16800Davis, Louise, postcardLouise Davis postcard MSS 16800Ellen WelchAlbert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library

2023-07-13

Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections LibraryP.O. Box 400110University of VirginiaCharlottesville, Virginia 22904-4110URL:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2026-03-05 17:44:31 +0000.Description is written in: English, Latin script.Describing Archives: A Content Standard Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library Louise Davis postcard MSS 16800 Archival Resource Key /repositories/3/resources/1562 .03 Cubic Feet 1 letter-sized folder September 19, 1934 English BW 56 001 Immediate Source of Acquisition

This collection was a gift from Linda Northutt to the Small Special Collections Library at the University of Virginia Library on 16 February 2022.

 Biographical / Historical

The University of Virginia School of Nursing was founded in 1901. In 1928, the first baccalaureate nursing program in the South began at the University of Virginia. McKim Hall, a dormitory for nursing students at the University was built in 1931.

 Content Description

This collection consists of one postcard sent to Louise Davis from a new student (Margaret?) living in McKim Hall at the University of Virginia, dated September 19, 1934. Margaret was possibly a student in the Nursing program as the address on the program notes " McKim Hall, University Hospt." Women were only able to attend the University of Virginia in one of the professional schools or graduate programs at that time. The postcard is a winter scene of the Rotunda.

 Preferred Citation

MSS 16800, Louise Davis postcard, Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia Library.

 University of Virginia Rotunda (Charlottesville, Va.) women--education -- Virginia