This collection consists of materials related to Florence Nightingale which were given to the Johns Hopkins Nursing Historical Collection over the course of many years primarily by people associated with Johns Hopkins nursing. Dr. Howard Kelly gave an album of Florence Nightingale letters and Nightingale's chair. Kelly also gave a collection of books, called the Nightingale Collection, which consisted of books by and about Nightingale, nursing and the history of women in general. The Nightingale book collection was housed in several locations over the years when additional books were included in the collection so that it no longer existed in its original form. Currently, any rare books once associated with the Nightingale book collection are housed at the Institute of the History of Medicine in the Welch Medical Library. Adelaide Nutting gave several Nightingale books and other items related to Nightingale. Other alumni gave materials including correspondence, both copies and originals. In 1893 Nightingale's cousin Sir Henry Bonham-Carter gave the statue of Florence Nightingale that is currently on display at the School of Nursing. The Isabel Hampton Robb papers contain the wedding bouquet and ribbon that Nightingale gave to Robb for her wedding. Dr. Lida O. Meredith gave Nightingale materials, including an edition of Notes on Nursing inscribed by Nightingale to the wife of Sidney Herbert.