Oral history interview with Edna Seidner by Kathryn Burnside and Kathryn MacKay

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Title Oral history interview with Edna Seidner by Kathryn Burnside and Kathryn MacKay
Creator Seidner, Edna; Burnside, Kathryn; MacKay, Kathryn
Publisher Utah Historical Society
Date 2002-08-19
Access Rights Utah Historical Society
Date Digital 2024-03-11
Spatial Coverage City of Ogden, Weber County, Utah, United States https://www.geonames.org/11788968/city-of-ogden.html
Subject Appendectomy; Health facilities; Marriage; Medical care; Mount Benedict Monastery (Ogden, Utah); Nuns; Nursing schools; Public health; University of Chicago; University of Utah; ; Volunteers; Weber State University; Ogden (Utah)
Description Oral history interview by Kathryn Burnside and Kathryn MacKay with Edna Seidner.Topics include: A little personal background, including growing up and attending school in Harper Ward, Utah, Training as a nurse at Dee Hospital where she met her husband when he removed her appendix, Getting married four years later after the death of his first wife, Attending the University of Chicago for advanced courses, Working for a short time at Billings Memorial Hospital, Returning Utah, Working for Dee Hospital for 13 years, Being a liaison between Dee Hospital and St. Benedict's for nurse training in conjunction with Weber State University, Death of her husband, Returning to school at the University of Utah to study Public Health Nursing, Having some health issues and long recovery, Leaving employment at Dee hospital, Accepting a position at St. Benedict's as a volunteer coordinator to build a volunteer program which included high school students, Enjoying her time at St. Benedict's and working with the Nuns, and Volunteering in Public Health service after she left St. Benedict's.
Collection Number and Name Mss B 1655 The St. Benedict's Hospital Oral Histories Collection, 2002-2005
Type Text
Genre oral histories (literary works)
Format application/pdf
Extent 10 leaves
Language eng
Rights
Source Mss B 1655 The St. Benedict's Hospital Oral Histories Collection, 2002-2005
Scanning Technician Michelle Gollehon
Metadata Cataloger Amy Green Larsen
ARK ark:/87278/s6gjjc9d
Setname dha_uhsoh
ID 2460134
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6gjjc9d
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