Connecticut League for Nursing Records
Scope and Content
The collection contains correspondence, reports, publications, administrative and financial records documenting the activities and interests of the organization.
Dates
- undated, 1952-2003
Access
The collection is open and available for research.
Restrictions on Use
Permission to publish from these Papers must be obtained in writing from both the University of Connecticut Libraries and the owner(s) of the copyright.
History
On 10 December 1952, the first formal organizational meeting of the Connecticut League for Nursing was held at Heublein Hall in Hartford Hospital. Ruth M. Olson, Director of Nursing at New Britain Memorial Hospital, was elected the first President. Dues were $5 and there were 338 charter members and 37 friends of nursing.
The vision of CLN's original founders continues today through the League's current programs and activities as guided by the current Mission Statement:
"The Connecticut League for Nursing advances and strengthens the nursing profession by providing education for and facilitating collaboration among educators, practitioners, administrators, consumers and other stakeholders to meet the needs of diverse populations in an ever-changing healthcare environment."
Additional information can be found on the Connecticut League for Nursing website.
Extent
4.25 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Administrative records of the Connecticut League for Nursing whose mission is to: foster partnerships between academic and clinical nursing leaders; facilitate access to formal nursing education programs in the State of Connecticut; provide affordable, accessible, and contemporary continuing education programs and forums; and support the National League for Nursing's initiatives related to Nurse Faculty Development, Nursing Research and Nursing Workforce Demographics (from CLN mission statement).
Arrangement
The materials are arranged into one alphabetical series.
Series I: Records, (undated, 1952-2003) includes administrative and financial records of the organization as well as publications, photographs and ephemera.
Acquisition Information
The records were donated by the Connecticut League for Nursing in 2003.
Separated Material
The following materials have been separated from the collection and cataloged:
Diploma School of Nursing in the 1908s. Dodd C7149
Guide to Nursing Education in Connecticut. Dodd Periodicals
Health Resources News. Dodd Periodicals
Nursing needs and Resources in Connecticut. A Report of the Connecticut Commission on Nursing. Dodd C7140
Roots of Interpersonal Nursing. Dodd A5573
Story of the National League of Nursing Education. Dodd A5572
"Virginia Henderson at the Connecticut League for Nursing" 2003-0083.vr1
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- Title
- Connecticut League for Nursing Records
- Status
- Published
- Author
- Archives & Special Collections staff
- Date
- 2005 October
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Archives and Special Collections, University of Connecticut Library Repository
University of Connecticut Library
405 Babbidge Road Unit 1205
Storrs Connecticut 06269-1205 USA US
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