Nursing

Dora Leskow Peterson discusses her work at the Logan LDS Hospital and graduating from the Dee School of Nursing in 1953. The interview took place on July 30, 2008.

Lois Polson discusses growing up in Farr West and, particularly, her nursing career during World War II at the Thomas Dee Memorial Hospital. She reviews medical practices, rationing and other wartime conditions, as well as memories of seeing POWs at the DDO. She also recalls (apparently) interred Japanese-Americans living in shacks on “Tokyo Road” near Willard Bay. She also discusses resentment toward Japanese-American medical personnel working at the hospital during the war.

Marjorie Lepley Porter shares her memories of the St. Benedict's School of Nursing, including meeting her future husband while he was a patient. The interview took place on August 19, 2010.

Phyllis Naegle Purdy describes graduating from the Dee School of Nursing in 1941 and joining the Navy Nurse Corps soon after completing her training. The interview took place on August 27, 2008.

Janet Bate Ramsey discusses her experiences with the St. Benedict's School of Nursing. She discusses her classroom studies and clinical practice, and her graduation ceremony in 1959. The interview took place on October 1, 2010.

Margaret Ranson discusses her experiences as a student nurse in the early 1930s, and her nursing career afterwards. The interview took place on May 23, 1997.

Sister Agnes Reichlin shares her recollections of the St. Benedict's School of Nursing. She took her vows as a high school senior, and received the Bishop Hunt Award at St. Benedict's in 1957. The interview took place on November 17, 2010.

Alta Roskelley discusses her training at the Dee School of Nursing and her public health career. The interview took place on July 14, 2008.

Arlene Wilson Saunders shares her experiences as a student at the Dee School of Nursing and her views on the compassionate role of nurses. The interview took place on October 21, 2008.

Annette Taylor Saxton discusses her memories of the St. Benedict's School of Nursing. Saxton graduated in 1962 and worked as a surgical nurse for over 30 years. The interview took place on August 19, 2010.