A History of Women at The University of Virginia 1920-1976
Record Accession Number: 1032
First UVA program
NURS
Second UVA program
Comments on UVA programs
Home town
Manakin
Home state
VA
Comments on Home town and state
Home town classification
Farm
Comments on Home town classification
High school classification
Public
Comments on High school classification
Was your high school co-ed?
Yes
Comments on Co-ed high school
Did you come directly from high school to UVA?
No
Comments if not directly from high school
My mother passed away when I was a H.S. senior. I stayed home to take care of the home, and my father, sister, and brother.
Important activities before coming to UVA
Comments on important activities
Housekeeping for my family
If married, was it before, during, or after UVA?
Comments on time of marriage
Was your spouse associated with UVA?
Comments on spouses association with UVA
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
Comments on parents' schooling
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
Comments on siblings' schooling
Family members at UVA
Comments on family members at UVA
Mother's first occupation
Mother's second occupation
Mother's third occupation
Father's first occupation
Father's second occupation
Father's third occupation
Comments on parents' occupations
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 was advised by the Secretary of the State Board of Nurse Examiners that it was one of the 3 best nursing schools in Va.
How did you finance UVA?
Comments on financing
My father took care of my expenses.
Why did you choose your UVA concentration(s)?
Comments on choice of concentration
From early childhood I wanted to be a nurse.
Description of UVA classroom experiences
Comments on classroom experiences
good
Description of UVA professor interactions
Comments on professor interactions
friendly & supportive
Who impacted your life at UVA?
Comments on life impact
nursing staff and physicians
Most memorable UVA educational experience
Comments on memorable educational experience
I felt I received a good foundation in nursing, made life long friends.
UVA weekend activities
Comments on weekend activities
In nursing school we worked on weekends.
UVA extra-curricular organizations
Comments on extra-curricular organizations
none
Important local, state, national, and international issues while at UVA
Comments on important issues
It was during the Depression and jobs were most important.
How interest in issues was expressed
Comments on how interest was expressed
none
UVA housing
Comments on housing
Dormitory -- McKim Hall
Likes and dislikes about housing
Comments on likes and dislikes
Living conditions were satisfactory.
Where were meals eaten
Comments on meal location
hospital cafeteria
Did you interact outside of UVA?
Interaction detail
As patients and through church
Memories of Charlottesville
Comments on Charlottesville memories
Quiet, pleasant. We weren't concerned crime, felt safe there.
Did you feel part of UVA community?
Did you feel part of community?
Incidents that caused these community feelings
The nursing school was not looked upon as equal to the other schools.
Vivid UVA memories
Comments on vivid memories
My outsanding memory was graduation. We were not a part of the graduation exercises of the University. On a separate day, nursing students walked in line from McKim Hall to Cabell Hall. The Director of nurses, 5-6 medical school professors and Dr. Newcomb were present. There was a guest speaker and diplomas were awarded.