NLM Metadata
Title:
Midwifery, Nursing, and Obstetrics Manuscript Collections at NLM: A Subject Guide
Subjects--MeSH:
Nurse Midwives -- history
Obstetrical Nursing -- history
Schools, Nursing -- history
Manuscripts, Medical
Subjects--Other:
nursing manuscripts
Classification:
WY 11.1
Published:
U.S. National Library of Medicine, 03 September 2002
Last updated:
06 October 2004
Related names:
Sandler, Willeke
Rees, John P.
Category:
Finding Aids
Collections
Abstract:
This guide describes the modern manuscript collections concerning nursing, midwifery and obstetrics found in the History of Medicine Division. These collections include lecture notes on midwifery, records of nursing schools and associations, and the correspondence and personal papers of persons involved in the fields of nursing and midwifery. Persons mentioned include Francis Henry Ramsbotham and James Young Simpson. A majority of the collections are dated from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, although there are several collections from the eighteenth century. Subjects are listed alphabetically with an index of terms. Brief descriptions include author of collection, physical description, and call number. Where available, the web address of the finding aid is provided.
Permanence level:
Permanent: Dynamic Content
Permanence guarantor:
U.S. National Library of Medicine
Language:
English
Rights:
Public Domain
Contact:
archivist@mail.nlm.nih.gov
URL:
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/hmd/manuscripts/nursing/home.html
Catalog ID:
101234511
