Record Accession Number: 1064
First UVA program	NURS	Second UVA program
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Home town	Thomas	Home state	WV
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Home town classification	Small town
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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	1 year college--West Virginia Wesleyan - Buckhannon, West Virginia
Important activities before coming to UVA
Comments on important activities	Church activities, music--choral group, employment-part time--general store, 4-H membership + camping, High School and college 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	none	Mother's first college
Mother's second college		Mother's second degree
Mother's third college		Mother's third degree
Father's first degree	none	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
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Third other degree		Third other dates of attendance
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Fourth other degree		Fourth other dates of attendance
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Fifth other degree		Fifth other dates of attendance
Comments on college experiences
Why did you choose UVA?
Comments on choice to attend UVA	Information from a friend and classmate at West Virginia Wesleyan College
How did you finance UVA?
Comments on financing	Member of the Nurse Cadet Corps, Parents
Why did you choose your UVA concentration(s)?
Comments on choice of concentration	Interest in the nursing profession from 12 years of age.
Description of UVA classroom experiences
Comments on classroom experiences	Excellent--demanding with hours spent on wards at that time frame--but I learned good study and discipline habits.
Description of UVA professor interactions
Comments on professor interactions	Friendly-helpful, but professional, too.
Who impacted your life at UVA?
Comments on life impact	Classmates and other professionals--Faculty and nursing staff.
Most memorable UVA educational experience
Comments on memorable educational experience	The educational opportunity I was given and the strong bonds of friendship with the nursing school students--some of which remains to present date.
UVA weekend activities
Comments on weekend activities	Mostly on campus--with classmates--played bridge, learned to knit, read and formed strong bond with other nursing students.
UVA extra-curricular organizations
Comments on extra-curricular organizations	Student government
Important local, state, national, and international issues while at UVA
Comments on important issues	I recall that President Roosevelt expired while I was a student--The train carrying the President's body came through Charlottesville and we were allowed to go to the train station--a memorable experience. The war (World War II) was very much with us in many aspects during my time as a student.
How interest in issues was expressed
Comments on how interest was expressed	If the war had not ended I may have become a member of the U.S. Navy Nurse Corps.
UVA housing
Comments on housing	dormitory
Likes and dislikes about housing
Comments on likes and dislikes	I don't recall any actual dislikes. Our rooms were quite small, but we all seemed to accept our circumstances . Later, McKim Hall was enlarged and I shared a much larger room with a roommate.
Where were meals eaten
Comments on meal location	Hospital cafeteria, unless we could eat off campus.
Did you interact outside of UVA?
Interaction detail	My roommate's family lived in Charlottesville and were most kind to me.
Memories of Charlottesville
Comments on Charlottesville memories	Delightful and beautiful area--not much industry as I recall and a much slower pace than I have witnessed on my return visits to reunions.
Did you feel part of UVA community?		Did you feel part of community?
Incidents that caused these community feelings	I feel the fact that I was there during the years of World War II influenced this period. Also, nursing responsibilities and discipline (dorm restrictions, etc) prevented much interaction in the community.
Vivid UVA memories
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Did marital status affect UVA experiences
Comments on influence of marital status	Unmarried--cannot address this
Did cultural background affect UVA experiences
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Did UVA prepare you for post-UVA life?
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Most significant post-UVA events
Comments on most significant event	Family, friends, and church, professional career Professional career
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
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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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Additional comments	I feel that my experience at UVA influenced my life greatly, and equipped me to serve in many capacities as a wife, mother, and a productive member of society both professionally and in the community as a whole.
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