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Center for Nursing History, Ethics, Human Rights and Innovations - Collections

Nursing history collections

Books on Nursing and Medicine

  • 1978 Principles and Practice of Nursing, Virginia Henderson and G. Nite (with chapter by Dr. LaNelle Geddes)
  • 1926 State Board Questions and Answers for Nurses
  • 1933 Food in Health and Disease
  • 1964 Maternal Child Nursing
  • 1974 Lippincott Manual of Nursing Practice
  • 1964 Bedside Nursing Techniques in Medicine and Surgery
  • 1934 Bacteriology Applied to Nursing
  • 1934 Essentials of Pediatrics
  • 1928 State Board Questions and Answers for Nurses
  • 1937 Taber's Digest of Medical Terms
  • 1989 Patient's Progress
  • 1918 A Cookbook for Nurses
  • 1940 Outlines of Nursing History, by A. Goodnow
  • 1953 History of Nursing, by A. Goodnow
  • 1951 Chicago School of Nursing
  • 1939 Principles and Practice of Nursing, by Harmer and V. Henderson
  • 1937 Medical Diseases for Nurses
  • 1936 Surgical Nursing
  • 1937 Eye, Ear, Nose, and Throat Nursing
  • 1933 Nutrition in Health and Disease for Nurses
  • 1938 The Child in Nursing
  • 1937 Psychiatric Nursing
  • 1944 DeLees' Obstetrics for Nurses
  • 1894 School Physiology
  • 1946 Psychology for Nurses
  • 1946 The Counselor in Counseling
  • 1973 Clinical Examination, by John MacLeod
  • 1983 The Art of Nursing, by Bice/Stephens
  • 1992 The Art of Nursing, by Bice/Stephens
  • 1973 Respiratory Intensive Care
  • 1982 Visual Guide to Physical Examination, by B. Bates
  • 1974 Gray's Anatomy
  • 1988 Psychosocial Assessment
  • 1988 Clinical Manual of Psychiatric Nursing
  • 1979 Mosby's Manual of Critical Care
  • 1978 A Casebook in Modern Ethics
  • 1948 Nursing for the Future, by Esther Lucile Brown
  • 1952 General Genetics
  • 1984 Carpenito's Handbook of Nursing Diagnosis
  • 1976 Initial Management of the Trauma Patient, ed. Charles Frey
  • 1988 National Council on Family Relations: A 50-Year History, 1938-1987
  • 1978 Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing
  • 1971 Duncan's Dictionary for Nurses
  • 1976 Maternity Nursing, by Reeder, et al.
  • 1959 Orthopedic Nursing Procedures, by Avice Kerr
  • 1975 Primary Care Guide
  • 1978 Essentials of Psychiatric Nursing, by Mereness and Taylor
  • 1966 A Manual of Operating Room Technology
  • 1962 A Manual of Recovery Room Care
  • 1977 The Surgical Patient: Behavioral Concepts for the Operating Room Nurse, by B. Gruendemann, et al.
  • 1983 Operating Room Nursing: The Perioperative Role, by Linda Groah
  • 1977 Independent Nursing Practice with Clients, by Lucille Kinlein
  • 1986 The Law and the Nurse, by Helen Creighton
  • 1982 Introduction to Leadership and Management in Nursing
  • 1985 Nursing: The Finest Art
  • 1973 Adult and Child Care (with dedication to Helen R. Johnson)
  • 1975 Comprehensive Pediatric Nursing
  • 1970 A Textbook of Pathology (W. Boyd)
  • 1954 Aseptic Treatment of Wounds, by C. Walter
  • 1977 Advanced Concepts in Clinical Nursing
  • 1977 The Clinical Practice of Medical-Surgical Nursing, by Marjorie Byers and Susan Dudas
  • 1970 Clinical Nursing, by Irene Beland (2nd ed.)
  • 1970 Clinical Nursing, by Irene Beland (2nd ed.)
  • 1987 Introduction to Leadership and Management in Nursing, by Mary Louise Holle and M. Blatchley
  • 1977 Textbook of Pediatric Nursing, by Dorothy Marlow
  • 1980 Pathophysiology for Health Practitioners
  • 1967 Patient Studies in Medical-Surgical Nursing
  • 1970 Intensive Coronary Care: A Manual for Nurses, by L. Meltzer, et al.
  • 1971 Ciba Collection of Medical Illustrations, Vol. 5 - Heart - B-69
  • 1977 Critical Care Nursing - Work Manual, by Hudak, Lohr, and Gallo
  • 1963 Textbook of Medicine, by Cecil-Loeb
  • 1984 Fundamentals of Nursing, by B. Bigelow-Kemp, A. Pillitteri
  • 1983 Clinical Pharmacology and Nursing Management, by Spencer et al.
  • 1977 Rehabilitative Aspects of Acute and Chronic Nursing Care, by Ruth Stryker
  • 1974 Medical-Surgical Nursing (1st ed.), by J. Luckmann and K. Sorensen
  • 1975 Textbook of Medical-Surgical Nursing, by Brunner and Suddarth
  • 1978 Medical-Surgical Nursing: A Conceptual Approach, by Dorothy Jones, et al.
  • 1980 Medical-Surgical Nursing, by Luckmann and Sorensen
  • 1938 Student's Handbook on Nursing Case Studies
  • 1957 Oxygen Therapy Handbook
  • 1939 A Textbook of Microbiology
  • 1941 The Art and Science of Nursing, by E. Rothweiler and J. White
  • 1954 Nursing in Clinical Medicine, by Jensen and Jensen (4th ed.)
  • 1941 Simplified Nursing, by F. Dakin and E. Thompson (4th ed.)
  • 1967 Basic Medical-Surgical Nursing, by M. Mason
  • 1940 A Textbook of Pathology for Nurses
  • 1937 Principles of Nursing Ethics
  • 1944 Trends in Nursing History, by Jamieson and Sewall (2nd ed.)
  • 1947 Florence Nightingale, The Lady with the Lamp, by Basil Miller
  • 1944 Nancy Dale, Army Nurse, by Ruby L. Radford
  • 1915 The Nurse's Story In Which Reality Meets Romance, by Adele Bleneau
  • 1959 Textbook of Anatomy and Physiology, by Catherine P. Anthony (an RN) (5th ed.)
  • 1944 Cherry Ames, Army Nurse
  • 1943 Cherry Ames, Student Nurse
  • 1908 The Human Body and Health
  • 1953 The Historical Development of Nursing: Emphasizing the Cultural Background of the Race and the Influence of Philosophy and Religion on the Healing Arts (by Sr. Charles Marie Frank, CCVI)
  • 1914 Materia Medica for Nurses, by A. Blumgarten
  • 1922 Primer of Sanitation and Physiology
  • 1946 American Pocket Medical Dictionary
  • 1934 Mental Hygiene and Education
  • 1955 Essentials of Medicine: The Art and Science of Medical Nursing, by Charles B. Emerson and Jane Bragdon for Lippincott
  • 1919 Training School Methods for Institutional Nurses, by Charlotte Aikens
  • 1943 Review of Nursing, by Helen Hansen
  • 1903 Rational Hydrotherapy, by James Harvey Kellogg
  • 1914 Eugenics, by T. Shannon
  • No date - State of Indiana Manual for Employees in State Hospitals, by T.A. Gottschalk
  • 1901 Thoughts, comprised by the Ladies of Fabiola Hospital Assoc.
  • 1934 Rules for Recovery from Tuberculosis, by L. Brown
  • 1914 Pocket Medical Dictionary
  • 1929 Textbook of Materia Medica, by Blumgarten (4th ed.)
  • 1931 Textbook of Materia Medica, by Blumgarten (5th ed.)
  • 1930 DeLee's Obstetrics for Nurses
  • 1929 A Textbook of Anatomy and Physiology, by J. Williams
  • 1931 A Manual of the Common Contagious Diseases, by P. Stimson
  • 1931 An Introduction to Materia Medica, by Stella Goostray
  • 1938 Nursing History, by Minnie Goodnow (7th ed.)
  • 1950 Public Health Nursing Practice, by Ruth Freeman (1st ed.)
  • 1963 Public Health Nursing Practice, by Ruth Freeman (3rd ed.)
  • 1972 Community Health Nursing, by Leahy, et al
  • 2002 Fifty Years of the National Student Nurses' Association, by Diane Mancino
  • 1940 Essentials of Medicine, by Charles B. Emerson, MD, and Jane Taylor, RN, M.Ed (14th ed.)
  • 1907 Everyday Etiquette: A practical Manual of Social Usages, by Marion Harland and V. Van de Water
  • 1969 The Emergence of Modern Nursing, by Vern and Bonnie Bullough
  • 1988 Making Choices, Taking Chances: Nurse Leaders Tell Their Stories, ed. Thelma Schorr and Anne Zimmerman
  • 1978 Nurse, by Peggy Anderson
  • 1938 A Short History of Nursing, by L. Dock and I. Stewart (4th ed.)

Books on Domestic Medicine

  • 1895 The People's Common Sense Medical Advisor in Plain English; on Medicine Simplified, by R.V. Pierce
  • 1908 The People's Common Sense Medical Advisor in Plain English; on Medicine Simplified, by R.V. Pierce
  • 1939 Modern Home Medical Advisor
  • 1904 Medicology, or Home Encyclopedia of Health: A Complete Family Guide, by J. Richardson
  • 1912 Preventive Medicine in the Home, by J. Goltra, volumes 1-3, 5
  • 1883 20th Century Family Physician: A Popular Guide for the Household Management of Disease, by H. Lyman, et al.
  • 1994 Rail Fences, Rolling Pins, and Rainbows: Hamilton County Bygone Days, by L. Costomiris
  • 1985 Hoosier Home Remedies, by Varro Tyler
  • 1992 A Handbook of Native American Herbs, by A. Hutchens
  • 1997 (originally published in 1837) The Family Nurse: Companion of the American Frugal Housewife
  • 1985 Voices of American Homemakers, ed. E. Arnold
  • Series on Voices of Indiana Homemakers, by E. Arnold

Curriculum/Coursework

  • Box 1:
    • Folder 1 - Psychiatric Nursing Coursework
    • Folder 2 - 1937 NLNE Curriculum Guide
    • Folder 3 - Notebook on Nurse Refresher Course c. 1960s
    • Folder 4 - Memo to Contributors (including Dr. LaNelle Geddes) from Virginia Henderson.
    • Note from Medical-Surgical Task Force, Dec. 28, 1981, re. course content for pathophysiology course.
    • NUR 214 - Introduction to Pathophysiology Syllabus (Fall 2003), the last course Dr. Geddes taught at Purdue University.
    • Note from V. Henderson to L. Geddes

Manuscripts

  • Box 1:
    • Folder 1 - A. Nutting, "The Future" (AJN)
    • Folder 2 - "Rules for Nurses," 1935 (Home Hospital, Lafayette, IN)
    • Folder 3 - "History of CPR" (typed copy)
    • Folder 4 - Publications, Dr. LaNelle Geddes
    • Folder 5 - Essay on teaching, Dr. L. Geddes
    • Folder 6 - Journal of Student Nurse, 1955
    • Folder 7 - Letter from Muriel Foster
    • Folder 8 - Notes from Luther Christman's lecture of 11-11-85, "Politics of Nursing"
    • Folder 9 - "Whitall and Tatum Nursers"
    • Folder 10 - Copy of 1887 Job Description
  • Box 2:
    • Folder 1 - Program and speeches from May 2004 Pinning Ceremony by Dr. LaNelle Geddes, Dr. Ruth Wukasch, and Kristen Clark

Organizations

  • Box 1:
    • Folders 1-3 - Local Philippine Nurses Association documents

Small Collections

  • Box 1:
    • Folder 1 - Brochure of US Cadet Nurse Corps
    • Folder 2 - Public Health Nursing in Indiana
    • Folder 3 - Copy of First Indiana State Registration Law
    • Folder 4 - Cards (medicine, special nurse, etc.)
    • Folder 5 - 50 Years at the Division of Nursing: United States Public Health Service

Photographs

  • Box 1:
    • Folder 1 - Iron lung
    • Folder 2 - 1940s nurses
    • Folder 3 - 1937-38 nursing photographs, England
  • Others, donated by retired nurses, are on disc

Yearbooks

  • Box 1:
    • Folder 1 - University of the Philippines Alumni Association Yearbooks
    • Folder 2 - Copy, Toronto Hospital for Sick Children - Alumni Association Centennial book
    • Folder 3 - Golden Jubilee, St. Vincent's Hospital SON, 1897-1947.

History of Purdue University School of Nursing

Purdue University School of Nursing

  • Box 1:
    • Folder 1 - Nurse Practitioner Grant to Kellogg Foundation, 1973-74, 1975-77
  • Box 2:
    • Folder 1 - Application for Accreditation, BSN Program, 1982
    • Folder 2 - Letter from Helen Johnson
  • Box 3:
    • Nursing Center for Family Health - Jo Brooks and Mary L. Holle
  • Box 4: Annual Reports to Kellogg Foundation
    • Folder 1 - First Annual Report, 1963-64
    • Folder 2 - Second Annual Report, 1964-65
    • Folder 3 - Final Report re. Evaluation of BSN Program, 1971
    • Folder 4 - First Primary Report - Integration of Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Concepts, 1971
    • Folder 5 - Second Annual Report - Integration of Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Concepts, 1975
    • Folder 6 - Final Annual Report - Integration of Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Concepts, 1976

Nursing Ethics

This area is in development.

Culturally-based Nursing Organizations

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