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- Description:
- In this letter to Dr. W. Gill Wylie, Florence Nightingale speaks at length of the role that nurses play in the medical care of patients. She makes a point of saying that nurses are there to carry out the orders of doctors and surgeons; that they are not medical men nor medical women. She also states that it is her belief that nurses should be under the direction of a Matron, one who was very familiar with nurses and their management, as well as nursing procedures. Nightingale felt it was not the administration of the hospital nor the doctors who should oversee the nurses. Nightingale feels that a strict hierarchy is what creates a suitable work environment and discipline among nurses. She goes on to give examples of poor nurse and hospital management. Nightingale then states that she would send Dr. Wylie a report that was used often in hospital that gave advice on the proper training methods for nurses as well as the day-to-day procedures for nurses to follow.
- Notes:
- This metadata was created by Wayne State University Library System.
- Date Issued:
- 1872-09-18T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Wayne State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- Florence Nightingale Collection
- Description:
- This letter to Abraham Lincoln was written Sarah Gurley, the widow of John A. Gurley, a representative from Ohio whom Lincoln
had appointed Governor of the Arizona territory prior to his death. Sarah Gurley is writing on behalf of her nephew, Joel Gurley, whom she feels
has been passed over for promotions at the Treasury Department because of his lack of political connections.
- Date Issued:
- 1864-11-05T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Wayne State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- Abraham Lincoln Letters
- Description:
- This letter was written by Arthur O. Brickman to Abraham Lincoln regarding his appointment as Chaplain to First Maryland Regiment of
Cavalry. Brickman had been elected to this role, but, due to circumstances, was not mustered. He had been serving in this role unofficially, and
is requesting that Lincoln appoint him to the role. Brickman refers to other men involved in this issue, including Major General John A. Dix
and General Simon Cameron. Brickman also describes his pro-Union activities during the riots in Baltimore, Maryland, which began April 22, 1861.
- Date Issued:
- 1862-01-08T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Wayne State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- Abraham Lincoln Letters
- Description:
- This anonymous letter to Abraham Lincoln argues, in rather strong terms, against the possible appointment of William Millward as a
U.S. Marshal in Eastern Pennsylvania. Millward was appointed and served in this position from 1861 to 1865.
- Date Issued:
- 1861-03-20T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Wayne State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- Abraham Lincoln Letters
- Description:
- This letter to Lincoln recommends R.K. Williams be appointed to a federal judgeship.
- Date Issued:
- 1864-03-24T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Wayne State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- Abraham Lincoln Letters
- Description:
- Nightingale was concerned with the possibility that the Public Works will lose funds and that the poorest, with no voice, wwould suffer without adequate water and irrigation. She requested a meeting with Lt. Gen. Fife, asking if he would do so the following Monday at 5pm, as she was unable to reschedule other events on her calendar.
- Notes:
- This metadata was created by Wayne State University Library System.
- Date Issued:
- 1879-06-25T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Wayne State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- Florence Nightingale Collection
- Description:
- Letter asking permission to send a copy of Nightingale’s Report to the War Office to a Mr. Dean. Nightingale shared that the report was confidential and not for the general public. She also states that some recommended reforms were complete while others were ongoing. Miss Nightingale also mentioned that she financed the publication of the report.
- Notes:
- This metadata was created by Wayne State University Library System.
- Date Issued:
- 1858-11-22T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Wayne State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- Florence Nightingale Collection
- Description:
- Nightingale takes time to thank Lt. Gen. Fife for three letter written to her which contained information about ongoing events in India, as well as articles Nightingale needed to continue her work there. She explained to Lt. Gen. Fife that she had been ill and overworked and that was her reason for not replying sooner to his letters. She also shared that several of her letters on the topic of irrigation and water transit were published in “Illustrated News” and that she would send them to Lt. Gen. Fife if he had an interest in reading them.
- Notes:
- This metadata was created by Wayne State University Library System.
- Date Issued:
- 1879-06-16T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Wayne State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- Florence Nightingale Collection
- Description:
- This letter requests that two bundles of donated clothing be delivered to two invalid soldiers who were patients. She also stated that she had a few pairs of slippers for those who needed them and newspapers for those who wished to read.
- Notes:
- This metadata was created by Wayne State University Library System.
- Date Issued:
- 1856-07-15T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Wayne State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- Florence Nightingale Collection
- Description:
- Letter to Dean Milman of Wayne State University, asking for an unbiased opinion of an article called “The Sanitary Commission of the Army”, published in the Westminster Review in 1859. Miss Nightingale felt the original reviewer would not take the task seriously. She also offered to send her own report and requested an alternative person to supply a review, if Dean Milman is unable to assist. Miss Nightingale’s concerns were of soldiers stationed in India during the Crimean War, and their medical care and unhealthy sanitary conditions they endured.
- Notes:
- This metadata was created by Wayne State University Library System.
- Date Issued:
- 1858-12-20T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Wayne State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- Florence Nightingale Collection