Nursing
The records of the following organisations and individuals document the struggle of nurses to address the issues of registration, nursing education, the relationship between medicine and nursing, authority structures within nursing and their efforts to obtain appropriate salaries and conditions. Beyond the immediate history of nursing, these records can be enlightening on such social issues as changes in attitudes to health care, or gender and work throughout the twentieth century.
Australian Nursing Federation, Federal Branch 1924-80
Australian Nursing Federation, Victorian Branch 1975-89, which includes predecessors:
- Victorian Trained Nurses Association 1901-4
- Royal Victorian Trained Nurses Association, 1904-34
- Royal Victorian College of Nursing 1934-75 and others.
Royal College of Nursing Australia, Victorian State Committee 1949-80
Florence Nightingale Committee of Australia, Victorian Branch 1940s-60s
Gertrude Berger Papers 1955-90
Jessie Langham Papers 1932-88
Marjorie Connor Papers 1920-90
Nursing Projects Officer Group 1982-93