Record Accession Number: 1293
First UVA program	NURS	Second UVA program
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Home town	Roanoke	Home state	VA
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Home town classification	Small city
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High school classification	Public
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Was your high school co-ed?	Yes
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Did you come directly from high school to UVA?	No
Comments if not directly from high school	Worked as a clerk-typist and then attended a community college in Santa Maria, California.
Important activities before coming to UVA
Comments on important activities	School activities.
If married, was it before, during, or after UVA?	After
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Was your spouse associated with UVA?	No
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Mother's first degree		Mother's first college
Mother's second college		Mother's second degree
Mother's third college		Mother's third degree
Father's first degree		Father's first college
Father's second college		Father's second degree
Father's third school		Father's third degree
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First sister's level of schooling		Second sister's level of schooling
Third sister's level of schooling		First brother's level of schooling
Second brother's level of schooling		Third brother's level of schooling
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Family members at UVA
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Mother's first occupation		Mother's second occupation
Mother's third occupation		Father's first occupation
Father's second occupation		Father's third occupation
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Date entered UVA		Date left UVA
First other college		First other concentration
First other degree		First other dates of attendance
Second other college		Second other concentration
Second other degree		Second other dates of attendance
Third other college		Third other concentration
Third other degree		Third other dates of attendance
Fourth other college		Fourth other concentration
Fourth other degree		Fourth other dates of attendance
Fifth other college		Fifth other concentration
Fifth other degree		Fifth other dates of attendance
Comments on college experiences
Why did you choose UVA?
Comments on choice to attend UVA	Was highly recommended by a church member who was a nurse graduate from a Roanoke hospital.
How did you finance UVA?
Comments on financing	parents paid for it
Why did you choose your UVA concentration(s)?
Comments on choice of concentration	My mother was a nurse.
Description of UVA classroom experiences
Comments on classroom experiences	Adequate
Description of UVA professor interactions
Comments on professor interactions	Minimal
Who impacted your life at UVA?
Comments on life impact	1. Zula Mae Baber - was one of my instructors in nursing. Was a kind, gentle woman who inspired your best. 2. Margaret Tyson - was the interim dean of the nursing school who was down-to-earth and made you feel like your opinions were important and worthwhile.
Most memorable UVA educational experience
Comments on memorable educational experience	Very good. I did feel the hours on the ward were more to staff the hospital than just educational.
UVA weekend activities
Comments on weekend activities	Fry Springs for dates and swimming. Trips to Richmond and Roanoke.
UVA extra-curricular organizations
Comments on extra-curricular organizations	None come to mind.
Important local, state, national, and international issues while at UVA
Comments on important issues	Don't remember.
How interest in issues was expressed
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UVA housing
Comments on housing	dorm
Likes and dislikes about housing
Comments on likes and dislikes	I liked the convenience and having a roommate.
Where were meals eaten
Comments on meal location	Hospital cafeteria
Did you interact outside of UVA?
Interaction detail
Memories of Charlottesville
Comments on Charlottesville memories	The beauty of the area.
Did you feel part of UVA community?		Did you feel part of community?
Incidents that caused these community feelings
Vivid UVA memories
Comments on vivid memories	My patients come to mind. There were a few special doctors (Dr. Fletcher), instructors (Ms. Baber), and classmates.
Did marital status affect UVA experiences
Comments on influence of marital status	I was single and I think that was preferable.
Did cultural background affect UVA experiences
Comments on influence of cultural background	Nothing comes to mind.
Did UVA prepare you for post-UVA life?
Comments on preparedness	I was readily able to get a job and handle responsibility.
Most significant post-UVA events
Comments on most significant event	Graduate school and marriage.
Personal factors that affected professional life
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Other factors affecting life after the university
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First post-UVA job		First job dates
Second post-UVA job		Second job dates
Third post-UVA job		Third job dates
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First post-UVA volunteer position		First volunteer dates
Second post-UVA volunteer position		Second volunteer dates
Third post-UVA volunteer position		Third volunteer dates
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Do you think of yourself as a career woman?
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Barriers faced in work and volunteering
Comments on barriers question	It was a different era and I accepted it.
Current marital status
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Current age range
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Number of children
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Current employment status
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