Sir Arthur Stanley letters: RBNA & draft bill.

• Reference:GB 1199 RCN1/1/1916/12
• Dates of Creation:Feb-Apr 1916
• Name of Creator:
  Stanley, Arthur (1869-1947) Politician
• Physical Description:
  0.01m

• Scope and Content

  Folder includes:

  Letter dated 19 Mar 1916 from Miss Musson to Sir Arthur Stanley concerning state registration and the College of Nursing;

  Letter dated 12 Mar 1916 from T Percy Fitzpatrick of the Royal College of Physicians, Dublin to Sir Arthur Stanley concerning the meetings of committees in Ireland;

  Printed circular letter dated 21 Feb 1916 from Miss EA Stevenson to Sir Arthur Stanley - Nursing College Scheme;

  Letter dated 24 Feb 1916 from Mary Harvey to Sir Arthur Stanley voicing her personal views as a trained nurse on the issue of state registration;

  Letter dated 19 Apr 1916 from Tom Percival of the National Poor Law Officers' Association to Sir Arthur Stanley concerning the representation of guardians on the board of the College of Nursing;

  Letter dated 13 Apr 1916 from Sir Arthur Stanley to Sir Everard Hambro concerning fund-raising for the College of Nursing;

  Letter dated 22 Mar 1916 from FC Joseph to Sir Arthur Stanley concerning requirements for state registration;

  Suggested Basis for a Scheme for Registration of Nurses;

  Excerpts from Council meeting minutes 4 Aug 1916;

  Letter dated 27 Mar 1916 from Ina Stansfield to Sir Arthur Stanley enclosing a list of suggested names for the Council;

  Letter dated 22 Mar 1916 from Lieutenant-Colonel G Barling to Sir Arthur Stanley voicing concerns about awarding certificates to members of Voluntary Aid Nursing bodies;

  Letter dated 18 Feb 1916 from Sir Arthur Stanley to W Minet concerning fees for registration;

  Letter dated 31 May 1916 from T Percy Fitzpatrick of the Royal College of Physicians, Dublin to Sir Arthur Stanley concerning Irish representation on the Council of the College of Nursing;

  Copy of article by FC Joseph published in "Englishwoman" magazine entitled "A Suggested Solution of the Training Problem";

  Letter dated 23 Mar 1916 from Comyns Berkeley to Sir Arthur Stanley informing him that the Royal British Nursing Association had agreed to support the College;

  Letter dated 2 Feb 1916 from Lord Ampthill to Sir Arthur Stanley emphasizing the importance of giving "proper legal recognition to that class of women who have now proved themselves to be as indispensable as soldiers", addressing the issue of state registration and the establishment of the College of Nursing;

  Letter dated 6 Apr 1916 from Comyns Berkeley to Sir Arthur Stanley concerning vice presidents and appointment of bankers;

  Letter dated 9 Mar 1916 from Comyns Berkeley to Sarah Swift concerning the position of the Royal British Nursing Association in relation to the College of Nursing.

• Access Information

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• Other Finding Aids

  online catalogue at http://www.rcn.org.uk/development/rcn_archives/collections_and_catalogue

• Conditions Governing Use

  Royal College of Nursing

• Custodial History

  formerly catalogued as RCN/1/1/1916/3/10