Nightingale (Florence) Letter, 1855

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Summary

Title:
Florence Nightingale letter
Dates:
1855
Creators:
Nightingale, Florence, 1820-1910
Abstract:
Extent:
0.25 linear ft. (1 box).
Language:
Preferred citation:

Florence Nightingale letter. UC San Francisco, Special Collections

Background

Scope and content:

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.

Biographical / historical:

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.

Acquisition information:
Letter was given to Zina Mirsky, former Navy Nurse and retired School of Nursing Associate Dean, by a former student, Darlene Anderson.

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Finding aid created by UC San Francisco, Special Collections staff.
Date Prepared:
1855
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using Record Express for OAC5 on July 14, 2025, 2:55 p.m.

Access and use

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Terms of access:

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.

Preferred citation:

Florence Nightingale letter. UC San Francisco, Special Collections

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