On View
Making a Way Gallery
Exhibition
Making a Way Out of No Way
Edited by
Bolden, Ella M.
Illustrated by
Payne, Pauline Brown, American
Subject of
Homer G. Phillips Hospital, American, 1937 - 1979
Date
January 1947
Medium
ink on paper, metal
Dimensions
H x W x D: 11 × 8 9/16 × 1/16 in. (28 × 21.7 × 0.2 cm)
Description
A newsletter titled "The Nightingale," from January 1947, identified as Volume 1, Number 1. The newsletter consists of black ink printed on white paper. It is comprised of seven (7) pages stapled together in the top left corner. The cover design and section headings were hand drawn, while the remainder of the text appears typewritten. At the top of the cover is stylized text that reads: [The / NIGHTINGALE] with smaller text written underneath, [VOL 1 JANUARY 1947 no. 1]. To the left of "NIGHTINGALE" is a drawing of an academic lamp. In the center, is a large drawing of a nurse's cap surrounded by smaller images of a needle, watch, books, inkwell, mug, pan, and other medical implements. Underneath is the year [1947] in block letters with [GREETINGS] overtop. At the bottom right is the name [P BROWN]. The newsletter includes sections on Music, Class Notes, Events, and Humor. The name [Pauline M. Brown] is inscribed on the back of the last page in the top right corner.
Place made
Saint Louis, Missouri, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other
Type
newsletters
Topic
Education
Medicine
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Pauline Brown Payne
Object number
2013.90.7
Restrictions & Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5f15c3ae3-63da-43fe-8737-a88e19b01cd3

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