St. Joseph Hospital Nursing Alumni Papers
Scope and Contents
One scrapbook, mainly containing photographs of reunions from the 1980s and newspaper clippings. Includes obituaries and articles about the reunions and members. There are several historical photographs and pieces of ephemera that are from earlier times, including a graduation announcement from 1916.
Dates
- Creation: 1916 - 1986
- Creation: Majority of material found within 1975 - 1986
Biographical Note
From 1906-1943 St. Joseph's Hospital in Deadwood, South Dakota, ran a nurses training program. They were the first hospital in South Dakota to establish a nursing school. While it existed, the school trained 167 nurses. St. Joseph's Hospital was a predecessor of Northern Hills General Hospital.
Extent
1 Scrapbooks
0.35 Cubic Feet
Language of Materials
English
Organization of the Collection
Chronological
Acquisition Information
This scrapbook bears the name and address of Lora R. Sperling of Deadwood, presumably the creator and donor.
Processing Information
Colleen Kirby
- Title
- Guide to the St. Joseph Hospital Nursing Alumni Papers
- Subtitle
- At the Leland D. Case Library for Western Historical Studies
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Roberta Sago.
- Date
- August 04, 2015
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Leland D. Case Library for Western Historical Studies Repository
Leland D. Case Library for Western Historical Studies
Black Hills State University
1200 University Street, Unit 9676
Spearfish South Dakota 57799-9676 USA
605-642-6361
Lori.Terrill@BHSU.edu