Name/Title
Pin, BarEntry/Object ID
2024.8.4Description
Opalescent bar-shaped nametag pin which reads "MISS OLSON" in blue lettering. Back of the pin is made of brassy metal.Use
Worn by Virginia Olson Anderson, the donor's mother, who graduated from nursing school in 1953 and worked at the Swedish Covenant Hospital.Context
The Swedish Evangelical Covenant Church (Mission Friends) founded the Home of Mercy in Bowmanville, Chicago in 1886, operating as a hospital, orphanage, and senior home. Due to the increase of medical services needed, the Home decided to open a hospital. In 1899, a nurse training program began and in 1903 the first unit of the hospital was constructed under the name Swedish Covenant Hospital. Today, Swedish Hospital is owned by Endeavor Health and remains a teaching hospital.Acquisition
Accession
2024.8Source or Donor
Beth FertigAcquisition Method
DonationClothing/Dress/Costume Details
Article of Clothing/Dress/Costume
PinLabel/Inscription/Signature
Type
InscriptionLocation
Front of pinTranscription
MISS OLSONLexicon
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Uniforms, Nurses, Nursing, Medical care, Medical schools, Medical education, Hospitals, ImmigrantsRelationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Virginia M. Olson, Swedish Covenant Hospital
