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Florence Nightingale Letters
[Letter, Florence Nightingale to Sir Edwin Chadwick, June 5, 1863] Nightingale, Florence, 1820-1910
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Florence Nightingale, 32 South Street, Grosvenor Square, London W. to Sir Edwin Chadwick. Informs him that she has sent a copy of her Indian papers to The Athenaeum with a reminder of their confidentiality until publication of the Indian Blue Book. Discusses, satirically, common views held of who should administer hospitals - medical men, nurses, or cooks?
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[Letter, Florence Nightingale to Sir Edwin Chadwick, June 5, 1863]
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| Date Created |
1863-06-05
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| Description |
Florence Nightingale, 32 South Street, Grosvenor Square, London W. to Sir Edwin Chadwick. Informs him that she has sent a copy of her Indian papers to The Athenaeum with a reminder of their confidentiality until publication of the Indian Blue Book. Discusses, satirically, common views held of who should administer hospitals - medical men, nurses, or cooks?
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4 unnumbered pages
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image/jpeg
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| Language |
English
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| Identifier |
RBSC-ARC-1734-01-005; RBSC_ARC_1734_01_005
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| Collection | |
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Original Format: University of British Columbia Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. Florence Nightingale Collection.RBSC-ARC-1734-01-005
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| Date Available |
2026-02-03
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| Provider |
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
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| Rights |
Images provided for research and reference use only. Permission to publish, copy or otherwise use these images must be obtained from Rare Books and Special Collections: http://rbsc.library.ubc.ca/
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| AIP UUID |
b3fa72ed-bd0f-4b5d-b6aa-de9b67796cf8
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| DOI |
10.14288/1.0018084
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Images provided for research and reference use only. Permission to publish, copy or otherwise use these images must be obtained from Rare Books and Special Collections: http://rbsc.library.ubc.ca/