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Florence Nightingale Letters
[Letter, Florence Nightingale to Vaughan Nash, April 24, 1897] Nightingale, Florence, 1820-1910
Description
Florence Nightingale, 10 South Street, Park Lane, London W. to Vaughan Nash. Comments on the untrained, disorganized "nurses" sent to Greece and Crete. Conveying statement made by American ambassador on the results of a European war with today's long-range weapons. Apologizes for declining their invitation.
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[Letter, Florence Nightingale to Vaughan Nash, April 24, 1897]
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| Date Created |
1897-04-24
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| Description |
Florence Nightingale, 10 South Street, Park Lane, London W. to Vaughan Nash. Comments on the untrained, disorganized "nurses" sent to Greece and Crete. Conveying statement made by American ambassador on the results of a European war with today's long-range weapons. Apologizes for declining their invitation.
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| Extent |
4 unnumbered pages + 1 envelope
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| File Format |
image/jpeg
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| Language |
English
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| Identifier |
RBSC-ARC-1734-01-081; RBSC_ARC_1734_01_081
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| Collection | |
| Source |
Original Format: University of British Columbia Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. Florence Nightingale Collection.RBSC-ARC-1734-01-081
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| Date Available |
2025-11-19
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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 |
10.14288/1.0018169
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| Aggregated Source Repository |
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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/