Four African American LPN (licensed practical nursing) students and a Duke University Hospital staff member or nursing instructor gathered around a table. The students are enrolled in a cooperative program between Durham city schools, State Vocational...
School of Nursing students during capping exercises. Bessie Baker was the first dean of the School of Nursing (1930-1938). The first class was admitted on January 2, 1931 and graduated on June 7, 1933.
Sherwood with two pediatric patients outside of Duke Hospital. In 1930, when Duke Hospital was opened, Mildred M. Sherwood was put in charge of the Children's Ward. She was an instructor in pediatrics, and a nurse with the Mobile Medical Emergency Unit...
School of Nursing preclinicals attending an informal dance on the terrace of Baker House (also the nurses' residence). Bessie Baker was the first dean of the School of Nursing (1930-1938). The first class was admitted on January 2, 1931 and graduated...
1975 School of Nursing class in front of Duke Chapel. 1st row: M. Bacon, J. Ridgley, T. Braseth, M. Alderman, K. Lawrence, T. Marelli, B. Brennan, C. Harris, T. Jackson, K. Kent, W. Koenig, L, Briggs, D. Hoare, D. Lawhorne, J. Butcher, Z. Tillson, D....
Nurses' aides training at Duke Hospital. One student brushes the teeth of a mannequin patient while other nurses' aides students gather around the bed. An instructor is also present.
School of Nursing, class of 1957. A four-year professional program in nursing leading to the Bachelor of Nursing degree was established in 1953 under the direction of School of Nursing Dean Florence K. Wilson. This group was the first class to...
Durham Technical Institute’s Practical Nursing Education Program graduates who took their clinical education work at Duke Hospital; Row 1- Nellie McCrea, Calverine Yelverton, Joyce Greenfield, Bessie Cozart, Madeline Barbee, Ricky Crabtree, Georgianna...
Mrs. Addie Butler, left, a practical nursing student, gets some instruction from a nurse on Matas ward. This photograph was taken by Phyllis Cole and appeared in the December 10, 1971 issue of the Intercom newsletter.
Thelma Ingles came to Duke university in 1944 supported by a United States Public Health Service grant to study the role of the nurse in the clinic. She returned to Duke in 1949 as professor and chair of the Department of Medical-Surgical Nursing at...
Moseley Award winners at the School of Nursing commencement ceremony for Bachelors of Science in Nursing. Pictured are Annette Baker, Carolyn Beethan, Denise Herrore, dean of the school Ruby Wilson, Carswell Hoots, and Sandra Pettit.
In 1929, Baker was recruited by Wilburt C. Davison (first dean of the Duke University School of Medicine) to become the first dean of the Duke University School of Nursing. Baker officially joined Duke University in 1930 as professor and dean; the...
Duke School of Nursing students are fitted with nursing caps during a capping ceremony. Family and community members, including other nurses, are in attendance.
The 43 Paths for Employee Progress (PEP) Program graduates file in for the Recognition of Achievement Ceremony on August 31, 1971. Ora L. Riley, LPN, was named class valedictorian. Diane B. Evans, LPN, gave the class response at the ceremony. This...
William G. Anlyan, Ruby Wilson and two School of Nursing faculty or staff members breaking ground for a the new addition to the Hanes House. The Elizabeth P. Hanes House, named for Dr. Hanes' wife, Elizabeth Peck Hanes, is a dormitory and teaching...
Six School of Nursing students in line to receive mail. At least four nurses are cadet nurses. In line are Helen Jones Majette (first from left) and Jeanne Haigh (third from left).
Moseley Award winners at the School of Nursing commencement ceremony for Bachelors of Science in Nursing. Pictured are Annette Baker, Carolyn Beethan, Denise Herrore, dean of the school Ruby Wilson, Carswell Hoots, and Sandra Pettit.
Wilma Minnier (L) talk with two nursing students in the hospital. Minniear joined Duke as an assistant professor in 1964. She became executive director of nursing services in 1970 and remained in this position until her retirement in 1984.
At the center, a line of men and women can be seen in front of a large piece of medical equipment. A nurse is using the piece of equipment on a male patient, while another nurse stands behind her.
Uniformed School of Nursing students on front steps of building. Bessie Baker was the first dean of the School of Nursing (1930-1938). The first class was admitted on January 2, 1931 and graduated on June 7, 1933.
The first class of the School of Nursing in uniform. The class entered on January 1931 and graduated in June 1933. They were the only class to wear black stockings.
Portrait of Harriet Cook Carter. Carter was a nurse a cofounder of the Duke Hospital Axuiliary. She was married to Dr. Bayard Carter, who served as chair of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology.
(Left to right) Mickey or Mickie Harold, Duke Hospital; Hilda Burnham, nursing arts instructor; Julia Hampton, surgical supervisor; Margaret Pinkerton, dean; Gunter(?); Mildred Sherwood, pediatrics supervisor.
Major Julia White, 65th General Hospital chief nurse. The idea for a Duke hospital army unit was born in October 1940, the brainchild of Wilburt C. Davison, then dean of the Duke University School of Medicine. The Army reserve unit's original core,...