-2007, and 2009-2010. Materials are arranged chronologically according to the level of membership (affiliate, student, and general) for most records. Original order was maintained for a series of folders containing completed membership applications and copies of constituent state membership reports mailed from the NCLPNA to the National Federation of Licensed Practical Nurses, dated 1995 to 2000.

Contains various iterations of monthly newsletters generated and published by the North Carolina Licensed Practical Nurses Association (NCLPNA), including a small amount of issues of "Correctly Dressed: Licensed Practical Nurses in North Carolina News" (1955-1959), "North Carolina Licensed Practical Nurses Association Newsletter" (1959, 1979), "Cardinal Echo" (1971-1987), "Bulletin" (1988-1990), and "NC Nurse" (1993-1994), as well as publications generated by other North Carolina nursing organizations. Also includes a pamphlet from the Duke Media Center (1974), and an issue of "Heartbeat," a Duke University Medical Center newsletter, dated April 18, 1979. Also includes various publications issued by the Association Institute, including editions of its own newsletter, "Association Newsletter" (1970 and 1973-1975). Series is arranged by title of specific publications when possible. Types of materials include documents, publications, correspondence, photographs, ephemera, and drawings. Materials range in date from 1948 to 2006, and some are undated.

Contains minutes related to meetings held by a variety of groups represented within the North Carolina Licensed Practical Nurses Association (NCLPNA), including the Executive Board and committees convened at annual conventions. Materials include unbound books of typed minutes, handwritten notes, meeting agenda, and official motion ballots. Materials are arranged chronologically. Materials range in date from 1949 to 2010.

Contains the bulk of correspondence related to day-to-day administrative and business activities of the North Carolina Licensed Practical Nurses Association, including tax correspondence. Materials are arranged chronologically. Materials range in date from 1952 to 2008, and some are undated.

Contains records related to continuing education programs administered by the North Carolina Licensed Practical Nurses Association (NCLPNA). To improve patient care, the NCLPNA encouraged all its members to actively participate in continuing education events, including workshops, sessions during annual conventions, and other events. To incentivize participation by recognition of achievement, NCLPNA, administered a Continuing Education Achievement Point (CEAP) Program. The CEAP Program was established in 1975. The NCLPNA provided notice of organizational and sponsored events to members and tracked individual members' completion of events.

Contains records related to a variety of state and national nursing and healthcare organizations who interacted with the North Carolina Licensed Practical Nurses Association (NCLPNA), including correspondence, data and statistics, publications, notes about legislative procedure, nursing education documents, grant proposals, position papers, and commission reports. Organizations heavily represented include the National Federation of Licensed Practical Nurses, the State of North Carolina Department of Human Resources, various medical and nursing schools, the North Carolina Nurses Association, and the North Carolina Board of Nursing. Materials are arranged alphabetically by the name of organizations and chronologically. Master copies of certain documents were printed using Gestetner-brand mimeograph stencils; these materials are housed separately where indicated due to strong odor of the ink. Materials range in date from 1957 to 2004, and some are undated.

Contains records related to annual state conventions held by the North Carolina Licensed Practical Nurses Association. Materials include advertisements, statistics, booth contracts for vendors, ribbons, evaluation forms, flyers for bake sales and other fundraisers, workshop announcements, programs, annual reports, itineraries, committee meeting minutes, menus, and hotel pamphlets. Materials are arranged chronologically. Folders indicate the city and location where conventions were held. Master copies of certain documents were printed using Gestetner-brand mimeograph stencils; these materials are housed separately where indicated due to strong odor of the ink. Materials range in date from 1961 to 2010, and some are undated.

Contains records related to a variety of North Carolina Licensed Practical Nurses Association committees that convened on a regular basis, including the Area Presidents, Brochure, Bylaws, Continuing Education, Convention Planning, Finance, Legislative, Membership, Nominating, Resolutions, and Ways & Means Committees. Also includes minutes from specially convened committees and task forces, which were centered around specific goals, such as the Special Pay Off Mortgage Committee of 1991 and 1992, and topical issues in nursing legislation and education. Copies of meeting minutes for a variety of committees can also be found throughout the Administrative Records series, Convention series, and Membership series. Types of materials include documents and ephemera. Materials are arranged alphabetically by name of committee and chronologically. Materials range in date from 1968 to 2005.