Photograph album relating to Plunket Society and Karitane nursing, and loose items formerly in the album

Black photograph album relating to the nursing career of Jean Constance Woodhead as nurse, matron and nursing advisor in Karitane and Plunket hospitals in Dunedin, Wellington and Featherston. Photographic prints are taken by Otago Daily Times, Valerie Studios, Wellington, G McCusker, Blenheim, Ginders, Wellington, and other unidentified photographer(s) between 1934 and 1956. Some views are captioned; probably by Jean Constance Woodhead. Album contains loose prints, and newspaper clippings dated between 1926 and 1963.

- Prints chiefly show Jean Constance Woodhead with other nurses, babies and children at Karitane-Harris Hospital in Dunedin, Karitane Hospital and Truby King house in Melrose, Wellington, and at Rototawai homestead, Featherston.

-Views taken at Karitane-Harris Hospital, Dunedin, show nurses on the steps and in grounds of the hospital between 1940 and 1941; including Christmas Day 1939.

-Views taken at Truby King House and the Karitane Hospital, Melrose, Wellington, chiefly show nurses in the grounds and views of Kilbirnie and Lyall Bay between 1940 and 1945. Also includes Jean Constance with officials on a visit to Truby King House in 1941 by Prime Minister Peter Fraser, Mrs Janet Fraser, Minister of Health Arnold Henry Nordmeyer, Lady Olive Tennyson Newall, Mrs Begg, Governor-General Sir Cyril Newall, Vida Jowett, President of the Plunket Society and others. Also includes scenes of a visit by Dutch nurses of the hospital ship 'Oranje'; a Christmas dinner in 1942; and a party in May 1945.

-Views taken at Rototawai homestead, Featherston, circa 1940 to 1945 show views of Jean Constance and other nurses with babies and small children, nurses picnicing at a river, and a local lake. Also includes images of babies and children who were born with medical conditions or born prematurely; including Billy Myles, Diane and Elizabeth.

-Loose prints include views of Rototawai homestead circa 1943, Jean Constance, fellow nurses, children including Rogan John Maxwell and Eddie. Also includes a group of Plunket Society head office staff with Muriel Helen Deem. Also includes views of a visit to the Helen Deem Memorial Centre kindergarten on 9 February 1956 by Lady Patricia Norrie, President Dunedin Kindergarten Association Mrs McCrostie, Dunedin Mayoress Cecil Mary Wright, Director Dunedin Kindergartens Miss Hamilton, Plunket Society official Mrs Ewing, and Margaret (?), Director of the Helen Deem Memorial Centre.

-Loose newspaper clippings relate to Dunedin Hospital in 1926 and the opening of the new nurses home at 'Lady King Hospital', Melrose, Wellington, in 1963.

Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s).

Physical Description: Small black album with gold lettering 'Photographs' on cover, 23.5 x 20cm