Wright State University College of Nursing and Health Records
Scope and Contents
The College of Nursing and Health Records contain the documents to build the school of nursing and health. Included in these papers are committee minutes, state reports and program evaluations.
Series 1: Reports contains reports for the college. Included in these documents are the annual Reports to the state board and course reports.
Series 2: Proposals and Evaluations contains the documents to build the school of nursing. Included in these documents are program evaluations and alumni surveys.
Series 3: History contains the documents of the history for the college.
Series 4: Public Relations contains the public relations documents. Included in this series are newspaper articles and school of nursing publications.
Series 5: Faculty Committees and Meeting Minutes contains the documents pertaining to the faculty of the college. Included in this series are meeting minutes, faculty evaluations, curriculum meeting minutes and promotion and tenure committee minutes.
Series 6: Course Outlines contains the documents for nursing courses.
Series 7: Audio/Visual contains various audio and video materials.
Dates
- Creation: 1967 - 2020
Creator
- Wright State University. College of Nursing and Health (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for reasearch.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright restrictions may apply. Unpublished manuscripts are protected by copyright. Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository and the copyright holder.
Historical Sketch
Established in 1973, the College of Nursing and Health enrolled sixty-one students into the new baccalaureate nursing program. The college received their first accreditation in May 1976 with the first master’s degree program was launching two years later in January 1978. June 1979 saw the first students graduating with their master’s degree. The college entered into a shared agreement with the Division of Nursing at Miami Valley Hospital to enhance the education of the nursing students and has grown to forty-eight other area health agencies. The year 1993 saw the college added six specialties in nursing to the master’s program along with being named one of the colleges of nursing in the State of Ohio for the Advanced Practical Nursing pilot project. The accreditation was renewed for another ten years in April 2005. The doctoral nursing degree program was established in January 2008. Two more additions to the graduate program were launched in 2013 and 2014. The last full accreditation was awarded in November 2014.
Extent
13.5 linear feet
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The College of Nursing and Health contains documents from its inception to the present. These documents include the committee minutes to build the college, early correspondence files and school development files, annual reports, yearbooks, commencement records, and publications created by Boonshoft School of Medicine (BSOM) and its various offices. Among the departmental papers are class photographs and composites.
Arrangement
This collection is comprised of 7 series:
Series 1: Reports
Series 2: Proposals and Evaluations
Series 3: History
Series 4: Public Relations
Series 5: Faculty Committees and Meeting Minutes
Series 6: Course Outlines
Series 7: Audio/Visual
Other Finding Aids
This finding aid is available on the Special Collections and Archives web site at https://wright.libraryhost.com/repositories/2/resources/709
Immediate Source of Acquisition
This collection was transferred from the College of Nursing and Health to the University Archives for long term storage and care, as per institutional policy.
Accruals
Further accruals are expected.
Processing Information
This finding aid was written according to DACS standards by Nina Herzog on February 17, 2016.
Subject
- Title
- Guide to the Wright State University College of Nursing and Health Records (UA-7)
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Nina Herzog
- Date
- 2016 Feb 17
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Revision Statements
- 2022 March: Chris Wydman added 5 linear feet of materials to Series 5: Faculty Committees and Meeting Minutes.
Repository Details
Part of the University Archives Repository
Wright State University Libraries
Special Collections and Archives
3640 Colonel Glenn Hwy
Dayton OH 45435-0001 USA
937-775-2092
library-archives@wright.edu
