International Nursing
Virginia Arnold papers. A range of materials from public health nurse and educator Virginia Arnold (1907-1989), who worked with the Rockefeller Foundation, the United Nations, and the US Public Health Service Division of International Health (where she served as Chief Nurse) to set up and supervise nursing programs around the world.
Naomi Deutsch papers. Material from nurse and public health campaigner Naomi Deutsch (1890-1983), who served as principal consultant for the Pan-American Sanitation Bureau, for which she developed health programs in the Caribbean and Central America.
Myrtle Ford papers. Material on the development and administration of nursing programs from nurse and administrator Myrtle Ford (1912-2011), including documentation of the BU School of Nursing's transition to an autonomous school in 1946; and material on her World Health Organization assignment in Southeast Asia.
Alice Forman papers. Material documenting the work and research of nurse Alice Forman in the fields of nursing, nurse-midwifery, and international public health, the latter especially in Tukey, Nigeria, and India.
Lucy D. Germain papers. Manuscripts, letters, photographs, and other records from nurse, nursing educator, and nursing administrator Lucy D. Germain (1903-1988), including her work as a consultant to UNICEF for the Soroptimist International Association among her other activities.
Anne Hargreaves papers. Material documenting the career of Anne G. Hargreaves (1924-2019), focusing on her contributions to nursing education, nursing administration, healthcare policy, and public health advocacy; including her work in El Salvador and Central America.
Adele Herwitz papers. Correspondence, mostly outgoing letters, from Adele Herwitz (1919-2011) in her role as Executive Director of the International Council of Nurses; and other materials.
Esther M. Mallardi collection. Esther M. Mallardi's collection of government publications, course syllabi, prospectuses, reports, and professional journals from various countries, including Turkey, Iraq, Greece, Japan, India, the Philippines, Iran, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom.
Marion Murphy papers. Material from public health nurse, educator, and consultant Marion Murphy, including her 1953 diary of her World Health Organization fellowship in Brazil, Peru, and Ecuador, among many other records.
Margaret Shetland papers. Materials documenting the career of public health nurse, author, and educator Margaret Shetland (1906-2006), including materials related to nursing education and public health projects in the Philippines, Guatemala, Lebanon, Panama, and elsewhere.
Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools collection. Material documenting the background, establishment, and ongoing activities of the Commission, an organization created to prescreen graduates of foreign nursing schools seeking to practice in the United States, dating from the 1970s and 1980s.
