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University of Wyoming. School of Nursing records, 1950-2010

Overview of the Collection

Creator
University of Wyoming. School of Nursing
Title
University of Wyoming. School of Nursing records
Dates
1950-2010 (inclusive)
Website capture 2019-ongoing (inclusive)
Quantity
13.50 cubic feet (30 boxes) + website
Collection Number
547002
Summary
This collection consists of documents that record the history and proceedings of the Univeristy of Wyoming School of Nursing.
Repository
American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming
American Heritage Center
University of Wyoming
1000 E. University Ave.
Dept. 3924
Laramie, WY
82071
Telephone: 3077663756
ahcref@uwyo.edu
Access Restrictions

There are no access restrictions on the materials for research purposes, and the collection is open to the public.

Additional Reference Guides

Finding aid available in repository.

Languages
English
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Historical Note

The University of Wyoming's involvement in nursing education began in 1918, when it partnered with Ivinson Memorial Hospital to provide science courses for the hospital's student nurses, laying the groundwork for formal nursing education in the state. The School of Nursing was officially established in 1951, expanding its programs to address the healthcare needs of Wyoming and surrounding rural areas. In 2003, the school was renamed the "Fay W. Whitney School of Nursing" following a three-million-dollar gift from Roy Whitney to the University, made as a birthday gift to his wife, Fay. The funds from this gift facilitated the renovation of the Old Biochemistry Building into the Health Sciences Center, which now houses nursing and various other programs within the College of Health Sciences. The Division of Kinesiology and Health remains in the expanded and remodeled Corbett Building.

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Content Description

The University of Wyoming School of Nursing records contain material relating to the School of Nursing including correspondence, grants, history, meeting minutes, reports, testing results, accreditation records, information about the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE), the Western Council on Higher Education for Nursing (WCHEN), and the Wyoming Commission for Nursing and Nursing Education (WCNNE). This collection also includes archived websites affiliated with the school.

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Preferred Citation

Item Description, Box Number, Folder Number, Collection Name, Collection Number, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming.

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Administrative Information

Related Materials

There are no known other archival collections created by the University of Wyoming School of Nursing at the date of processing.

Acquisition Information

The University of Wyoming School of Nursing donated materials in Septermber 2002 and March 2009. Marcia L. Dale donated materials in May 2012. Website materials were captured by the University of Wyoming's University Archives from 2019-ongoing.

Processing Note

This collection was processed by Jennifer Praeuner in February 2003. This collection was updated by Rachel Gattermeyer in May 2020 and Erin Shadrick in November 2024.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

  • Description: Correspondence
    Dates: 1988-2000
    Container: Box 1--3, Folder
  • Description: Correspondence-Nichols, Elizabeth G.
    Dates: 1986-1987
    Container: Box 3, Folder
  • Description: Dean's Meetings
    Dates: 1976-1980
    Container: Box 3, Folder
  • Description: Developing Simulated Patient Problems for Evaluation
    Dates: 1975, 1977-1981
    Container: Box 3, Folder
  • Description: Extended Degree Program
    Dates: 1971-1982
    Container: Box 4, Folder
  • Description: Grants- American Association of Diabetes Educators
    Dates: 1997-1998
    Container: Box 4, Folder
  • Description: Grants- Continuing Education for Nurses in Medically Underserved Areas Using the Internet
    Dates: 1995
    Container: Box 4, Folder
  • Description: Grants-Expansion of MSN Program in Rural Nursing
    Dates: 1987-1993
    Container: Box 4--5, Folder
  • Description: Grants- Expansion of Rural FNP Option
    Dates: 1993-1996
    Container: Box 5, Folder
  • Description: Grants- Insufficient Milk Supply: Nursing Diagnosis and Intervention
    Dates: 1991-1994
    Container: Box 5, Folder
  • Description: Grants- Kellogg
    Dates: 1983-1986
    Container: Box 5, Folder
  • Description: Grants- Long Distance NP Learning Modules
    Dates: 1996-1997
    Container: Box 5, Folder
  • Description: Grants- Multifaceted Frontier Health Services Model
    Dates: 1990-1996
    Container: Box 5, Folder
  • Description: Grants- Nursing Capitation
    Dates: 1980-1981
    Container: Box 5, Folder
  • Description: Grants-Physical Assessment
    Dates: 1976-1981
    Container: Box 6, Folder
  • Description: Grants- Study of Early Management of Breastfeeding
    Dates: 1984-1986
    Container: Box 6, Folder
  • Description: Grants- Wyoming Substance Abuse Prevention Program for Pregnant and Postpartum Women and Their Families
    Dates: 1990-1995
    Container: Box 6, Folder
  • Description: History- Academic Plan
    Dates: 1976-1986
    Container: Box 7, Folder
  • Description: History- Annual Reports
    Dates: 1956-1968
    Container: Box 7, Folder
  • Description: History- Committee on Education of Women
    Dates: 1953
    Container: Box 7, Folder
  • Description: History- Criteria for Establishing Programs in Nursing whose Graduates will be Qualified to Write the R.N. Licensing Examination in the State of Wyoming
    Dates: 1968
    Container: Box 7, Folder
  • Description: History- Faculty Studies, Public Health Nursing
    Dates: 1960
    Container: Box 7, Folder
  • Description: History- Joint Commission Standards for Nursing Care
    Dates: 1994
    Container: Box 7, Folder
  • Description: History- Joint Commission on Nurses for Wyoming
    Dates: 1957, 1959-1964
    Container: Box 8, Folder
  • Description: History- Manual for Use in Studying Head Nurse Activities
    Dates: 1952
    Container: Box 8, Folder
  • Description: History- Regualtions and Information
    Dates: 1969-1971, 1973
    Container: Box 8, Folder
  • Description: History- Regulations for the Accreditation of Wyoming Schools of Nursing Preparing Graduates for the Licensing Examination to Become Registered Nurses
    Dates: 1950
    Container: Box 9, Folder
  • Description: History- Report Concerning the Program in Nursing
    Dates: 1950
    Container: Box 9, Folder
  • Description: History- Review and Reassessment of Programs
    Dates: 1972
    Container: Box 9, Folder
  • Description: History- Study of Wyoming Facilities for Nursing Education
    Dates: 1951
    Container: Box 9, Folder
  • Description: History- Summary of Progress Committee on Nurses for Wyoming
    Dates: 1965
    Container: Box 9, Folder
  • Description: History- Survey of Salaries and Personnel Practices for Teachers and Administrators in Nursing Education Programs
    Dates: 1956, 1958
    Container: Box 9, Folder
  • Description: History- Symbolism of Nurses' Pins
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box 9, Folder
  • Description: History- Task Force Report on Nursing Personnel Needs in Wyoming
    Dates: 1972
    Container: Box 9, Folder
  • Description: History- The Finn's Daughter: An Oral History Prepared for Women's Studies
    Dates: Fall 1985
    Container: Box 9, Folder
  • Description: History- "The University of Wyoming Nurses Program"
    Dates: 1955
    Container: Box 9, Folder
  • Description: History- Wyoming Commission for Nursing and Nursing Education
    Dates: 1973
    Container: Box 9, Folder
  • Description: History- Wyoming League for Nursing
    Dates: 1962, 1965, 1967
    Container: Box 9, Folder
  • Description: History- Wyoming Nursing
    Dates: 1959, 1984, 1992
    Container: Box 9, Folder
  • Description: History- Wyoming Nursing Programs
    Dates: 1976, undated
    Container: Box 9, Folder
  • Description: History- Wyoming Requirements and Recommendations for Accredited Schools of Nursing
    Dates: 1950
    Container: Box 10, Folder
  • Description: History- Wyoming State Board of Nursing Newsletters
    Dates: 1965-1970, 1972-1973
    Container: Box 10, Folder
  • Description: Minutes- Academic Personnel Meetings
    Dates: 1993-2003
    Container: Box 10, Folder
  • Description: Minutes- Curriculum Committee
    Dates: 1973-1999
    Container: Box 10--12, Folder
  • Description: Minutes- Faculty Development Committee
    Dates: 1979-1994
    Container: Box 12, Folder
  • Description: Minutes- Faculty Meetings
    Dates: 1952-1999
    Container: Box 12--16, Folder
  • Description: Minutes- Graduate Program Committee
    Dates: 1986-1999
    Container: Box 16, Folder
  • Description: Minutes- Miscellaneous Committees
    Dates: 1997-1999
    Container: Box 16, Folder
  • Description: Minutes-Peer Review of Teaching Project
    Dates: 1996-1998
    Container: Box 16, Folder
  • Description: Minutes- Program Team
    Dates: 1996-1997
    Container: Box 16, Folder
  • Description: Minutes- Student Affairs Committee
    Dates: 1977-1990
    Container: Box 16--17, Folder
  • Description: Minutes- Tenure and Promotion Committee
    Dates: 1982-1994
    Container: Box 17, Folder
  • Description: National Council Licensure Examination Test Results
    Dates: 1953-1989
    Container: Box 17--18, Folder
  • Description: Recruitment and Retention of Indian Nursing Student Project
    Dates: 1976-1979
    Container: Box 18, Folder
  • Description: Reports- Accreditation
    Dates: 1956-1979
    Container: Box 18--19, Folder
  • Description: Reports- Annual Wyoming State Board
    Dates: 1981-1999
    Container: Box 20-21, Folder
  • Description: Reports- Evaluation
    Dates: 1960, 1966, 1970
    Container: Box 21-22, Folder
  • Description: Reports- Progress
    Dates: 1958-1959, 1963, 1968, 1981, 1988
    Container: Box 22, Folder
  • Description: Reports- Wyoming Perinatal Substance Abuse Prevention Program
    Dates: 1991-1993
    Container: Box 22--23, Folder
  • Description: State Board Test Results
    Dates: 1953-1980
    Container: Box 23, Folder
  • Description: Traineeship Grant Records
    Dates: 1981-1996
    Container: Box 23--24, Folder
  • Description: Western Council on Higher Education for Nursing (WCHEN)- Committees and Special Interest Groups
    Dates: 1977
    Container: Box 25, Folder
  • Description: Western Council on Higher Education for Nursing (WCHEN)- Correspondence
    Dates: 1959-1979
    Container: Box 25, Folder
  • Description: Western Council on Higher Education for Nursing (WCHEN)- Evaluation Study
    Dates: 1976-1977
    Container: Box 25, Folder
  • Description: Western Council on Higher Education for Nursing (WCHEN)- General Council
    Dates: 1977-1980
    Container: Box 25, Folder
  • Description: Western Council on Higher Education for Nursing (WCHEN)-General Information
    Dates: 1961, 1978-1981
    Container: Box 25, Folder
  • Description: Western Council on Higher Education for Nursing (WCHEN)-Minority Issues
    Dates: 1974-1977, 1979
    Container: Box 25, Folder
  • Description: Western Council on Higher Education for Nursing (WCHEN)-Minutes
    Dates: 1959-1977
    Container: Box 25-26, Folder
  • Description: Western Council on Higher Education for Nursing (WCHEN)- Miscellaneous
    Dates: 1977-1980
    Container: Box 26, Folder
  • Description: Western Council on Higher Education for Nursing (WCHEN)- Primary Care Statement
    Dates: 1976-1977
    Container: Box 26, Folder
  • Description: Western Council on Higher Education for Nursing (WCHEN)- Projects
    Dates: 1976-1978
    Container: Box 26, Folder
  • Description: Western Council on Higher Education for Nursing (WCHEN)- Reports
    Dates: 1958-1970
    Container: Box 26, Folder
  • Description: Western Council on Higher Education for Nursing (WCHEN)- Representative Rosters
    Dates: 1959-1976
    Container: Box 27, Folder
  • Description: Western Council on Higher Education for Nursing (WCHEN)- Resolutions
    Dates: 1974-1975, 1977
    Container: Box 27, Folder
  • Description: Western Council on Higher Education for Nursing (WCHEN)- Study of Faculty Members of WCHEN Schools
    Dates: 1963
    Container: Box 27, Folder
  • Description: Western Council on Higher Education for Nursing (WCHEN)- Update
    Dates: 1976-1980
    Container: Box 27, Folder
  • Description: Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE)- "Analysis and Planning for Improved Distribution on Nursing Personnel and Services
    Dates: 1975-1976
    Container: Box 27, Folder
  • Description: Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE)- Correspondence
    Dates: 1955-1982
    Container: Box 27-28, Folder
  • Description: Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE)- Curriculum Improvement Project
    Dates: 1966-1968
    Container: Box 28, Folder
  • Description: Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE)- Grants
    Dates: 1959
    Container: Box 28, Folder
  • Description: Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE)- "Higher Education in the West"
    Dates: 1959, 1961-1964
    Container: Box 28, Folder
  • Description: Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE)- Minutes
    Dates: 1957, 1973-1975
    Container: Box 28, Folder
  • Description: Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE)- Publications
    Dates: 1960-1980
    Container: Box 28, Folder
  • Description: Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE)- Reports
    Dates: 1956-1980
    Container: Box 29, Folder
  • Description: Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE)- Sorenson, Gladys
    Dates: 1958
    Container: Box 30, Folder
  • Description: Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE)- Surveys
    Dates: 1974, 1976
    Container: Box 30, Folder
  • Description: Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE)- WCHEN Proposal
    Dates: 1961, 1965-1968
    Container: Box 30, Folder
  • Description: Wyoming Commission for Nursing and Nursing Education (WCNNE)- Bylaws
    Dates: 1971, 1973
    Container: Box 30, Folder
  • Description: Wyoming Commission for Nursing and Nursing Education (WCNNE)- Correspondence
    Dates: 1970-1973
    Container: Box 30, Folder
  • Description: Wyoming Commission for Nursing and Nursing Education (WCNNE)- Minutes
    Dates: 1970-1973, 1981
    Container: Box 30, Folder
  • Description: Wyoming Commission for Nursing and Nursing Education (WCNNE)- Task Force Reports
    Dates: 1971
    Container: Box 30, Folder
  • Description: Wyoming State Board of Nursing Self Study
    Dates: January 2009
    Container: Box 30, Folder
  • Description: Fay E. Whitney School of Nursing AccreditationRequest
    Dates: 2008
    Container: Box 30, Folder
  • Description: Climbing the Peak by Marica L. Dale
    Dates: 2010
    Container: Box 30, Folder
  • Dates: 2019-ongoing
    Container: Digital,

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Subject Terms

  • Nursing school administration -- Wyoming.
  • Nursing schools -- Wyoming.

Corporate Names

  • University of Wyoming.

Geographical Names

  • Wyoming -- History -- 1946-1999.
  • Wyoming -- History -- 2000-.
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