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Collection PluR : Ruth Weiss Plumb Collection
Description
Key
114163
Reference Code Element
PluR
Type
Text
Dates
1994
,
inclusive
Creator
Personal name
,
Plumb, Ruth Weiss
Administrative/Biographical History
Ruth Weiss Plumb
16 Jan 1928 - 14 Aug 1996
Ruth Weiss Plumb was born in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Before entering the Johns Hopkins Hospital School of Nursing she worked as a psychiatric aide and a licensed practical nurse. She received her nursing diploma in 1959, and a Bachelors of Science in Nursing in 1964 from Johns Hopkins University. She also earned a Masters of Science in psychiatric nursing from the University of Maryland in 1967. From 1959 through 1964 she was employed at the Phipps Clinic, after which she became an instructor in psychiatric nursing at the Sheppard-Pratt Hospital. She was hired in the same position at Johns Hopkins Hospital in 1967, which she held until 1969. Her career focused on education and theory.
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JHH SON Class of 1959
Scope and Content
The Ruth Weiss Plumb Collection consists of her book "Confessions of a Healthy Neurotic," and correspondence.
Subjects - Name
Corporate name
,
Johns Hopkins Hospital. School of Nursing. Class of 1959
Language
English
Administration
Date(s) of Descriptions
2006
Processing Information
The Ruth Weiss Plumb Collection was processed by Ruth Carver in 2006 through a grant from the Johns Hopkins Nurses' Alumni Association.
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