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- 1928-1940 (Creation)
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1 file, 6 certificates
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Mary Winifred Addison trained at King's College Hospital, London, 1928-1931, (gaining General Nursing Council registration 1932) and subsequently served as a Sister there. On the outbreak of war, she became Sister Tutor to the Nurses Training Centre in Oxford, and during this time taught first aid to Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent (1906-1968).
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Acquired by King's College Hospital Nurses' League
GB 0100 KH/NL/PP1 1928-1940 Collection (fonds) 1 file, 6 certificates Addison , Mary Winifred , fl 1928-1940 , nurse
Mary Winifred Addison trained at King's College Hospital, London, 1928-1931, (gaining General Nursing Council registration 1932) and subsequently served as a Sister there. On the outbreak of war, she became Sister Tutor to the Nurses Training Centre in Oxford, and during this time taught first aid to Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent (1906-1968).
Acquired by King's College Hospital Nurses' League
Transferred to King's College London Archives [1985].
Papers of Winifred Addison comprising King's College Hospital certificates of Invalid Cookery, 14 Dec 1928; practical work and instruction, 1932; extra service, April-Oct 1932;
Central Board of Midwives certificate, 27 May 1933;
British Red Cross Society, First Aid in Chemical Warfare certificate, 26 Jun 1936;
letters from Mary Herbert, Lady-in-waiting to the Duchess of Kent, relating to arrangements for Addison's visit to the Duchess, Jun-Sep 1940; letter from Marina, Duchess of Kent (1906-1968), relating to examinations, 24 Jul 1940;
testimonial from Jane S Forbes relating to Addison's secretarial skills (undated);
newspaper cuttings relating to bravery award given to Addison following the rescue of airmen from a crashed RAF aeroplane; and reporting inquest into the death of a King's College Hospital patient from `ether convulsions' [1940s].
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Open, subject to signature of reader's undertaking form.
Copies, subject to the condition of the original, may be supplied for research use only. Requests to publish original material should be submitted to the Director of Archive and Corporate Record Services.
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Sources: The Register of Nurses, 1940, The General Nursing Council for England and Wales, London. Compiled by Alison Field. Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal Place and Corporate Names 1997. June 2004 Wars (events) Addison , Mary Winifred , fl 1928-1940 , nurse International conflicts King's College Hospital , London Marina , 1906-1968 , Duchess of Kent, Princess of Greece and Denmark x Kent , Marina, Duchess of Medical personnel Medical profession Medical sciences Nursing Paramedical personnel Paramedical personnel training Personnel Surgery Vocational training subjects War World wars (events) World War Two (1939-1945) People by occupation PeopleImmediate source of acquisition or transfer
Transferred to King's College London Archives [1985].
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Papers of Winifred Addison comprising King's College Hospital certificates of Invalid Cookery, 14 Dec 1928; practical work and instruction, 1932; extra service, April-Oct 1932;
Central Board of Midwives certificate, 27 May 1933;
British Red Cross Society, First Aid in Chemical Warfare certificate, 26 Jun 1936;
letters from Mary Herbert, Lady-in-waiting to the Duchess of Kent, relating to arrangements for Addison's visit to the Duchess, Jun-Sep 1940; letter from Marina, Duchess of Kent (1906-1968), relating to examinations, 24 Jul 1940;
testimonial from Jane S Forbes relating to Addison's secretarial skills (undated);
newspaper cuttings relating to bravery award given to Addison following the rescue of airmen from a crashed RAF aeroplane; and reporting inquest into the death of a King's College Hospital patient from `ether convulsions' [1940s].
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Open, subject to signature of reader's undertaking form.
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Copies, subject to the condition of the original, may be supplied for research use only. Requests to publish original material should be submitted to the Director of Archive and Corporate Record Services.
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- English
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- Latin
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Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal Place and Corporate Names 1997.
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