Florence Nightingale papers, 1870-1941 and undated, [bulk 1870-1897].

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Summary

Creator:
Nightingale, Florence, 1820-1910
Abstract:
Papers include letters to William Howell Reed, thanking him for the gift of his Hospital life in the Army of the Potomac; to Lady Marian Alford, relating to the Lord Stratford de Redcliffe Memorial Fund; and a series of personal and very affectionate letters to Miss A.P. Lemon, later Mrs. L. Roscoria, a colleague and personal friend, regarding her health, as well as the illness of her mother, and affairs of the hospital. Other items are newspaper clippings about Nightingale and a postcard bearing her portrait.
Extent:
14 items
Language:
Materials in English
Collection ID:
RL.10717

Background

Scope and content:

Papers include letters to William Howell Reed, thanking him for the gift of his Hospital life in the Army of the Potomac; to Lady Marian Alford, relating to the Lord Stratford de Redcliffe Memorial Fund; and a series of personal and very affectionate letters to Miss A.P. Lemon, later Mrs. L. Roscoria, a colleague and personal friend, regarding her health, as well as the illness of her mother, and affairs of the hospital. Other items are newspaper clippings about Nightingale and a postcard bearing her portrait.

Biographical / historical:

British nurse.

Acquisition information:
Source unknown
Processing information:

Processed by: Rubenstein Staff

Finding aid derived from MARC record using DukeMARC2EAD-HOMproject.xsl, December 2014

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General note:

Forms part of the Trent Manuscripts Collection.

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Names:
History of Medicine Collections (Duke University)
Nightingale, Florence, 1820-1910

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Florence Nightingale papers, 1870-1941 and undated, [bulk 1870-1897]., David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University.