Record Accession Number: 1085
First UVA program NURS Second UVA program
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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? Yes
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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 church, working on the farm
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 second college Mother's second degree
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Family members at UVA
Comments on family members at UVA 1st cousin, Anna Lee Branscom. She was a gold star at state boards, inspired me to come to U.Va.
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Date entered UVA Date left UVA
First other college First other concentration
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Comments on college experiences
Why did you choose UVA?
Comments on choice to attend UVA We were at war and a first cousin was there. I wanted to be a nurse.
How did you finance UVA?
Comments on financing My daddy, sisters, brother.
Why did you choose your UVA concentration(s)?
Comments on choice of concentration Because of the war. WWII
Description of UVA classroom experiences
Comments on classroom experiences Very frightening at first-I buckled down and came up with C's and B's.
Description of UVA professor interactions
Comments on professor interactions Had several close friends we got along fine. The whole class did.
Who impacted your life at UVA?
Comments on life impact Mrs. Parker and Mrs. Beazley and an instructor from Harvard U. She was old then, I remember her kindness and her advice. I was very homesick, she took me under her wing!
Most memorable UVA educational experience
Comments on memorable educational experience was very good
UVA weekend activities
Comments on weekend activities studying-couldn't afford to go home
UVA extra-curricular organizations
Comments on extra-curricular organizations none
Important local, state, national, and international issues while at UVA
Comments on important issues I had 3 brothers in the service, I worried about them and the war.
How interest in issues was expressed
Comments on how interest was expressed gave my brothers loving support by letters.
UVA housing
Comments on housing Dormitory, rooming house. Across the street from U.Va., they moved the senior class into an apartment house with 4 of us to a room.
Likes and dislikes about housing
Comments on likes and dislikes o.k.
Where were meals eaten
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Did you interact outside of UVA?
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Memories of Charlottesville
Comments on Charlottesville memories I thought it was very pretty. I was proud to call that area my home for 3 years.
Did you feel part of UVA community? Did you feel part of community?
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Did marital status affect UVA experiences
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Did cultural background affect UVA experiences
Comments on influence of cultural background To the undergraduates, we were looked up to with pride.
Did UVA prepare you for post-UVA life?
Comments on preparedness yes
Most significant post-UVA events
Comments on most significant event My love of my church and the peace and fellowship I find by trusting in the Lord.
Personal factors that affected professional life
Comments on personal factors I got married and had a family. Still worked in various hospitals, was always proud of my cap.
Other factors affecting life after the university
Comments on other factors I got divorced.
First post-UVA job First job 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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Additional comments U.Va. sent 6 of us to Oklahoma Indian Reservation in 1945. I enjoyed that very much because at the time I was just a country girl and had never been anywhere. I came to Charlottesville, I had a lot to overcome there as I had never even answered a telephone. Was really frightened the first time on the ward when it was up to me to do so. I spent a lot of time crying, just plain homesick and frightened with all those modern things. On top of that I also spent a lot of time in my room because I could not control my hair - at least once a mo. my whole stay - because when my hair grew [thing?] and shaggy touched my collar. To this day my hair is unmanageable-now I can afford a perm which helps some. After the first year I learned to cope and enjoyed my nursing training.

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