Sir Arthur Stanley letters
- Reference:GB 1199 RCN1/1/1918/1
- Dates of Creation:1918-1919
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- Physical Description:0.01m
Scope and Content
Letters from Sir Arthur Stanley to members concerning the position of the College on the Registration Bill, Trade Unions for Nurses and nurses' salaries and conditions.
Folder includes:
Letter dated 4 Feb 1918 from Sir Arthur Stanley to Major Chapple regarding the breakdown in negotiations with the Central Committee and the obstructive role of Mrs Bedford Fenwick;
Letter dated 9 Dec 1918 from Burdett to Sir Cooper Perry concerning a confidential document produced by the London Hospital listing their objections against affiliation with the College of Nursing (copy enclosed);
Letter dated 3 Jan 1919 from Sidney Webb to Sir Cooper Perry concerning trade unionism among nurses;
Printed materials including letters from Sir Arthur Stanley and Sir Cooper Perry on the Nurses Registration Bill, State Registration Fees, a list of questions to be put to parliamentary
candidates during 1918 parliamentary election;
Letter dated 15 Nov 1919 from Sir Arthur Stanley to Miss Rundle concerning the aims and accomplishments of the College of Nursing and trade unionism among nurses.
Access Information
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