Gaston County

County History:

Gaston

Region:

Piedmont

Quick Facts

People and Biographies

Notable individuals from nursing history.

People

Articles and Biographies

BURGAR, Ruby Rich. North Carolina Lives, pub. 1962, p. 185. [920 N NCC] B. 1908. Nurse. (Born in N.C. She was graduated from Baker Sanitorium School of Nursing, Lumberton, NC, in 1929. She began her career as an Industrial Nurse with Manville-Jenckes Co., of Gastonia N.C., in 1929-30.)
CROWELL, Dorothy Lee McConnell. North Carolina Lives, pub. 1962, p. 320. [920 N NCC] B. 1916. (Born on March 24, 1916, in East Lincoln County, NC. She was educated at the School of Nursing, Gordon Crowell Memorial Hospital in Lincolnton.)
DAMERON, Ruby Heath. North Carolina Lives, pub. 1962, p. 331. [920 N NCC] B. 1902. Nurse. (Born on June 29, 1902 in Bessemer City, Gaston Co., N.C. She studied at the Presbyterian Hospital School of Nursing in Charlotte. She served on Board of directors with the N.C. State Nurses Association.)

Resources

Additional resources for further research.

Health Care Institutions

Articles and Publications

Atkins, S. (1934, November). Gaston County Nutrition Camp. The Health Bulletin, pp.11-12.
DePreist, J. (n.d.). Exhibit recalls unique mission of the NC Orthopedic Hospital. The Charlotte Observer.
McBryde, A. & Read M. S. (1991). A History of the North Carolina Orthopedic Hospital: A Dream Come True. Washburn Press: Charlotte.

Archives

First Negro Nurses Land in England, August 21, 1944 [photograph]. Item found in the Library of Congress digital collections.
Negro Unit--State Orthopedia Hospital, Gastonia, N.C. [photographs] found in the Social Walfare Program for Negroes, No. 8 (1926) [document]. Digitized copy available from archive.org.

Newspaper Clippings

1914, Jun 16. The Visiting Nurse. The Gastonia Gazette, p.4. Gastonia, North Carolina.
1914, Nov 03. Better Biscuit. The Gastonia Gazette, p.1. Gastonia, North Carolina. Article about a baking content conducted by the Visiting Nurse Committee to raise awareness for household economy amongst school chidren.
1917, Jun 01. Red Cross Nurse Coming. The Gastonia Gazette, p.5. Gastonia, North Carolina.
1920, May 22. Red Cross Nurse Was Active During April. The Gastonia Gazette, p.3. Gastonia, North Carolina.
1921, Jan 14. Public Health Nurse [Alice Ward] Features Health Education for School Children. The Gastonia Gazette, p.1. Gastonia, North Carolina.
1947, Oct 27. Gaston Negro Hospital Fares O.K., But Could Do With Little More Help. The Gastonia Gazette, p.10. Gastonia, North Carolina.
1959, Feb 03. Gastonia Woman [Roxie Roper Newton] Heads State Nursing Body. The Gastonia Gazette, p.8. Gastonia, North Carolina.
1961, Mar 24. These Gals Earn Their 'Bonnets'. The Charlotte Observer, p.61. Charlotte, North Carolina.
1967, Mar 24. Gaston Nurses: These Gals Earn Their 'Bonnets'. The Charlotte Observer, p.10A. Charlotte, North Carolina.

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(1954, August 12). "Gaston Negro Hospital Gets New Superintendent Thursday." The Gastonia Gazette. [copy]	38.69 KB
(n.d.). "Nurses trained in joined program between hospital, Gaston College." The Gastonia Gazette. [copy]	35.62 KB

Compiled by:

Phoebe Pollitt

North Carolina Nursing History