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Latter-day Saint Nurses at War Project

 Organization

Dates

  • Existence: 2002-

Biography

The Latter-day Saint Nurses at War project (2002- ) gathers and publishes wartime experiences of Latter-day Saint nurses. The project is led by Dr. Patricia Rushton of the College of Nursing at Brigham Young University.

Citation:
UPB files, April 20, 2020 (Latter-day Saint Nurses at War Project; gathered and published wartime experiences of LDS nurses; project director Patricia Rushton of the College of Nursing, BYU; began collecting narratives in 2002)

Latter-day Saint nurses at war, [2001] : page 1 (LDS Nurses at War Project)

Latter-day Saint nurses at war, 2005 : conclusion (Nurses at War project is ongoing)

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Anonymous autobiography of a Mormon nurse who served in Vietnam

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230341171]
Identifier: MSS 2608
Scope and Contents

Typewritten autobiography by an unnamed nurse. The author joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and served on at least two tours in Vietnam as a nurse. She tells about the difficulties of helping men who died and about how she has tried to cope with the trauma of her experiences.

Dates: 2002
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Anonymous autobiography of a Mormon nurse who served in Vietnam

Filtered By

  • Subject: Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Personal narratives, American X

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