Description
Hassenplug (1903-1995), was founding dean of the UCLA
School of Nursing (1949-1968). She was a pioneer and leader in modern education
of nurses, spearheading the movement to shift nursing education from the
hospital to the college campus and insisting that nurses be taught and treated
like students rather than as hospital employees. The collection consists of
correspondence, newspaper and magazine clippings, offprints and reprints,
research reports, mementos (programs, invitations, souvenir booklets,
scrapbooks), books, over 100 photographs, and 15 artifacts. The papers document
Hassenplug's career development, particularly her 20 years as Dean at UCLA, and
provide an informative picture of the major concerns in post-World War II
nursing education.
Background
Lulu Wolf Hassenplug (1903-1995), R.N., B.S., M.P.H., Sc.D., was a pioneer
and leader in the modern education of nurses, changing the concept of student
nurse to that of nursing student and putting nursing on the road to
professionalism. As founding dean of the UCLA School of Nursing (1948-1968),
Mrs. Hassenplug created at that school the laboratory for her educational
innovations. She sent out broadly educated undergraduates who took over nursing
supervision in major hospitals, and expert graduate students who were sought for
faculty positions in other university nursing programs. Through her vigorous
speaking and publication schedule, she energized and encouraged her far-flung
troops.
Extent
10.6 linear ft.
(13 document boxes, 2 cartons, 1 oversize box)
Restrictions
Publication Rights
Availability
The collection is open for research. Contact the History and Special
Collections Division, Louise M. Darling Biomedical Library, UCLA, for
information.