OVERVIEW
Minnesota Historical Society
Minnesota Nurses Association.
Association Records.
1908-1982 (bulk 1925-1980).
Minutes, photographs, news clippings, subject files, and
other records of a state association of founded to establish uniform standards of
nursing and to promote the professional and educational advancement of nurses in the
state of Minnesota.
4.9 cubic feet (5 boxes).
See [Detailed Description](a9) section for shelf
locations.
HISTORICAL NOTE
The Minnesota Nurses Association (originally known as the Minnesota State Graduate
Nurses� Association and from 1919 to 1934 as the Minnesota State Registered Nurses�
Association) was organized in 1905. Its objectives were "to promote the professional
and educational advancement of nurses, to maintain a code of ethics among nurses,
and to establish professional reciprocity between the nurses of Minnesota and those
of other states and countries." Before the creation of a statewide association,
nurses registered with the schools where they were trained, each maintaining its own
standards of care. The new organization was designed to strengthen the profession by
bringing together nurses from across the state and establishing uniform standards in
education and training. Throughout its existence, the association has also supported
efforts to improve the salaries and working conditions of nurses across the state.
The association became a member of the United Alumnae of the United States (later the
American Nurses Association) in 1907.
SCOPE AND CONTENTS
Records include minutes, photographs, newspaper clippings, financial information,
convention materials, correspondence, and subject files. Much of the material
relates to the association's economic security program and other efforts by the
organization to improve the salaries and working conditions of nurses across the
state.
ARRANGEMENT
These documents are organized into the following sections:
- Administrative Records.
- Photographs, News Clippings, and Other Historical Material.
- Subject Files.
RELATED MATERIALS
The Minnesota Nurse, The Minnesota Registered Nurse, Minnesota
Nursing Accent, and MNA Accent, journals of the Minnesota Nurses
Association, are separately cataloged in the Minnesota Historical Society
serials collection
Records of the Minnesota Nurses Association Third and Fourth Districts are separately
cataloged in the Minnesota Historical Society manuscript collections.
CATALOG HEADINGS
Topics:
Collective labor agreements -- Nurses.
Nursing -- Minnesota.
Women -- Minnesota -- Societies and clubs.
Public health nursing -- Minnesota.
Private duty nursing -- Minnesota.
Organizations:
American Nurses' Association.
Minnesota League of Nursing Education.
Minnesota State Registered Nurses' Assocaiton.
Minnesota State Graduate Nurses' Association.
National League of Nursing Educaiton.
Types of Documents:
Photographs.
Occupations:
Nurses -- Minnesota.
ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
Preferred Citation:
[Indicate the cited item and/or series here].
Minnesota Nurses Association Records. Minnesota Historical Society.
See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional
examples.
Accession Information:
Accession number: 13,032; 13,338; 15,445.
Processing Information:
Processed by: Bonnie Palmquist, June 1984; Lara D. Friedman-Shedlov, August 1999.
Catalog ID number: 09-00321230
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
Administrative Records
147.H.10.4F
1
Historical and background information.
Official list of nurses registered in the state of Minnesota,
1908-1921; list of members of the State Graduate Nurses Association,
undated; association officers, 1921-1923.
Articles of incorporation and bylaws, 1915-1971.
Board of directors minutes, 1929-1973.
10 folders.
Policies from the minutes of the board of directors,
1930-1944.
Section Minutes:
General Staff, 1942-1948.
Nurse Practitioner/Clinical Nurse Specialist,
1976-1979.
Private Duty, 1922-1954.
Public Health, 1954-1960.
Committees:
Liaison/Personnel Policies: Minutes, 1938-1948.
Finance: Minutes, 1969-1970.
Special committee of the three Minnesota nursing
associations: Minutes, reports, and correspondence,
1927-1928.
Financial statements, 1974-1977.
147.H.10.5B
2
Correspondence, 1926, 1928, 1948-1968.
2 folders.
Convention Materials:
Convention programs, 1921-1978.
2 folders.
Convention Hotlines [newsletters], 1967-1975.
Photographs, News Clippings, and Other Historical
Material
Photographs:
148.C.19.4F
5
Individuals, [ca 1930s?]. 1 volume.
Only some individuals in the album are identified.
147.H.10.5B
2
Individuals, undated and 1980.
64 photographs.
Conventions and meetings, 1938-1973.
2 folders containing 145 photographs.
Legislation, undated and 1953-1975; staff photos, 1960;
strikes, 1980-1981; miscellaneous, undated and 1960s.
45
photographs.
Newspaper Clippings:
148.C.19.4F
5
Magazine article scrapbook, 1947-1951. 1 volume.
Newspaper clipping scrapbooks, 1944-1964. 5
volumes.
147.H.10.5B
2
Newspaper clippings, undated and 1920s-1970s.
5 folders.
Miscellaneous historical materials and memorabilia, 1925,
1940s-1970s.
Historical publications, 1908-1909, 1927, 1954.
Miscellaneous articles and reports, undated and 1921,
1950s.
Subject Files
The bulk of the files relate to nurses' working conditions, salaries,
pensions, and other issues related to economic security. Topics with most
extensive documentation include the Economic Security Program, the Glen Lake
Sanitarium, and the Veterans Administration.
147.H.10.6F
3
Albert Lea, 1978-1980.
Newsletters, minutes, memoranda, and other materials, primarily
concerning working conditions and policies for nurses at Naeve
Hospital.
American Nurses Association Nurse of the Year award,
1982.
Esther Andreasen, 1940-1941.
Anniversaries, 1925, 1930, 1940, 1955, 1980.
Material concerning celebration of the 20th, 25th, 35th, 50th, and 75th
anniversaries of the Minnesota Nurses Association.
Centennial banquet, 1958.
Economic Security Program:
Progress reports, 1947-1949.
Correspondence for and against, 1949.
2 folders.
Correspondence, 1951-1966, 1970.
Institutional Nursing Service Administrators Supervisors
Subunit: Minutes, reports, and correspondence, 1953-1961.
2 folders.
"Supplements to the Report on 'Legislation Affecting the
Economic Interests of Nurses,'" 1959-1964.
Miscellaneous reports, undated and 1950s.
American Nurses Association Economic Security Committee,
1955-1964.
American Nurses Association economic security workshops,
1953, 1955.
2 folders.
Glen Lake Sanitarium, 1959-1962.
6 folders.
Grievance procedure guidebook, 1978.
Insurance, 1959-1972, 1978.
Long term care membership campaign, 1974.
Lono, Wyonne, 1967-1968.
Minnesota Nurse: Correspondence and related materials,
1927-1928.
149.J.3.2F
4
National League of Nursing Education convention,
1925.
"Nursing in the Midwest: A Summary Report," 1970.
Pension plan, 1978-1981.
Petition to the National Wage Stabilization Board,
1951.
Previous Twin City contract agreements, 1979-1959.
Salary survey, 1966.
"Study of the Community Nursing Service in Duluth,
Minnesota,"1937.
Veterans Administration, 1963-1976.
3 folders.
Visitors observer program, 1964-1967.
Wage and price control: Correspondence and briefs,
1951.
Geraldine Wedel files, 1969-1973.
3 folders.
Miscellaneous, undated and 1973.