Senorita Greene Walden RN papers

Identity elements

Reference code

MS 180

Name and location of repository

McGovern Historical Center, Texas Medical Center Library

Level of description

Collection

Title

Senorita Greene Walden RN papers

Date(s)

1945-1986 (Creation)

Extent

1.5 cubic feet (2 boxes)

Name of creator

Walden, Senorita Greene

(1924-2011)

Biographical history

Senorita O. Greene was born June 27, 1924 in Shawnee, Oklahoma. Her family moved to Fort Worth by 1930. She joined the Army Medical Corps on June 15, 1945 and trained at St. Joseph’s Hospital School of Nursing in Fort Worth; she earned her nursing degree in 1948. She married Marion Lewis Walden in 1948. She worked as a public health nurse before joining her husband’s business in 1958. Greene died July 4, 2011.

Content and structure elements

Scope and content

The Senorita Greene Walden collection includes a 1940s wool nurse’s cape, photos and diploma from St. Joseph’s Hospital School of Nursing, a pair of shoes, and a variety of nursing-themed jewelry. The collection consists of 2 boxes and equals 1.5 cubic feet.

Subjects: Nursing

System of arrangement

Conditions of access and use elements

Conditions governing access

No restrictions to access. Open for research.

Physical access

The materials are in good condition.

Technical access

Conditions governing reproduction

Copyright restrictions may apply.

Languages of the material

English

Scripts of the material

Language and script notes

Finding aids

Inventory 2021.

Uploaded finding aid

ms-180.pdf

Acquisition and appraisal elements

Custodial history

Deed-1

Immediate source of acquisition

Donated by Karen Walden Dye, daughter, in 2013.

Appraisal, destruction and scheduling information

Accruals

No accruals are expected for this collection.

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Existence and location of originals

Existence and location of copies

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Notes element

Specialized notes

Citation: Senorita Greene Walden RN papers; MS 180; John P. McGovern Historical Collections and Research Center, Houston Academy of Medicine-Texas Medical Center Library. Please cite the box and folder numbers where appropriate.