North Carolina Nursing History

In the fall of 2010, students from Dr. Lucinda McCray’s Oral History class  at Appalchian State University in Boone, NC each interviewed two or three nurses in North Carolina. Each student’s interviews centered on some common theme in nurses’ identities or professional specialties. For instance, different student projects focused on psychiatric nurses, Native American nurses, and male nurses. Students used this experience to practice the methods of oral history and to learn about the nursing history of North Carolina.

Audio Files

Recording audio files are available through the Internet Archive:

• Lynn Dalton (male nurse)
• Virginia Sneed Dixon (Cherokee nurse)
• "Mr. G" (male nurse)
• Charlena Garrison (African American nurse)
• Edna Saunooke Goshorn (Cherokee nurse)
• Sandra Hagler (African American nurse)
• "Mrs. J" (White Appalachian nurse)
• Ruth Kaler (White Appalachian nurse)
• "Mrs. M" (White Appalachian nurse)
• Elleton McCullough (African American nurse)
• Betty P. McGee (White foothills parish nurse who was a victim of polio in the 1940s)
• Dan Moury (male nurse)
• "Nancy" (Cherokee nurse)
• Betty Parker (mental health nurse)
• Kelly R. Poovey (male nurse)
• Jackie Pruitt (mental health nurse)
• Eubert Sigmon (male polio victim remembering nurses at Miracle of Hickory polio hospital)
• Eric Spangler (male nurse)
• Jan Verhaeghe (midwife)
• Kathy Williams (nurse at state psychiatric hospital)

Transcripts