This collection contains the personal papers of nurse Elizabeth McKinven (nee McMillan). These include the following nursing lecture notebooks:
Theory of Nursing. Includes staffing seniority, bed-making, hygiene, dressings, 11 Nov 1941 - 23 Jan 1942;
Anatomy & Physiology including cell structure, bones, muscles, stomach etc., 12 Nov 1941 - 23 Jan 1942;
Hygiene. Includes elements, ventilation, heating, sick room, 11 Nov 1941 - 23 Jan 1942;
Medical, The ? of nature and use of medicines, 20 Apr 1943 - 20 Jun 1943;
First aid & bacteriology, 16 Nov 1942 - 1 Sep 1943;
Air Raid Precautions including details of bombings, gassings and shelters, 7 Jan 1942 - 11 Feb 1942;
Senior Nursing. Includes administering drugs, blood bank, inflammations, 16 Sep 1943 - 12 Dec 1944;
Medical lectures. Includes diseases of the blood vessels, fever, asthma, 29 Nov 1944 - 2 Feb 1945;
Surgical nursing, Aug 1944;
Surgical nursing continued, 26 Oct 1944 - 16 Nov 1944;
Special Diseases, 11 Jan 1944 - 30 Mar 1944;
Special Diseases continued, 4 Apr 1944;
Midwifery and Gynaecology, 16 Feb 1945 - 17 Jan 1946;
Midwifery, 4 Sep 1945;
Midwifery case book from the Royal Maternity Hospital, Glasgow, 23 Jun 1946 - 23 Sep 1946. Please note that this case book is closed until 24 September 2046 for data protection.