Whittaker (Elvi) Papers, 1960-1971

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Summary

Title:
Elvi Whittaker Papers
Subtitle:
Dates:
1960-1971
Creators:
Whittaker, Elvi and Olesen, Virginia
Abstract:
Elvi Whittaker, PhD, Professor Emerita, University of British Columbia, was one of three researchers in UCSF's School of Nursing working on a study of the class of 1963. The study produced some dozen papers and a book, The Silent Dialogue. This collection contains the related correspondence, field notes and interviews that were part of the study.
Extent:
2.5 Linear Feet (2 cartons)
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Elvi Whittaker Papers, MSS 2024-39. Archives and Special Collections, University of California, San Francisco.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection comprises two cartons containing field notes and interviews with nursing students and faculty from the 'Nursing Careers' project, led by Virginia L. Olesen and Elvi Whittaker. The study explored the experiences of nursing students, with materials dating from 1960 to 1971.

Biographical / historical:

Elvi Whittaker, PhD, Professor Emerita, University of British Columbia, was one of three researchers in UCSF SON working on a study of the class of 1963. The project team consisted of Fred Davis, the project director, Virginia Olesen, and Elvi Whittaker. The project was partly formulated by Anselm Strauss and came to be known as "The Nursing Careers" project. It produced some dozen papers and a book, The Silent Dialogue. Funding was from the Nursing Resources Division of the US Public Health Service (NU00024) and allowed three years of field work and some years of comparative and other work following that. This collection contains the field notes and interviews that were part of the study.

Acquisition information:
This collection was donated to the UCSF Archives and Special Collections by Elvi Whittaker in 2023.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2025-07-30 11:04:28 -0700 .

Access and use

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research. The UCSF Archives and Special Collections policy places access restrictions on material with privacy issues for a specific time period from the date of creation. Access to records that contain personal and confidential information about an individual or individuals is restricted for 75 years from date of creation or until the death of the individual mentioned in the records, whichever is longer. Access to medical records is restricted for 100 years from the latest date of the materials in those files. Restrictions are noted at the series level. This collection will be reviewed for sensitive content upon request. Contact the UCSF Archivist for information on access to these files.

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Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Elvi Whittaker Papers, MSS 2024-39. Archives and Special Collections, University of California, San Francisco.

Location of this collection:
UCSF Library & CKM Archives and Special Collections, 530 Parnassus Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94143-0840, US