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Raleigh General Hospital Nurses Alumnae Association Records

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 4665

Scope and Contents

Records of the Raleigh General Hospital Nurses Alumnae Association, which consisted of 145 nurses who graduated from the Raleigh General School of Nursing in Beckley between 1928 and 1951, some of whom were members of the U.S. Army Nurse Corps who volunteered for service in World War II. Materials include graduation programs, photographs, newspaper clippings, and more. Also includes two nurses caps and other artifacts.

Also includes photographs, printed ephemera, and other material regarding Jacqueline Tackett Beard, the former recordkeeper of the Alumnae Association, and artifacts, printed ephemera, photographs, and more depicting Madalene Vaughan's career as a nurse at Raleigh General Hospital and Dr. Paul E. Vaughan's career as a nursing instructor and surgeon at Raleigh General Hospital.

Dates

  • Creation: circa 1940s-2021 and undated

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is unprocessed but is open for research. Please contact the West Virginia & Regional History Center in advance to request access.

Audiovisual recordings must be digitized for research access. Researchers must contact the West Virginia & Regional History Center reference department at https://westvirginia.libanswers.com/wvrhc.

Extent

2.75 Linear Feet (2 document cases, 5 in. each; 1 record carton, 15 in.; 2 flat storage boxes, 4 in. each)

0.01 Gigabytes (13 files, formats include .pdf and .docx)

Language

English

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of Alexander, Anna Beard and Alexander, Dan, 2025 January 31 and 2025 March 20 Additional contributions made by Vaughn, Delores and Vaughan, Mike

Source

Title
Raleigh General Hospital Nurses Alumnae Association Records
Author
Grace Musgrave
Date
2025 March 21
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the West Virginia and Regional History Center Repository

Contact:
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