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Reference NumberTPCK/2/6/1
TitleFoundation of the Royal College of Nursing
Date30 December 1915 - 5 December 1916
Creator NameKirkpatrick, Thomas Percy Claude, 1869-1954
Stanley, Sir Arthur, 1869-1947
Dr Steevens' Hospital (Dublin)
DescriptionCorrespondence, with related reports and copy letters, between Sir Arthur Stanley and Percy Kirkpatrick, as the representative of the Board of Steevens' Hospital, regarding the proposal to establish a College of Nursing. Letters show the concern of Dr Steevens' Hospital regarding the proposed scheme, especially in regard to the Irish representation on the Board and the proposed regulation of nurse training.

See also RCPI/2/3/3/15 for the papers of the Joint Committee on the College of Nursing proposal established by the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland and the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland.
Extent5 Items
ArrangementLetters are arranged chronologically
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TermEducation, Nursing
Legislation, Nursing
Letter
Related RecordRCPI/2/3/3/15
RCPI/2/3/3/15
Persons
CodePersonNameDates
DS/UK/1815Stanley; Sir; Arthur (1869-1947); politician1869-1947
DS/UK/1001British Red Cross Society
DS/UK/1002Royal College of Nursing; 1916-1916-
DS/UK/969Kirkpatrick; Thomas Percy Claude (1869-1954); physician, bibliophile, medical historian1869-1954
DS/UK/1787Dr Steevens' Hospital (Dublin); 1720-1720-
DS/UK/3057Joint Committee on the College of Nursing, Dublin (1916-1917)1916-1917
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