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The fonds consists of 14 audiotaped interviews (with 15 accompanying files) with retired nurses from the Lethbridge and Calgary areas conducted by students in Dr Judith Kulig's History of Nursing class at the University of Lethbridge Faculty of Nursing. Each student prepared a brief biography of her subject, a time/fottage summary of the audiotaped interview, a permission and authorization sheet and a descriptive essay. If photographs of the sujects were available copies were made for the file. Each interviewer asked her subject to describe her family history, educational background, decision to enter nursing training, hospital training received, further education, work experience, professional and community activities and thoughts on the changes she had observed in nursing practice since her entry into the profession.

The fonds consists of textual records including minutes , reports and administrative records of the Task Force. Multimedia consists of 10 VHS videotapes, 7 audiotape cassettes, 38 photographic slides, 30 colour photographs, 8 colour photographic negatives, 72 transparencies, 2 all charts, 8 maps and posters and 1 computer disk.

The fonds consists of correspondence, copies of Ms Purcell's addresses to various groups and organizations, her numerous certificates, diplomas (some leatherbound), published articles, reports, publications, as well as some miscellaneous programs, handouts, pamphlets, and photographs relating to historical events associate with Ms Purcell's various achievements.

The fonds consists of recorded interviews with various members of the nursing profession for their personal and professional histories and of the institutions in which they served. Subjects on the tapes include: Laura Attrux (as described by Helen Getzinger and Stella Boisvert) Nellie Beatty, Jackie Brewe, Yvonne Chapman, Gurty Chinell, Kay Christie, Betty Eggen, Vera Gingras, Glenna Gorrill, Betty Gourlay, Elnora Hibbert, Jessie Morrison, Florence Nightingale, Mary Adelaide Nutting, Geneva Purcell, Phyliss Robinson, Martha Rogers, Helen Sabin, Marguerite Schumacher, Winnie Shandro, Muriel Shewchuk, Margaret Street, and Helen Westley.

The fonds consists of one audiotape (cassette) recording of the speech Miss Purcell gave to the University of Alberta Hospital Alumnae Dinner on May 1, 1982, entitled "Nursing in the 60s", and a time/footage summary of the audiotape in the accompanying file. Miss Purcell reviews changes in the nursing profession since her graduation in 1936, the development of the hospital, college and university training programs and the rise of nursing associations and unions.

Mrs. Maria Rubilie-Glenn recorded interviews with Mrs. Nellie Beatty and Mrs. Muriel Shewchuk, and collected textual materials and photographs, as part of her class work in Nursing 550, University of Alberta School of Nursing, Dr. Shirley Stinson, instructor. The interview covers Mrs. Beatty's career from the time she came to the University of Alberta Hospital Operating Room in 1945 until she coordinated the move of the 14-theatre surgical suite into the new Walter C. MacKenzie Health Sciences Centre in 1985. The interview was conducted on November 19, 1992. Included with the oral history are Mrs. Rubilie-Glenn's transcript and essay; research notes, operating room manuals and course materials were donated by Mrs. Beatty and Mrs. Shewchuk. The photographs depict Operating Room staff in action, and include Mrs. Beatty, Mrs. Shewchuk and Mrs. Rubilie-Glenn. The materials were restricted (permission of the donor required for access) until Mrs. Rubilie-Glenn completed her thesis.

Mrs. Maria Rubilie-Glenn recorded interviews with Mrs. Muriel Shewchuk and Mrs. Nellie Beatty, and collected textual materials and photographs as part of her class work in Nursing 550, University of Alberta Faculty of Nursing; Dr. Shirley Stinson, Instructor. The interview covers Mrs. Shewchuk's career in the Operating Room of the University of Alberta Hospital, from her student days, 1959-1962, to the move to the new MacKenzie Centre Surgical Suite in 1985. The interview was conducted on November 13, 1992. Included with the oral history are Mrs. Rubilie-Glenn's transcripts and essay; research notes, operating room manuals and course materials were donated by Mrs. Shewchuk and Mrs. Beatty. The photographs depict Operating Room staff in action, and include Mrs. Shewchuk, Mrs. Beatty and Mrs. Rubilie-Glenn. The materials were restricted (permission of the donor required for access) until Mrs. Rubilie-Glenn completed her thesis.

Adelaide Nutting pays tribute to Florence Nightingale and her work in developing nursing schools and raising the standards of medical care. She describes a visit to Miss Nightingale "early in this century" and her vigour in old age. Miss Nightingale's brief statement is a greeting to nurses of the future and to her comrades of Balaclava. The audiotape appears to have been copied several times, as sound quality is not good on first listening. A second listening brings out more details.

Barbara Boyle recorded this telephone interview with Dr. Martha Rogers, Phoenix, Arizona, on December 6, 1992, as part of an assignment for Nursing 550, Dr. Shirley Stinson, instructor. The textual records include edited transcripts of the interview, colour photocopies of photographs taken at the Nurse Theorist Conference, Edmonton, 1984, and photocopies of articles relative to Martha Rogers' work. The subjects covered include her theory of unitary human beings, holism in health care, professionalism, establishment of nursing standards through professional organizations (National League for Nursing Education, later National League for Nursing; Canadian Nurses Association); hospital training schools vs academic education; "knowledge vs training"; nursing theory compared with that in other professions; her attempts to develop a science of nursing that admitted varied theories; relationship to chaos theory; medical school animosity. The interview covered Dr. Rogers' childhood and education, nursing training and practice, further graduate education and her professional and educational activities.

Miss Morrison was interviewed by Carol Ritch on June 22 and 29, 1993. She describes her early family life in the West and her training as a nurse at the Winnipeg General Hospital, 1923-1926. The major part of the interview covers her experiences as Matron of Government House geriatric care: in staffing, services, nursing care, spiritual care, problem cases, medications, and special supplies and equipment. Team nursing was part of the care developed at the Home. Miss Morrison discussed her admiration for Agnes McLeod's work with the DVA and in public health nursing in southern Alberta. The interview is recorded on two audiotape cassettes and lasts 120 minutes. A photographic portrait of Miss Morrison (4 views) and biographical information on Colonel Mewburn and the Mewburn Pavilion are included in the textual records. Miss Morrison deposited further materials relating to her military career in accessions 87.4, 91l30 and 92.10 at the amiss Morrison deposited further materials relating to her military career in accessions 87.4, 91l30 and 92.10 at the Alberta Association of Registered Nurses Archives and Museum.