Textbook bound by blue hard covers; title on the spine in gold; inside of the front cover is the date and handwritten name of owner, Gladys Millar, written in blue pen; numerous black and white drawings and monochrome photographs; 846 pages including index, divided into 2 parts and 36 chapters.
Textbook bound by blue hard covers; title on the spine in gold; inside of the front cover is the date and handwritten name of owner, Gladys Millar, written in blue pen; numerous black and white drawings and monochrome photographs; 846 pages including index, divided into 2 parts and 36 chapters.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Owned by Gladys (Millar) Rockel, donated by her son Stephen Rockel.
On the spine: "THE // PRINCIPLES // AND // PRACTICE // OF // NURSING // HARMER // THIRD // EDITION // MACMILLAN"; on frontispiece: "TEXT-BOOK OF THE // PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE // OF NURSING // BY // BERTHA HARMER, R.N., B.S., A.M // Third Edition, Revised // NEW YORK // THE MACMILLAN COMPANY // 1934"; on the inside: "FEBRUARY 5, 1935 // GLADYS MILLAR."; "PREFACE TO THE THIRD EDITION"; "PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION"; "CONTENTS // PART I // LAYING A FOUNDATION IN NURSING AND ELEMENTARY NURSING"; "PART II // NURSING IN THE PROMOTION OF HEALTH, // AND PREVENTION AND CURE OF // DISEASE (Continued)"; PART II--A // NURSING IN THE PREVENTION AND CURE // OF MEDICAL DISEASES"; "PART II--B // NURSING IN THE PREVENTION AND CURE // OF SURGICAL DISEASES"; "PART II--C // NURSING IN THE PREVENTION AND CURE // OF DISEASES OF THE EYE, EAR, // NOSE, AND THROAT"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 2005
2005-3
Length
22.1 cm
Width
15.0 cm
Depth
3.5 cm
Unit Of Measure
centimeters
Dimension Notes
Length 22.1 cm X Width 15.0 cm X Depth 3.5 cm
Condition Remarks
Top-right corner of the front cover is slightly bent
Copy Type
original
Reference Types
Dictionary of Biography
Reference Comments
Peter F. McNally, "HARMER, BERTHA," Dictionary of Canadian Biography, Volume XVI (1931-1940), http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/harmer_bertha_16E.html
Research Facts
Bertha Harmer was born the 22nd of March, 1880 in Port Hope, Ontario, and passed away on the 14th of December, 1934, in Toronto. After having first worked as a cashier and bookkeeper, Harmer entered the Toronto General Hospital Training School for Nurses at just over the age of 30. She graduated first in her class in 1913. After graduating, she went to Teacher's College at Columbia University in New York, then taught nursing through World War I and beyond. Her "Text-book of the principles and practice of nursing" was first published in 1922, and went through many editions and translations. Her second book was also successful, and the pair established her as a leader in the field. Her health began to deteriorate in the 1920s, During the Great Depression, she began a fundraising campaign to save the School for Graduate Nurses at McGill University. Though she died in 1934, the school survived. Professionally, Harmer was motivated, ambitious, and expressive. Personally, she was reserved, preferring to live and work alone, and never married. She enjoyed books, art, and theatre.