Florence Nightingale letters collection
- Collection:
- Archives & Personal Papers Collections
- Creator(s):
- Nightingale, Florence, 1820-1910
- Publication:
- Produced: 1845-1878
- Language(s):
- English
- Format:
- Mixed material
- Subject(s):
- Military Nursing Warfare Ukraine
- Genre(s):
- Collected Correspondence Archival Materials
- Abstract:
- Eight letters (some ALS) by Nightingale to various recipients, both known and unidentifed, personal and professional in content. The majority are quite introspective and personal with metaphysical commentary about her place in the universe or opinions about the progress of the Crimean War.
- Copyright:
- The National Library of Medicine believes these materials to be in the public domain. Archival collections often contain mixed copyrights; while NLM is the owner of the physical items, permission to examine collection materials is not an authorization to publish. These materials are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study. It is the user's responsibility to research and understand any applicable copyright and re-publication rights not allowed by fair use. NLM does not grant permissions to publish.
- Provenance:
- Gifts and Purchases, transfer from NLM autograph collection MS C 1, 9/15/2004.
- NLM Unique ID:
- 101229994 (See catalog record)
- Finding Aid:
- https://oculus.nlm.nih.gov/101229994
- Permanent Link:
- https://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101229994
- Note(s):
- The entire collection may not be available in NLM Digital Collections; see the finding aid for the complete collection description and inventory.