Wisconsin Nurses Association Records, 1903-1970

Scope and Content Note

The records are grouped into three series: General Records of the Association; Section Records; and District Records. The GENERAL RECORDS include organizational history, the Association's constitution and bylaws, annual reports, proceedings of meetings, correspondence, information about various committees of the organization, and financial records, 1923-1948.

Filed under SECTION RECORDS are the records accrued by the divisions (Sections) of the State Association in the conduct of their annual meetings, committee work, and other official business. The Sections are organized on the basis of type of nursing performed (General Duty Nurses, Industrial Nurses, Private Duty Nurses, and Public Health Nurses.)

There are at least minimal records for each of the fifteen Districts in the DISTRICT RECORDS series, with especially complete files for District 2 (Green, Jefferson, Rock, and Walworth Counties). Included are constitutions and bylaws; minutes and reports of annual meetings, boards of directors, and committees; and correspondence of varying amounts and substance for the several Districts.