Sir Arthur Stanley letters: Correspondence (alphabetical sections S-Z)

• Reference:GB 1199 RCN1/1/1916/6
• Dates of Creation:1916
• Name of Creator:
  Stanley, Arthur (1869-1947) Politician
• Physical Description:
  0.01m

• Scope and Content

  Folder 4 includes (in alphabetical sections S-Z):

  Letter dated 29 Dec 1916 from the Secretary to the Matron of the Seamen's Hospital, Greenwich, inquiring about facilities for nursing children at the hospital and related issues of registration;

  Letter dated 29 July 1916 from Miss M. Breay, Secretary of the Society for the State Registration of Trained Nurses to Sir Arthur Stanley stating that the Society "desires to disassociate itself from the opinion expressed by the Deputation which advocate the registration of Cottage and Village nurses, and other women engaged in nursing work, not necessarily trained in hospitals" and asking for clarification on the types of nurses who would be included in the state Register;

  Letter dated 19 June 1916 from Dr. Turney to Miss Swift regarding Mrs. Fenwick's position on the Council;

  Letter dated 24 Aug 1916 from Dr. Turney to the Secretary concerning the suitability of nurses trained at the London Homeopathic Hospital for registration;

  Correspondence between Dr. Turney and Mrs. Fenwick concerning her statements about the Council of the College of Nursing;

  Page from the British Journal of Nursing featuring letter to the Editor by Mrs. Fenwick;

  Letter dated 28 Aug 1916 from the Secretary to Dr. Turney concerning registration of nurses trained in homeopathic hospitals;

  Letter dated 13 July 1916 from the Secretary to Miss L.G. Dalton concerning Affiliated Special Schools;

  Letter dated 17 Nov 1916 from the Wolstanton and Burslem Union to the Secretary concerning registration of Poor Law nurses;

  Letter dated 10 Nov 1916 from the Secretary to Miss L.S. Clark stating that "the fact of Mr. Asquith having refused facilities for the introduction of the Bill promoted by the Central Committee of State Registration of Nurses will not effect the Bill which [Sir Arthur Stanley] hopes to introduce later".;

  Letter dated 7 Sept 1916 from Mrs Fabian Ware to the Secretary enclosing a Resolution passed by the Executive Committee of the Workhouse Nursing Association concerning the representation of Poor Law nurses on the Council;

  Letter dated 30 Aug 1916 from Miss C. Seymour Yapp to Sir. Arthur Stanley resigning from the Council;

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• Conditions Governing Use

  Royal College of Nursing

• Custodial History

  formerly catalogued as RCN/1/1/1916/3/4