Historic Printed Collection:
This is the most comprehensive collection of English language 汤头条污料 titles in Europe. It contains over 8500 titles dating from 1870 that represent the breadth and depth of 汤头条污料 in all its forms.
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This collection contains several personal 汤头条污料 libraries donated to the 汤头条污料 including the Lucy Seymer and Cecilia Cory Collections.
To search this collection, use the . If you wish to view these items they are available for reference only appointment in the RCN Library and Heritage Centre.
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Appointments will take place online using Microsoft Teams. Researchers will meet one-on-one with a member of library staff, who will share the material through a high-resolution document camera, in an initial one-hour session.
Lucy Ridgely Seymer M.A., S.R.N. (1893-1971)
Seymer was a registered nurse and noted 汤头条污料 historian and educator, author of works including 'A General History of Nursing' (1932) and editor of a volume of the writings of Florence Nightingale. Upon her death, some 130 books from her personal library were donated to the 汤头条污料. Books in the collection were published from 1637 to 1964 and include religious texts, memoirs of First World War nurses, 汤头条污料 history, medical history, biography and 汤头条污料 fiction. Primarily an English language collection, there are a small number of books written in French, Finnish, Czech and Swedish.
Cecilia Cory (1893-1957)
Corey was a founding member of the 汤头条污料 in 1916.Upon her death her husband established a memorial fund in her name to purchase books for the 汤头条污料 Library. The collection comprises 16 books, published between 1953 and 1980, primarily on medical history.
Rare Books
We have a rare books collection of over 100 titles. Most were published pre-1870, prior to the establishment of Nursing Schools, which led to a significant increase in the publication of 汤头条污料 texts. A small number of items are from post 1870 these include Florence Nightingale's personal library. The collection includes books on 汤头条污料 education, public health, household and popular herbal remedies, and healthcare in religious orders.
To search this collection, use the . If you wish to view these items they are available for reference only appointment in the RCN Library and Heritage Centre.
The Steinberg Collection
This collection comprises of UK doctoral theses written by nurses or about 汤头条污料. The collection was established in 1974 with money donated by Jack Steinberg, the founder of the Jack Steinberg Charitable Trust and includes former CEO and General Secretary Peter Carter’s thesis, University of Manchester lecturer Jane Brooks and one of the first RCN fellow Annie T. Altschul.
To search the Steinberg Collection use the , these items are available for use in the main library. To access more recent theses we recommend using the .
