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King County Nurses Association records, 1907-1990

Overview of the Collection

Creator
King County Nurses Association (King County, Wash.)
Title
King County Nurses Association records
Dates
1907-1990 (inclusive)
Quantity
40.27 cubic feet, (36 boxes and 2 vertical files)
Collection Number
3049
Summary
Records of the professional nursing association of King County, Washington
Repository
University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections
University of Washington Libraries
Box 352900
Seattle, WA
98195-2900
Telephone: 2065431929
Fax: 2065431931
speccoll@uw.edu
Access Restrictions

Open to all users, but access to portions of the collection are restricted. Contact Special Collections for more details.

Some material stored offsite; advance notice required for use.

Request at UW

Languages
Collection materials are in English.
Sponsor
Full processing supported by the Labor Archives Fund and the Labor Archives of Washington State Budget
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Historical Note

The King County Nurses Association (KCNA) is a professional association of registered nurses, established in 1903 as the King County Graduate Nurses Association and renamed in 1951. It is affiliated on the state and national levels with the Washington State Nurses Association and the American Nurses Association. While the Washington State Nurses Association, of which KCNA is affiliated, functions as both a professional association and a union that collectively bargains for its members, KCNA functions primarily as a professional association that engages in advocacy work. KCNA also maintains a registry of its members and makes referrals to hospitals in need of nursing staff and provides continuing education opportunities for its members, collaborates with other health organizations in King County, and is active in lobbying activities.

Directors of the KCNA:

  • Julia O. Crose, approximately 1950s-1960s
  • Margaret Scharnickel, 1970s
  • Alma Ware, approximately 1980s-1990s

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Content Description

Correspondence, minutes, reports, newsletters, financial and membership records, organizational features, committee files, photographs, grant files, and legal documents. There is more detailed description for some of the individual accessions in the scope and content note at the accession level of the finding aid.

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Other Descriptive Information

Forms part of the Labor Archives of Washington.

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Use of the Collection

Preferred Citation

Labor Archives of Washington, University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections, King County Nurses Association records, 3949-00X [insert specific accession numbers], box number, folder number.

Restrictions on Use

Literary rights of representatives of the records-creating organization transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

Organized into 5 accessions.

  • Accession No. 3049-001, King County Nurses Association records, 1908-1978
  • Accession No. 3049-002, King County Nurses Association records, 1907-1979
  • Accession No. 3049-003, King County Nurses Association records, 1937-1987
  • Accession No. 3049-004, King County Nurses Association records, 1959-1989
  • Accession No. 3049-005, King County Nurses Association records, approximately 1970-1990
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Detailed Description of the Collection

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Subject Terms

  • Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)

Other Creators

  • Personal Names

    • Crose, Julia O (creator)
    • Faber, Hilke D (creator)
    • Kenyon, Virginia (creator)
    • Scharnickel, Margaret (creator)
    • Spaulding, Margaret--Trials, litigation, etc
    • Ware, Alma Miller (creator)

    Corporate Names

    • American Nurses' Association (creator)
    • King County (Wash.). Health Planning Council (creator)
    • King County Emergency Service Coordinating Council (creator)
    • King County Nurses Association (King County, Wash.)--Archives
    • Labor Archives of Washington (University of Washington) (creator)
    • Puget Sound Health Systems Agency (creator)
    • Spaulding, Margaret
    • University of Washington School of Nursing
    • University of Washington--Trials, litigation, etc (creator)
    • Washington State Nurses Association (creator)
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