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Children's Hospital of San Francisco Nurses' Alumnae Association collection
MSS 2006-17
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Title: Children's Hospital of San Francisco Nurses' Alumnae Association collection
Dates: 1925-2015
Collection Number: MSS 2006-17
Creator/Collector:
Children's Hospital of San Francisco. Nurses' Alumnae Association
Extent: 3.1 linear ft. (2 cartons, 1 oversize box)
Repository:
UC San Francisco. Special Collections
San Francisco, California 94143-0840
Abstract: Collection includes materials related to the Children's Hospital San Francisco Nurses' Alumnae Association.
Language of Material: English
Collection is unprocessed, open for research.
Children's Hospital of San Francisco Nurses' Alumnae Association collection. UC San Francisco. Special Collections
Donated by Kathleen Allan, the family of Ruth Steuben Betterton, and Joan Vermond from 2007-2015.
Biography/Administrative History
The Children's Hospital San Francisco Training School for Nurses was founded in 1882 by Dr. Charlotte Brown. It was the first
formal two-year training program for nurses in San Francisco.
Scope and Content of Collection
Collection includes materials related to the Children's Hospital San Francisco Nurses' Alumnae Association, including class
notes, yearbooks, photographs, uniform aprons, school records, and corresponce by alumna, Ruth Steuben, as well as organizational
bylaws, newsletters, photographs, correspondences, and memorabilia. Also included in the collection are correspondence, minutes,
newsletters, membership lists, photograph, list of graduates, and newspaper clippings that were transferred to the archives
after the Association was dissolved in 2015. SEE ALSO MSS 89-20, MSS 91-101.
Nursing -- California -- San Francisco -- Societies, etc. -- History
Nursing records