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Collection KenE : Elizabeth Thomas Kent Collection

Description

Key

98598

Reference Code Element

KenE

Type

Text

Dates

1908, inclusive

Creator

Personal name, Kent, Elizabeth A. Thomas

Administrative/Biographical History

Elizabeth A. Thomas
2 Jan 1880- 5 Aug 1971
Elizabeth A. Thomas was born in Akron, Ohio. She received her nursing diploma in 1908. Upon graduation she served as a head nurse on various wards at the Johns Hopkins Hospital. In 1910, she was made an assistant superintendent of nurses and held this position until 1914. Following its opening in 1915, she was put in charge of organizing and administering nursing at the James Buchanan Brady Urological Institute. In 1916, she resigned to marry Frank R. Kent, a journalist for The Baltimore Sun. She was appointed instructor in the preparation of Red Cross surgical supplies in 1917. In 1925, she was invited to serve as a member for the Nurses Guild, part of the Women's Board, a subcommittee of the Johns Hopkins Hospital Association., JHHSON class of 1908

Chronology

Johns Hopkins Hospital Training School for Nurses, student., 1905-1908

Scope and Content

The Elizabeth A. Thomas Collection consists of her nursing diploma and Red Cross cards.

Subjects - Name

Corporate name, Johns Hopkins Hospital. School of Nursing. Class of 1908

Language

English

Administration

Date(s) of Descriptions

2004, 2006

Processing Information

The Elizabeth A. Thomas Collection was processed by Anthony Dellureficio in 2004 and described by Elisabeth Sultzbaugh in 2006 through a grant from the Johns Hopkins Nurses' Alumni Association.

Related Artifacts

Found 1 record(s)

Available Actions	Artifact Numbersort by Artifact Number ascending	Titlesort by Title ascending
	252A	American National Red Cross Nurse

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