Record Accession Number: 1020
First UVA program NURS Second UVA program
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Home town Charlotte County Home state VA
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Home town classification Farm
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High school classification Public
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Was your high school co-ed? No
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Did you come directly from high school to UVA? No
Comments if not directly from high school Took P.G.high school 1 year Amherst, Va. Attended Sweet Briar College-1 yr day student
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If married, was it before, during, or after UVA? During
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Comments on college experiences
Why did you choose UVA?
Comments on choice to attend UVA came for 1 week orientation
How did you finance UVA?
Comments on financing Borrowed $ for books, uniforms, worked for room and board, great education.
Why did you choose your UVA concentration(s)?
Comments on choice of concentration Dr. Harley at Sweet Briar, encouraged me to go to nursing school.
Description of UVA classroom experiences
Comments on classroom experiences great
Description of UVA professor interactions
Comments on professor interactions friendly, but little fraternizing
Who impacted your life at UVA?
Comments on life impact Miss Josephine McLeod, Miss Marie Dewitt, Miss Whitten (Mrs. Kinser), Miss Ruth Berry, Miss Robinson, Miss Boyd-great teachers.
Most memorable UVA educational experience
Comments on memorable educational experience We had great instructors.
UVA weekend activities
Comments on weekend activities As nurses,we took turns working.
UVA extra-curricular organizations
Comments on extra-curricular organizations None- I worked hard at becoming a good nurse.
Important local, state, national, and international issues while at UVA
Comments on important issues The Duke of Windsor abandoned his kingdom, war was [iminent?].
How interest in issues was expressed
Comments on how interest was expressed too busy with nursing
UVA housing
Comments on housing Dormitory
Likes and dislikes about housing
Comments on likes and dislikes Great! Private room McKim Hall.
Where were meals eaten
Comments on meal location hospital cafeteria- with white table cloths, kitchen orderlies picked up trays. Excellent food!
Did you interact outside of UVA?
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Memories of Charlottesville
Comments on Charlottesville memories beautiful, people very friendly
Did you feel part of UVA community? Did you feel part of community?
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Vivid UVA memories
Comments on vivid memories There were no aids-nurses did H2O, baths, beds, charting. No [rest?].
Did marital status affect UVA experiences
Comments on influence of marital status We married 1936 secretly -which was a no-no. No way to start a marriage!
Did cultural background affect UVA experiences
Comments on influence of cultural background I made blue seal on state boards.
Did UVA prepare you for post-UVA life?
Comments on preparedness Helped with raising my girls and with the family.
Most significant post-UVA events
Comments on most significant event I had 3 girls-18 months apart-worked sporadically until they were in high school.
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Other factors affecting life after the university
Comments on other factors Invited to unveiling of Miss McLeod's portrait. Alumni were asked for snapshots of Miss McLeod [?] and sent to help her portrait being made. Attended 50th anniversary, received certificate to Jefferson Society.
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Do you think of yourself as a career woman?
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Comments on employment status Have enjoyed taking some classes at Sweet Briar 1. creative writing Prof. Smart 2. Rudimentary Music Anne Swertz 3. Art-Prof Perry, Prof. Oliver
Additional comments In the record room there was a sign I hope I'm right in quote: "The weakest ink is stronger than the strongest mind." The clinic patients paid 50 cents visit if [?]-gave them sense of pride. We had a recreation room with piano, radio, would play games, have sing-alongs. We had a recreation room w/piano, radio, would play games, have sing alongs.

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