Collection Summary
The Archives of The University of St. Thomas, Houston,
3800 Montrose Blvd., Houston, Texas 77006-4626
The University of St. Thomas, Houston
School of Nursing
1966-1986
8.5 linear feet
Papers recording the history of the School of Nursing,
University of St. Thomas, Houston.
School of Nursing
English
Agreements, applications, articles, correspondence, course evaluations and descriptions,
faculty contracts, faculty transcripts, grade reports, minutes, rules and regulations, and an
undergraduate catalog
Historical Note
In 1905 the Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word established the St. Joseph’s School of Nursing at St.
Joseph’s Hospital. Through the cooperative efforts of the University of St. Thomas and Sisters of Charity,
the School of Nursing moved to the campus of the University in 1972. Students continued to receive their
practical experience at St. Joseph’s Hospital. In 1974 the first University graduates of the program were
awarded a Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing.
The School of Nursing program had a reputation for high quality in the Houston medical community. The
program was fully accredited by both the Board of Nurse Examiners (BNE) for the state of Texas located in
Austin and by the National League for Nursing (NLN) located in New York City.
During the 1984-85 time period, the Board of Directors conducted an extensive study and determined that
the economics of the nursing program had become prohibitive. After an eighty year history in Houston
and a fourteen-year tenure at the University of St. Thomas, the school officially closed June 30, 1986.
Scope and Contents of the Collection
The files for the School of Nursing are from 1966 to 1986. They include: The School of Nursing faculty,
budgets, Board of Nurse Examiners (BNE), progress reports and miscellaneous items, annual reports,
curriculum and curriculum changes, gift transmittal forms, correspondence to/from the Dean of School of
Nursing, accredited schools, State Board Test Pool Examination, National League for Nursing Self-Evaluation
Committees and Councils, Ceremonies, Spring Awards Day, Mass, Commencement, HEW federal funding, awards
and applications for training grants, nursing alumni associations, and the Dominican college phase out.
Arrangement of the Collection
The contents of the collection are arranged first by the files originated by the School of Nursing,
faculty, curriculum and administrative, followed by the accrediting agencies, the National League
for Nursing and the Board of Nurse Examiners. Student grades are restricted and complete the
collection.
Restrictions on Access
Access by permission of the Archivist only.
Restrictions on Use
Contact the Archivist for information on use.
Separated Materials
None
Index Terms
All of the terms and names listed below can be found in the finding aid.
The names are of organizations involved with the operation of the
School of Nursing.
Organizations:
University of St. Thomas
UST
Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word
St. Joseph Hospital
National League for Nursing
Subjects:
Catholic university
nurse education
Places:
Houston (Tex.)
Document Types:
Manuscript
Titles:
Nurse
Location of Originals
This collection is in the Archives of the University of St. Thomas, Houston, Texas.
Custodial History
These papers have always been in the possession of the University of St. Thomas.
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
This collection, like other archival materials, must be maintained in a climate-controlled environment.
Preferred Citation
School of Nursing Collection, Courtesy of the Archives of the University of St. Thomas, Houston
Acquisition Information
The files were obtained from the School of Nursing and the Office of the Vice President for
Academic Affairs. They were inventoried by Nancy Vesey, who, as the Administrative
Assistant to the VPAA, was responsible for sending many of the files to the Archives and
processing the collection.
Arrangement
The papers are arranged by series, beginning with faculty files, curriculum descriptions, administrative files, nursing associations and student grades.
The inventory lists the papers comprising the collection.
Faculty members and information about the administration,
curriculum and accreditation process are described within
the collection.
Series Descriptions
- Series I: Faculty files are listed alphabetically and include employment records.
- Series II: Course descriptions are listed by course number.
- Series III: The Administrative series includes agreements, alumni, articles,
committees, Board of Directors reports, budgets, commencement, correspondence,
councils, finances, funding, HEW training grants and faculty funding,
scholarships and other miscellaneous items.
- Series IV: The National League for Nursing series includes accreditation,
announcements, objectives, preamble, progress report, self-evaluation
report and miscellaneous items.
- Series V: The Board of Nurse Examiners series consists of annual report,
progress reports, gift transmittal forms, licensure examination, fact
sheet, enrollment and graduation lists, forms, magazines, newsletters,
general correspondence, requirements and standards, Dominican College
phase out, and test pool examinations.
- Series VI: Student grades (restricted) from 1979 to 1985.
Series I: Faculty; 1966-1986
1
A-C, 1973-1985
2
D-K, 1972-1986
3
L-P, 1973-1985
4
1-18
Q-Z, 1973-1986
4
19
Adjunct Faculty, 1982-1983
5
1
Faculty, 1966-1984
5
2
Faculty Contracts and New Faculty Correspondence, 1974-1981
5
3
Minutes, Meeting, Faculty, Level III, 1982-1985
5
4
Faculty Meeting Minutes, 1975-1982
5
5
Faculty Meeting Minutes, 1983-1985
Series II: Curriculum; 1975-1986
6
1
N 2441: Clinical Lab Objectives, 1983
6
2
N 2441: Final Exam, 1984
6
3
N 2442: Man’s Adaptive Health Behavior and Analysis, 1982-1985
6
4
N 2442: Man’s Adaptive Health Behaviors I-B, 1982-1985
6
5
N 2442: Nursing Interventions I-B, 1984-1985
6
6
N 2442: Orthopedics-Healing Sensory Exam, n.d.
6
7
N 3451, 3651: Maternal Child Nursing and Final Exam, 1982-1985
6
8
N 3452: Nursing Theories II-B and Exam, 1982-1985
7
1
N 3652: Nursing Interventions II- B, 1984-1985
7
2
N 3652: Psychiatric Nursing Clinical Rotation, 1983
7
3
N 4204: SPL in Nursing Intro to Baccalaureate Nursing, 1984-1985
7
4
N 4221: Fundamentals of Research in Nursing, 1984-1985
7
5
N 4342: Behavioral Outcomes of Nursing Education Programs, 1985
7
6
N 4342: Nursing Theories III-A, 1983-1985
7
7
N 4342: Nursing Theories III-B, 1981-1986
7
8
N 4441, 4641: Assignments, Objectives, 1982-1984
8
1
N 4441: Nursing Theories III-A, 1982-1984
8
2
N 4542: Nursing Interventions III-B-Critical Care, 1984-1986
8
3
N 4542: Nursing Interventions III-B-Secondary Care, 1983-19861983-1986
8
4
N 4542: Nursing Interventions III-B-Tertiary Care, 1983-1985
8
5
N 4542: Primary Track Area of Practice, 1983-1986
8
6
N 4542: Secondary Care, 1983-1986
8
7
N 4641: Applied Theory, n.d.
8
8
N 4641: Nursing Interventions III-A, 1985-1986
8
9
Math Pre-Test, 1983
8
10
Nursing Courses, 1975-1976
8
11
Nursing Course Outlines, Complete List for Fall, 1984
Series III: Administrative; 1967-1986
9
1
Ad Hoc Task Force Memo, Review and Profile, 1984
9
2
Admission, Progression and Graduation Committee Minutes, 1984
9
3
Administrative Council, 1975-1981
9
4
Advanced Standing Examination, 1974-1981
9
5
Advisory Committee, 1972-1979
9
6
Aims and Purposes, 1974
9
7
American Council on Education, August 7, 1981-September 18, 1981
9
8
American Association of Colleges of Nursing, 1981-1985
9
9
American Nurses Association, Inc., February, 1971; October, 1984
9
10
Articles, Campus Monthly, Newspaper Clippings, 1971-1984
9
11
Aquinas Honor List, 1972-1986
9
12
Board of Directors Report, 1984
10
1
Brochures, Others, 1971-1984
10
2
Brochures, UST, 1977-1984
10
3
Closure of School of Nursing, 1986
10
4
Education Agreement Between UST and St. Joseph’s Hospital
Baccalaureate Program,
1970-1982
10
5
Facilities Agreement, UST/St. Joseph’s Hospital, 1972-1981
10
6
Graduation, 1977-1982
10
7
Helen Pittman Testimonial, 1974-1985
10
8
Inter-Office Memos, Letters, General Correspondence,
1974-1986
10
9
Nursing Alumni, 1975-1985
10
10
Policy on Unsafe Nursing Practice, 1984
10
11
Search Committee for Dean of School of Nursing, 1980-1981
10
12
Self-Study, Biscayne College, June 1967-September 1967
10
13
Spring Awards Day, Commencement, Baccalaureate Mass, 1982-19841982-1984
10
14
SREB-Council on Collegiate Education for Nursing, 1973-1978
11
1
Budgets, 1973-1975
11
2
Budgets, 1975
11
3
Budgets, 1976
11
4
Budgets, 1976-1977
11
5
Budgets, 1978-1981
11
6
Budgets, 1982-1983
11
7
Budgets, 1985-1986
12
1
Agreements from V.A. Hospital, 1976-1984
12
2
Correspondence with St. Joseph’s Hospital re Budget w/them, 1975-1984
12
3
Clinical Affiliation-Agreement with Hermann and Methodist Hospital, 1983
12
4
Disadvantaged Learners, 1981-1984
12
5
Dominican College and School of Nursing, 1971-1982
12
6
Ethics, 1975-1983
12
7
Miscellaneous Items, 1978-1985
12
8
Nursing Campaign Advisory Council, 1983-1984
12
9
Nursing School Planning Committee, 1983-1984
12
10
“Other” Agreements, 1973-1985
13
1
Donation Requests (Beg File), June 1985 to October 1985
13
2
Funding Correspondence for School of Nursing, 1971-1985
13
3
Future Financing, 1979-1985
13
4
Long-Range Funding, UST/Sisters of Charity, 1975-1977
13
5
HEW Application for Training Grant, 1972-1982
13
6
HEW Awards Under Titles VII or VIII of Public Health Services, 1972-1984
13
7
HEW Federal Funding Grants, 1971-1986
13
8
Marketable Securities for Finance Committee, 1975
13
9
Nursing Endowment, 1983-1985
13
10
Parry Foundation, 1980-1985
13
11
Scholarship Fund, 1972-1986
Series IV: The National League for Nursing; 1968-1985
14
1
Accreditation Announcement by National League for Nursing, 1968-1970
14
2
National League for Nursing Miscellaneous Items, 1977-1985
14
3
National League for Nursing Preamble, Objectives/Accreditation, 1980
14
4
Progress Report Submitted to National League for Nursing, January, 1972-October, 1972
14
5
Report for Accreditation Purposes, 1974
14
6
Progress Report to National League for Nursing, October, 1972
15
1
Self-Evaluation Report Submitted to National League for Nursing,1974
15
2
Self-Evaluation Report Submitted to National League for Nursing, 1980
Series V: The Board of Nurse Examiners; 1968-1986
16
1
BNE Fact Sheet, 1971-1972
16
2
BNE Progress Reports, 1971-1972
16
3
BNE Progress Reports, January, 1971-January, 1972
16
4
BNE Progress Reports, 1974-1975
16
5
BNE Progress Reports, 1977-1980
16
6
BNE Progress Reports, 1981-1983
16
7
BNE Progress Reports, 1984-1986
17
1
Accredited Schools List, 1981-1984
17
2
Administrative Chart and Philosophy of School of Nursing, May, 1974
17
3
Curriculum Changes, 1976
17
4
Enrollment and Graduation Lists, 1972-1985
17
5
Faculty by Highest Credentials Earned, January, 1972-Fall, 1984
17
6
Forms, Magazines, Newsletters, Miscellaneous Items, 1976-1982
17
7
General Correspondence, 1972-1986
17
8
Gift Transmittal Forms, June, 1982-June, 1983
17
9
Materials sent to BNE, 1968-1975
17
10
Memos to Deans/Directors, 1973-1986
17
11
Memos – Shirley Dooling, Dean, 1972-1981
18
1
Memos – Helen Gaevert, Dean, 1982-1986
18
2
National Council Licensure Examination, 1982-1986
18
3
Nursing Faculty Salaries, 1979-1980
18
4
Nursing vs. Liberal Arts Hours, 1979-1983
18
5
Nurse Practitioner Program, 1975-1976
18
6
Phase out, Dominican College, 1972-1973
18
7
Reports from Board of Nurse Examiners, 1973-1984
18
8
Requirements and Standards for Professional Nurse Examiners, 1972-1974
18
9
Resolution, Sisters of Charity of Incarnate Word, September, 1971
18
10
Rules and Regulations Relate to Licensure and Practice, 1981-1984
18
11
Scores (BNE), 1974-1986
18
12
State Board Test Pool Examination, 1974-1980
19
1
Annual Reports, January, 1974; July, 1983
19
2
SACS Accreditation Report, 1972-1973
19
3
Self-Evaluation Report for Re-Accreditation by UST/St. Joseph’s Hospital/
School of Medical Records, October, 1975
Series VI: Student Grades; 1979-1985
20
1
Grades,1979-1985