Item is a certificate issued to Pauline Alward by the University of the State of New York Education Department, licensing her to practice as a Registered Professional Nurse in New York.
Item is a reference letter from Anne Dixon, Dean of Women at Mount Allison University, written “to whom it may concern” about Pauline Alward’s position as nurse in residence.
Item is a copy of the Argosy Weekly from November 1952. On the cover is an article about Pauline entitled, “U.G.R. Nurse Leaves”, which discussed her acceptance of the position of Evening Supervisor at South Oaks, The Long Island Home, Amityville, Long Island, New York.
Item is a letter signed by Dr. George Gass dated November 12, 1952, which stated that Pauline Alward was “of good character and does not belong to any group or association advocating overthrow of Constitutional Government”. During the McCarthy era, this type of recommendation would have been required in order to move to the USA to work.
Item is a letter of acceptance sent to Pauline Alward from Rose Jennings RN, Superintendent of Nurses at the Long Island Home dated November 7, 1952, stating that Alward had been accepted into the position of evening supervisor.
Item is an “Underwood Basic Certificate” issued to Pauline Alward by Mount Allison University for completion of the Introductory Typewriting Course and “operating the Underwood Typewriter by touch”. Alward attended Mount Allison University for the winter semester after her resignation from the Moncton Hospital.
Item is a letter addressed to Pauline Alward from Alma F. Law, Executive Secretary of the New Brunswick Association of Registered Nurses. During this time, Alward was on staff at the Moncton Hospital and had become president of the Local Chapter of the New Brunswick Association of Registered Nurses, which hosted the annual provincial meeting in October 1950. This letter commended the success of the event.
Item is a letter addressed to Pauline Alward from Dr. William F. Reinhoff, one of the surgeons that Pauline scrubbed for while taking her course at John Hopkins Hospital. The letter thanked her and included payment for the threading of intestinal needles for him to take on a trip to London for doing surgeries. Original envelope is included.