Chicago Council on Community Nursing records, 1919-1971

  View full finding aid (PDF)
  • Creator Names Chicago Council on Community Nursing.
  • Title Chicago Council on Community Nursing records [manuscript], 1919-1971, bulk 1946-1971.
  • Physical description
    • 3.25 linear ft. (8 boxes)
    • 1 sound recording.
  • Access and usage restrictions For listening purposes, it is necessary to use a copy, not the original (and to have a listening copy made if one is not available).
  • Collection summary Correspondence, meeting minutes and agendas, financial reports, policies and procedures, academic papers, speeches, training materials, newspaper clippings, and other records of the Chicago Council on Community Nursing (CCCN) and its predecessor, the Central Council on Nursing Education. Most of the collection pertains to the council's work improving educational standards for nursing, as well as popularizing the nursing profession.
  • Acquisition information Gift of the Chicago Council on Community Nursing (M1972.0042).
  • Finding Aids Note Descriptive inventory available online.
  • Location of Other Archival Materials Note Related materials at Chicago History Museum, Research Center, include the Chicago Council on Community Nursing photograph collection (1980.0011).
  • Biographical or Historical Note The Central Council on Nursing Education was formed ca. 1920 and was made up of representatives of Chicago area nursing schools, nursing organizations, hospitals' women's auxiliaries, and others. The organization sought to improve educational standards in schools of nursing. In 1946, the organization became part of the newly formed Chicago Council on Community Nursing (CCCN) and broadened its scope to include private and public nursing agencies in the greater Chicago area. Other functions of the CCCN included coordination and planning of services, promotion of the nursing profession, awarding scholarships and grants for the study of nursing, and vocational training.
  • Names
    • Chicago Council on Community Nursing Archives.
    • Central Council on Nursing Education (Chicago, Ill.)
    • Central Council on Nursing Education (Chicago, Ill.)
  • Subjects
    • Nurses Illinois Chicago Metropolitan Area 20th century.
    • Nursing Illinois Chicago Metropolitan Area 20th century.
    • Nursing Illinois Chicago Metropolitan Area Societies, etc.
    • Nursing Study and teaching Illinois Chicago Metropolitan Area.
    • Nursing Vocational guidance Illinois Chicago Metropolitan Area.
  • Geographic coverage Chicago Metropolitan Area (Ill.) Social conditions 20th century.
  • Genre
    • Audiotapes. aat
    • Correspondence. aat
    • Financial records. aat
    • Minutes. aat
    • Newspaper clippings. aat
    • Speeches. aat
  • Geographic name United States Illinois Cook County Chicago.
  • Finding aid URL Finding aid available online http://chsmedia.org/media/fa/fa/M-C/CConCN-inv.htm