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Abstract
Nine letters (some ALS) by Nightingale to various recipients, both known and unidentified, personal and professional in content. The majority are quite introspective and personal with metaphysical commentary about her place in the universe or opinions about the progress of the Crimean War.
Dates
- Creation: 1845-1878
Extent
0.5 Linear Feet (1 box; 9 letters)
Creator
- Nightingale, Florence, 1820-1910 (Person)
Physical Location
Materials stored onsite. History of Medicine Division. National Library of Medicine
Language of Materials
Collection materials primarily in English
Access Restrictions
No restrictions on access.
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Collection Summary
Nine letters (some ALS) by Nightingale to various recipients, both known and unidentifed, personal and professional in content. The majority are quite introspective and personal with metaphysical commentary about her place in the universe or opinions about the progress of the Crimean War. One is especially important as she describes having just received the McNeil-Tulloch report and contains her criticisms thereupon. Two are responses to relatives inquring about the health of British servicemen in the Crimean War. One is a critique of a proposed hospital at Yoxall with itemized opinions about her views of hospital sanitation and administration. The two latest letters (1874; 1878) reflect on her lifes work and the satisfaction she received. Majority are postmarked from Balaclava and Scutari.
Abstract
Nine letters (some ALS) by Nightingale to various recipients, both known and unidentified, personal and professional in content. The majority are quite introspective and personal with metaphysical commentary about her place in the universe or opinions about the progress of the Crimean War.
Physical Location
Materials stored onsite. History of Medicine Division. National Library of Medicine
Provenance
Gifts and Purchases, transfer from NLM autograph collection MS C 1, 9/15/2004.
General
- Processed by
- Jim Labosier
- Encoded by
- John P. Rees
- Processing completed
- Sept. 2004
Creator
- Nightingale, Florence, 1820-1910 (Person)
- Title
- Finding Aid to the Florence Nightingale letters collection, 1845-1878
- Status
- Unverified Partial Draft
- Author
- Jim Labosier
- Date
- Sept. 2004; July 2020
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- Finding aid is written in English
- Edition statement
- 1.0
Collecting Area Details
Part of the Archives and Modern Manuscripts Collections Collecting Area
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