The Elmer Belt Florence Nightingale Collection : presented to the University of California Biomedical Library in honor of Dean Lulu Wolf Hassenplug who has guided the School of Nursing of the University of California at Los Angeles from its inception and early formative years to its tenth anniversary year, May 21, 1958.

  • University of California, Los Angeles. Biomedical Library.
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[1958]
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Credit: The Elmer Belt Florence Nightingale Collection : presented to the University of California Biomedical Library in honor of Dean Lulu Wolf Hassenplug who has guided the School of Nursing of the University of California at Los Angeles from its inception and early formative years to its tenth anniversary year, May 21, 1958. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material is part of the Elmer Belt Florence Nightingale collection. The original may be consulted at University of California Libraries.

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    Florence Nightingale^s Role in History THIS COLLECTION of books on Florence Nightingale is a gift for the School of Nursing of the University of California at Los Angeles to honor Dean Hassenplug for her successful creation of our school and her direction of it through its first ten years. The books have a characteristic mid-Victorian appearance. They are not beautiful either in typography or binding, but in their content, as a re- flection of the influence of Florence Nightingale, they are immensely rich in human value. In the 400 years since the Renaissance, printing had gotten away from its earlier manner of imitating beautiful medieval manuscripts and had become a practical business pursued for the transference of ideas from one mind to others, quickly, efficiently and cheaply. These books reflect that trend. In the mid-Victorian era there were many such ideas to be transferred, ideas which were to become of greatest benefit to mankind. In the nineteenth century, during the peace and attendant prosperity which followed the Napoleonic wars, inventions flowered to usefulness in almost every field of man's endeavor. In sociology new concepts of justice resulted in new laws. Great changes in social living began. England's mili- tary power maintained the peace. England ruled the seas, protecting a great international trade which benefited all nations. The reign of England's Queen Victoria was wise and just. The statesmanship and learning of her consort. Prince Albert, helped her in understanding the problems and re- sponsibiUties of world government. In 1853 a petty religious quarrel in Turkey over certain Greek priests gave Russia an opportunity to interfere with force of arms. This threat to world peace aroused England. The English feared that if Russia gained control over Constantinople it would mean a threat to England's overland life fine to India. Napoleon III, who felt that a successful foreign campaign would make his hold in France more secure, jomed England. Turkey offered its support and together they attacked Russia. At that time Russia was constructing a great sea base at Sebastopol in the Crimea. This port became the object of a combined British and French attack. The attack was launched across the Black Sea through Crimea.