about the project
This website represents fieldwork performed by Sandra Brown for "Archival Representation," an information science class at The State University of New York, Albany. This project took place during the Spring 2014 semester, steps taken included: development of a processing plan, arrangement and organization of the collection, and finding aid description of the materials. MARC and EAD records were created to facilitate discovery of the collection. These materials are all available on this website.
about the collection
The fieldwork was performed at the The Bellevue Alumnae Center for Nursing History, Foundation of New York State Nurses, in Guilderland, NY. The Bellevue Alumnae Center for Nursing History collects and preserves documents, manuscripts, objects, and oral histories for research and to enhance public and professional understanding of the role of
nurses. The D'Ann Campbell Army Nurse Corps Recruitment Poster Collection contains 19 posters relevant to the history of military nursing and also supports research on World War I, World War II, women in wartime, and war recruitment artwork. This assembled
collection of posters was originally acquired by Dr. D'Ann Campbell,
a scholar with extensive research experience on the history of women
in war. They were donated to the Bellevue Alumnae Center for Nursing History in one accession in 2000.
These posters were issued by the U.S. government to entice new recruits, they convey the various assignments and accomplishments that women could experience as enlisted military nurses. The posters were intended for display during wartime in public spaces and could commonly be found in libraries, post offices, and schools. "The Army Nurse Corps," a 2003 publication of the U.S. Army Center of Military History, reports figures that contextualize the need for military nurses during the second World War. At the onset of WWII, fewer than 1,000 nurses were on the Army roll. Throughout the course of the war, enlistment numbers for nurses rose to more than 59,000. In addition to increased recruiting activities, the U.S. military also restructured its nursing program at this time. From 1943 to 1945 the U.S. Army began offering a four week intensive program that integrated basic military training along with a nursing education. This revised training program provided an increased opportunity for women’s professional development.
The recruitment posters in this collection represent the nurse's wartime role as a source of inspiration, she is shown as a healer of spirits and bodies. Using graphic and textual representation, the posters collectively describe the wartime nurse as a guardian of morale as well as a stalwart and skilled technician in adverse and dangerous conditions.
The finding aid on this website describes each of the posters and a selection of images is available in the online gallery.
These posters were issued by the U.S. government to entice new recruits, they convey the various assignments and accomplishments that women could experience as enlisted military nurses. The posters were intended for display during wartime in public spaces and could commonly be found in libraries, post offices, and schools. "The Army Nurse Corps," a 2003 publication of the U.S. Army Center of Military History, reports figures that contextualize the need for military nurses during the second World War. At the onset of WWII, fewer than 1,000 nurses were on the Army roll. Throughout the course of the war, enlistment numbers for nurses rose to more than 59,000. In addition to increased recruiting activities, the U.S. military also restructured its nursing program at this time. From 1943 to 1945 the U.S. Army began offering a four week intensive program that integrated basic military training along with a nursing education. This revised training program provided an increased opportunity for women’s professional development.
The recruitment posters in this collection represent the nurse's wartime role as a source of inspiration, she is shown as a healer of spirits and bodies. Using graphic and textual representation, the posters collectively describe the wartime nurse as a guardian of morale as well as a stalwart and skilled technician in adverse and dangerous conditions.
The finding aid on this website describes each of the posters and a selection of images is available in the online gallery.
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about Army Nurses & War on the web
American Posters of World War One
Georgetown University Library online gallery of images from a 1999 poster exhibition that coincided with the 81st anniversary of Armistice Day. The Army Nurse Corps in WWII A 2003 government issued article. Prepared at the U.S. Army Center of Military History by Judith A. Bellafaire with an introduction by Gordon R. Sullivan, General of the United States Army, Chief of Staff. Government Publications from World War II Southern Methodist University collection contains pamphlets, government reports, instructions, regulations, declarations, speeches, and propaganda materials distributed by the U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) during the Second World War. Produce for Victory: Posters on the American Home Front Smithsonian Institution gallery of images for a formerly traveling exhibition. This collection explores the use of WWII poster campaigns aimed at making war aims the personal mission of every individual citizen. The U.S. Army Nurse Corps The U.S. Army Medical Department official website for the Army Nurse Corps. World War II Posters: Powers of Persuasion National Archives and Records Administration collection contains posters and audio files that communicated American strength and the expression of the frightening stakes of the war to national audiences. More web resources available on the Finding Aid |
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