The North Carolina Baptist Nursing School Collection
The North Carolina Baptist Hospital School of Nursing Class of 1932. Pictured in the back row from left to right: Ruby Jenkins Stainback, Pauline Binkley Jacobson, Thelma Lloyd Stroud, Elsie Lee Dall, Mary Taylor Maddrey. Front row from left to right: Lucille Cain Hartman, Edna L. Heinzerling, Mabel Meece (From the North Carolina Baptist Hospital School of Nursing Collection)
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Size: 5 cubic feet
Restrictions: The collection is available to the public upon completion of an interview with the Archives staff.
Preservation: Staples and paperclips have been removed. Materials have been placed in alkaline folders. Textiles have been wrapped in alkaline tissue and placed in alkaline boxes.
Number of Boxes: 9
Provenance: Varies with each series
History:
*View Ms. Heinzerling's 1960 North Carolina Baptist Hospital and School of Nursing history*
"In conjunction with the opening of the 88-bed, 22 bassinet North Carolina Baptist Hospital, the Baptist Hospital School of Nursing opened in 1923. The first class of 15 students was under the leadership of Miss Edna Heinzerling, RN, Director of the School of Nursing, as well as Director of Nurses for the Hospital."
"The education of the first student nurses included instruction by physicians and nurses, as well as working long hours in the hospital. The standard nursing attire included a long-sleeved blue uniform with a white apron, bib, collar, and cuffs. Black shoes and stockings were later changed to white. The white cap with black band became a standard part of the student uniform. The banding ceremony, at which the graduate nurse received a wide black velvet band, was a hallmark to which student nurses aspired. The first commencement exercise, held on May 25, 1926 at the First Baptist Church, graduated 10 students. Each graduate received a diploma and a North Carolina Baptist Hospital pin. This black and gold pin was embossed with the Florence Nightingale lamp. Ms. Heinzerling resigned in 1931 and was succeeded by Miss Lillian Anderson, RN. Ms. Heinzerling returned to her position in 1932, but due to illness was forced to resign again in 1936. Ms. Ruth Council, RN succeeded Ms. Heinzerling. During her tenure, the nursing school continued to increase enrollments, and in 1936, 18 living quarters were added to Blanche Barrus Nurses’ Home."
"In 1939 Ms. Council resigned, and Mrs. Leatha Smithdeal, RN, a Baptist graduate was appointed Acting Director of Nursing. Under her leadership, both graduate nurses and nursing students celebrated a dramatic change in their schedules. Their workweek was reduced from ten hours per day, seven days per week to eight hours per day. Mrs. Smithdeal was successful in constructing a six day work week for graduate nurses. She pioneered Public Health Nursing as a curriculum elective and established pediatric affiliations with Children’s Hospital of the University of Pittsburgh."
"Just cause for celebration came in 1941 with the return of Ms. Heinzerling. During her absence, she had remained professionally involved by editing the historical text, The History of Nursing in North Carolina by Mary Lewis Wyche."
"The Year 1941 also marked expansion at Baptist Hospital. The hospital increased its capacity to over 270 beds and 50 bassinets, and opened the first hospital pharmacy. This new service, under the direction of Mr. E.W. Rollins, Chief Pharmacist, replaced a small Drug Room where the Director of Nurses and her assistants acquired medications which they dispensed to patients throughout the hospital."
"Bowman Gray School of Medicine published its first yearbook, The Gray Matter, in 1942, and one year later The School of Nursing published its first yearbook, The Lamp. These yearbooks were combined in 1944 when seniors of both medical and nursing schools voted to publish one joint yearbook, The Gray and White Matter."
"The formation of the North Carolina Student Nurses’ Association and the election of Dorothy Inscore O’Briant, SN as the first president of the association marked a historic occasion in 1951. Ms. O’Briant was characterized by nursing instructors as an individual with tremendous leadership ability who served as a role model to which other students aspired."
"Mrs. Joyce Warren, RN, AB, BS succeeded Ms. Heinzerling as Director of Nursing and Director of the School of Nursing in 1952. Under her guidance in 1956, the School of Nursing became the largest diploma school in North Carolina. National accreditation was achieved in 1959, recognizing the excellence of the education program and placing the school among the elite few."
"When Ms. Warren retired in 1973, Mrs. Gwen Andrews, RN, MSN was promoted to the position of Director of Nursing. It was during this time that the nursing profession advocated that educational preparation of nurses move from hospital-based facilities to institutions of higher learning – promoting the Associate, Baccalaureate, Master of Science, and Doctoral Degrees. The era of the diploma program at the Medical Center ended in 1974 with the graduating class of 85 senior nursing students."
Taken from Celebrating Challenges: Celebrating Contributions of Nurses in Creating aHealth Care Culture
Scope of the Collection: The North Carolina Baptist Hospital School of Nursing Collection includes personal collections, textbooks, realia, textiles, and photographs. The series are based on the donors, rather than the actual materials.
Series:
Series I. School of Nursing Alumni
| | Alumni Programs "Baptist Hospital History", by Edna Heinzerling (click on the link for a PDF copy) Elizabeth Leonard-Nursing Graduate, 1926-1971 Donations delivered by Sarah Wikle 10/3/91 Programs Correspondence Newspaper Articles Newsletters NCBH School of Nursing 1923-1973, Alumnae Association Papers, 1954-1973 Newspaper Clippings The North Carolina Baptist Hospital and School of Nursing, 1960 Booklet produced for 50th Anniversary Committee Diploma |
Series II. Nursing Alumni Association
Series III: Nurse’s Home Bible
Series IV: Nursing Oral Histories
Oral Histories
| | Joyce Warren Gwen Andrews Michalene Marringer Tape with Dr. Pennell Tape with Dr. Alexander Tape with Dr. Meredith |
Series V: School of Nursing Photographs
Series VI. Barbara Wall Benge
| | Nursing Textbooks Uniform, 1955-1958 Series VII. Francis Wilson Brown Class pictures, 1937 Clippings Series VIII. Lih Brown Christian and American Flags |
Series IX. Helyn Carr
| | Textbooks Graduation Scrapbook, 1926 Photographs |
Series X. Dora "Mom" Elliot
| | Scrapbook, Pediatrics Ward, 1940s |
Series XI. Jeanette Lytton Gillelard
| | Scrapbook, 1952 Cape 1950s Nursing Textbooks |
Series XII. Juanita Hayes Marshall
| | Nurse’s Cape Student Nurses Uniform, 1928 Photographs, 1920s |
Series XIII. Francis Painter
| | Textbook Manual of Nursing Procedures |
Series XIV. Lucia Shirley
| | Booklets and Programs Newspaper Clippings Photos Information File Addendum to Lucia Shirley series 1/29/98. NCBH Certificate for 3 year course of instruction and practice in NCBH Graduation programs State Board Certificate American Red Cross enrollment 1976-1977 NCBH Alumni Association Certificate NCBH BGSM Medicine Transfusion service Instructor certificate for members of U.S. Cadet Nurse Corporation Nursing License 40th Anniversary Banquet 1 folder of clippings 1 folder of newsletters 1 folder of commencements and dedications |
Books:
| | The Miracle on Hawthorne Hill by Manson Meads, M.D. The History of Nursing in North Carolina by Mary Lewis Wyche, edited by Edna L. Heinzerling The Lamp, 1943 Gray and White Matter, 1945 Gray and White Matter, 1946 Gray and White Matter, 1948 Celebrating Challenges |
Series XV. Nancy Flynt Smith
Series XVI. Phyllis Teague
| | Textbook, Fundamentals of Administration For Schools of Nursing Nursing Cape, City Memorial Hospital |
Series XVII. Patricia Thomas
| | 1957-1958 Nursing Cape 1955-1958 Nurses Uniform 1958 Graduation Uniform |
Series XVIII. Louise Thornbro
| | Short history of the Nursing school, 1943-1945 |
Series XIX. Annie Wall (donated by Helyn Carr)
| | Graduation Scrapbook, 1926 Photographs – NCBH, 1926-1930s |
Series XX. Joyce Warren
| | 12 Yearbooks Photographs, Retirement Ceremony Booklets Series XXI. Mary Emma Rhodes Wingert Correspondence Photograph Manual of Nursing Procedures NCBH and School of Nursing, 1948 Newsletters Newsletters and Alumnae News Newspaper Clippings |
Series XXII. Sara Covington Wikle
| | Nurse’s Uniform, 1940s Nurse’s Cape, 1940s Nurse’s Cap with black velvet band Diploma Correspondence Clippings Textbooks, 1944-1947 Yearbooks Memorabilia Calligraphy done by Mr. Bovender for the School of Nursing in the 1970s |
Series XXIII. Jane Nelson
| | Gray and White Matter 1952, 1953, 1954 |
Series XXIV. Ruth Anderson Gwyn
| | Badge, 1940 Convention in Philadelphia Newspaper Clippings Notes from the Convention Booklet about Philadelphia Letters and Newspaper Clippings |
Series XXV. Cindy Morton Mauldin
| | Scrapbook in honor of Edna Heinzerling, Entitled "A Gracious Woman Retaineth Honor" |
Series XXVI. Rose W. Mathis
| | Class of 1955 framed photo |
Series XXVII. Mary Yount Miraglia, Class of 1970
Series XXVIII. Mary Wray Carter Fulton
Series XXIX. Helen Gentry Ferebee
| | Brochures Programs Photographs |
Series XXX. Mildred McGirt Dudgeon
| | Photographs Newspaper clippings |
Series XXXI. Mrs. James Satterwhite
Series XXXII. Deborah Dunning
Series XXXIII. Betty Gentry Pikula, Class of 1958
| | Photographs Scrapbooks Alumni Association Publications Class Photographs Newspaper clippings Yearbooks Museum Objects |
Series XXXIV.Lucille Cain Hartman, Class of 1932
| | Photographs Newspaper clippings Certificates Military Service memories Correspondence Scrapbooks Glass Syringe Set Medicine Dispensers Yearbooks Textbooks American Flag Cap Cape |
Series XXXV. Lucy Jessica Hudson, Class of 1940
Series XXXVI. 2005 Reunion
| | Alumni Directory Carries Bridges Allyn ('49) Photographs Barbara Smith's Presentation Anne Harrison's Presentation Hartman Fund Invitation Louise Thornboro Garrett's Presentation Mary Kathryn Hampton's WWII Presentation Rayetta Keener Johnson's Presentation Reunion planning correspondence Thank yous "Sharing our History and Memories" booklet Parks Welch's presentation |