Lycoming College - Lycoming County Women's History

Form dated Jan. 25, 1917, providing answer to inquiries relative to Miss _________, an applicant for admission to the Williamsport Hospital Training School for Nurses. Queries length of acquaintance, history, health, manners and disposition, temper, and moral character.

Application of Lula Thompson for admission to the Williamsport Hospital Training School for Nurses, dated Jan. 13, 1897. Mrs. Thompson was a widow with children aged three and five, who, as she indicated in response to a question on the application, would be cared for by their grandparents. She listed Roman Catholic as her religion and gave as recommendations Dr. S.O Goldman, of New York, and L.O. LaBelle, with whom she apparently boarded.

Application of Martha M. Lay for admission to the Williamsport Hospital Training School for Nurses, dated Sept. 10, 1899. The name of Miss Virginia Loomis, Superintendent, is now crossed out on the printed application, and a handwritten note has been added to "Send photograph." Attached is a typewritten note reading, "To whom it may concern, I very cheerfully bear testimony to the correct Christian deportment, of the bearer, Miss Martha Lay. She is a member, in good standing, in the church, Trinity Methodist Episcopal, in the city of Lock Haven, Pa., of which I am pastor. And I am sure that she will prove herself trustworthy in any position to which she is appointed. M. K. Foster, Pastor Trinity M.E. Church. Lock Haven, Pa., Sept. 14, 1899."

Application of Martha Washington Redfern for admission to the Williamsport Hospital Training School for Nurses, dated July 24, 1896. "This is to be filled out in the Candidate's own handwriting, and sent to Miss Virginia Loomis, Superintendent of the Williamsport Training School for Nurses. A letter from a clergyman or teacher, relating to the moral character of the applicant, and a certificate of good health from a physician, must accompany this application. The physician must make a through physical examination of the candidate before issuing the certificate." Martha Redfern, born in Philadelphia on February 22, 1873, was in good health and a member of the Cumberland Street M.E. Church in Philadelphia. She was recommended by the Secretary of the Young Women's Christian Association of Harrisburg and by Mr. Wm. B. Threapleton, hosiery mfg., of Philadelphia, probably her previous employer.

History of The Clio Club from its establishment in 1897 to 1985; includes the names of the founding members, bylaws, topics for discussion, and meeting places. It is an undated printed piece reproduced from an unknown publication.

Record of days on duty in various hospital departments, dated September 8, 1941. The student's identity has been obscured.

Record of nursing practice of a student who entered school Sept. 1, 1930 and graduated in the class of 1933. Lists her grades for housekeeping and bedmaking, admitting patients, making patients comfortable, assisting patients with personal needs, administering medicine and other treatments, charting, and surgical procedures.

Register listing the name, residence, dates of entrance and graduation of each student. Also lists the name of the supervising nurse. Some records include the student's religious denomination and include the signature of the student. The record book was annotated about 1927 to include married names, new addresses, and other pertinent information.

Record of the cases of an unidentified student in 1930-1931, as observed by L.M. Hipple, principal of school of nursing. The alphabetized summary of illnesses, injuries, and surgical procedures lists number of patients and number of days treated. The student entered school Sept. 1, 1930 and completed the course Dec. 21, 1933.

A history of the Willliamsport Hospital and the Williamport Hospital School of Nursing. Lycoming College Historical Methods paper submitted on Nov. 17, 1978, by Ruth Gustafson

Booklet with the bylaws, regulations, monthly programs, and lists of officers and members.

Booklet with the bylaws, regulations, monthly programs, and lists of officers and members.