Title

Program, National Hospital Day - Lena Lowe Jordan

Creator

Files

Date Original

1950 May 12

Description

Program from the 1950 National Hospital Day honoring Nurse Lena Lowe Jordan. Jordan had worked as a nurse for 40 years and on her 66th birthday, the Lena Jordan Hospital honored her as part of National Hospital Day. The program is missing pages.

Biographical/Historical Note

Lena Lowe Jordan was an African American nurse in Little Rock. She was also a hospital administrator at two hospitals. She instituted a nursing program in Little Rock for young African American women and had a hospital named for her by 1938.

Physical Description

Program, 9" x 12"; 6 pages

Keywords

Women; Nurses; Nursing; Hospitals

Geographical Area

Little Rock, Pulaski County (Ark.)

Language

English

Identifier

PE10024

Resource Type

Image

Collection

ASA printed ephemera collection

Publisher

Arkansas State Archives

Contributing Entity

Arkansas State Archives

Recommended Citation

Program, National Hospital Day - Lena Lowe Jordan, ASA printed ephemera collection, Arkansas State Archives, Little Rock, Arkansas.

Rights

Use and reproduction of images held by the Arkansas State Archives without prior written permission is prohibited. For information on reproducing images held by the Arkansas State Archives, please call 501-682-6900 or email at state.archives@arkansas.gov.

Disciplines

United States History | Women's History

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