Sir Arthur Stanley letters: establishment of the College of Nursing Ltd.

• Reference:GB 1199 RCN1/1/1915/1
• Dates of Creation:30 Dec 1915 - 31 May 1916
• Name of Creator:
  Stanley, Arthur (1869-1947) Politician
• Physical Description:
  0.01m

• Scope and Content

  Letters sent by Sir Arthur Stanley to the Chairmen of hospitals proposing the establishment of a College of Nursing and subsequent letters concerning the formation of a consultative board and a Scottish Board.

  Includes:

  Letter from A Stanley dated 30 Dec 1915 proposing a College of Nursing and list of hospitals and infirmaries to which letter was sent;

  Copy of letter from A Stanley dated 1 Apr 1916 to the Chairman of Hospitals proposing a conference to discuss formation of a consultative board of the College of Nursing;

  Full agenda of meeting of the Council of the College of Nursing Apr 17 1916;

  Letter from A Stanley dated 18 Apr 1916 concerning nominations of representatives upon consultative board, use of 'Ltd' in the name of the College, self governance of the College, a conference between those averse to state interference and those in favour of registration of nurses by act of parliament, uniformity of curriculum, solidarity of nursing profession, establishment of local boards and inclusion of lay staff in hospitals;

  Minutes of conference of those interested in the College of Nursing 11 May 1916;

  Minutes of meeting of Sir James Affleck's Committee 11 May 1916;

  Minutes of adjourned conference of Scottish Representatives 25 May 1916;

  Letter from James Ritchie to Sir Cooper Perry dated 31 May 1916 informing him that a committee was appointed to draft a constitution, suggests amendments to articles of association, inclusion of medical corporations of Great Britain and Ireland, issuing agenda papers or minutes of meetings for members who reside outside London;

  Draft Constitution for local board for Scotland approved of by meeting of representatives for nursing interests in Scotland;

  Draft regulations suggested by the Scottish representatives to the Council of the College in respect of agenda papers of meetings and draft minutes of meetings.

• 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

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

• Conditions Governing Use

  Royal College of Nursing