Rachel Rice Deans nursing collection
Scope and Content note
Photographs, correspondence, Maine State Nurses Association items, Maine General Alumnae Association audits, by-laws, member lists, financial records, guest books, yearbook.
Dates
- Creation: 1920 - 1984
Creator
- Deans, Rachel Rice, 1920-2018 (Person)
Access
Unrestricted.
Copyright
Access to collections at Maine Historical Society is not an authorization to publish. Rights and reproduction requests may be submitted in writing to the MHS Image Services Coordinator or Research & Administrative Librarian, subject to format.
Biographical note
Rachel Rice was born Nov. 12, 1920, to George and Helen (Hamlin) Rice in Waterford, Maine. She married Edwin Lee Deans (1918-1995) on Dec. 25, 1944, in Goldsboro, N.C. According to the census, she was in nursing school at Maine General Hospital in the 1940 and graduated in 1943. Rachel served as the secretary for the Maine General Hospital School of Nursing Alumnae Association for 25 years. She worked as a nurse throughout her life, retiring in 1985 after serving as the Night Supervisor at Mercy Hospital. Rachel Rice Deans died in South Portland in 2018.
Extent
1.5 Linear Feet (3 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Provenance
Gift of Miriam Collins (daughter of Rachel Deans), South Portland, Maine, August 23 and December 20, 2019 (acc. nos. 2019.302 and 2019.335).
In museum
- 2019.302.001 Rachel Rice Deans nursing uniforms
- .002 Maine General Hospital doll in nursing uniform with letter of explanation
- .003 School of Nursing keychain
- .004 Luer syringe in original box
- .005 Two blood vials in original box
- .006 Sutures of different sizes on gauze
- .007 Bandage scissors
- .008 Ceramic oil lamp (symbol of the nursing profession)
- .009 a-b Maine General Hospital souvenir cup (a) and saucer (b)
- MGH School of Nursing cape and nurse stockings
- Mercy Pins: 20 Year; Spirit of Mercy; 4 volunteer service pins (Honorary Mercy School of Nursing Alumnae)
Source
- Collins, Miriam (Donor, Person)
Subject
- Maine General Hospital (Portland, Me.). School of Nursing (Organization)
- Title
- Guide to the Rachel Rice Deans nursing collection
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Donna Knoblock, Library volunteer, February 2020
- Date
- July 2, 2024
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Maine Historical Society Repository