Leila Anderson collection
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Scope and Content Note
The Leila Anderson collection consists of her nurse uniform issued by the U. S. Army Nurse Corps. This uniform consists of the gray, full length dress with white cuffs and matching collar, white apron, leather boots, U. S. Army Nurse Corps identification tag and insignia pins (2), and a small brown shoulder bag. Also included is a scrapbook of photographs, clippings, and memorabilia taken from her time overseas. The many photographs include scenes of Leila Anderson and her colleagues, photographs of Allied soldiers and French civilians, and landscapes depicting both war torn regions and peaceful European locations. In addition to these items from the World War I time period, her 1907 certificate from the State Board of Examiners of Nurses for Georgia is included.
Dates
- 1907-1919
Language of Materials
Materials entirely in English.
Restrictions on Access
Unrestricted access.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction
All requests subject to limitations noted in departmental policies on reproduction.
Biographical Note
Born in Cedartown, Georgia, Leila Anderson graduated from the Wesley Memorial Hospital Training School for Nurses in 1907. From there she spent one year in Havana, Cuba following graduation, then did private duty nursing in Macon, Georgia. On April 26, 1918, Leila Anderson enlisted in the U.S. Army Nurse Corps and was a member of Base Hospital 43, U. S. Army, American Expeditionary Forces, otherwise known as the "Emory Unit." This volunteer medical regiment was stationed in Blois, France where they operated out of a 12th Century monastery that had been converted into a hospital. Her work as a nurse was centralized in Annexes 29, 13, and Ecole Superieure. Following the war, Leila Anderson served as the Superintendent of Nurses as T. C. I. Hospital in Copper Hill, Tennessee. In 1929, she was living in Marietta, Georgia.
Extent
1.9 linear ft. (4 boxes + 1 oversize paper)
Abstract
Contains the nurse uniform of Leila Anderson that she wore as a member of the Emory Unit during World War I, a scrapbook of photographs taken while overseas, and her nurse certificate.
Source
Gift of Mrs. John Robinson, 1986.
Related Materials in This Repository
Emory Unit Collection, HS-S015.
Processing
Processed by Clayton McGahee, 2015.
- Blois (France) Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
- Clippings (information artifacts) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Memorabilia. Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Nurses. Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Photographs. Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Uniforms. Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- World War, 1939-1945--Medical care. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Leila Anderson Collection, 1907-1919
- Author
- Historical Collections, Woodruff Health Sciences Center Library, Emory University
- Date
- Date encoded: May 7, 2015
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Woodruff Health Sciences Library Historical Collections Repository
1462 Clifton Road NE
Atlanta Georgia 30322 United States
404-727-5819
historical.collections@emory.edu