Descriptive Summary
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Descriptive Summary
Title: Jessie Chivas diploma
Dates: Jun. 30, 1916
Collection Number: MS 457
Creator/Collector:
Chivas, Jessie
Extent: 1 folder
Repository:
California State Railroad Museum Library and Archives
Sacramento, California 95814
Abstract: Diploma issued to Jessie Chivas (a graduate of the Royal Infirmary, Aberdeen, Scotland, Training School for Nurses) on June
30, 1916 for completion of a post graduate course in the practice of nursing at the Southern Pacific General Hospital [San
Francisco].
Language of Material: English
Access
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to arrange for access.
Publication Rights
Copyright has not been assigned to the California State Railroad Museum. All requests for permission to publish or quote from
manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the CSRM Archivist. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the CSRM
as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must
also be obtained by the reader.
Preferred Citation
Jessie Chivas diploma. California State Railroad Museum Library and Archives
Acquisition Information
Gift of Juanita Day [daughter of Jessie Chivas], 1982
Biography/Administrative History
Ms. Chivas was born in 1888 in Portsoy, Scotland, and later married a Mr. Davis. She came to California in 1914 and worked
as a nurse for the Southern Pacific Railroad in Roseville and Sparks.
Scope and Content of Collection
Diploma issued to Jessie Chivas (a graduate of the Royal Infirmary, Aberdeen, Scotland, Training School for Nurses) on June
30, 1916 for completion of a post graduate course in the practice of nursing at the Southern Pacific General Hospital [San
Francisco].