Research Catalog

Title

Lincoln School for Nurses collection, 1840-2011.

Author

Lincoln School for Nurses.

Items in the Library & Off-site

Details

Description

2.2 lin. ft.

Summary

The collection consists primarily of printed material, including several histories of Lincoln School, and incorporation papers for the School and Alumnae Association. The School is also represented by yearbooks (1931-1961), and annual reports (1906-1961 - scattered), the School newspaper entitled The Chevron and an invitation to the first graduation of 1900. Included are news bulletins and 40th anniversary commemorative journals honoring earlier classes. Of particular interest are photocopies of annual reports for the Society for the Relief of Worthy Indigent Colored Persons from 1840, 1841 and 1842.

Subjects

• African American women > Education
• African American nurses
• Nursing schools > New York (State) > New York
• Lincoln School for Nurses
• Society for the Relief of Worthy Aged Indigent Colored Persons

Note

• Photographs transferred to Photographs and Prints Division.
• Film transferred to Moving Image and Recorded Sound Division.
• Artifacts transferred to Art and Artifacts Division.

Source (note)

• Lincoln Fund
• Ivy N. Tinkler
• Ivy N. Tinkler, Janice M. Gray

Biography (note)

• The Lincoln School for Nurses, a privately endowed institution, was founded in 1898 in the Bronx to train black women to become nurses at a time when this kind of education was not available elsewhere. It was the first school of its type in the United States. The Lincoln School was located on the site of the Society for the Relief of Worthy Indigent Colored Persons, which began operation in 1839. In 1902 its name was changed to Lincoln Hospital and Home, and in the 1920's it became affiliated with Lincoln Hospital, which was operated by the City of New York. The Lincoln School's first graduating class was in 1900, with a total of six graduates. The last class graduated in 1961. A total of 1,864 black women from the United States, Haiti, Bermuda, and Africa attended the Lincoln School for Nurses. The Alumnae Association was formed in 1905.

Processing Action (note)

• Accessioned
• Surveyed
• Cataloging updated
• Accessioning updated
• Cataloged

Call Number

Sc MG 248

OCLC

NYPW89-A139

Author

Lincoln School for Nurses.

Title

Lincoln School for Nurses collection, 1840-2011.

Biography

The Lincoln School for Nurses, a privately endowed institution, was founded in 1898 in the Bronx to train black women to become nurses at a time when this kind of education was not available elsewhere. It was the first school of its type in the United States. The Lincoln School was located on the site of the Society for the Relief of Worthy Indigent Colored Persons, which began operation in 1839. In 1902 its name was changed to Lincoln Hospital and Home, and in the 1920's it became affiliated with Lincoln Hospital, which was operated by the City of New York. The Lincoln School's first graduating class was in 1900, with a total of six graduates. The last class graduated in 1961. A total of 1,864 black women from the United States, Haiti, Bermuda, and Africa attended the Lincoln School for Nurses. The Alumnae Association was formed in 1905.

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Research Call Number

Sc MG 248