Nursing Knowledge: Students of the Washington University Medical Campus

This exhibit features seventeen women who earned nursing degrees on the Washington University medical campus. The photographs, documents, and information featured throughout the exhibit draw from Becker Library’s archival collections and are presented here to highlight the nurses’ contributions to the history of the Washington University medical center, as well as their individual contributions to nursing education and patient care. We hope you enjoy the items we have digitized to share in this exhibit, and please note that appointments to see more of these collections in person can be made by contacting the department of Archives and Rare Books at Becker Medical Library.

A content note:

The archives collects a vast array of documents, artifacts, and other material in order to preserve the historical context of the institution. Some of these materials include content which is offensive and inappropriate to use today. The materials that contain such content do not reflect the values and standards of the archives today, but the archives includes them as part of the historical record. That being said, if you come across an item in this exhibit that you believe should be reviewed, or if there is any current language in this exhibit that needs to be changed, please email the archives at arb@wusm.wustl.edu.