Visiting Nurse Association of Chicago Collection
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An inventory of papers at the Midwest Nursing History Research Center, College of Nursing, University of Illinois at Chicago.
| Overview of the Collection | |
| Repository: | MNHRC, CON, University of Illinois at Chicago |
| Creator: | Visiting Nurse Association of Chicago |
| Title: | Visiting Nurse Association of Chicago Collection |
| Dates: | 1888-2000 |
| Quantity: | 8 linear feet |
| Identification: | VNA-C |
| Language: | The records are in English. |
Biographical Sketch
The Visiting Nurse Association (VNA) of Chicago was founded in 1889 to supply nursing services to patients unable to afford private nursing care. Jane Adams was a charter member of the Association. By 1894 the staff had grown to 12 nurses who were assigned to all parts of the city. They cared for patients suffering from multiple diseases including tuberculosis, smallpox, and polio, as well as giving maternity and chronic disease care. The VNA was an early provider of school nursing, industrial nursing, and social services. Following decades of expanding services the VNA closed in 1995 following increasing competition from the home health care industry. Their work continues through grants given through the VNA Chicago Foundation.
Scope and Contents
The Visiting Nurse Association of Chicago Collection contains Annual Reports from 1889 through 1989, VNA nurse instruction manuals from 1914-1919, publicity and patient education materials, centennial materials, and self-reviews. There is also a large collection of photographs and slides. These are mainly from the 1960s to 1990s but there are some earlier images.
Some items may be restricted.
Acquisition Information
The VNA of Chicago Foundation donated these items to the MNHRC in 2014.
Box 1
Folder 1: History of VNA 1990 Jeanne Jellema
Folder 2: Minutes Annual meeting Jan. 4 1911, Minutes of monthly meetings of February, March, April, May, June, July, August, October, May 1912, and April 1912.
Folder 3: Copy of contents of folder 2, above
Folder 4: Board of Directors’ Meeting minutes 1891 (copy)
Folder 5: Edna L. Foley, Visiting Nurse Manuals, 1914, 1915 (2), 1919 (2).
Folder 6: VNA Committee of prevention of tb 1903
Folder 7: Two pages of report re. tb and VNA. nd 1900??
Folder 8: Copies of correspondence related to pre-VNA history; Newspaper article Mrs. J. Houghteling. nd—about 1900; 1935 Newspaper article on Edna Foley; letter from Foley 1933
Folder 9: Augusta Memorial Visiting Nurses, Annual Report, Chicago, 1888
Folder 10: Annual Reports 1896, 1904
Folder 11: Annual Reports 1911-1913
Folder 12: Annual Reports 1914-1916
Folder 13: Annual Reports 1917-1919
Folder 14: Annual Reports 1920-1922
Folder 15: Annual Reports 1923, 1925, 1926
Folder 16: Annual Reports 1927-1929
Folder 17: Annual Reports 1930-1932
Folder 18: Annual Reports 1933-1935
Folder 19: Annual Reports 1936-1938
Folder 20: Annual Reports 1939-1943, plus Superintendent’s Report “50 Years of Service” 1940
Folder 21: Annual Reports 1944-1949
Folder 22: Annual Reports 1950-1952
Folder 23: Annual Reports 1953- 1956
Folder 24: Annual Reports 1957-1960
Folder 25: Annual Reports 1961-1964
Folder 26: Annual Reports 1965-1967
Folder 27: Annual Reports 1968-1971
Folder 28: Annual Reports 1972-1976
Folder 29: Annual Reports 1977-1980
Folder 30: Annual Reports 1981-1984
Folder 31: Annual Reports 1985-1987
Folder 32: Annual Reports 1988, 1989, 1990/91, 1991/92, 1993, 1994
Bound volumes of Annual Reports: 1889-1906, 1902-1905, 1907-1914, 1915-1924, 1916-1924, 1925-1934, 1925-1935, 1935-1940, 1941-1950, 1951-1958, 1959-1969.
Folder 33: VNA Newsletter—Doorways. 1972 to 1989 Incomplete
Folder 34: “Rules of the VNA” 1894 and date unknown
Folder 35: Report of the Committee to Study Visiting Nursing NOPHN 1924
Folder 36: VNA Henry Street Settlement New York Bulletin of Instruction 1925; VN Society of Philadelphia Nursing Manual 1931
Folder 37: Book of Reprints and pamphlets 1920s-1930s
Folder 38: Staff bulletins, “Look up calls,” and “Chronic Patients.” Edna Foley. 1935
Folder 39: Robertson, Helen. Memories of St. Luke’s 1946
Folder 40: Copy of articles of incorporation, 1890
Folder 41: Ribbon and program, 1908 VNA conference, Chicago
Box 2
Folder 1: VNA 66th Anniversary brochure 1955
Folder 2: Invitation to the VNA 75th Anniversary Luncheon, May 21, 1964, at Palmer House in Chicago
Folder 3: VNA 75th booklet 1964
Folder 4: Planning materials and report of 75th Anniversary
Folder 5: History written for 80th Anniversary, 1969
Folder 6: Planning materials 85th Anniversary 1973/1974
Folder 7: 85th Anniversary display at Chicago Historical Society—information re. uniforms and hats
Folder 8: VNA display at Chicago Historical Society 1974
Folder 9: Chicago Historical Society, guide for use of photographs
Folder 10: Report 85th Anniversary
Folder 11: Historical highlights, written before 85th Anniversary (typewritten documents)
Folder 12: Response to Chicago Tribune re. publicity of VNA 1974
Folder 13: 85th Anniversary program. 1974
Folder 14: Chicago Historical Society Annual Report 1973/74. Photo of exhibit of the VNA
Folder 15: Histories of VNA, written around 1960s and 1970s
Folder 16: Tuberculosis Institute of Chicago “The challenge.” April 1964. Salute to VNA
Folder 17: Records of donation to the Chicago Historical Society
Folder 18: Chicago Historical Society Research Gallery Exhibit 1989-1990
Folder 19: VNA historic uniform loan records. 1970s
Folder: 20: Patients’ stories, 1920 – 1970s. From annual reports and district office reports
Folder 21: VNA District Offices. Histories and events
Folder 22: Planning 100 Anniversary 1989
Folder 23: 100th Anniversary booklet. 1989
Folder 24: Report 100th Anniversary; newspaper articles
Folder 25: VNA recruitment pamphlets. 1933-1980s/1990s. All nd except 1933
Folder 26: VNA staff memos 1966
Folder 27: VNA staff memos 1967
Folder 28: VNA staff memos 1968
Folder 29: VNA staff memos 1969
Folder 30: VNA staff memos 1970
Folder 31: VNA staff memos 1971
Folder 32: VNA staff memos 1972
Folder 33: VNA staff memos 1973
Folder 34: VNA staff memos 1974
Folder 35: VNA staff memos 1975
Folder 36: VNA staff memos 1976
Folder 37: Pool lectures 1924/25. Materials planning these lectures in memory of one of the VNA Directors. Correspondence between Edna Foley and lecturers/others, including Dr. Richard Cabot
Folder 38: VNA Coordinated Home Care Program, 1960s
Folder 39: Newspaper clippings 1960s – 1990s
Folder 40: VNA-C annual meeting programs, 1971 and 1972
Folder 41: Misc. reprints
Folder 42: Personnel and uniform policies 1973
Folder 43: Notebook containing the script and some responses of a survey on the VNA of Chicago, 1977
Folder 44: Proposals and report re. infant/child work. 1980s
Folder 45: Service Awards 1981-1984
Folder 46: Statistics on fees and number of visits by VNA, July, 1985; paperflow tracking analysis 1993
Folder 47: Correspondence 1980s and 1990s
Folder 48: Staff Newsletters, 1981, 1983, 1985
Folder: 49: Press releases, 1982, 1993
Folder 50: Report 1987
Folder 51: VNA – C and VNA Ventures 1991
Folder 52: VNA-C Executive Committee minutes and reports, 1991
Folder 53: Chicago AIDS plan, 1991
Folder 54: VNAC CORE Report 1990
Folder 55: VNAC CORE Report 1990, contd.
Folder 56: Operational improvement review, 1993
Folder 57: VNAC Agency evaluation, 1994
Folder 58: VNAC Assessment, 1994
Folder 59: VNA Foundation Reports, 1997-2000
Box 3
Folder 1: Nutrition
Guide to good eating, English and Spanish 1982
Healthy eating for your recovery 1980
Junk food blues 1978
Food for thought 1978
Meal planning for young children 1979
New dimensions in nutrition 1980
Folder 2: Cardiovascular
High blood pressure 1985
Blacks and high blood pressure 1982
Questions about salt, weight, and high blood pressure 1984
Your sodium intake nd
Living with angina 1979
Anti-coagulants physician and you 1964
Folder 3: Diabetes
Managing your diabetes 1983
Controlando su diabetes 1982
Patient self-test (diabetes) 1981
Managing diabetes at home 1981
Seleccion del punto y rotacion 1982
Dining out made simple nd
Answers to questions about sick days nd
Drawing and injecting insulin 1981 (English and Spanish)
Y la diabetes nd
Self blood glucose monitoring 1983
Self urine testing for sugar nd
Self urine testing for ketones 1983
Diabetic exchange list 1982
Home urine testing for the diabetic 1980
Folder 4: Pregnancy and child care
Examen fisico femenino para uso de anticonceptivos 1977
Conociendo A su Recien Nacido 1978
Your baby becomes a toddler 1982
Delivery and beyond 1981
Feeding your baby prosobee 1980
Ear infections and respiratory infections—nd
Burn prevention for one and two year olds 1976
Premature labor 1983
A manual for home monitoring 1982 (SIDS)
What everyone should know about fetal alcohol effects 1983
At home with a monitor 1980 (SIDS)
A guide for parents. Lacto-ovo-vegitarian diet for children nd
Babies don’t thrive in smoke-filled wombs1984
Will my drinking hurt my baby?1984
Feeding baby nd
A parent’s guide to childhood illness nd
Childhood diseases nd
Keep your child from choking 1978
Alcohol and your unborn baby 1979
Infant care nd
Folder 5: Cancer
Radiation therapy and you 1982
Chemotherapy and you 1982
Understanding chemotherapy nd
Understanding radiation therapy nd
Help yourself. Tips for teenagers with cancer 1983
Sun hazards and sun sense 1981
Folder 6: Other
About Alzheimer’s disease 1986
Understanding and living with Alzheimer’s disease 1993
First aid for burns 1975
What everyone should know about kidneys and kidney diseases 1978
Understanding and managing scleroderma 1985
Learning to live with osteoarthritis 1984
Ten heavy facts about sex 1975
Early learning fun 1976
Medical information series Gout 1982
General ROM exercises English and Spanish nd
Instructions for home tracheostomy care 1982
Instrucciones para el cuidado de la traqueotomia en casa nd
All about Jimmy and his friend An ostomy coloring book 1973
The law can help you Information for women 1978
How to get help if you are paralyzed 1975
Premenstrual syndrome 1984
Using medicine at home nd
CPR 3rd. Ed. 1991
VNA library cards
Folder 7: Manual for home health aide, infection control 1993
Folder 8: VNA Chicago Patient procedure manual. A manual for care in the home 1985
Folder 9: Visiting Nurse Associations of America Nursing procedure manual 1990
Folder 10: VNA advertising pamphlets. Nd. Appear to be from 1930s-1980
Folder11: VNA Christmas cards/ note cards. Nd
Folder 13: VNA historic uniform loan records. 1970s
Folder14: Income statement 1993
Folder 15: Report: Casting Chicago’s Safety Net. c. 2002; conf. “Mapping healthcare in the Chicago region. 2008
Folder 16: Thank you cards and letters 1990s
Box 4
Folder 1: VNAC Care manager course, 1994
Folder 2: Quality management and education correspondence, 1-3/1994
Folder 3: Quality management and education correspondence, 4-5/1994
Folder 4: Quality management and education correspondence, 6-7/1994
Folder 5: Quality management and education correspondence, 8-12/1994
Box 5
Folder 1: VNA photograph slides, mixed, nd (some 1967)
Folder 2: VNA photograph slides, 1966-1967
Folder 3: VNA photograph slides, 1968
Folder 4: VNA photograph slides, 1968 (contd.)
Folder 5: VNA photograph slides, 1970
Folder 6: VNA photograph slides, 1971
Folder 7: VNA photograph slides, 1971 (contd.)
Folder 8: VNA photograph slides, 1972; Slides of 1890s images, 1974
Folder 9: VNA photograph slides, 1975
Folder 10: VNA photograph slides, 1976. “Welcome to our home.”
Folder 11: VNA photograph slides, home care 1980s
Folder 12: photograph consent forms, 1967-1979
Folder 13: media in-service: failure to thrive cassette tapes and transcript
Misc. slides
Dictaphone foot control and transcription sound set,
“Welcome to our home” cassette tape
Camera in case—nd
Data tape: Elderly patient satisfaction study. 1981
Box 6–Photographs
Folder 1: 1880s – 1900. Some are from Chicago Historical Society collection
Folder 2: 1890s negatives
Folder 3: 1900 – 1920s
Folder 4: 1940s
Folder 5: Ludvig Hektoen 1928
Folder 6: 1950s
Folder 7: 1950s contd.
Folder 8: 1950s-1960s. Occupational therapy
Folder 9: 1960s
Folder 10: 1969 80th Anniversary
Folder 11: Anna Lobbes
Folder 12: 1961 Annual Report
Folder 13: 1960s. Giving injections
Folder 14: Board members 1960s
Folder 15: Pediatric patients 1960s
Folder 16: Pediatric patients 1960s, contd.
Folder 17: Physical therapy. 1960s
Folder 18: Patients 1960s
Folder 19: Hospital scenes. 1960s
Box 7–Photographs
Folder 1: VNA Events and Board members 1960s
Folder 2: VNA Stations/District Offices 1960s
Folder 3: Negatives, 1962 Annual Report
Folder 4: 1965 Mrs. Cyrus Adams
Folder 5: 1965 Exhibit American National Bank Building
Folder 6: APHA Meeting Chicago 1965
Folder 7: 1966 Ruth Driskell
Folder 8: Open House 1967
Folder 9: Annual meeting 1967
Folder 10: Dressings and wound care 1960s and 1970s
Folder 11: Maternal child 1960s
Folder 12: VNA nurses external scenes 1960s and 1970s
Folder 13: VNA nurses external scenes 1960s and 1970s contd.
Folder 14: Photographs 1960s and 1970s
Folder 15: Pediatric physical therapy 1960s and 1970s
Folder 16: Patient teaching 1960s and 1970s
Folder 17: Speech therapy 1960s and 1970s
Folder 18: Staff Offices 1960s and 1970s
Box 8–Photographs
Folder 1: Proof sheets and negatives, uniforms and bags
Folder 2: Proof sheets and negatives, 1960s and 1970s Photographer Van Dorn
Folder 3: VNA staff with patients 1970s and 1980s
Folder 4: Adult rehabilitation 1970s
Folder 5: Margaret Ahern
Folder 6: Maternal child 1970s
Folder 7: Pediatric patients 1970s
Folder 8: Older adult rehabilitation 1970s
Folder 9: Homecare 1970s
Folder 10: Homecare 1970s contd.
Folder 11: Proof sheets and negatives, 1976
Folder 12: Awards and recognition 1970s to 1980s
Folder 13: VNA publicity 1970s and 1980s
Folder 14: Proof sheets and negatives, nurses at bedside 1970s and 1980s
Folder 15: Proof sheets in office and home, 1970s and 1980s
Box 9–Photographs
Folder 1: Centennial committee 1980s
Folder 2: Annual report pictures 1980s
Folder 3: Photographic negatives 1970s and 1980s
Folder 4: VNA staff 1970s and 1980s
Folder 5: Nd office
Folder 6: Seabury (station?) 1980s
Folder 7: Staff 1980s
Folder 8: VNA in home 1980s
Folder 9: VNA in home 1980s contd.
Folder 10: VNA Home and Offices 1980s
Folder 11: Staff recognition 1987
Folder 12: Spring event 1983
Folder 13: VNA meetings 1980s
Folder 14: Management and directors 1980s
Folder 15: U of Chicago Reception 1989
Folder 16: Centennial event 1989
Box 10–Photographs
Folder 1: Centennial event 1989 contd.
Folder 2: Proofs. Patients and families 1980s
Folder 3: Proofs 1988 Annual Report
Folder 4: Proofs and negatives Office and staff 1980s and 1990s
Folder 5: Proofs 1980s
Folder 6: Recruitment negatives and proofs 1988-1991
Folder 7: 1987 New office
Folder 8: Pictures and proofs, VNA staff, 1980s and 1990s
Folder 9: VNA negatives and proofs 1990 Annual Report
Folder 10: Proofs and photographs Annual Report 1991-92
Folder 11: Proofs and negatives Annual meeting 1992
Folder 12: VNA Fund raiser at Crate and Barrel. nd
Folder 13: Community affairs, 1990, Proofs and photographs
Folder 14: Home Health fair, December 1990
Folder 15: Lincoln Park June 5 K race 1991
Folder 16: VNA in Home 1990s
Box 11—Photographs and media
Folder 1: 1992 Annual Meeting
Folder 2: Elmhurst opening 1993
Folder 3: Administering ‘flu shots 1993
Folder 4: Officers and Board 1993
Folder 5: Pictures and proofs, VNA Exhibits 1999
Folder 6: VNA Offices 122 South Michigan 1999
Folder 7: Proofs Recruitment brochure 1990
Folder 8: Proofs for exhibits and brochure 1993-1994
Folder 9: VNA/ military photograph nd
Folder 10: Oversize photographs—1960s nurses with patients; staff picture May 1964
Media:
Film (reel to reel) of unknown content, Oct, 1984
Silent film (reel to reel) and script “Poliomyelitis After-Care in the Home” (nd)
Document of the sale of the operating assets of the Visiting Nurse Association of Chicago to QV, Inc., an Affiliate of the University of Chicago Hospitals and Health System, September 8, 1995
4 VNA Hat badges
In MNHRC Library:
Smith, F. R. (1921). Manners and conduct in school and out. Boston: Allyn and Bacon.
NA (1936, rev. 1942). Solutions. How to prepare and use them (16th. Ed.) . New York: Lakeside.
Rice, E.M. (Ed). (1943). If I forget. New York: Lakeside.
In MNHRC Museum:
Fourteen framed 19” by 31” images of visiting nurses with patients
Four foam board images, 45” by 36”, of visiting nurses with patients
Four dioramas of visiting nurses, two showing 1970s scenes, two showing 1890s scenes
Ceramic picture, 34” x 9.5”, showing medieval patients and their caregivers.
Framed VNA nurse image—appears to be a printer’s engraving. 13” x 18”.
Annual Reports in bound volumes: 1889-1906, 1902-1905, 1907-1914, 1915-1924, 1916-1924, 1925-1934, 1925-1935, 1935-1940, 1941-1950, 1951-1958, 1959-1969.