Katherine Morley Certificate
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Scope and Contents
This collection is comprised of a certificate awarded to Katherine Morley stating she “has completed with credit a two years’ course of instruction and practice in general nursing, and the care of the insane, at this Institution, and that she has passed a satisfactory examination, under direction of the Bloomingdale Committee of the New York Hospital.” The certificate is signed by the Medical Superintendent, Samuel B. Lyon, and Chairman of the Bloomingdale Committee, Frederick D. Tapper.
Dates
- 1898 June 24
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
The copyright holder of this collection is NewYork-Presbyterian or is unknown. Materials from this collection cannot be reproduced outside the guidelines of United States Fair Use (17 U.S.C., Section 107) without the advance permission of the Medical Center Archives of NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medicine or the copyright holder. In the event that anything from the collection become a source for publication, a credit line indicating the Medical Center Archives of NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medicine is required.
Biographical / Historical
Katherine Morley graduated from the Training School of Attendants established at Bloomingdale Hospital in 1895. She was known as Katherine Powers after she married and resided in White Plains.
In 1895, the Bloomingdale Hospital started an experimental Training School for Attendants focused on training nurses and attendants in the care of people with mental disabilities. In October 1898, the Board of Governors of the Society of New York Hospital voted to establish a permanent training school titled the Bloomingdale Hospital School of Nursing. In 1936, the Bloomingdale Hospital School of Nursing discontinued its undergraduate program. Affiliated students from many area nursing schools, however, continued to receive short-term instruction in psychiatric nursing at Bloomingdale Hospital.
BIBLIOGRAPHY:
New York Hospital Annual Report 1898 (Medical Center Archives of NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY).
RG01-SG009-001, New York Hospital, Bloomingdale Hospital School of Nursing Records, 1897-1952, 1994 (Medical Center Archives of NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY). https://archives.library.cornell.edu/repositories/5/resources/12025 Accessed June 15, 2026.
Extent
.1 Linear Feet (1 item)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Katherine Morley graduated from the Training School of Attendants established at Bloomingdale Hospital in 1895. This collection is comprised of a certificate awarded to Katherine Morley upon completion of the training program.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The certificate was donated to the Medical Center Archives of NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medicine at an unknown date from an unknown source.
Processing Information
This collection was processed by Amanda Garfunkel in 2026. The finding aid was written by Amanda Garfunkel in 2026.
- Status
- Completed
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Medical Center Archives of NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medicine Repository