British College of Nurses

• Reference:GB 1199 RCN1/1/1927/1
• Dates of Creation:1927-1933
• Name of Creator:
  Stanley, Arthur (1869-1947) Politician
• Physical Description:
  0.01m

• Scope and Content

  College of Nursing correspondence re the accounts of the British College of Nurses.

  Folder includes:

  Accounts of the British College of Nurses and comments on them 1927-1933;

  Letter to the secretary of the British College of Nurses from G Hillyers inquiring about the legal rights of their members;

  Promotional leaflet for the British College of Nurses;

  Sep 1933 edition of the British Journal of Nursing, including accounts for the period 1 Jul 1932 to 30 Jun 1933;

  Notes on the accounts of the British College of Nurses Jun 1932;

  Sep 1932 edition of the British Journal of Nursing;

  Letter dated 1 Sep 1931 from Madge Barrett to Miss Rundle concerning premises for the College of Nursing, funding issues, political situation, British College of Nursing accounts;

  British College of Nurses receipts and payments accounts 1929-1931;

  Sep 1929 edition of the British Journal of Nursing;

  Aug 1928 edition of the British Journal of Nursing;

  Notes on the accounts of the British College of Nurses Jun 1927;

  In 1926, Mrs [Ethel] Fenwick founded the British College of Nurses, which was to be an educational body with membership and fellowship by examination. She intended the college to provide nurses who desired professional self-government, an therefore did not wish to join the College of Nursing [founded in 1916 by Sir Arthur Stanley and Dame Sarah Swift], with the opportunity of professional development. The foundation was made possible by an anonymous benefactor who donated £100,000. The first fellowships were presented, with full graduation ceremony, on 27 April 1927, and were awarded to nurses who had contributed to the advancement of professional nursing, including Mrs Fenwick herself.

  [From 'Battle of the Nurses' by Susan McGann, Scutari Press, London 1992, p51.]

  The British College of Nurses existed until the 1940s. President, Ethel G. Fenwick died in 1947. [RCN Archives, FB, May 2013]

• Access Information

  This collection is available for research. Readers are advised to contact the RCN Archives in advance of their first visit.

• Other Finding Aids

  Most recent online Royal College of Nursing Archives Catalogue is available at http://www.rcn.org.uk/development/library_and_heritage_services.

• Conditions Governing Use

  Royal College of Nursing