Ada Fort papers, 1950-1975

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Genre:: Photographs
Scrapbooks
Albums (Books)
Subjects:: Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing
Nursing--Study and teaching
Nursing schools--Georgia
Segregation in higher education

Finding Aid:: Finding aid available electronically
Summary:: The collection consists of correspondence, photographs, clippings, scrapbooks, printed material, and certificates. Correspondence is primarily with professional colleagues on behalf of the nursing school; photographs are of Ada Fort. Clippings, scrapbooks, printed material, and certificates relate to the history of the nursing school and its integration; to honors and awards received by Ada Fort; to her retirement; and to the Ada Fort Lectureship endowed at Emory in her honor.
Language:: English
Physical Type/Description:: 1 linear ft. (1 box)
Restrictions on Access:: Special restrictions apply: Collection stored off-site; materials must be requested two business days in advance of appointment.
Use and Reproduction:: Restrictions on reproduction may apply.
Organization and Arrangement:: Unprocessed collection.
Biographical/Historical Note:: Ada Fort, Dean of the Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing at Emory University from 1950 to 1975, led the school through growth in enrollment, expansion of programs, and integration of the student body. She has received numerous awards and honorary degrees, won a fellowship from the National League of Nursing (1955), and was named Atlanta's Woman of the Year in the Professions (1970).