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Sarah Fish Woodworth, R.N. (1889-1991) Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MC-16

Scope and Contents

The collection consists of Fish’s diary, passport, letters, photographs, nursing certificates, and other documents relating to Sarah Fish’s service in the Harvard Surgical Unit of the British Expeditionary Force at the No. 22 General Hospital in France. The collection also includes Fish’s nursing cap and Harvard Unit armband.

Dates

  • 1915-1978
  • Majority of material found within 1915 - 1921

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is unrestricted.

Copyright and Use

Request for permission to publish material from the collection should be discussed with the hospital archivist.

Biographical / Historical

Sarah Fish Woodworth (1889-1991) was a 1915 graduate of the Children’s Hospital Boston School of Nursing. In 1918, she served as a Nursing Sister with the Harvard Surgical Unit of the British Expeditionary Force at the No. 22 General Hospital in France.

Extent

0.21 Linear Feet (1 half Hollinger box)

Language of Materials

English

Immediate Source of Acquisition

The Sarah Fish Woodworth Papers were given to the hospital archives in June 2012 by Dr. Fred Lovejoy, who received them from Deborah Woodworth Edgar, a relative of Sarah Fish Woodworth.

Title
SARAH FISH WOODWORTH, R.N. (1889-1991)
Subtitle
Papers, 1915-1978 [bulk, 1915-1921].
Status
Completed
Author
Alina J. Morris
Date
August 2012
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Boston Children’s Hospital Archives Repository

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