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1982-1992 (Creation)
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- Keddy, Barbara, 1938-
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114 audio cassettes
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Barbara Anne Carter Keddy was born at Yarmouth, N.S. on 13 December 1938. She received her RN licence from the Yarmouth School of Nursing in 1959. She continued to work and teach at the Yarmouth Regional Hospital until 1971 when she moved to Halifax to continue university studies. She obtained a diploma in public health nursing (Dalhousie, 1973), a B.Sc. in nursing (Mount Saint Vincent, 1975), MA in sociology (1977) and Ph.D. (1983) from Dalhousie. Since 1979, Keddy has been appointed to various academic positions in Dalhousie University's School of Nursing, Department of Sociology and Social Anthropology, and Women's Studies. She has served as chairperson and board member for numerous professional associations and was the first national president and founder of the Nova Scotia Association for the History of Nursing. Keddy has written extensively for several academic journals.
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Fonds consists of oral history interviews conducted by Keddy in the course of her research. Recordings contain interviews with over eighty women and cover topics including the social history of nursing in Nova Scotia in the 1930s, the lives of working women in the 1920s and 1930s, retired nurse leaders, and experiences of Black women in the nursing profession. The interviews have served as research data for papers and articles written and/or published by Keddy.
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Donated by Keddy in 1983, 1984, 1988, 1990, and 1992.
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Listening copies and transcripts of interviews available.
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Some recordings have been transferred to audio reel.