Ruth Wiens papers, 1926-1993

Overview of the Collection

Dnr
Wiens, Ruth Avery
Title
Ruth Wiens papers
Dates
1926-1993 (inclusive)
Quantity
4 linear feet
Collection Number
2013-018
Summary
Ruth Avery Wiens was an experienced psychiatric mental health nurse who worked at St Vincent Hospital and Medical Center as its Nursing Director; at the Veterans Administration Hospital; and at the UO School of Nursing as Dean Pro-Tem during the transition in SON leadership between Jean Boyle (1957-75) and Carol Lindeman (1976-95). Many of her papers have been donated which show the inter-relationships of nursing and nursing education.
Repository
Oregon Health & Science University, Historical Collections & Archives
OHSU Historical Collections & Archives
Oregon Health & Science University
3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Rd. MC:LIB
Portland, OR
97239
Telephone: 5034945587
hcaref@ohsu.edu
Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions on access. This collection is open to the public.

Additional Reference Guides

Other related SON finding aids include: 2000-006 Col. Strohm's Nurses Photograph Album; 2003-001 Kathryn Hilterbrandt Collection; 2003-004 Naida F. Hoffman Hurlburt Collection; 2005-002 School of Nursing Records; 2012-003 Ann Rosenfeld Papers; 2013-008 Mary Ann Farnsworth Papers; 2013-011 Sheila Kodadek Papers; 2013-017 Catherine Burns Papers

Languages
English

Biographical NoteReturn to Top

Ruth Helen Avery Wiens, b.1923 Danbury Ct.; parents Ralph E.Avery and Elizabeth Meister Avery. R.N. (1949); BSN Oregon (1964) MSN Ed. (1965); Cert. Comm. Mental Health, UW (1979). Supt. Nursing Topeka State Hosp.(1949-53); faculty UO (1963-68); Clin Assoc. Fac.(1968-72); Asst. Dean Nursing (1972-75); Dean pro-tem Nursing (1975-76); Ass. Prof.,Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing (1977-)

From Who's Who

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

The collection contains a wide variety of materials- correspondence; rough drafts and finished copies of papers; class schedules & syllabi; reports & studies; ephemera; photographic prints; newsclippings; and reprints.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Restrictions on Use

OHSU Historical Collections & Archives (HC&A) is the owner of the original materials and digitized images in our collections, however, the collection may contain materials for which copyright is not held. Patrons are responsible for determining the appropriate use or reuse of materials. Consult with HC&A to determine if we can provide permission for use.

Preferred Citation

[Collection title], Collection Number [####-###], Oregon Health & Science University, Historical Collections & Archives.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Arrangement

The collection has been serialized in sections and arranged chronologically within each.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Personnel Records, 1953-1990Return to Top

Container(s): Box 1

Container(s) Description Dates
Box
1
Personnel Records
1953-1989
1
Wiens St. Vincent Dir. of Nursing (includes one print)
1968-1971
1
Documentation of Wiens Skills & Jobs
1969-1981
1
Sigma Theta Tau
1975-1976
1
Changes in Tenure
1977-1985
1
Virginia City Chronicle "Ruth Wiens In Virginia City Jail!"[joke souvenir]
undated
1
"9 to 5" single record by Dolly Parton [joke gift]
undated

Personal PapersReturn to Top

Container(s): Box 2

Container(s) Description Dates
Box
2
Cards from Staff & Students I
1973-1987
2
Cards from Staff & Students II
1977-1987
2
Ephemera
1985-2001
2
Carol Meister Estate Case
1986-1990
2
Carol Meister Estate Case-Documentation
1986-1989
2
Carol Meister Estate Case-Correspondence on Expenses
1986-1989
2
Photographs: Ruth Wiens and Carol Lindemann; Arthur Wiens with School of Nursing faculty
undated
2
Oregon State University commencement programs
1976, 1978

OHSU School of Nursing, 1972-1987Return to Top

Container(s): Box 3

Container(s) Description Dates
Box
3
Cost Studies
1972-1976
3
Presidential Search Committee
1973-1974
3
Annual Report UOMS,UODS,UONS
1974
3
UOHSC Advisory Council Meetings
1973-1975
3
Entering Sophomores
1974-1976
3
SON Faculty Organization Handbook
1975-1976
3
UOHSC Advisory Council
1975-1976
3
SON Dean Search Committee
1975-1976
3
Physical Development Plan
1975-1976
3
Institutional Goals and Objectives
1975-1976
3
Traineeship Program
1975-1977
3
Steering Committee for SON Celebration
1976
3
OSBHE Site Visit
1976
3
Audrey E. Jones, R.N.
1979
3
"Graduate Psychiatric Nursing Training in Public Facilities" by Florence Hardesty
1979
3
Thursday Almanac (SON newsletter)
1985-1986
3
SON Meeting Minutes
1986
3
Office Memoranda
1986-1987
3
Blank Daily Schedule Form
undated
3
Artifact-blank Class Record Book by Modern
undated

School of Nursing Curriculum, 1964-1987Return to Top

Container(s): Box 4

Container(s) Description Dates
Box
4
Class Syllabi
1964-1967
4
Classes and Schedules
1972-1987
4
Baccalaureate Program Schedule Wtr-Spring 1975
1974
4
Student Course Evaluations
1974-1985
4
Nur 405 Reading & Conference: R.N. Student Orientation
1976
4
Curriculum Syllabi
1976
4
Examples of Nursing Exams
1976
4
Nur 452 Syllabus
1981
4
Nur 457 Clinical Schedules
1982
4
Class Syllabi Mental Health Nursing
1982-1985
4
Grading Book
1985
4
SON Curriculum
1986-1987
4
Student Elective Grades Roster
1987

Institutional Organization and History, 1926-1985Return to Top

Container(s): Box 5

Container(s) Description Dates
Box
5
Nursing Degree Statistics-Historical
1926-1976
5
Documentation of Organizational History UOMS-UOHSC
1938-1977
5
UO SON & Nursing Education at St. Vincent M.C.
1968-1972
5
St. Vincent Hospital Department of Nursing
1968-1972
5
St. Vincent Hospital Administrative Manual
undated
5
History of St. Vincent Hospital Nursing Services
undated
5
Fifty Years of Professional Nursing (1926-76)
1976
5
Dammasch Management Review Team (DMRT) Reports
1978-1979
5
Dammasch Criminal Investigation
1979
5
Dammasch State Hospital Management Review Team
1979
5
Response to DMRT by Paula G. Morton, R.N.
1979
5
Psychiatric Nursing Services
1981-1982
5
Organization Charts PCU UHS-1NW
1982
5
Davis Correspondence Veterans Affairs
1983
5
Lawsuit Gowan vs. VAMC
1984
5
VA Program Planner (blank)
1985
5
Mental Health Nursing State Board Review
undated
6
"The Past is Here Today; The Future Will Not Go Away" (speech on School of Nursing history and related nursing history)
1976 October 15

Wiens Writings and News, 1953-1986Return to Top

Container(s): Box 6

Container(s) Description Dates
Box
6
Wiens in the News (includes photographic prints)
1953-1976
6
Wiens in Print-Degrees and Jobs
1953-1983
6
Wiens-Smaller Papers on Psychiatric Nursing
1956-1986
6
Wiens- "A Chronicle of Chronicity"
1977
6
Wiens- "The Relationship of Stages in Human Development Crucial to Mental Health"
1977
6
Hargrave & Wiens- "Philosophy, Goals, & FUnctions of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing"
1986

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • Education--Curricula
  • Schools, Nursing
  • Universities and colleges--Administration

Form or Genre Terms

  • administrative records

Occupations

  • Nursing
  • Universities and colleges--Faculty

Other Creators

  • Personal Names
    • Boyle, Jean (act)
    • Elhart, Dorothy, 1930- (act)
    • Gaines, Barbara Conway (act)
    • Lindeman, Carol Ann (act)
    • Markel, Charlotte (act)
    • Rawlinson, May (act)
    • Schantz, Donna (act)
    • Stone, Sandra (act)
    • Tilden, Virginia (act)
    • Wahl, Sharon (act)