Additional papers of Hildegard E. Peplau, 1922-2010 (inclusive), 1980-1998 (bulk)

These addenda from Hildegard E. Peplau, the Peplau family, and Dr. Rufus Carter date mostly from the 1980s and 1990s, although there is a small amount of earlier material, as well as family papers following Peplau's death. Audiovisual material was removed and cataloged separately as T-165 and Vt-41. A preliminary inventory for the first body of papers donated in 1984 is available online (84-M107). There is some overlap between the two groups of papers. Additional material received in 2010 and 2013 (2010-M59 and 2013-M198) were added to the collection in November 2013. These materials are housed in #46.1-46.5 and PD.4-PD.5.

Series I, BIOGRAPHICAL AND PERSONAL, 1922-2010 (#1.1-35.2, 46.1-46.5, F+D.2), consists of biographical material regarding Hildegard E. Peplau and several family members. It is divided into four subseries.

Subseries A, Biographical, 1922-2010 (#1.1-5.3, 46.1-46.2, F+D.2), contains early school records; clippings; biographical sketches and notes; interviews; curricula vitae; passports, licenses (both driving and professional) and membership cards (mainly for professional nursing organizations); awards from professional nursing organizations and honorary degrees; and an autobiography (ca.1990). Also included are report cards, student identification cards, medical information, programs, clippings, and other biographical material regarding Peplau's mother, Ottylie Peplau; her sister, Bertha (Peplau) Reppert; her paternal cousin, Clara Peplau; and her daughter, Letitia Anne Peplau. The bulk of this subseries consists of a genealogy of the Peplau, Prill, and Elgert families that Peplau completed in the 1990s with the assistance of her niece, Marjorie Reppert. This genealogy was originally in two large binders which have been dismantled; the material is foldered in its original order. The subseries is arranged alphabetically.

Subseries B, Personal, 1926-1999 (#5.4-6.15), includes appointment books; photocopies of book dedications and inscriptions from family, friends, and colleagues; a small quantity of financial records, consisting of royalty statements, retirement fund documents, income tax documents, check registers, etc.; medical information regarding several of Peplau's illnesses; legal documents, consisting of deeds, various powers of attorney, a will, a death certificate, etc.; notes containing details of telephone calls made and received (1994-1996); and an address book. The subseries is arranged alphabetically.

Subseries C, Family correspondence, 1933-2007, n.d. (#6.16-20.11, 46.3-46.5), consists of incoming and outgoing correspondence with numerous family members, including Peplau's sister Bertha (Peplau) Reppert, which forms the bulk of the correspondence; her daughter Letitia Anne (Tish) Peplau Gordon; her brothers and their families, as well as various aunts and cousins residing in the United States and Europe. The correspondence documents family life and relationships; birth, marriage, and death announcements; current events; travel plans; career goals; and professional accomplishments. Of special interest are letters sent to Bertha during World War II from Hildegard, while stationed in England and the United States, and from Harold and Walter while they were stationed in the United States. A substantial portion of the correspondence contains photographs and clippings by or about family members. Bertha Reppert, a professional herbalist, also included samples of herbal bath salts and other products from her store; these items were noted and removed. Also included is correspondence with family members following Peplau's death in March 1999; correspondents include Barbara J. Callaway (her biographer), faculty and students of educational institutions with which she was associated, professional nursing organizations, and friends who wrote to various family members to establish scholarships and grants in Peplau's name. For additional material re: awards, grants and scholarships see Series I, Subseries A (Biographical). The subseries is arranged chronologically, following the correspondence of Letitia Peplau, and Marjorie Reppert.

Subseries D, General correspondence, 1966-1999, n.d. (#21.1-35.2), consists of correspondence between Peplau and friends, former students, and colleagues in the field of psychiatric nursing both in the United States and around the world. Much is personal in nature, describing daily activities, family life, etc., although it also includes requests for Peplau to appear as a speaker at conferences; to supply articles, forewords, chapters, etc., to a variety of psychiatric nursing journals and texts; and to act as a reader for various graduate student theses and dissertations. Many of her colleagues continued to provide Peplau with updates on current events at her former places of employment (e.g., Columbia University and Rutgers University). In addition, the subseries includes requests from colleagues and publishers for permission to reprint a number of her articles, books, etc., in volumes of her selected writings, nursing anthologies, and in translated form in a number of other languages. Also included is correspondence with a number of professional nursing organizations in which she remained involved throughout her lifetime. Correspondence between Peplau and her biographer Barbara J. Callaway (also known as Barbara Pollack) relates family events and provides updates for the biography, entitled Hildegard Peplau, Psychiatric Nurse of the Century (published in 2002). Correspondents include Joan Austin, Elizabeth Carter, Mary Jane Carter, Luther Christman, Carmen de la Cuesta, Malaly Feely, Cheryl Forchuck, Suzanne Lego, Marguerite Manfreda, Bill Reynolds, Grayce Sills, Shirley Smoyak, Ruth Southard, and Doris Stewart, among others. The subseries is arranged chronologically. See also Series II, Subseries A (Speeches and engagements) for additional correspondence.

Series II, PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES, 1943-1999 (#35.3-42.12), consists of speeches, notes, correspondence, conference ephemera, working papers, articles, drafts, reviews, committee reports and minutes, teaching materials, etc., related to Peplau's professional activities both during her employment and following her retirement. It is arranged in three subseries.

Subseries A, Speeches and engagements, 1959-1998, n.d. (#35.3-38.5), contains agendas, schedules, notes, correspondence, speeches, and other related material, regarding conferences, conventions, luncheons, study tours, etc., at which Peplau appeared as a featured speaker or faculty member, or attended as a participant, both in the United States and abroad. Most folders contain both correspondence and other material regarding the conference, and either draft or printed speeches. The majority of these engagements were sponsored by professional nursing organizations and/or universities. Most conventions, conferences, etc., are in the field of psychiatric nursing, with topics ranging from professionalism in nursing to schizophrenia. Peplau also often spoke on interpersonal relations in nursing, the subject for which she is best known. Several engagements are events at which Peplau received awards or honorary degrees. The subseries is arranged chronologically by event.

Subseries B, Writings and annotations, 1943-1999, n.d. (#38.6-41.16), consists of working papers, published manuscripts and drafts, reports, outlines, book reviews, critiques, and articles authored or co-authored by Peplau, as well as correspondence regarding her written work. Many of the articles were revised versions of speeches presented at earlier conferences (see also Subseries A, Speeches and engagements). Of particular note are her highly influential work Interpersonal Relations: The Theoretical Framework, considered a classic in the field of psychiatric nursing; her contributions to edited volumes, including Basic Concepts in Psychiatric Nursing, Nursing Theorists and Their Work, and The Foundations of Psychiatric-Mental Nursing; and her work in the development of the American Nurses' Association Social Policy Statement. Several annotated books and published articles by authors in the field of nursing are also included. The subseries is arranged chronologically. For additional correspondence and writings, see Series I, Subseries D (General correspondence).

Subseries C, Other professional activities, 1951-1989 (#41.17-42.12), consists of patient and hospital notebooks; teaching materials from Peplau's tenure at Teacher's College (Columbia University) and Rutgers University, and during her visiting professorship at the University of Leuven in Belgium; committee meeting notes and reports from her involvement with the International Council of Nurses; and an application and correspondence for a grant, entitled "Work Roles of the Psychiatric Staff Nurse," for which Peplau served as a consultant in 1989. The subseries is arranged chronologically.

Series III, PHOTOGRAPHS, OVERSIZED, AND MEMORABILIA, ca.1923-1999 (#PD.1-PD.5, F+D.1-F+D.3, OD.1, 43.1m - 45FB.4m. Mem.1-Mem.9), consists of photographs of Peplau and colleagues at nursing conferences and events, etc., oversized materials removed from other series, and various items of nursing-related memorabilia.

Subseries A, Photographs, ca.1923-1998 (#PD.1-PD.5), includes photographs of Peplau at various nursing conferences and conventions, receiving awards and honorary degrees, at the signing of the 1972 Nurses Practice Act, and meeting President Bill Clinton. Also included are several group photographs (e.g., an F. & W. Grand Store picnic and a Camp Fire Girls outing), in which Peplau appears.

Subseries B, Oversized, 1929-1997 (#F+D.1-F+D.3, OD.1), contains material removed from other series, consisting of awards and honorary degrees, posters, and a pastel portrait of Peplau.

Subseries C, Memorabilia, 1928-1999 (#43.1m - 45FB.4m. Mem.1-Mem.9), consists of pins and buttons relating to nursing and health care; a nurse's cape and caps; World War II Army Nurse Corps jacket, cap, hats, and regalia; a t-shirt; and two scarves.