To Donate Historical Materials

Many materials from the past may be of considerable interest and value to nursing historians. The Center for Nursing History, Ethics, Human Rights and Innovations can help preserve nursing history by providing an archival repository which safeguards records by monitoring their handling and use and preserving them in a climate controlled environment.

Items suitable for inclusion in the Center include:

• Texts:
  • First edition nursing texts
  • Nursing textbooks prior to 1950
• Personal papers:
  • Professional correspondence
  • Speeches
  • Photographs
  • Oral history tapes
  • Journals
  • Diaries
  • Newspaper and journal articles about the person
  • Certificates, awards, presentations
  • Class notes
• Clinician papers:
  • Development of practice area
  • Research instruments
  • Handouts of presentations
  • Patient education materials
• Faculty papers:
  • Documents related to appointments and promotions
  • Faculty minutes about curriculum changes
  • Ceremonial programs
  • Media coverage
  • Lecture notes
• Organizational papers:
  • Original letters
  • Minutes
  • Reports
  • Photographs
  • Publications
  • Architectural records
  • Articles of incorporation, charters
  • Audio recordings
  • Budgets
  • Bylaws and revisions