Florence Nightingale letter
1855
Title: Florence Nightingale letter
Dates: 1855
Collection Number: MSS 2011-20
Creator/Collector:
Extent: 0.25 linear ft. (1 box).
Repository:
UC San Francisco. Special Collections
Abstract: Contains one letter written by Florence Nightingale and a letter of appraisal.
Language of Material: English
Collection is open for research.
Copyright has not been assigned to the Library & Center for Knowledge Management. All requests for permission to publish or
quote from material must be submitted in writing to the UCSF Archivist. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the
Library & Center for Knowledge Management 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 researcher.
Florence Nightingale letter. UC San Francisco. Special Collections
Letter was given to Zina Mirsky, former Navy Nurse and retired School of Nursing Associate Dean, by a former student, Darlene
Anderson.
Biography/Administrative History
Florence Nightingale (1820-1910) was a British nurse, statistician, and social reformer. She's recognized as the mother of
modern nursing philosophy. Furthermore, she managed nursing of British and allied forces during Crimean War at Scutari; established
the Nightingale School of Nursing in London, 1860; created training for midwives and nurses in workhouses; and was awarded
Order of Merit, 1907.
Scope and Content of Collection
Original handwritten signed letter by Florence Nightingale dated September 22, 1855 and addressed to Mr. John Dancey informing
him of the death of Private Nicholas Flint of the 13th Dragoons who died of typhus fever in Barrack Hospital in Scutari. Also
includes an appraisal letter prepared by J.W. Todd, Jr. of Shorey Book Store, Seattle, WA in 1975.