Keith Mages, Doctoral Student, University of Pennsylvania
Barbara Bates Center for the Study of the History of Nursing, University of Pennsylvania, History of Nursing Seminar Series
Wednesday, May 21, 2008, 1:45 pm EDT
Time: 12:15 p- 1:30 p.m.
Place: Room 115 Fagin Hall (*Please note room change*)
This paper analyzes the Bellevue School of Nursing Library and the meaning of its unique classification system developed specifically to organize the texts that represented early 20th century nursing print culture. It explores how the organization and classification of disciplinary print materials works to produce and disseminate nursing’s perceived professional and cultural spheres.