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Alberta Association of Registered Nurses, Grande Prairie Chapter 16 fonds
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6 cm of textual records
11 photographs
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Administrative history
The Alberta Association of Registered Nurses was formed in 1916. Subsequently, districts and chapters were formed throughout the province for the support, continuing education and mobilization of their members. The first Grande Prairie Chapter of the Alberta Association of Registered Nurses was formed in 1950, long after nursing services came to the area in 1909. A forerunner of the Association was the Nurses’ Club formed in 1941. In January 1950, this club moved to become a chapter of the AARN for the purpose of the support, continuing education and mobilization of their members. Members included nurses working at the Municipal Hospital, the Auxiliary Hospital, the Grande Prairie Health Unit and the Victorian Order of Nurses. In 1966 the AARN divided the province into districts and the Grande Prairie Chapter became part of Chapter 16. They were an active chapter in the North District until the dissolution of the district in 1999.
Custodial history
Some of the records, including a group of framed photographs, were donated to the Grande Prairie Museum by the Grande Prairie Nurse's Club in 1970. A further accrual was acquired by the museum in 1999 from Barbara Bragg, a member of the Grande Prairie Chapter of the AARN.
Scope and content
The fonds consists of the by-laws, minutes, reports, membership lists, news clippings and newsletters from Chapter 16; articles on the history of the AARN in Alberta; publications from the AARN including Nursing Legislation, the 1989 Rainbow Report which detailed the provincial government’s vision for health care in the province, and a group of photographs illustrating the medical and nursing history of Grande Prairie.
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Records donated by Barbara Bragg, member of the Grande Prairie Chapter of the AARN.
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A finding aid is available at http://southpeacearchives.org/fonds-034-alberta-assoc-of-registered-nurses-chapter-16-fonds/
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No accruals expected
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This fonds has been identified as having Indigenous related content. Researchers may encounter language that is outdated and offensive. To learn more about Indigenous records at the South Peace Regional Archives please see our guide: https://southpeacearchives.org/indigenousrecords/
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Accession numbers: 1969.42; 1999.45
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- English