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Oregon Nurses Association Legislative Committee records, 1949-1963
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Oregon Nurses Association; Thompson, Shirley M.
- Title
- Oregon Nurses Association Legislative Committee records
- Dates
- 1949-1963 (inclusive)19491963
- Quantity
- 0.10 linear feet, (1 folder)
- Collection Number
- 2008-012
- Summary
- The papers of the Oregon Nurses Association Legislative Committee under the leadership of Shirley M.Thompson have been added to the Archival collection. They show the process by which a landmark piece of legislation got passed in Oregon and the US Congress.
- Repository
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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
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There are no restrictions on access. The collection is open to the public.
- Languages
- English
Historical NoteReturn to Top
Shirley M. Thompson was born in Pasadena Ca., and was inspired to a nursing career by a sister in the field. Trained in Pasadena Hospital Nursing School (later Huntington Memorial). During WWII trained the Cadet Nurses Corps and later got a certificate of recognition for said work. Worked in private doctor's office, taught nursing, and got degrees (BA and MA) at Western Reserve U. Became Superintendent of Nursing at Doernbecher Children's Memorial Hospital (1944). President of the Oregon Nurses Assoc. (1946). Two terms at Gov. nomination to Oregon State Bd. of Nursing (1948-53). 1st Pres. of Oregon League of Nursing (1952), and Pres. of OSBN (1953-56).
During her years at DCH she eased visiting restrictions and established a unit for pre-mature infants (1950). Later in the '50s she helped in planning the teaching hospital (aka Medical School Hospital) on the Hospital Construction Committee, later becoming its superintendent of nursing.
She did much committee work for both the ANA and the ONA. As chair of the ONA Legislative Committee in the early '60s she helped legislation for collective bargaining for nurses get passed in 1961. She left UOMS in 1967 to take up a similar position at Long Beach Memorial Hospital in California.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
This collection includes correspondence, reports, position papers, bulletins, and ephemera.
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
Oregon Nurses Association records, Collection Number 2008-012, Oregon Health & Science University, Historical Collections & Archives
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
| Description | Dates |
|---|---|
| ONA Board of Directors Legislative Reports | 1961-1962 |
| Miscellany - report, clipping, correspondence | undated |
| A Reply to district 20 – on health care for the aged | 1962 January 15 |
| Report of the sub-committee of the membership committee of the ONA | undated |
| Questionnaire | 1961 April 10 |
| Correspondence: Shirley Thompson - Oregon Nursing Association (ONA) | 1961 August 4 |
| Correspondence: Sen. Wayne Morse -Thompson | 1961 August |
| Congressional Record: Right to Collective Bargaining for Nurses of Oregon | 1962 January 9 |
| Certification for School Nurses: ONA bulletin | 1962 June |
| Oregon Nurse ANA Convention Review | 1963 February 13 |
| ONA Workshop on Legislation, Salem | 1961-1963 |
| ONA Committee on Legislation minutes | 1960 August 19 |
| Qualification of Individuals Submitted for Oregon State Board of Nursing | 1961 |
| Reports to ONA Board | 1949 |
| Booklet - Licensed Practical Nurse Law | 1957 |
| Booklet - Law Regulating the Practice of Professional Nursing | 1960 |
| Booklet - Oregon State Board of Nursing Report of the Fiscal Year 1959-1960 | 1957 |
| Law Regulating the Practice of Professional Nurses | undated |
| "Passage of a Bill...a complicated procedure" | 1960 |
| ANA Statement of Standards for Nursing Care in Nursing Homes | 1961 |
| House Bill No. 1360 | 1962 April 25 |
| The Story of HB1360 | 1961June 1 |
| Chapter 720: An Act (2 copies) | 1961 |
| Newsletter - Oregon Nurse | 1962 |
| The Story of HB 1360 (duplicate) | 1961 February |
| ANA memorandum - re: State laws affect on the rights of public and private employees to bargain collectively | 1961 February 24 |
| ANA - Supplement to the report of the committee on economic and general welfare on federal and state legislation affecting nurses economic interests | 1962 March 30 |
| ANA Memorandum – analysis of ANA and NFLPN definitions of practice of practical nursing | 1962 |
| Health Care for Senior citizens in Oregon | undated |
| Definitions of Practical Nursing Practice | 1961 October |
| Oregon Nurse Convention Review | undated |
| Health Care for Senior Citizens in Oregon 1962 | 1963 July 11 |
| ONA Committee on Legislation Annual Report | 1962 March |
| ONA Newsletter | 1963 May |
| Correspondence from Shirley Thompson-District presidents & chairpersons | |
| One photographic print of Henrietta Doltz |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Advisory Committees
Personal Names
- Morse, Wayne L. (Wayne Lyman), 1900-1974
Form or Genre Terms
- administrative records
Occupations
- Nursing
Other Creators
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Personal Names
- Thompson, Shirley M. (fmo)
