Summary Information
Ada Garvey Papers
1910-1945
UWM Manuscript Collection 212
- .4 cubic ft. (1 box )
- 1 oversize folder
- 40 nitrate negatives
UW-Milwaukee Libraries, Archives / Milwaukee Area Research Ctr. (Map)
Papers of a Red Cross and public health nurse from Wisconsin.
The collection consists of Ada Garvey's correspondence about her experiences in post-World
War I France and rural Wisconsin, writings describing the work of public health field
nurses, newspaper and magazine clippings, photographs and postcards, and World War I
ephemera.
English
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Biography/History
Adeline Thomasa Garvey was born on August 14, 1893 in Seneca, Wisconsin (Crawford County).
She graduated from St. Francis Hospital's Nursing School in La Crosse, Wisconsin in 1913. In
1917 she joined the American Red Cross as a nurse and was stationed in France (Base Hospital
No. 88, Savenay) from November 1918 to August 1919. During and post 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.
Scope and Content Note
The richest sources of information in the collection are Garvey's correspondence to her
sister, Anna [Nan] 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.
Arrangement of the Materials
The files are organized alphabetically by subject, then chronologically.
Preferred Citation
Citation Guide for
Primary Sources
Other Related Material at UWM
The UWM College of Nursing, Center for Nursing History in Cunningham Hall contains related items.
Administrative/Restriction Information
Nitrate negatives are located in cold storage and must be acclimated before delivery to
the reading room. Otherwise, there are no access restrictions on the materials, and the
collection is open to all members of the public in accordance with state law.
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).
Presented by Barbara and Joseph Layde in 2003 (accession number 2003-045).
Colleen McFarland processed the collection at the Archives in June 2004.
In May 2011, Bob Jaeger removed 40 nitrate negatives from the collection and placed them
with other nitrate negatives.
Contents List
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Correspondence
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Box
1
Folder
1
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Incoming , 1919
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Box
1
Folder
2
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Incoming from W.A.T.A. , 1931-1937
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Box
1
Folder
3
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Incoming, 1945
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Box
1
Folder
4
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Outgoing to Anna [Nan] Layde 1918-1919, undated
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Box
1
Folder
5
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Outgoing to W.A.T.A. , 1931-1939
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Box
1
Folder
6
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Third Party , 1931-1932
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Oversize Folder
1
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Diploma , 1913
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Box
1
Folder
7
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Manuscripts , undated
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4 x 5 Nitrate Box
5
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Negatives of Cuba , undated
4" x 5" nitrate negatives
: Nitrate negatives are located in cold storage and must be acclimated before delivery to
the reading room.
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5 x 7 Nitrate Box
2
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Negatives of Cuba , undated
5" x 7" nitrate negatives
: Nitrate negatives are located in cold storage and must be acclimated before delivery to
the reading room.
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4 x 5 Nitrate Box
5
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Negatives, Unidentified undated
4" x 5" nitrate negatives
: Nitrate negatives are located in cold storage and must be acclimated before delivery to
the reading room.
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Box
1
Folder
10
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Newspaper and Magazine Clippings , 1928-1934
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Box
1
Folder
11
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Photographs , 1918-1929
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Box
1
Folder
12
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Postcards 1910-1920, undated
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Box
1
Folder
13
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W.A.T.A. Field Nurse Annual Report 1936, 1937
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Box
1
Folder
14
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World War I Ephemera 1918-1919, undated
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