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History and Activities scrapbook

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 4-5

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

The Mounds Midway School of Nursing collection dates between 1914 and 2021. It spans 12 cubic feet in 8 boxes.

The Historical Society Ledger Inventory lists donations to the historical society, some of which are now in this collection, but not all. The Historical Society folder contains information about the Historical Museum housed at the Midway Hospital, a certificate of incorporation from 1993, acquisition information from Bethel, and a DVD of the history of the school.

The History folder contains information on affiliated schools, the consititution and by-laws of the student association, and some Minnesota legal information. A History of Mounds-Midway School of Nursing, 1907-1967 was written by Adella Espelien. Mounds-Midway Memories, 1944-1947 was written by alumni and compiled into a book. The Mounds-Midway School of Nursing book records memories from the class of 1949. The class of 1956 memories are compiled into a booklet Hamline University School of Nursing Mounds-Midway Division, from the 50th reunion in 2006.

The Financial folder dates mostly to the 1930s.

Various event programs include Honors Day, chapel bulletins, awards convocations, banquets, cappings, and a Diamond Jubilee program from 1967. The Graduation folder dates from 1926 to 1970.

The Families folder contains family information of alumni, especially family connections to the school.

The Faculty folder contains lists of faculty, as well as faculty/staff surveys.

The Philosophy and Objectives folder includes training program pamphlets, the Mounds-Midway Award, and a information regarding the Mounds-Midway School of Nursing and Bethel College.

There are two folders of advertising information, such as bulletins and brochures.

The Bulletins include course information. The Lamplighter were student handbooks.

The photographs are of students, alumni, and graduating classes.

The History and Activities scrapbook contains clippings and photographs. The Capping scrapbook contains mostly photographs. The Chorus scrapbook holds photographs of the choir.

The Yearbooks date between 1928 and 1983.

The Miscellaneous Articles about Graduates scrapbook contains photocopies of articles and writing about general history and students, such as Ida Isaacson, Marilyne Gustafson, Doris Rehnberg, Sandra Dennis Torjesen, and others.

Four scrapbooks contain obituaries of nurses, doctors, medical staff, and faculty.

The Maureen Juarez scrapbook contains printouts of the newsletter Student TXT put out by Julie DeHaan, Pamela Friesen, and Maureen Juarez. Juarez was a faculty member at the school of nursing from 1970 to 1972, then became faculty at Bethel University.

The Catalina Cresencia Velasquez item is a memorial display for a former student from Bolivia.

The Swede Hollow folder contains written histories of the location, which was very close to the Mounds Park Hospital.

The Nursing and Hospital newspaper clippings folder contains newspaper articles, pamphlets, booklets, and newsletters.

The Classes series contain individual class materials, such as news articles, correspondence, commencement programs, and photographs. The majority of the series contains alumni update information.

The Mounds Park Hospital folder contains some loose copies of Park Points, article clippings, and a program from the hospital's 50th anniversary in 1957. There are photographs of the old and new hospital building. Mound Builder was a hospital newsletter, and the folder dates from 1924 to 1932. Park Points was another hospital newsletter, and the folder dates between 1966 to 1972. Two folders of Capsule, another hospital newsletter, date between 1981 and 1986.

The Midway Hospital folder contains a few hospital newsletters, newspaper articles, and a program for the ground breaking ceremony from 1961. There are photographs of the hospital in the next folder. The Orbiter was a hospital newsletter, dating from 1968 to 1971. The HealthEast folder contains a newsletter Today from 1988 and 1998; a second newsletter C.A.R.E. dates to 1997.

The Baptist Hospital Association folder contains a newsletter Baptist Hospital Bulletin from 1930, some newsletters Baptist Hospital Fund Bulletin from 1970 and 1973, a report from 1964, and a newspaper clipping. The Northwestern Baptist Hospital Association folder contains a history and some statistics from the hospitals.

The Alumni Association series contains a 1941 bulletin, correspondence, and financial information. The By-laws date to 1955 and 1991. The Committees folder include member lists and minutes. The Events folder contains programs from events such as banquets and homecoming teas. There are correspondence dating mostly to the 1950s. The alumni lists list graduates from 1909 to 1951. The Alumni Newsletter dates from 1948 to 2021.

The Missionaries folders contain newsletters, clippings, and correspondence from medical missionaries, mostly alumni. The International Nurse is a newsletter dating from 1988 to 2005.

There are several folders of individual alumni. Ruby Eliason was a missionary in India and Cameroon. The Janice Turnblom Joregenson memorial fund was established in 1968.

There are several artifacts from the museum, including three nursing caps, nursing pins, two pitchers, and a bedpan.

Dates

  • 1914 - 2021

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for researcher use.

Extent

From the Collection: 12 Cubic Feet

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Repository Details

Part of the The History Center: Archives of Bethel University and Converge Repository

Contact:
3900 Bethel Drive
Arden Hills MINNESOTA 55112 United States