Ann Henshaw Gardiner was the first full-time faculty member of the Duke University School of Nursing. She served from 1931 until 1941. (From the scrapbook of Marie McAdams Parrish, circa 1978.)
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.
(Three groups from left to right) Staff, including Bessie Baker (dean) at the front of the line, and administrators; first class of the School of Nursing students (in black tights); nurses of Duke Hospital. The first class entered on January 1931 and...
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.
Uniformed School of Nursing students entering their junior year receive their nursing caps from upper-class students. School of Nursing dean, classmates, and faculty members are also present.
Baker House, located on Trent Drive, was constructed in 1931 and renovated in 1968. The building is contiguous with Duke Clinic. It housed the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology administration, clinics, diagnostic, treatment and support services...
School of Nursing students and faculty pose for a group photograph after the capping ceremony. Students receive their nursing caps during a capping ceremony in their junior year. A Red Cross flag is hanging behind students.