Title: Harriet H. Werley Papers
Inclusive Dates: 1922-2002

Creator:

• Werley, Harriet H.

Call Numbers: UWM Manuscript Collection 284; Accession 2016-047

Quantity:

• 17.6 cubic ft. (29 boxes, including safety film and nitrate negatives)
• 1 oversize folder
• 8 audio cassettes
• 1 videocassette
• digital files
• plus additions of 2 cubic ft. (2 boxes)

Repository:

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries, Archives Department

Archival Location:

UW-Milwaukee Libraries, Archives / Milwaukee Area Research Ctr. (Map)

Abstract:

Papers of a distinguished professor in the UWM School of Nursing. The papers largely document Werley's career, which she began in the 1940s, serving as an army nurse for over twenty years before moving into a second career in academia. In particular, the papers document Werley's early work with mass casualty planning and her later interests in nursing minimum data sets. Some items of a more personal nature are also found in the collection.

Language: English

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Harriet H. Werley was born in 1914 in Pennsylvania. She received a nursing diploma from the Jefferson Medical College Hospital School of Nursing in Philadelphia in 1940, a B.S. in nursing education from the University of California, Berkeley in 1948, a M.A. in nursing administration from the Teacher's College at Columbia University in 1951, and a Ph.D. in psychology from the University of Utah in 1969.

Werley began her career with the United States Army Nurse Corps (ANC) in 1941 and served thirty-seven months in the Mediterranean theater during World War II. In 1952 she served as the ANC career planning officer in the Office of the Surgeon General, and in 1955 was assigned to the Dept. of Atomic Casualties Studies at the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRAIR). In 1957 she was appointed chief of the Department of Nursing at WRAIR. In 1962 she became chief nurse for the U.S. 8th Army Headquarters in Korea, and retired as lieutenant colonel from the ANC in 1964.

After receiving her Ph.D. in 1969, Werley began her second career as director of the Center for Nursing Research at Wayne State University. In 1974, Werley accepted a position as professor of general nursing and dean of research at the Medical Center College of Nursing, University of Illinois. From 1979 to 1983 she was the associate dean for research at the Columbia School of Nursing, University of Missouri. In 1983 Werley came to the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee where she held the position of distinguished professor in the School of Nursing before retiring in 1991, though she continued to work at UWM until 1997.

Werley was a founding editor of Research in Nursing and Health, founded in 1977, and the Annual Review of Nursing Research, founded in 1983. Werley, who was the recipient of numerous awards, died on October 14, 2002.

For more details, see Werley's autobiography in box 1 of the collection.

This collection largely documents Harriet H. Werley's long and distinguished nursing career, though a few more personal items, including correspondence and family photos, are also included in the collection. Papers document Werley's schooling; her work with mass casualty/disaster nursing at the beginning of her army career; her days in Korea; teaching and research interests at the institutions where she worked after receiving her Ph.D., including Wayne State, the University of Illinois, the University of Missouri-Columbia, and UWM; her work to establish nursing minimum data sets; and the many awards she received for her work.

Detailed scope and content notes are provided in the contents list.

The files are arranged into the following series:

1. Biographical Materials, 1947-2002, undated
2. Chronological Files, 1922-1996
3. Correspondence, 1942-2002, undated
4. News Clippings and Press Releases, 1948-1999, undated
5. Publication Reprints, 1954-1993, undated
6. Papers and Presentations, 1953-1995, undated
7. Photographs and Negatives, 1931-2000, undated
8. Audio Cassettes and Videocassette, 1983-1985, 2002, undated

The collection contains one additional accession.

• Accession 2016-047: Additions, 1972-1995

Citation Guide for Primary Sources

• Norma M. Lang Papers. UWM Manuscript Collection 342.

• UW-Milwaukee College of Nursing, Office of the Dean Records. UWM Archival Collection 4.

The UWM College of Nursing, Center for Nursing History in Cunningham Hall contains related items.

Additional visual materials from Werley's time in Algeria, France, and Italy are located in the American Geographical Society Library's Photograph/Slide Collections.

Access Restrictions

Researchers must use digital access copies of the safety film and nitrate negatives. There are no other access restrictions on the materials, and the collection is open to all members of the public in accordance with state law.

Use Restrictions

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).

Acquisition Information

Laurie Glass, executor of Werley's estate, donated the collection to the Archives in various stages: December 1996 (accession 1996-022), March 2002 (2001-061), and May 2006 (2005-063). Laurie Glass donated additional materials in August 2013 (accession 2013-020) and June 2017 (accession 2016-047).

Processing Information

Christel Maass began processing the first accession (1996-022) sometime shortly after it arrived at the Archives. With assistance from Matt Shoemaker, Lucy Waldrop, and Allen Ramsey, she finished processing the collection in August 2009. Christel Maass processed the additions (accession 2013-020) in November 2016. Christel Maass minimally processed accession 2016-047 in July 2017.

Due to the collection's extreme disarray, the bulk of the folders in the collection were placed in chronological order and received minimal processing. Other materials–biographical information, correspondence, news clippings and press releases, publication reprints, papers and presentations, photographs, and audio cassettes and the videocassette–were processed as separate series.

UWM Manuscript Collection 284	Records, 1922-2002 Physical Description: 17.6 cubic ft. (29 boxes); 1 oversize folder; 8 audio cassettes; 1 videocassette
	Series: 1. Biographical Materials, 1947-2002, undated Scope and Content Note: This series includes an early autobiography, biographical sketches and clippings, and curriculum vitas through the years.
Box   1 Folder   1	Autobiographical Sketch, 1987-1988
Box   1 Folder   2	Biographical Information, 1947-2002
Box   1 Folder   3	Curriculum Vitas, 1955-1995, undated
	Series: 2. Chronological Files, 1922-1996 Scope and Content Note: This series contains materials arranged chronologically to coincide with Werley's life and career. Materials from her schooling, including her Ph.D. dissertation, are also found in this series. Some personal items are scattered throughout. Particularly well-documented are materials pertaining to the ANC Career Guidance and Planning Program; atomic and mass casualty, and disaster nursing from Werley's years with the Dept. of Atomic and Casualties Studies (DACS) at Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRAIR); her years with the 8th Army in Korea; her research interests in family planning and home care, but particularly her interests in computer applications in nursing and nursing minimum data sets. Awards and tributes are found in the boxes near the end of her life.	⇧
Box   2	1922-1964 Scope and Content Note: Includes materials from Werley's early public school years; nursing school years, in Philadelphia, Berkeley, and at Columbia University; and materials from her years in the US Army Nurse Corps (ANC).
Box   3	1951-1961 Scope and Content Note: Contains a few materials pertaining to Werley's master's degree work. Most materials pertain to the ANC and career guidance.
Box   4	1953-1959 Scope and Content Note: Contains materials pertaining to the ANC and career guidance and planning; as well as materials pertaining to Werley's time with the Dept. of Atomic Casualties Studies (DACS) at Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRAIR), including information on atomic and mass casualty, and disaster planning, and related civil defense materials.
Box   5	1950-1960 Scope and Content Note: Contains pamphlets and publications pertaining to atomic weapons and biological warfare, civil defense, disaster nursing, and the management of mass casualties which Werley referred to in the mid-1950s.
Box   6	1952-1963 Scope and Content Note: Contains pamphlets, readings, and other materials pertaining to emergency medical care, mass casualties in nuclear warfare, disaster nursing, and civil defense; Werley's DACS WRAIR work; Nevada test site operations; and the WRAIR Dept. of Nursing.
Box   7	1959-1965 Scope and Content Note: Contains information, papers, and a report on the 1959 WRAIR Nursing Research Conference; a history of the US ANC; and the development of new military nursing courses. Also included are files pertaining to Werley's days as chief nurse of the 8th Army in Korea.
Box   8	1963-1973 Scope and Content Note: Contains ANC history materials; course work and Ph.D. from Utah; materials from Werley's position as Director of the Center for Nursing Research, Wayne State University; and research proposals regarding family planning.
Box   9	1971-1982 Scope and Content Note: Contains materials from Werley's positions at Wayne State and at the University of Illinois. Included are research materials relating to family planning and home care.
Box   10	1975-1991 Scope and Content Note: Contains materials from Werley's tenure at the University of Illinois. Included are a number of research proposals; files pertaining to Werley's work to develop a nursing research journal, Research in Nursing and Health (RINAH); and materials relating to the 1977 Research Conference on Nursing Information Systems.
Box   11	1977-1991 Scope and Content Note: Contains materials pertaining to RINAH; administrative files from the University of Illinois, including information about the first Nursing Research Forum; materials relating to Werley's position at the University of Missouri-Columbia; information about the establishment of the Annual Review of Nursing Research (ARNR); and materials which begin to document Werley's interest in the area of using computer applications in nursing.
Box   12	1983-1996 Scope and Content Note: Contains materials from Werley's tenure at UWM, which continue to document her interest in computer applications for nursing, and her work on the 1985 Nursing Minimum Data Set (NMDS) Conference.
Box   13	1985-1995 Scope and Content Note: Contains materials pertaining to the 1985 NMDS Conference and Werley's interest in nursing minimum data sets.
Box   14	1987-1994 Scope and Content Note: Contains materials pertaining to Werley's NMDS studies, including data collection manuals, and conference presentations. Also included are materials concerning awards and tributes Werley received.
Box   15	1990-1996 Scope and Content Note: Contains materials pertaining to Werley's NMDS work and presentations; 1991 retirement from UWM; and awards received.
Box   16	1992-1996 Scope and Content Note: Contains correspondence, Werley's continued work with nursing minimum data sets, and information about UWM nursing research awards established in her name.
	Series: 3. Correspondence, 1942-2002, undated Scope and Content Note: This series largely consists of correspondence of a more personal nature, and includes letters from colleagues as well as from family and friends. Some of the more recent materials are of a more professional nature.	⇧
Box   25	1942-1967
Box   17	1951-1997, undated
Box   26	1964-1988
Box   27	1970-2002
Box   18	1982-1998
	Series: 4. News Clippings and Press Releases, 1948-1999, undated Scope and Content Note: Series contains news clippings and press releases relating to Werley and her career. One folder contains clippings pertaining to deceased family members.	⇧
Box   19 Folder   1-4	News Clippings and Press Releases, 1948-1999, undated
Box   19 Folder   5	News Clippings, Family, 1986-1989
	Series: 5. Publication Reprints, 1954-1993, undated Scope and Content Note: Series consists of published reprints of articles written or co-authored by Werley.	⇧
Box   19 Folder   6-11	1954-1993, undated
	Series: 6. Papers and Presentations, 1953-1995, undated Scope and Content Note: This series consists of unpublished papers and presentations written or co-authored and presented by Werley, beginning with her years with the ANC's Career Guidance Section. Later papers focus heavily on nursing minimum data sets.	⇧
Box   20	1953-1980
Box   21	1980-1988
Box   22	1988-1990
Box   23	1990-1995, undated
	Series: 7. Photographs and Negatives, 1931-2000, undated Scope and Content Note: This series contains images of Werley throughout her career. Also included are photographs of Werley at home, traveling, and with friends and family. Some images of nurses on the job are also found in this series. This series includes negatives from Werley's time in Algeria, France, and Italy in the mid-1940s.	⇧
Box   29	Negatives, 1996 Physical Description: 35 mm safety film negatives (1 sleeve)  Access Restrictions: Access to the safety film negatives is restricted; researchers must use the digital access copies.
Box   29	Negatives, Algeria, France, and Italy, circa 1944 Physical Description: 2.5 x 3.5 nitrate negatives (28 sleeves)  Access Restrictions: Access to the nitrate negatives is restricted; researchers must use the digital access copies.
Box   24 Folder   1	Photograph Album, undated
Box   24 Folder   2	Photograph Album, undated Note: Dismantled
Oversize Folder   1	Photographs, 1931, undated
Box   24 Folder   3	Photographs, 1943-1995
Box   28 Folder   1	Photographs, 1950-1970s
Box   28 Folder   2	Photographs, 1985-2000
Box   24 Folder   4-5	Photographs, undated
Box   28 Folder   3	Photographs, undated
Box   24 Folder   6	Photographs, Italy, 1944-1945
Box   28 Folder   4	Photographs, Nursing School Friends, 1962-1987, undated
	Series: 8. Audio Cassettes and Videocassette, 1983-1985, 2002, undated Scope and Content Note: The audio cassettes consist of recorded conference sessions, workshops, discussions, as well as Werley's funeral service. This series includes both an audio cassette and a video of a 1985 recognition dinner for Werley.	⇧
Audio   1-3	Ambulatory Nursing Administration, undated Physical Description: Audio cassette
Audio   7	Funeral Service for Harriet H. Werley, 2002 Physical Description: Audio cassette
Audio   4	Publishing, 1984 Physical Description: Audio cassette
Audio   5	Publishing, Brown Bag Discussion, 1983 Physical Description: Audio cassette
Audio   8	Recognition Dinner for Werley, 1985 Physical Description: Audio cassette
Video   1	Recognition Dinner for Werley, 1985 Physical Description: Videocassette (VHS)
Audio   6	"Why Publish/APA Format," 1983 Physical Description: Audio cassette
Accession 2016-047	Additions, 1972-1995 Abstract: Additions, dating from 1972 to 1995, largely consisting of Nursing Minimum Data Set materials, Annual Review of Nursing Research files, and ANA Council on Computer Applications in Nursing materials. Physical Description: 2 cubic ft. (2 boxes)
Box   1	1980-1988 Scope and Content Note: Nursing Minimum Data Set materials, largely focusing on project testing, 1980-1988; University of Missouri--Columbia, Biomedical Research Development Program materials, 1980-1983.
Box   2	1972-1995 Scope and Content Note: Annual Review of Nursing Research files, 1981-1985; Papers, Presentations, and Published Articles, and NMDS and miscellaneous materials, 1972-1995; ANA Council on Computer Applications in Nursing materials, 1984-1989.