Record Accession Number: 1019
First UVA program	NURS	Second UVA program
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Home town	Schoolfield	Home state	VA
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Home town classification	Small town
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High school classification	Private day
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Was your high school co-ed?	No
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Did you come directly from high school to UVA?	Yes
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Important activities before coming to UVA
Comments on important activities	Helping my parents-gardening-giving help to my parents caring for the younger ones. I was oldest of 7, worked in a store on weekends.
If married, was it before, during, or after UVA?	After
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Was your spouse associated with UVA?	Faculty
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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
Comments on family members at UVA	Sister #1- nursing sister#2-SON-U. Richmond sister #3 was a patient for a long time due to a "fall."
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	I lived in Va, my home at the time.
How did you finance UVA?
Comments on financing	Was taken care of by my parents.
Why did you choose your UVA concentration(s)?
Comments on choice of concentration	Was interested in becoming a nurse.
Description of UVA classroom experiences
Comments on classroom experiences	Most interesting-wondeful classmates as well.
Description of UVA professor interactions
Comments on professor interactions	They were all wonderful people-they lived to themselves outside of class-and we as pupils did the same.
Who impacted your life at UVA?
Comments on life impact	Our teachers-instructors,etc., especially outstanding Miss McLeod-our leader. It was (as if a rule:"the older nurses were always kind, ready to teach us." Younger ones-and I made every effort to do the same.
Most memorable UVA educational experience
Comments on memorable educational experience
UVA weekend activities
Comments on weekend activities	My weekends at UVA: on leave--home. Days off-at UVA.
UVA extra-curricular organizations
Comments on extra-curricular organizations	The church I attended often gave socials, etc. to which I attended. I had many church friends.
Important local, state, national, and international issues while at UVA
Comments on important issues	The progress of other states, as well as Va. in the field of nursing.
How interest in issues was expressed
Comments on how interest was expressed	kept studying-it came! I became a nurse in other territory: Canada, Liberia as missionary nurse.
UVA housing
Comments on housing	Dormitory
Likes and dislikes about housing
Comments on likes and dislikes	I enjoyed our assigned home-many friends in the class.
Where were meals eaten
Comments on meal location	we were served at the school.
Did you interact outside of UVA?
Interaction detail	I enjoyed their interest in me and attended other churches friends, etc-homes etc-
Memories of Charlottesville
Comments on Charlottesville memories	Beautiful area-kept well
Did you feel part of UVA community?		Did you feel part of community?
Incidents that caused these community feelings	I think the above covers this.
Vivid UVA memories
Comments on vivid memories	A young Jewish student from NY came to UVA. He "was caught" in the polio "period"-was quite ill, I was one of the nurses to be special to him. His parents were so greatful that we gave great attention to "our student" they wrote a beautiful letter of appreciation to our school.
Did marital status affect UVA experiences
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Did cultural background affect UVA experiences
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Did UVA prepare you for post-UVA life?
Comments on preparedness	I was always and still proud of my background education to become a nurse.
Most significant post-UVA events
Comments on most significant event	Being in Liberia and Canada.
Personal factors that affected professional life
Comments on personal factors	I had a grandmother who was an "education to all sick" with her "self educated" through love for people-and could deliver babies-and how to treat sick people. There were 2 doctors in Danville, Va at the time who at times would call grandmother to help out with an ill patient.
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	none
Current marital status
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Current age range
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Number of children
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Current employment status
Comments on employment status	I'm now living in the Frederick House: a wonderful home for a retired man or woman-please visit with us should you be passing-call for "Bea."
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