Jessie Chivas diploma
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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
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Jessie Chivas diploma. California State Railroad Museum Library and Archives
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].