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May Petras's Lenox Hill School of Nursing yearbook

Call Number

PR 343

Date

1943, 1945, inclusive

Creator

Petras, May

Extent

0.1 Linear feet in one folder

Language of Materials

The documents in the collection are in English.

Abstract

The collection includes nursing student May Petras's 1945 graduation yearbook from Lenox Hill Hospital School of Nursing in New York City and a gelatin silver photograph of sculptor Walter Russell (1871-1963). The 1943 photo is inscribed by Russell to Petras, and was taken in Russell's studio in the Carnegie Hall apartments, showing him working on a large bust of Franklin D. Roosevelt.

Biographical/Historical Note

May Petras was born in Manhattan in 1923. She graduated from Lenox Hill Hospital School of Nursing in New York City in 1945. She worked for a time after graduating for the Bronx Veterans Administration Hospital before joining the Navy Nurse Corps. (Information provided via email by the donor.)

Scope and Contents

The collection includes two items:

1) A copy of Achelis, the Lenox Hill Hospital School of Nursing yearbook, for the year 1945. This was May Petras's copy, and includes an image of her. Several of her fellow graduates inscribed messages to her in the book.

2) A toned gelatin silver photograph of sculptor Walter Russell (1871-1963). The photo is inscribed with regards by Russell to Petras, and dated 30 July 1943. A note on the reverse of the photograph indicates that Russell was a patient of Petras. The photograph was taken in Russell's studio in the Carnegie Hall apartments (the central portion of which was later occupied by Editta Sherman, according to N-YHS curator Marilyn Kushner); he is pictured working on a large bust of Franklin D. Roosevelt.

Access Restrictions

Materials in this collection may be stored offsite. For more information on making arrangements to consult them, please visit www.nyhistory.org/library/visit.

Use Restrictions

Taking images of documents from the library collections for reference purposes by using hand-held cameras and in accordance with the library's photography guidelines is encouraged. As an alternative, patrons may request up to 20 images per day from staff.

Application to use images from this collection for publication should be made in writing to: Department of Rights and Reproductions, The New-York Historical Society, 170 Central Park West, New York, NY 10024-5194, rightsandrepro@nyhistory.org. Phone: (212) 873-3400 ext. 282.

Copyrights and other proprietary rights may subsist in individuals and entities other than the New-York Historical Society, in which case the patron is responsible for securing permission from those parties. For fuller information about rights and reproductions from N-YHS visit: https://www.nyhistory.org/about/rights-reproductions

Preferred Citation Note

This collection should be cited as the May Petras's Lenox Hill School of Nursing Yearbook, PR 343, Department of Prints, Photographs, and Architectural Collections, The New-York Historical Society.

Location of Materials

Materials in this collection may be stored offsite. For more information on making arrangements to consult them, please visit www.nyhistory.org/library/visit.

Immediate Source of Acquisition Note

Gift of Marian Austin, May Petras's daughter, in September 2017.

Collection processed by

Larry Weimer

About this Guide

This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2023-08-21 15:51:44 -0400.
Using Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language: Description is written in: English, Latin script.

Processing Information Note

The collection was processed by archivist Larry Weimer in September 2017.

Repository

New-York Historical Society

Container

Box: Small Collections 1, Folder: PR343 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

This finding aid does not include an online listing of contents.

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New York, NY 10024