Dixon, Bernice K., 1922-

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Interviewed by Traci Drummond. Dixon discusses her family and childhood, her time as a nursing student, and her career as a nurse. She also discusses jobs she held before becoming a nurse, segregation and integration at the Grady Hospital School of Nursing, and the nursing shortage caused by World War II.

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Dixon discusses the various nursing positions she held throughout her career, including working as the director of the school of nursing at Grady Hospital. She also discusses the history of the Grady Hospital School of Nursing, including the school's integration in the 1960s, the evolution of the nursing profession, and other topics.

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Interviewed by Traci Drummond. Dixon discusses her career path and the difficulties she had in going back to school for her Master's degree. She also discusses the accreditation process and how the Grady School of Nursing lost its accreditation as well as the associate degree program and how that affected the enrollment rate of the school of nursing. She explains how that and many other factors lead to the closing of the Grady School of Nursing and how her life changed afterwards.

Scope and Contents of the Papers The Bernice Dixon papers, 1851, 1881-1882, 1899-2015 (bulk 1954-1982), consist of correspondence, annual reports, catalogs, bylaws, programs, student materials, scrapbooks, photographs, yearbooks, and other printed material. The materials document the activities of the Grady Memorial Hospital School of Nursing, relevant institutions, organizations, students, alumni and the hospital’s nursing service. Bernice Dixon collected the materials during her employment at Grady Hospital and while...