St. Luke’s School of Nursing Records
Collection
Identifier: Mss 3048
Scope and Content
The St. Luke’s School of Nursing Records document the business of the school, from 1924 to the dissolution in 1987. The bulk of the records are from the last thirty years of operation. They have been organized into eleven series: Admission Series, Faculty Series, Student Series, Curriculum Series, Meeting Minute Series, Correspondence Series, Reports and Policies Series, Publication Series, Graduation Series, Restricted Series, and Ephemera Series & Artifact Series.
The Admission Series contains information related to admissions, and the tri-college system.
The Faculty Series contains faculty data sheets and faculty organizations.
The Student Series contains student handbooks, manuals, and anything student related.
The Curriculum Series contains the courses taught at St. Luke’s School of Nursing.
The Meeting Minute Series contains meeting minutes and notes from meetings relating to classes, the school, and staff.
The Correspondence Series contains correspondence between prospective students, graduates, instructors, and staff of St. Luke’s School of Nursing.
The Reports and Policies Series contains reports and school policies, committee decisions, and legal information.
The Publication Series contains nurses manuals, publications relating to St. Luke’s School of Nursing, their year book, and student publications.
The Graduation Series contains information on class anniversaries and graduation programs.
The Restricted Series contains transcripts in alphabetical order and instructor policies. The files are not open to public view.
The Ephemera Series & Artifact Series holds several mounted proclamations, signs, posters, and the school seal, plaques, pins, and a nurses hat.
Dates
- 1924-1987
Access
The collection is open under the rules and regulations of the Institute.
Copyrights
Copyrights to this collection is held by the Institute.
History
In 1908, St. Luke’s Hospital was authorized to “arrange for regular instruction in a training school for nurses.” The school was under the direction of Sister Osa Oppedahl, with the first class graduating on May 3, 1910. In 1916 St. Luke’s School of Nursing was accredited by the North Dakota State Board of Nursing. During World War II, St. Luke’s trained nurses as part of the Cadet Nurses Corp and the students received tuition waivers and a monthly stipend in exchange for their service. Growing competition from area universities caused St. Luke’s enrollment to decline, eventually leading to the closure of the school. The last class graduated May 22, 1987. In its seventy-seven years of operation, 2,811 nurses graduated from the program.
Extent
16 Linear Feet (16 linear ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Provenance
Donated by the Northwest Minnesota Historical Center, MSUM (Acc. 2016-009irs).
Property Rights
The Institute for Regional Studies owns the property rights to this collection.
- Title
- Finding aid to the St. Luke’s School of Nursing Records
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Institute for Regional Studies Repository
Contact:
West Building N
3551 7th Avenue North
Fargo North Dakota 58102 United States
ndsu.archives@ndsu.edu
West Building N
3551 7th Avenue North
Fargo North Dakota 58102 United States
ndsu.archives@ndsu.edu