Pearl Parvin Coulter papers
Collection area: History of Science
Collection dates: 1954-2007
Publications, correspondence and awards of Pearl Parvin Coulter. Materials are arranged in original order as received from Health Sciences Library.
Prior to becoming the Director of the University of Arizona School of Nursing in 1957, Pearl Parvin Coulter RN held professional nursing education positions at the University of Colorado School of Nursing, the George Peabody College for Teachers, and the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Nursing. In 1964, she became the founding dean of the UA College of Nursing and was the first woman academic dean at the UA. She served as President of both the Colorado State Nurses’ Association and the Colorado League for Nursing. She was one of the founders of the Western Council on Higher Education for Nursing (WCHEN). In 1964, she authored a nursing textbook, The Nurse in the Public Health Program, which was used by baccalaureate nursing programs across the country. Her monograph, “The Winds of Change” describes progress to establish collegiate nursing in the West. She also authored many articles in
professional journals on leadership, continuing education, public health, and nursing education.
Coulter was born in Almyra, Arkansas on August 19, 1902, and died on January 31, 2002.
Biographical note by Dave Piper, 2018. Sources include:
- Founding Dean Coulter leave legacy behind. University of Arizona College of Nursing NEWSletter, February, 2002.
- Nursing Education Pioneer Pearl Parvin Coulter, Founding Dean of UA College of Nursing, Dies at 99. University of Arizona Health Sciences Center Office of Public Affairs, February 6, 2002.
- Pearl Parvin Coulter University of Arizona Women’s Plaza of Honor.
Plaza Notes [viewed October 2, 2018].
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