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Oma Gardner's Oral History - Transcription

This is the transcription of the oral history of Oma A. Gardner. She was interviewed by Betty Turnell on May 23, 1984. The interview covers the Nursing Profession throughout the years.

Tags: 1984, American Nurses Association, Betty Turnell, Bolton Act, Cadet Nurses Corps, changes to hospitals, changes to nursing, Decatur and Macon County Hospital, Decatur and Macon County Hospital School of Nursing, Decatur Memorial Hospital, duties of nurses, Ethyl Goss, Florence Nightingale, history of Nursing, Industrial Nurse, interview, James Millikin University, L.P.N., Licensed Practical Nurse, Licensing Act for Nurses, LPN, Miss, Miss Helen Cleland, Miss Nona Ellis, National League of Nursing Education, Nurses Association of Alumnae of the United States and Canada, nursing, nursing in Decatur, OH94, OH94B, Oma Gardner, oral history, pediatric nursing, penicillin, polio vaccine, premie nursery, R.N., recording, Red Cross, RN, Sarah Morris Hospital, School of Nursing, Society of Superintendent of Training Schools, Superintendent of Nurses, transcription, U.S. Public Health Service, William Johns Nurses Residence, World War II, WWII

Photos of Eleanor Roosevelt on the Campaign Trail

Photographs of Eleanor Roosevelt doing speaking engagements for her husband President Roosevelt.

Tags: Campaigning, Democratic Party, Eleanor Roosevelt, Visitors, VS131, VS132, VS133, VS134, VS135, VS136, VS137, VS138, VS139, VS140, WWII

Photos A. W. Cash Valve Manufacturing

Photograph of A. W. Cash. Group photo of A. W. Cash Engineers and Machinist. Photos of A. W. Cash WWII wartime products. Photograph of A. W. Cash Building 666 E. Wabash Ave., Decatur, IL.

Tags: 666 E. Wabash Ave., A. W. Cash, A. W. Cash Valve, BS2497, BS2498, BS2499, BS2500, BS2504, building, Business, Display Booth, Engineers, machinist, Manufacturing, Wartime, WWII

Photos of U. S. Officers Hear Small War Plant Needs.

Photographs of U. S. Officers Hear Small War Plant Needs. Seated L-R Maj. Grandville Gray, Jr., War dept. Chemical warfare service, and Maj. Irving Salmon, War Dept. Washington, D. C. Standing L-R Lt. Richard Morey, Lt. William Laverty, Lt. C. T.…

Tags: 12/10/1943, BS2448, BS2449, Business, George Hale, H. E. Atchison, Lt. C. T. Walter, Lt. Richard Morey, Lt. William Laverty, Maj. Grandville Gray Jr., Maj. Irving Salmon, Manufacturing, Officials, Ralph Colburn, War Plant, WWII

Photos of the Interior of the U. S. Army Signal Depot.

Photographs of the U. S. Signal Depot interior equipment.

Tags: Army Signal Depot, BS2411, BS2412, BS2413, BS2414, Bs2415, BS2416, BS2417, BS2418, BS2419, BS2420, BS2421, BS2422, Business, Decatur IL., Equipment, interior, N. 22nd St., U. S. Army Signal Depot, WWII

Photos Oakes Products Division Achievement Awards.

Photograph of a Group of Military and Civilians holding the Army/Navy E. Flag. Photograph of two men attending the awards ceremony. Photograph of man speaking to a group of people. Photograph of a group of people at the award ceremony.

Tags: 2/26/1944, Army-Navy E. Flag, Awards Ceremony, BS1976, BS1977, BS1978, BS1979, Business, Houdaille-Hershey Corp., Manufacturing, Oakes Products, WWII