Introduction
This section covers both the personal papers of public health nurses and other individuals whose career was closely association with public health, and organizations primarily devoted to the cause of promoting public health.
Public Health Nurses
Margaret G. Arnstein papers. Materials from nurse, educator, and author Margaret G. Arnstein (1904-1972), who worked with the World Health Organization, the American Public Health Association, the US Public Health Service, and the New York City Department of Public Health, among other groups.
Anne M. Burns papers. Materials from public health nurse Anne M. Burns (1912-1967), best known for her work in Ohio and Minnesota.
Camille Cook papers. Manuscripts, letters, and collected publications from public health nurse Camille Cook (1925-2021), covering her work in Brooklyn, New York and elsewhere.
Naomi Deutsch papers. Material from nurse and public health campaigner Naomi Deutsch (1890-1983), who served as Director of the Children's Bureau of the United States Department of Labor, worked as principal consultant for the Pan-American Sanitation Bureau, and served on the governing board of the American Public Health Association, among her work with other public health organizations.
Elise Fitzpatrick papers. Manuscripts and other items regarding the 1971 book Maternity Nursing (published by Lippincott), co-authored by Elise FItzpatrick (?-2006).
Alice J. Gifford papers. Manuscripts, letters, and printed items from public health nurse and educator Alice J. Gifford, namesake of the Alice J. Gifford Fund for Occupational and Environmental Health from John Hopkins University,
Elinor D. Gregg papers. Materials from public health nurse Elinor D. Gregg (1886-1970), who worked as Supervisor of Public Health Nursing in the Medical Division of the Bureau of Indian Affairs from 1924 to 1939.
Elizabeth McMahon papers. Materials from public health nurse Elizabeth McMahon, who worked with the Brookline, Massachusetts, Health Department from 1933 to 1953 among other public health organizations.
Sophie C. Nelson papers. Materials related to public health nursing cost analysis and budgetary methods, from public health nurse Sophie C. Nelson.
Gretchen A. Osgood papers. Various items from public health nurse Gretchen A. Osgood, known for her long career with the United States Public Health Service Division of Nursing.
Emilie G. Sargent papers. Materials from public health nurse Emilie G. Sargent (1894-1977), known for her decades of work in the Visiting Nurse Association of Detroit, Michigan; she also serves as president of the National Organization for Public Health Nursing in 1951-1952.
Alice Davis Seale papers. Manuscripts, letters, and other materials from Massachusetts public health nurse Alice Davis Seale.
Jane Taylor Torrance papers. Materials associated with the work of public health nurse Jane Taylor Torrance (1903-1988) as a consultant to the US Public Health Service Nursing Division and other nursing education organizations, as well as historical research on the history of midwifery training and education.
Jane Van de Vrede papers. Manuscripts and other documents from Jane Van de Vrede (1880-1972), a bacteriologist, nurse, and nursing administrator who specialized in public health.
Ellwynne Vreeland papers. Materials from nurse Ellwynne Vreeland (1909-1971), who developed first nationwide federal extramural research program for nursing for the US Public Health Service.
Public Health Nursing Organizations
American Public Health Association, Public Health Nursing Section collection. Institutional records, photographs, audio recordings, and other documents, dating from 1921 to the 2000s.
Association of Graduate Faculty in Community Health Nursing / Public Health Nursing collection. Records, correspondence, and other materials, especially records documenting the association's various public health conferences and meetings.
Massachusetts Association of Public Health Nurses collection. Materials from the Massachusetts public health association, including audiovisual material for public health education and historical artifacts.
Massachusetts Public Health Association, Public Health Nursing Section collection. Institutional records and other materials documenting the activities and programs of the Massachusetts Public Health Association and its Public Health Nursing Section.
New England Regional Conference for Public Health Nursing Education collection. Material documenting the history and work of a regional nursing education organization dedicated to advancing public health nursing in New England, from its origins in 1947-1948 to its dissolution in 1965-1966.
Nursing Council, United Community Services (Boston) collection. Records of the nursing organization founded in 1920 as the Committee on Public Health Nursing of the Boston Health League. They performed various nursing-related services such as proposing legislation, recruiting nursing students, setting standards, and giving courses, before disbanding in 1971.
Public Health Nursing Service of Dayton and Montgomery County collection. Materials documenting the history, administration, and activities of the Visiting Nurse Association (formerly the Fruit and Flower Mission) in Dayton, Ohio, with materials spanning from the 1900s into the 1970s.
United States Public Health Service Division of Nursing collection. A range of materials covering the activities, organization, and impact of the Division of Nursing within the US Public Health Service, from the 1940s through the 1980s.
Visiting Nurses Association of Boston collection. Materials documenting the history, administration, programs, and community impact of the Visiting Nurse Association of Boston and its predecessors, including the Instructive District Nursing Association (IDNA) and the Community Health Association (CHA); dating from the 1880s to the 2000s.
Visiting Nurses Association of New Haven collection. Records covering the development and activities of the Visiting Nurse Association (VNA) of New Haven, Connecticut, primarily dating from 1943 through the 1970s.
