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Title: Anna Helen Nash Day Book, 1915-1918

ID: OGLMC/1306

Creator: Nash, Anna Helen (1888-1990)

Extent: 0.25 Linear Feet

Date Acquired: 04/03/1995

Languages: English [eng]

1888-1990; accounts of her career as a nurse in Fargo, 1915-1918

Anna Helen Nash's Day Book primarily contains accounts of her work as a nurse from November 1915 through May 1918. In her diary she keeps accounts of the patients she worked for, and how much she was paid for assisting each patient. She also was sure to note when and how patients died. She also kept tabs on the addresses of other nurses she worked with. Although the "diary" was written in an address book, the addresses she took note of were not necessarily placed in alphabetical order. The book becomes more like a diary at the beginning of the "B" tab, and many pages are blank. In the "Mc" tab, there are recipes for coffee cake and bread dough. The book has a number of misspellings. Most notably, the word "died" is often spelled "dyed."

Access Restrictions: Open for inspection under the rules and regulations of the Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections.

Acquisition Source: Sandy Slater, Department of Special Collections

Acquisition Method: Donation; the collection was purchased at a flea market (95-2011)

Preferred Citation: (Description of Item) Anna Helen Nash Day Book. OGLMC 1306. Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections. Chester Fritz Library. University of North Dakota.

Finding Aid Revision History: Finding aid added to Archon in November 2013.