Chicago Council on Community Nursing records

Chicago Council on Community Nursing records 1919-1971 (bulk 1946-1971)

Descriptive Inventory for the Collection at Chicago History Museum, Research Center

By Jordan Jancosek, 2010; ed. by Rachel Juris, 2011

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Chicago History Museum, Research Center

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Title: Chicago Council on Community Nursing records [manuscript], 1919-1971 (bulk 1946-1971)

Main entry: Chicago Council on Community Nursing

Inclusive dates: 1919-1971 (bulk 1946-1971)

Size:

3.25 linear ft. (8 boxes)

1 sound tape.

Restriction: For listening purposes, it is necessary to use a copy, not the original (and to have a listening copy made if one is not available).

Accession number: M1972.0042

Provenance statement: Gift of the Chicago Council on Community Nursing (M1972.0042).

Terms governing use: Copyright may be retained by the creators of items, or their descendents, as stipulated by United States copyright law, unless otherwise noted.

Please cite this collection as: Chicago Council on Community Nursing records (Chicago History Museum) plus a detailed description, date, and box/folder number of a specific item.

This descriptive inventory contains the following sections:

Historical note,

Summary description of the collection,

Description of some material related to the collection,

List of online catalog headings about the collection,

Arrangement of the collection,

Detailed description of archival series in the collection,

List of contents of the collection.

Historical note:

The Central Council on Nursing Education was formed ca. 1920 and was made up of representatives of Chicago area nursing schools, nursing organizations, hospitals' women's auxiliaries, and others. The organization sought to improve educational standards in schools of nursing. In 1946, the organization became part of the newly formed Chicago Council on Community Nursing (CCCN) and broadened its scope to include private and public nursing agencies in the greater Chicago area. Other functions of the CCCN included coordination and planning of services, promotion of the nursing profession, awarding scholarships and grants for the study of nursing, and vocational training.

Summary description of the collection:

Correspondence, meeting minutes and agendas, financial reports, policies and procedures, academic papers, speeches, training materials, newspaper clippings, and other records of the Chicago Council on Community Nursing (CCCN) and its predecessor, the Central Council on Nursing Education. Most of the collection pertains to the council's work improving educational standards for nursing, as well as popularizing the nursing profession.

Description of some material related to the collection:

Related materials at Chicago History Museum, Research Center, include the Chicago Council on Community Nursing photograph collection (1980.0011).

List of online catalog headings about the collection:

The following index headings for this collection were entered in the online catalog.

Subjects:

Chicago Council on Community Nursing--Archives.

Central Council on Nursing Education (Chicago, Ill.)

Nurses--Illinois--Chicago Metropolitan Area--20th century.

Nursing--Illinois--Chicago Metropolitan Area--20th century.

Nursing--Illinois--Chicago Metropolitan Area--Societies, etc.

Nursing--Study and teaching--Illinois--Chicago Metropolitan Area.

Nursing--Vocational guidance--Illinois--Chicago Metropolitan Area.

Chicago Metropolitan Area (Ill.)--Social conditions--20th century.

Form/genre:

Audiotapes.

Correspondence.

Financial records.

Minutes.

Newspaper clippings.

Speeches.

Added entries:

Central Council on Nursing Education (Chicago, Ill.)

United States--Illinois--Cook County--Chicago.

Arrangement of the collection:

The collection is arranged in four series:

Series 1. Central Council on Nursing Education materials, 1919-1949 (box 1-2)

Series 2. Board meeting minutes, 1946-1971 (box 2-3)

Series 3. Administrative files, 1946-1971 (box 4-7)

Series 4. General materials, 1950-1971 (box 7-8)

Detailed description of archival series in the collection:

Series 1. Central Council on Nursing Education materials, 1919-1949 (box 1-2)

Series 1 consists of correspondence, meeting minutes, agendas, budget reports, certificates, academic papers, pamphlets, newspaper clippings, and other records of the Central Council on Nursing Education, predecessor to the Chicago Council on Community Nursing. Also present are materials pertaining to the council's annual luncheons, including pamphlets, newspaper clippings, and speeches.

Series 2. Board meeting minutes, 1946-1971 (box 2-3)

Series 2 contains board meeting minutes of the CCCN. Included are minutes of the council's inaugural meeting in 1946.

Series 3. Administrative files, 1946-1971 (box 4-7)

Series 3 consists of correspondence, meeting minutes, budget reports, policies and procedures, and other administrative records of the CCCN. Also present are speeches, mainly given by medical professionals, from the council's annual luncheons.

Series 4. General materials, 1950-1971 (box 7-8)

Series 4 contains training manuals, newspaper clippings, pamphlets, history of nursing, and questionnaires. Also present are copies of the Illinois League for Nursing newsletter, information on the Practical Nursing Program, and a reel-to-reel audio tape of an April 5, 1970, appearance by representatives of the CCCN on the Virginia Gale Show.

List of contents of the collection:

Box 1-2 Central Council on Nursing Education materials, 1919-1949

Box 2-3 Board meeting minutes, 1946-1971

Box 4-7 Administrative files, 1946-1971

Box 7-8 General materials, 1950-1971