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Collection KinL : Lyda K. King Collection

Description

Key

89739

Reference Code Element

KinL

Type

Text

Creator

Personal name, King, Lyda K.

Administrative/Biographical History

Lyda K. King
24 July 1881- 28 Feb 1959
Lyda K. King was born in Homer, Louisiana in 1881. She came to Johns Hopkins Hospital Training School for Nurses as a widow, her husband, Joseph J. King having died in 1910. She was a member of the graduating class of 1913 and after graduation, she served with the Johns Hopkins Hospital Unit 18 in France during World War I. For her service she received a French Medal of Honor. In 1920 she received her degree in social service work from Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. She was the director of the Junior League Children's Clinic in San Antonio, Texas. She also held the positions of Nursing Supervisor in the American Red Cross for New Hampshire, Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas.

Chronology

Johns Hopkins Hospital Training School for Nurses, student., 1910-1913

Scope and Content

The Lyda K. King Collection consists of scrapbook items pertaining to her trip abroad during World War I and service at Base Unit 18. Included are photographs, newspaper clippings and her French Medal of Honor.

Subjects - Name

Corporate name, Johns Hopkins Hospital. School of Nursing. Class of 1913

Subjects

Topic, World War, 1914-1918

Administration

Date(s) of Descriptions

2006, 2015

Processing Information

The Lyda K. King Collection was described by Elisabeth Sultzbaugh in 2006 and processed by Chesney Medical Archives volunteer Jean Shulman in 2015 through a grant from the Johns Hopkins Nurses' Alumni Association.

Related Artifacts

Found 2 record(s)

Available Actions	Artifact Numbersort by Artifact Number ascending	Titlesort by Title ascending
	5148A	Lyda King--Inter-Allied Victory
	8212A	Lyda King-Bandage Scissors

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