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Josephine Ensign papers, approximately 1960-2024

Overview of the Collection

Cre
Ensign, Josephine
Title
Josephine Ensign papers
Dates
approximately 1960-2024 (inclusive)
Quantity
10.27 cubic feet, (8 boxes)
Collection Number
6577
Summary
Journals, drafts, oral histories, reports, and research materials of Josephine Ensign, a professor at the University of Washington School of Nursing
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

Access to portions of the collection is restricted. Contact University of Washington Libraries Special Collections for details. Request at UW

Languages
English
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Biographical Note

Josephine Ensign is a professor at the University of Washington School of Nursing, where she teaches health policy, public health, and health humanities. Her research focuses on health inequities among marginalized populations, particularly those affected by homelessness and poverty. Ensign has authored several works, including Catching Homelessness: A Nurse's Story of Falling Through the Safety Net (2017), which was named the American Journal of Nursing's Book of the Year for creative works, and Skid Road: On the Frontier of Health and Homelessness in an American City (2021), a finalist for the Washington State Book Award.

Sources: Ensign, Josephine. About. Josephine Ensign, https://josephineensign.com/about/. Accessed 12 Nov. 2024.

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Content Description

Project files; book project materials including drafts and associated materials; grant files and reports; writings, presentations, and advocacy materials; work notebooks; research files; oral history recordings and podcast recordings; personal journals.

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Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

Copyrights retained by creator but the University of Washington Libraries Special Collections can grant use permissions.

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Administrative Information

Acquisition Information

Donated by Josephine Ensign, 2024

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Detailed Description of the Collection

  • Description: Clinic Forms and Teaching Pamphlets
    Dates: 1986
    Container: Box 6577-001 Box 1
  • Description: Reports on Homelessness
    Dates: 1990-1991
    Container: Box 6577-001 Box 1
  • Description: Year End Reports
    Dates: 1988
    Container: Box 6577-001 Box 1
  • Description: Newspaper Clippings, Writing Drafts, and Photos
    Dates: 1989
    Container: Box 6577-001 Box 1
  • Description: Clinic Reports and Correspondence
    Dates: 1989
    Container: Box 6577-001 Box 1
  • Description: Thesis
    Dates: 1986
    Container: Box 6577-001 Box 1
  • Description: Personal Journal
    Dates: 1986
    Container: Box 6577-001 Box 1
  • Description: Copies and Drafts of Catching Homelessness
    Dates: 2012-2016
    Container: Box 6577-001 Box 1
  • Description: Health Care Council Pamphlets and Session Notes
    Dates: 2015-2016
    Container: Box 6577-001 Box 1
  • Description: Session Reports and Notes
    Dates: 2013-2016
    Container: Box 6577-001 Box 1
  • Description: Lectures and Notes
    Dates: 2016-2019
    Container: Box 6577-001 Box 1
  • Description: Publications and Writing Drafts
    Dates: 1992-2013
    Container: Box 6577-001 Box 1
  • Description: Writing Assignments and Drafts
    Dates: 1980-1998
    Container: Box 6577-001 Box 1
  • Description: Childhood Writings
    Dates: approximately 1960s
    Container: Box 6577-001 Box 1
  • Description: Awards, Certifiicates, Offers, and Degrees
    Dates: 1978-2017
    Container: Box 6577-001 Box 1
  • Description: Reports
    Dates: 1995-1998
    Container: Box 6577-001 Box 1
  • Description: Med Rest Surveys and Materials
    Dates: approximately 2007-2008
    Container: Box 6577-001 Box 1
  • Description: Med Rest Funding Receipts
    Dates: 1999-2000
    Container: Box 6577-001 Box 1
  • Description: Med Rest Flyers and Correspondence
    Dates: 2003-2007
    Container: Box 6577-001 Box 1
  • Description: Med Rest Newspaper Clippings and Correspondence
    Dates: 1998-2000
    Container: Box 6577-001 Box 1
  • Description: Med Rest Budgets, Notes, and Surveys
    Dates: 1998-2005
    Container: Box 6577-001 Box 1
  • Description: Doorway Project Materials and Correspondence
    Dates: 2017-2023
    Container: Box 6577-001 Box 1
  • Description: Journals and Notebooks
    Dates: 2004-2018
    Container: Box 6577-001 Box 2
  • Description: Skid Road Notes and Documents
    Dates: 2021-2022
    Container: Box 6577-001 Box 3
  • Description: Skid Road Drafts
    Dates: 2018-2022
    Container: Box 6577-001 Box 3
  • Description: Skid Road Drafts and Research Materials
    Dates: 2018-2022
    Container: Box 6577-001 Box 3
  • Description: Research Materials: History of Seattle and King County
    Dates: 2019
    Container: Box 6577-001 Box 3
  • Description: Research Materials: Old Angeline
    Dates: 2018-2019
    Container: Box 6577-001 Box 3
  • Description: Skid Road Research Materials:Providence Archives
    Dates: 2019
    Container: Box 6577-001 Box 3
  • Description: Skid Road Research Materials: Open Door Clinic and Street Children
    Dates: 2019
    Container: Box 6577-001 Box 3
  • Description: Skid Road Research Materials: Hooverville and Shantytowns
    Dates: 2018-2019
    Container: Box 6577-001 Box 3
  • Description: Skid Road Research Materials: Wayside Mission
    Dates: 2017-2019
    Container: Box 6577-001 Box 3
  • Description: Skid Road Research Materials: Homelessness
    Dates: 2014-2019
    Container: Box 6577-001 Box 3
  • Description: Photographs
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box 6577-001 Box 3
  • Description: "Listening to Skid Road" Project
    Dates: 2013-2024
    Container: Box 6577-001 Box 3
  • Description: Photographs of Josephine Ensign
    Dates: 2017
    Container: Box 6577-001 Box 3
  • Description: Street Youth Journal
    Dates: 1992-1994
    Container: Box 6577-001 Box 3
  • Description: Health for Homeless Youth Patient Log
    Dates: 1993-1994
    Container: Box 6577-001 Box 3
  • Description: Dissertation
    Dates: 1995
    Container: Box 6577-001 Box 3
  • Description: Photo Slides: John Hopkins and Personal Collection
    Dates: 1994
    Container: Box 6577-001 Box 3
  • Description: Personal Journals
    Dates: 1974-1994
    Container: Box 6577-001 Box 4
  • Description: Personal Journals
    Dates: 1992-2002
    Container: Box 6577-001 Box 5
  • Description: Personal Journals

    Restricted until January 1, 2025

    Dates: 2001-2010
    Container: Box 6577-001 Box 6
  • Description: Personal Journals

    Restricted until January 1, 2025

    Dates: 2010-2018
    Container: Box 6577-001 Box 7
  • Description: Personal Journals

    Restricted until January 1, 2025

    Dates: 2018-2024
    Container: Box 6577-001 Box 8

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