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Letter written by Florence Nightingale regarding lodging for a Mrs. Tugwood
This letter to an unknown recipient discussed an advertisement for lodging for a Mrs. Tugwood and whether funding for publishing this advertisement could come from the Governess' Aid Society. This letter was written while Nightingale was superintendant of the Institute for the Care of Sick Gentlewomen in London.
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Letter from Florence Nightingale to Mrs. Hilyard
This letter was written to let the recipient know that accommodations for a Mrs. Tugwood were not needed, as she would stay with Nightingale (at the hospital?) until moving to a convalescent institution in the following week. This letter was written while Nightingale was superintendant of the Institute for the Care of Sick Gentlewomen in London.
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Letter from Florence Nightingale to Dr. McPherson about delivering supplies
This letter requests that two bundles of donated clothing be delivered to two invalid soldiers who were patients. She also stated that she had a few pairs of slippers for those who needed them and newspapers for those who wished to read.
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Letter from Florence Nightingale to Mr. Dean about her authored report
Letter asking permission to send a copy of Nightingale’s Report to the War Office to a Mr. Dean. Nightingale shared that the report was confidential and not for the general public. She also states that some recommended reforms were complete while others were ongoing. Miss Nightingale also mentioned that she financed the publication of the report.
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Letter from Florence Nightingale to Dean Milman asking for his opinion of an Army report
Letter to Dean Milman of Wayne State University, asking for an unbiased opinion of an article called “The Sanitary Commission of the Army”, published in the Westminster Review in 1859. Miss Nightingale felt the original reviewer would not take the task seriously. She also offered to send her own report and requested an alternative person to supply a review, if Dean Milman is unable to assist. Miss Nightingale’s concerns were of soldiers stationed in India during the Crimean War, and their med…
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Letter from Florence Nightingale to Mr. Rawlinson about his review of her publication
This letter was written to thank Mr. Rawlinson for his suggestions and articles that he supplied to Florence so that she would be able to include up-to-date information in the second edition of her publication “Introductory Notes on Lying-In Institutions”. This book discussed proper procedures and facilities needed in maternity wards. Mr. Rawlinson was most likely Sir Robert Rawlinson (1810-1898), a civil engineer.
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Letter from Florence Nightingale to Dr. W. Gill Wylie about the role and significance of nurses
In this letter to Dr. W. Gill Wylie, Florence Nightingale speaks at length of the role that nurses play in the medical care of patients. She makes a point of saying that nurses are there to carry out the orders of doctors and surgeons; that they are not medical men nor medical women. She also states that it is her belief that nurses should be under the direction of a Matron, one who was very familiar with nurses and their management, as well as nursing procedures. Nightingale felt it was not …