Garvey, Ada, 1893-1981.Papers, 1910-1945.UWM Manuscript Collection 212.4 cubic ft. (1 archives box and 1 oversize folder) |
ACCESS RESTRICTIONS: There are no access restrictions on the materials, and the collection is open to all members of the public in accordance with state law. However, the researcher assumes full responsibility for conforming with the laws of libel, privacy, and copyright which may be involved in the use of this collection (Wisconsin Statutes 19.21-19.39).
SCOPE AND CONTENT: The richest sources of information in the collection are Garvey's correspondence to her sister, Nancy Layde (1918-1919) and her writings about public health nursing (1931-[193?]). In her letters, Garvey describes her work and social life as a Red Cross nurse stationed in post-World War I France. She discusses her environs and clothing, interactions with American soldiers and local townspeople, and job duties and leisure activities. The collection also includes correspondence (1931-1939) and essays (undated) about her work as a public health field nurse. Most of her essays are intended to introduce the work of public health nurses to a lay audience, detailing the daily challenges she encountered in rural Wisconsin towns and schools. Encouraged by the Executive Secretary of the Wisconsin Anti-Tuberculosis Association (W.A.T.A.) to write about her experiences as a field nurse, Garvey submitted a number of her manuscripts for publication in R.N.Magazine.
BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE: Adeline Thomasa Garvey was born on August 14, 1893 in Seneca, Wisconsin (Crawford County). She graduated St. Francis Hospital’s Nursing School in LaCrosse, Wisconsin in 1913. In 1917 she joined the American Red Cross as a nurse and was stationed in France (Base Hospital No. 88, Savenay, France) from November 1918 to August 1919. Following World War I, she worked as a public health nurse in Evelith, Minnesota (1919-1922) and as a school nurse in Neenah, Wisconsin (1923-1928). She found employment as a field nurse with the W.A.T.A. in Milwaukee in 1928. Her work required travel to rural Wisconsin towns and inspired her to write a number of short essays about the experiences of public health field nurses. She remained with W.A.T.A until her retirement in 1945. On June 23 of that same year, she married Edward Hawley, an engineer. Ada Garvey Hawley died on December 19, 1981.
COLLECTION CITATION: This
collection should be cited as:
Garvey, Ada, 1893-1981. Papers, 1918-1939. UWM Manuscript Collection 212. University Manuscript Collection. Archives. UWM Libraries. University of Wisconsin--Milwaukee.
RELATED COLLECTIONS:
Mathews, Stella S., 1868?-1949. Papers, 1919-1949. (Milwaukee Small Collection 84 )
Milwaukee (Wis. : Town). Board of Health. Records, 1905-1955. (Milwaukee Series 6)
Oconomowoc (Wis.). Board of Health. Minutes, 1918-1960. (Waukesha Series 26)
Wisconsin State Nurses Association. District 4 and 5. Records, 1906-1964. (Milwaukee Manuscript Collection ES)
The College of Nursing's Center for Nursing History holds a museum collection of items related to Ada Garvey.
ACQUISITION: Presented by Barbara and Joseph Layde in 2003 (accession number 2003-045).
PROCESSING: Colleen McFarland processed the collection at the Archives in June 2004.
MARC RECORD SEARCH TERMS: The following terms were used in the online bibliographic MARC record to this collection:
| UWM MANUSCRIPT COLLECTION 212 | BOX | FOLDER |
| Correspondence, Incoming, 1919 | 1 | 1 |
| Correspondence, Incoming from W.A.T.A., 1931-1937 | 1 | 2 |
| Correspondence, Incoming, 1945 | 1 | 3 |
| Correspondence, Outgoing to Nancy Layde, 1918-1919, undated | 1 | 4 |
| Correspondence, Outgoing to W.A.T.A., 1931-1939 | 1 | 5 |
| Correspondence, Third Party, 1931-1932 | 1 | 6 |
| Diploma, 1913 | Map 2 | Drawer 12 |
| Manuscripts, undated | 1 | 7 |
| Negatives, Cuba, undated | 1 | 8 |
| Negatives, undated | 1 | 9 |
| Newspaper and Magazine Clippings, 1928-1934 | 1 | 10 |
| Photographs, 1918-1929 | 1 | 11 |
| Postcards, 1910-1920, undated | 1 | 12 |
| W.A.T.A. Field Nurse Annual Report 1936, 1937 | 1 | 13 |
| World War I Ephemera, 1918-1919, undated | 1 | 14 |
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