Early papers relating to the formation of the College of Nursing Ltd.

• Reference:GB 1199 RCN1/1/1916/17
• Dates of Creation:Jan 1916
• Name of Creator:
  Stanley, Arthur (1869-1947) Politician
• Physical Description:
  0.01m

• Scope and Content

  Folder includes:

  Letter dated 25 Jan 1916 from Sir Cooper Perry to Sarah Swift concerning the position of the President of the Board of Trade;

  Letter dated 22 Jan 1916 from Sir Henry Burdett to Sir Cooper Perry concerning the formation of the College of Nursing;

  Letters dated 2 Dec 1915 to 9 Feb 1916 from Miss L V Haughton to Sarah Swift concerning Miss Luckes' objections, education of nurses and state registration;

  Letter dated 17 Jan 1916 from Sir Cooper Perry to Sir Arthur Stanley voicing his concerns about numbers of members on the Council of the College;

  Letter dated 26 Jan 1916 from Comyns Berekley to Sir Arthur stanley concerning state registration and training of nurses;

  Letter dated 27 March 1916 from Miss L V Haughton to Sarah Swift concerning the various members of the Council;

  Letter dated 12 Feb 1916 from Sarah Swift to Miss Gibson of the Beaufort War Hospital concerning Poor Law nurses;

  List of Poor Law Institutions where the training qualifies for the office of Superintendent Nurse or Head Nurse;

  Notes on a meeting of the Irish Nurses Association about state registration;

  Copy letter dated 10 Feb 1916 from Miss Amy Hughes to Miss Lloyd Still and Miss Haughton concerning representation of nurses outside London on the Council of the College of Nursing;

  Letter dated 28 Jan 1916 from DF Pennant to Sir Arthur Stanley concerning Mrs. Bedford Fenwick's influence over nurses opinion, training schools and Poor Law nurses;

  Letter dated 18 Feb 1916 from M Gertrude Montgomery to Sarah Swift congratulating her on her "two very distinguished orders";

  Letter dated 13 Jan 1916 from the Clerk to the Guardians of St Bartholomew's Hospital to Sir Arthur Stanley informing him that the Guardians intention of reserving their views on his scheme;

  Letter dated 9 Jan 1916 from Miss E Luckes to Sarah Swift voicing her objections to the state registration of nurses;

  Letter dated 17 Jan 1916 from Lord Knutsford to Sir Arthur Stanley concerning the proposed College of Nursing and state registration;

  Letter dated 16 Jan 1916 from Lord Knutsford to Sir Arthur Stanley praising the training of London Hospital nurses and expressing the views of the Committee on state registration;

  Letter dated 20 Jan 1916 from Mr F Wade Deacon to Sir Arthur Stanley voicing his objections to the formation of the College of Nursing during war time.

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• Conditions Governing Use

  Royal College of Nursing

• Custodial History

  formerly catalogued as RCN1/1/1916/7/2