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Nurses at War project

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Nurses at War project was sponsored by Brigham Young University to collect stories and records of Latter-day Saint nurses who had served in combat.

The Nurses at War project was sponsored by the Brigham Young University Department of Religion and the College of Nursing. It aimed to collect the stories, diaries, photographs, and other records of Latter-day Saint nurses who had served in combat. The project’s idea was formed by Patricia Rushton, who eventually co-authored the culminating publication, "Latter-day Saint Nurses at War: A Story of Caring and Sacrifice." Other co-authors included Lynn C. Callister, and Maile K. Wilson. It was published in 2005 by the Religious Studies Center of Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah.

Citation:
Worldcat, October 19, 2022 (Publication of "Latter-day Saint Nurses at War: A Story of Caring and Sacrifice" by Patricia Rushton, Lynn C. Callister, and Maile K. Wilson. It was published by the Religious Studies Center of Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah, in 2005)

BYU Communications, via WWW, October 19, 2022 (The Nurses at War project was sponsored by the Brigham Young University Department of Religion and the College of Nursing. It aimed to collect the stories, diaries, photographs, and other records of Latter-day Saint nurses who had served in combat. The project's idea was formed by Patricia Rushton)

Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

Charlotta Leader autobiography

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230336973]
Identifier: MSS 2692
Scope and Contents

Typed autobiography. Leader talks about her deployment during Desert Storm at Nocton Hall, England; Operation Sea Signal at Giamtamo Bay, Cuba; and Operation Enuring Freedom at Spangdahlem, Germany.

Dates: 2000

Nina Maughan Marsh autobiography

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230337021]
Identifier: MSS 2693
Scope and Contents

Typed autobiography. She writes about her training as a nurse and about meeting her husband. She married Stanley P. Marsh in 1951. She died of a massive heart attack in 2002.

Dates: 2000

Elizabeth Anna Gleason Mayland history

 Item — Folder 1
Identifier: MSS 2694
Scope and Contents

Typewritten autobiography as told through letters written by Mayland during World War II. Most of these items were written to family members. She was stationed in Missouri and Texas during the war. She joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Jun. 1943 and married Lawrence Mayland on 22 Sept. 1945.

Dates: 1996

Patricia Rushton autobiography

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230336924]
Identifier: MSS 2711
Scope and Contents

Typewritten autobiography. Rushton writes about her experiences as a nurse when assigned to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, her faith in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-days Saints, and her service in the Navy Reserves. She was called up during operation Desert Storm.

Dates: 2001

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