Georgia State Nurses Association Records (MC 372)

Organizational Note

The Georgia State Nurses Association was organized and incorporated in 1907. The Columbus City Hospital Alumnae Association was organized in September 1929. Meetings were scheduled to be held monthly.

Scope and Content

This collection includes material relating to the Georgia State Nursing Association in the form of newsletters, reports, financial records, correspondence and membership rosters from 1928 to the 1990s. The collection is housed in 4 text-sm boxes with folders filed in alphabetical order by subject.

4 boxes (2 linear feet)

Permission to Publish

Permission to publish material from the Georgia State Nurses Association Records (MC 372) must be obtained from the Columbus State University Archives at Columbus State University. Use of the following credit line for publication or exhibit is required:

Georgia State Nurses Association Records (MC 372) Columbus State University Archives Columbus, Georgia

Box and Folder List

Box 1

Folder 1: ANA-GSNA Professional OrganizationFolder 2: Annual District Report 3rd District 1973 GSNAFolder 3: Annual Report to Georgia State Nurses Association 1957-1959Folder 4: Banking Records 1977-1979Folder 5: Banking Records 1980-1982Folder 6: "Beyond the Third Step"-movie narration script produced by the American NursesAssociation, 1956Folder 7: The Bulletin, publication of the American Nurses Association (June- Sept 1935)Folder 8: Cancelled checks (1977-1995)Folder 9: Catholic hospitals Statement of Basic PrinciplesFolder 10: Certificate of incorporation and Bylaws; Rules of Sections (Amended November 1956)Folder 11: Clarification of Functions of the Professional Nurse and Allied Nursing Personnel (1960)Folder 12: Columbus College Nursing Re-Entry (1975)Folder 13: Constitution and Bylaws of 5th district (Jan 1928)Folder 14: Convention Journal (May 1968) American Nurses Association 1968 ConventionFolder 15: Correspondence between Myrtis Young, Mae Luttrell Powell and Lillian Zuber (1934- 1938)Folder 16: Correspondence concerning the Brown Report on Nursing (1948-1949)Folder 17: Correspondence: Thank you, sympathy cardsFolder 18: Financial records (1977-1978)Folder 19: GNA (4 May 1989) Mary L. Phelps

Box 2

Folder 1: Georgia Nursing, official organ of the Georgia State Nurses Association (1955-1959)Folder 2: Georgia Nursing (1960-1962)Folder 3: Georgia Nursing (1963-1969)Folder 4: Georgia State Nurses Association Correspondence, reports (1927-1929)Folder 5: Georgia State Nurses Association Correspondence, reports (1930-1931)Folder 6: Georgia State Nurses Association Correspondence, reports (1932-1935)Folder 7: Georgia State Nurses Association Correspondence, reports (1936- 1937)

Box 3

Folder 1: Georgia State Nurses Association Correspondence, reports (1938-1939)Folder 2: Georgia State Nurses Association Correspondence, reports (1940- 1942)Folder 3: Georgia State Nurses Association Correspondence, reports (undated)Folder 4: Highlights of the Georgia State Nurses Association in Action (1907-1957)Folder 5: Ledger accounts/receipts book (April 1965 - December 1979)Folder 6: Ledger expenditures/receipts (May1975- December 1980)Folder 7: Ledger expenditures/receipts (January 1981-June 1993)

Box 4

Folder 1: Membership cards (1964-1965) paid (index cards)Folder 2: Membership Report-Active Members (1934-1938)Folder 3: Membership Rosters 3rd District (1984)Folder 4: MiscellaneousFolder 5: "A New Arrival with a Bright Future" GSNA Chapters (1969-1970)Folder 6: Nurses convention 1968 Program, Rome, GeorgiaFolder 7: "An Organizational Audit Conducted for Georgia State Nurses Association" (1967)Folder 8: Past, Present, and Future of FS & Q; functions, standards and qualifications, American Nurses' Association (1957)Folder 9: Private Duty LPNs Registry fees (1970-1972)Folder 10: Receipts GSNA (1968-1971)Folder 11: "So You Want to be a Nurse" speechFolder 12: Standards of Employment for Registered Professional Nurses in Georgia (1968)Folder 13: Statements Regarding Practical Nursing and Practical Nursing Education (1962)Folder 14: Third District GSNA StationeryFolder 15: Third District Nurses (1983)Folder 16: Third District Role Book (1928-1929)Folder 17: Treasurer's reports (1939-1942)