Personal papers of Dorothy Baker. Files include:
Copy of a chapter from a book called “Our Changing Fare,” published by MacGibbon & Kee, 1966. The chapter is titled “Chapter V, Trends in Bread Consumption” and is written by John Burnett. At the top of the front page, a handwritten notes reads “Dorothy Baker, 26.3.68.” 23 Mar 1968
Bound copy of a M.Sc. Thesis by Margaret Helen Howard titled “A Study of the Mouth Care Procedure Carried out by Nurses for the Very Ill Person,” 1975
Assorted facsimile copies and clippings from publications on gerontology, used by Baker in her research
“United Oxford Hospitals” notebook containing university notes on sociology and social theory, c. 1960s
Central Midwives Board register of cases, containing patient notes. Several of the back pages have been torn out. 1953-1954
Handout from a Manchester polytechnic Health Visitor Course regarding the feeding of elderly patients
A selection of facsimile extracts from publications on peptic ulcers
Paper by Dorothy Baker titled “Life in the Geriatric Ward, Aspects of a Study Exploring Nurses Perceptions of their Work,” 4 Sep 1974
“Regulations as to Training Student Nurses” from the Royal Sussex County Hospital
A guide about eating while unwell from the Christie Hospital, 1997
“The University of Manchester” folder containing assorted records relating to a reunion of nursing alumni on the 13 Sep 2003
Draft copy of an outline for an Open University social sciences course titled “Frameworks for Understanding Quality of Life,” 1992
Draft copy of an outline for an Open University social sciences course titled “Resource Allocation: Trends in Current Social Policy,” 1992
Draft copy of an outline for an Open University social sciences course titled “Shaping our Futures,” 1992
Course outline of an Open University course titled “An Ageing Society”
Letter from Helen Even to Dorothy Baker regarding a social sciences course at the Open University, 10 Sep 1992
Letter from Helen Even to Dorothy Baker regarding a social sciences course at the Open University, 11 Nov 1992
Handwritten notes regarding the inspection of a nursing home, 27 May 1998
Paper by Dorothy Baker titled “Attitudes of Nurses to the Care of the Elderly in Hospitals,” Feb 1978
Letter from the World Health Organisation, Europe regarding a conference on Nursing in Health Care of the Elderly. A summary of conference addresses is attached, 1976
Assorted Papers from of the 1976 World Health Organisation, Europe conference on Nursing in Health Care of the Elderly, where Baker was a speaker. 1976
Report from the department of Health on hospital beds, 11 Dec 2000
Report on the Admissions Policy at the Greater Manchester Emergency Unit, 2001
Draft report of a discussion afternoon with patients and carers, organised by the South Manchester Community Health Council, 1 Mar 2000
Copy of a clipping from the Nursing Times, containing an interview with Professor Doris Schwartz, a gerontology specialist. Several of Baker’s handwritten notes are attached
Handout from the University Of Manchester Department Of Nursing regarding speech therapy and aiding patients with speech conditions on wards.
Annotated copy of a Department of Health publication regarding inpatient care and discharge, Aug 1995
Ring-bound copy of a University of Manchester report called “An Evaluation of the South Manchester Community Rehabilitation Pilot Project,” Sep 1999
Papers from a Royal College of Nursing conference called “Caring for an Ageing Population,” 3 Apr 1973
A newspaper clipping from the Manchester Express titled “Meeting to Address Health Problems,” dated 30 Apr 1999. Attached to the clipping are a set of handwritten notes taken by Baker at a meeting of the South Manchester Health Panel, 9 May 1999
Blank copy of an elderly patient dependency form, c. 1970s