Catalogue description Papers of Barbara Noel Fawkes

Barbara Noel Fawkes (1914- 2002) OBE, FRCN, Hon. FRCN (NSW) BSc, RNT. Collection of personal papers and papers relating to Barbara Fawkes' career, including:

Notice of Cremation Service, 15th October 2002; Obituary copied from The Independent, Laurence Dopson; An Appreciation of her work, by Sheila M. Collins; Thanksgiving Service, December 2002, with an Address by Christine Chapman; Correspondence, Account of a year of post-graduate study in NY, 1954; Scrapbook compiled in the USA, 1953; International Nursing Review, Special Report on ICN Congress in Tokyo 1977, with scrapbook of participants compiled by Barbara Fawkes; Third International Conference on Cancer Nursing, 1984; Barbara Fawkes, CV in her own handwriting, 1932-1984; Typed summary of her work in the UK and internationally; "Nursing - an International Perspective" - a paper delivered by her in 1980; 2 Certificates ICN, 1965-1977; Press release announcing her appointment as ICN Executive Director, 1977; Handwritten account of her work from April 1977, also covers her work at ICN; General Nursing Council for England and Wales, record of gratitude; Citation on her nomination as an Honorary Fellow, New South Wales College of Nursing, 1975; Citation and Certificate of Fellowship of the RCN, 1976; "Needs of Education and Training in Nursing, and the Relationship with other Health Personnel" - paper given by Miss Fawkes, 1971; Occasional Paper, Nursing Times, 1972; Reprint from International Nursing Review, following Miss Fawkes' presentation in Poland, 1976; Report by Miss Fawkes to GNC on the above conference, and a list of participants; WHO Conference Turkey, 1970; Report to GNC Committees on Miss Fawkes' visit to New York, Pennsylvania, Montreal and Toronto - and attending the ICN Congress in Montreal, 1969; Reprint of International Nursing Review, "Recent Proposals for Developments in Nursing Education in England and Wales", B. N. Fawkes; "Brief History of Nurse Training from 1952"; "The 1969 Syllabus of General Nurse Training", reprint from District Nursing, 1970; "Realistic Nursing in a Changing World" - a shortened version of the 15th Annual Oration to the New South Wales College of Nursing by Miss Fawkes in 1967, printed as an occasional paper by Nursing Times, 1968; "Why Research in Public Health Nursing?" reprint from International Journal of Nursing Studies; Report for Registration Committee, GNC,1967; "Educating for Service", reprint from Nursing Times, 1966; Report to GNC for E&W by Miss Fawkes on a visit to Poland, 1964; "A New Concept of General Nurse Training" - extracts from an address by Miss Fawkes at the Public Health Congress, Eastbourne, 1963, printed in International Nursing Review Vol. 11, No. 2, 1964, and Royal Society of Health Journal, 1963; Budgeting and Finance, reprint from Nursing Times, 1963; A Year at Teachers College, NY, two reprints, 1954.

The collection is described in further detail on printed sheets in the folders.

Fawkes; Barbara Noel (1914-2002); nurse educator

This collection is available for research. Readers are advised to contact the RCN Archives in advance of their first visit.