Thelma Ingles Papers, 1936-2012

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Summary

Creator:
Ingles, Thelma
Abstract:
Contains the personal and professional papers of Thelma M. Ingles (1909-1983), former professor and chair of the Department of Medical-Surgical Nursing at Duke University and international nursing education consultant. Types of materials include correspondence, diaries, reports, schedules, writings, reprints, biographical materials, and photographs. Major subjects include nursing education, nurse-patient relations, nursing service in hospitals, Duke Hospital, Duke University School of Nursing faculty, and Duke University Department of Nursing. Materials range from 1936 to 2014.
Extent:
4.5 Linear Feet (3 cartons) and 1 oversized folder
Language:
English
Collection ID:
MC.0025

Background

Scope and content:

Contains correspondence, diaries, reports, schedules, writings, reprints, biographical materials, and photographs pertaining to the career of Thelma M. Ingles. Major subjects include nursing education, nurse-patient relations, nursing service in hospitals, Duke Hospital, Duke University School of Nursing faculty, and Duke University Department of Nursing. Materials range from 1936 to 2014.

Biographical / historical:

Thelma M. Ingles was born in Redfield, South Dakota, on December 16, 1909 to Thomas J. Ingles and Della May (nee Hooker) Ingles. She received a bachelor's degree in English literature from University of California at Los Angeles in 1931 before pursuing a career in nursing. She graduated from Massachusetts General Hospital School of Nursing in 1935 and received a master's degree from Western Reserve University in 1941. Postgraduate study included a year at the University of California, Berkeley, with a focus on public health nursing and sociology, and a year at Duke University, where she received a United States Public Health Service grant to study the role of the nurse in the clinic.
Ingles was assistant superintendent at the Boston Nursery for Blind Children (1936-1937), instructor at Burbank Hospital of Massachusetts (1937-1938), clinical nurse in Cleveland, Ohio (1938-1942), head nurse at St. Luke's Hospital in Cleveland, Ohio (1942-1943), faculty member at the University of Virginia (1941-1945), and faculty members at the Admiral Bristol Hospital in Istanbul, Turkey (1945-1948).
From 1949 to 1961 Ingles was professor and chair of the Department of Medical-Surgical Nursing at Duke University. During her time at Duke she provided leadership in establishing the national and international reputation of Duke's nursing education programs. In 1958, Ingles developed the clinical nursing specialist program, the first master's program of its kind in the United States. Despite initial disapproval of the National League for Nursing accreditation board for not including in the curriculum a functional focus for faculty or administrator preparation, this program pioneered the important role of nurses with advanced clinical knowledge in the delivery and teaching of nursing care. From 1962 to 1973 Ingles served as a member of the field staff of the Rockefeller Foundation where she consulted health clinics, small organizations, and educational programs in Colombia, Brazil, Thailand, Ghana, and other countries. During the 1970s, prior to her retirement in 1974, Ingles was a consultant for the Peace Corps and Project HOPE.
During her 40-year career, Ingles traveled to a total of 52 countries. Thelma Ingles' ideas for nursing education and clinical practice identified her as a leader nationally and internationally. She published numerous articles, including case studies and autobiographical narratives, in "The American Journal of Nursing", "Nursing Outlook", and the "American Journal of Medical Education."
In 1973, Duke University honored Ingles with the establishment of the Thelma Ingles Scholarly Papers Award, presented annually through the Beta Epsilon chapter of Sigma Theta Tau at Duke University.
Ingles died on July 23, 1983.

Acquisition information:
Accession A1979.004 (acquired from Ruby Leila Wilson, January 1979), Accession A2007.081 (gift, September 2017), Accession A2009.067 (gift, November 2009), Accession A2013.123 (gift, May 2013), Accession A2014.042 (gift, December 2014)
Processing information:

Processed by Emily Glenn: November 2003; updated by Brian Goforth: June 2008

Arrangement:
Organized into the following series: Diary Notes and Correspondence, 1945-1972; Field Work, Reports and Correspondence, 1962-1978; Correspondence, 1945-1980; Writings and Biographical Materials, 1955-1986; Additions to the Thelma Ingles Papers, 1936-1989; Care from the Heart, 2009-2014; Oversized Items, 1973. Material within this collection has been organized by accession reflecting the fact that the collection has been acquired in increments over time. Researchers should note that material within each accession overlaps with/or relates to material found in other accessions. In order to locate all relevant material within this collection, researchers will need to consult each accession described in the Series Scope and Contents section. Researchers should also note that similar material can be arranged differently in each accession, depending on how the material was organized when it was received by the DUMCA.
Physical location:
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This collection may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, including the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). Researchers are advised that the disclosure of certain information pertaining to identifiable individuals represented in this collection without the consent of those individuals or IRB approval may have legal ramifications (e.g., a cause of action under common law for invasion of privacy may arise if facts concerning an individual's private life are published that would be deemed highly offensive to a reasonable person) for which Duke University assumes no responsibility.

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Copyright for Official University records is held by Duke University; all other copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Thelma Ingles Papers, Duke University Medical Center Archives.