NIGHTINGALE, Florence, 1820 - 1910, reformer of hospital nursing
Identity Statement
Reference code(s) | : GB 0097 NIGHTINGALE |
Held at | : British Library of Political and Economic Science Click here to find out how to view this collection at http://www.lse.ac.uk/library › |
Full title | : NIGHTINGALE, Florence, 1820 - 1910, reformer of hospital nursing |
Date(s) | : 1851-1897 |
Level of description | : collection |
Extent | : 28 volumes |
Name of creator(s) | : Nightingale Florence, 1820 - 1910, reformer of hospital nursing |
Context
Administrative/Biographical history:
Florence Nightingale, 1820-1910, was born in Florence and educated in nursing by the Protestant Sisters of Mercy at Kaiserwerth on the Rhine. She went to the Crimea in 1854, and made her reputation in the military hospitals there. When she returned to England she devoted a £50,000 testimonial to the foundation of the Nightingale home for the training of nurses. She spent much of the rest of her life writing and lecturing.
Content
Scope and content/abstract:
Works by Florence Nightingale, and works by various authors, the property of, or containing contributions by Florence Nightingale, on subjects including nursing, public health, hospital administration, and military hospitals.
Access & Use
Language/scripts of material:
English
System of arrangement:
This collection is arranged in 28 volumes: Vols. 1-22, Works by Florence Nightingale, arranged chronologically, 1851-1897. Vols. 23-28, Works by various authors, the property of, or containing contributions by Florence Nightingale, arranged chronologically, 1865-1894.
Conditions governing access:
OPEN
Conditions governing reproduction:
APPLY TO ARCHIVIST
Finding aids:
Printed handlist and online catalogue available.
Archival Information
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Immediate source of acquisition:
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Description Notes
Archivist's note:
Output from CAIRS using template 14 and checked by hand on May 29, 2002
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Date(s) of descriptions:
29 May 2002
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