U.S. Cadet Nurses Corps Induction Service
Title:
U.S. Cadet Nurses Corps Induction Service
Subject:
VUMC History, Nursing
Description:
The Nashville nurse cadet ceremony consisted of 370 cadet nurses, including 108 from Vanderbilt. St. Thomas and Nashville General hospitals provide 89 nurses, Meharry Medical College provided 57 nurses, and Protestant hospital provided 27. In all, 96,000 cadet nurses were inducted simultaneously nationwide, and the US surgeon general conducted the swearing-in over NBC radio. Browse related items
Date:
Creator:
Wiles-Hood
Source:
Mary Lou Donaldson Photograph Collection, EBL Special Collections
Rights:
Copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
Original Format:
Photographic print
Physical Dimensions:
10 in. x 8 in.
Collection:
Citation:
Wiles-Hood, “U.S. Cadet Nurses Corps Induction Service,” VUMC Through Time, accessed February 17, 2020, https://www.library.vanderbilt.edu/items/show/11694.
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