Description

Admin History:

The College of Nursing Ltd was established in 1916 by Sir Arthur Stanley (1st Secretary) and Dame Sarah Swift. The College was granted a Charter in 1928, later becoming the College of Nursing and in 1939 George IV granted the use of 'Royal'.

Branches were first known as Local Centres. Their overall co-ordination was the responsibility of a standing committee. Originally called the Local Centres Standing Committee (1918-1926), renamed the Local Branches Standing Committee (1925-1929), then renamed the Branches Standing Committee (1930-April 1966).

The 1940 Annual Report (see DSRN/3/1) states it is the 23rd such report which suggests the Hull branch was formed in about 1917.

Useful sources:

'The Lamp and the Book' by Gerald Bowman (Heinemann, 1966)

'Battle of the Nurses' by Susan McGann (Scutari Press, 1992)

Description:

General and Executive Minutes of the Hull branch of the Royal College of Nursing (1938-1968), Annual Reports (1940-1945) and Programme of Meetings (1946-1971)