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Nursing Sisters' Association of Canada fonds [textual record, graphic material]

Hierarchical level:

Fonds

Date:

1885-2000.

Reference:

R9986-0-1-E

Type of material:

Textual material, Photographs

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

198856

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Nursing Sisters' Association of Canada fonds
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Fonds includes:

10 lower level description(s)
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Date(s):

1885-2000.

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Place of creation:

Canada

Extent:

1.62 m of textual records.
38 photographs.

Language of material:

English

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Fonds consists of Canadian National Association of Trained Nurses correspondence regarding nursing sisters in the First World War and files on the creation and inauguration of a memorial in Parliament to Canadian nursing sisters, 1922-1926. Constitution, bylaws, minutes and correspondence of the Overseas Nursing Sisters' Association of Canada (1928-1944) and the Canadian Nursing Sisters' Association of Canada (1944-2000). Membership directories, lists of executives, nominal rolls and awards, 1926-2000. Material for publications on the history of Canadian nursing sisters. Minutes, reports and correspondence of the Ottawa Unit, 1931-1992. Minutes and correspondence of the Vancouver unit, 1973-2000. Memorabilia from nursing sisters, 1885-2000.

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Nursing Sisters' Association of Canada

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Nursing Sisters' Association of Canada

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Nursing Sisters' Association of Canada : The first nurses (called nursing sisters) to officially serve with the Canadian military were in the Northwest Rebellion of 1885. During the South African War, three groups of nursing sisters were sent to take care of Canadian troops. In 1906, a permanent nursing service was established and the nursing sisters were given officer rank. Over 3 000 nursing sisters served in the First World War of whom 47 died while on active duty. During the Second World War, 4 480 nursing sisters served in all three services and in all Canadian operational areas, 13 died while serving. Sixty nursing sisters served in the Korean War. Now called Nursing Officers, nurses continue to provide care to the Canadian military.

The campaign to erect a memorial to the nursing sisters of the First World War acted as a catalyst for the formation of local associations of nursing sisters across Canada. The unveiling of the memorial in the Parliament Buildings in August 1926 undoubtedly aided the formation of the Overseas Nursing Sisters' Association of Canada (ONSAC) in July 1929. The existing associations became local units of the ONSAC. There were major changes in 1944; the name was changed to the Nursing Sisters' Association of Canada (NSAC) and nursing sisters who had not served overseas were allowed to become members. The nursing sisters returning from the Second World War boosted the ranks of NSAC. The aims of NSAC are: to maintain friendship among nursing sisters, to work for national unity and international peace and to assist nursing sisters in need.

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Textual records (Electronic) The finding aid is a file list for textual material in volumes 1 to 10 MSS2296 (90: Open)
http://data2.archives.ca/pdf/pdf002/p000003687.pdf

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General note:

Acquired from the Canadian Nurses Association Archives in 2000. Accrual acquired from the estate of June Newton, former NSAC member) via the Canadian Nurses Association in 2017.

Custodial history:

The NSAC placed its archival material in the Canadian Nurses Association Archives in 1977.

Availability of other formats note:

Volumes 1-9 have been withdrawn from circulation. Researchers must use microfilm reels H-3125 to H-3131.

Volume 10 has not been microfilmed and is in circulation. Textual records:

Subject heading:

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Military nursing Canada 20th century

Source:

Private

Related control no.:

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2002-00806-X
2021-00252-7
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Textual records

[Consultation90 Open]

Volume [R9986] 1--10

[Consultation 90 Open]

Finding aid box [FA 2296] 511

[Consultation 10 Closed]

Microfilm reel H-3125--H-3131

[Consultation 90 Open]

Graphic (photo)

[Consultation90 Open]

Volume [R9986] 1

[Consultation 90 Open]

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Date modified:: 2024-04-09