Pine Mountain Settlement School
Series 09: BIOGRAPHY – Staff
Margaret Walker, Nurse, 1917-1918
Group of Nurse Graduates from the Montreal General Hospital School of Nursing including Margaret Walker. [pmss_archives_Nurses_1900_walker.jpg]
TAGS: Margaret Walker, private nurses, Pine Mountain Settlement School Infirmary, Montreal General Hospital School of Nursing, Dr. Abby H. Little, Uncle William Creech
MARGARET WALKER Staff
Nurse, 1917-1918
Margaret Walker was one of a succession of nurses who worked in the Infirmary under Dr. Abby H. Little during the early years of Pine Mountain Settlement School, 1916-1918. In Evelyn Wells‘ unpublished narrative, History of Health Care at PMSS 1913-1928, she lists those nurses as “Miss Euphemia Larrabee of Boston, Miss Margaret Walker, a Canadian, Mrs. Helen Briscoe, here for a few weeks, and Miss Frances Lavender, who was here 1918-1919.” About Miss Walker, she writes:
At the close of Miss Walker‘s stay Uncle William Creech was in his last illness, and she took entire care of him, escorting him to [the Norton Infirmary in] Louisville and staying there till the end of his life.
Miss Walker was a 1900 graduate of Montreal General Hospital School of Nursing. Listed as a “Private Nurse,” she was one of the 154 graduates of the classes of 1899-1900, according to “The 78th Annual Report of the Montreal General Hospital and the Report of Training School for Nurses…for 1899-1900.”
Miss Walker’s travels to Pine Mountain and the very different world that she encountered at the School must have greatly tested her ability to endure and adapt. However, the PMSS Staff Directory indicates that Miss Walker “gave large amounts until 1926,” suggesting that, after returning to her home in Canada, she remembered and appreciated her experiences as an Infirmary nurse at the Pine Mountain School.
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Margaret Walker |
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Creator |
Pine Mountain Settlement School, Pine Mountain, KY |
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Alt. Creator |
Ann Angel Eberhardt ; Helen Hayes Wykle ; |
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Subject Keyword |
Margaret Walker, Pine Mountain Settlement School, private nurses, Pine Mountain Settlement School Infirmary, Montreal General Hospital School of Nursing, Dr. Abby H. Little, Uncle William Creech |
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Subject LCSH |
Walker, Margaret. |
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Date |
2016-05-20 |
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Publisher |
Pine Mountain Settlement School, Pine Mountain, KY |
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Contributor |
Karen Hudson ; Annmarie Adams ; |
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Type |
Collections ; text ; image ; |
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Format |
Original and copies of documents and correspondence in file folders in filing cabinet |
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Source |
Series 09: BIOGRAPHY – Staff |
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Language |
English |
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Relation |
Is related to: Pine Mountain Settlement School Collections, Series 09: BIOGRAPHY – Staff |
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Coverage Temporal |
1916 – 1918 |
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Coverage Spatial |
Pine Mountain, KY ; Harlan County, KY ; Montreal, Canada ; |
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Rights |
Any display, publication, or public use must credit the Pine Mountain Settlement School. Copyright retained by the creators of certain items in the collection, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law. |
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Donor |
n/a |
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Description |
Core documents, correspondence, writings, and administrative papers of Margaret Walker ; clippings, photographs, books by or about Margaret Walker ; |
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Acquisition |
n/d |
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Citation |
“[Identification of Item],” [Collection Name] [Series Number, if applicable]. Pine Mountain Settlement School Institutional Papers. Pine Mountain Settlement School, Pine Mountain, KY. |
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Processed By |
Helen Hayes Wykle ; Ann Angel Eberhardt ; |
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Last Updated |
2016-05-20 aae ; 2024-02-02 aae ; |
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Sources Wells, Evelyn. “History of Health Care at PMSS 1914-1928.” Infirmary (Hill House). Series 10: BUILT ENVIRONMENT, Pine Mountain Settlement School Institutional Papers. Pine Mountain Settlement School, Pine Mountain, KY. Internet resource [accessed 2016-05-20]. “Report of the Nursing Department.” The 78th Annual Report of the Montreal General Hospital and the Report of Training School for Nurses…for 1899-1900. Morton, Phillips & Co., Printers, 1900. Page 83. Print. Staff Directory 1913- . Series 09: BIOGRAPHY – Staff, Pine Mountain Settlement School Institutional Papers. Pine Mountain Settlement School, Pine Mountain, KY. Internet resource [accessed 2016-05-20]. |
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