Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1932-1990 (Creation)
Level of description
Extent and medium
3 boxes, 20 ledgers
Context area
Name of creator
Administrative history
Redwood College was formed in July 1993 by the merger of Roding and Romford Colleges of Nursing, Midwifery and Healthcare Studies. These Colleges were in turn formed by the amalgamation of several Schools of Nursing and Midwifery in Essex and London. Redwood College of Health Studies merged with South Bank University in 1994.
Records in this collection were created by several hospitals in Essex and London, which taught nursing but which no longer exist, with the exception of Whipps Cross Hospital.
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Nursing records for hospitals which were part of part of the Forest Group School of Nursing centred on Whipps Cross Hospital, training nurses for both the Register and the Roll of Nurses. Three year training for the Register was offered at Whipps Cross Hospital. Two year training for the Roll was offered at Whipps Cross Hospital, Wanstead Hospital, Connaught Hospital and Chingford Hospital.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
- English
Script of material
Language and script notes
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
leather bound ledgers and loose cards