Overview of the Collection
Medical Heritage Center
Whittaker, Joyce E.
Joyce E. Whittaker, RNC, BSN, MA Papers
12 linear feet
The Joyce E. Whittaker, RNC, BSN, MA Papers (12 linear feet) contains her stamp collection and materials related to stamp collecting.
SPEC.201732.WHITTAKER
The records are in English
English
1882-2015, bulk 1924-2015
Biography
Joyce E. Whittaker, RNC, BSN, MA (May 25, 1932 – March 20, 2017) was the daughter of the late Alfred Heacock Whittaker, M.D. and Margaret Elizabeth (Evans) Whittaker. Joyce attended Grosse Pointe Country Day School and graduated from The Masters School in Dobbs Ferry, N.Y. and Ohio State University where she earned a combined nursing and liberal arts degree, then interned at Harper Hospital in Detroit. In 1966 she relocated to Bay City, MI where she became a professor of Nursing and taught at the Delta College, University Center until she retired in 1995. She volunteered in the Bay County geriatric community, and soon became her family mentor on all things medical. In 1996, Joyce moved to Laguna Woods Village, CA, where she volunteered at the South County Outreach Project and Upscale Resale Organization.
Joyce had four siblings, Alfred, Jeanne, Hilary, and James.
Scope and Content
The Joyce E. Whittaker, RNC, BSN, MA Papers (12 linear feet) contains her stamp collection and materials related to stamp collecting. Stamps were maintained using Joyce’s arrangement.
Restrictions on Access
The collection is open to the public and is available for viewing in the Medical
Heritage Center. Materials do not circulate and must be used in the supervised
reading room. Restrictions, including copyright, may exist and some materials may be
too fragile to photocopy or digitize. The MHC charges for duplication services,
which must be performed by staff.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Joyce E. Whittaker, RNC, BSN, MA Papers,
SPEC.201732.WHITTAKER, Medical Heritage Center, Health Sciences Library,
The Ohio State University.
Detailed Description of The Collection
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American Red Cross Certifications
1956-1985
1
2
American Red Cross Collectibles
undated
1
3
Article: Nightingale Memorabilia Part of Nurse Week Display
1984
1
4
Book: Souvenir Nurses and Nursing on Postage Stamps
1984
1
5
Book: The White Ace Postage Stamp Identifier
1959
1
6
Book: Who's Who on U.S. Stamps
1991
1
7
Booklet: St. Peter Hospital A History by Shanna B. Stevenson
undated
1
8
Correspondence
1961
1
9
Correspondence
1962
1
10
Correspondence
1964
1
11
Correspondence
1965
1
12
Correspondence
1966
1
13
Correspondence
1971
1
14
Correspondence
1979
1
15
Correspondence
1981
1
16
Correspondence
1983
1
17
Correspondence
1985
1
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Correspondence
1987
1
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Correspondence
1989
1
20
Correspondence
1990
1
21
Correspondence
1991
1
22
Correspondence, Alfred Whittaker
1941
1
23
Delta College Division of Nursing
1995
1
24
Letter: Institution for the Chinese Blind, Signed by Helen Keller
1939
1
25
Liberia Stamps in honor of 75th Anniversary of Rotary International
1979-1980
1
26
Nursing Stamp Pins and Magnets
undated
2
1
Receipts
1980-1993
2
2
Receipts
1994-2012
2
3
Stamp Album
undated
2
4
VHS Tape and Booklet: S.R.A.O. Remembered
2004
3
1
Aging and Medicine
various
4
1
Countries
various
5
1
Gerontophilately, Book One
various
6
1
Gerontophilately, Book Two
various
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1
Handicapped
various
8
1
Miscellaneous
various
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1
Miscellaneous
various
10
1
Nursing
various
11
1
Nursing and Women
various
12
1
Red Cross
various
13
1
Science
various
14
1
Smoking
various
15
1
Subjects: AIDS, Ambulance, Blood, Brucellosis, Cancer, Cardiac/Heart (Hypertension), Deafness, Dental, Diabetes (Insulin), Drug Addiction, Epilepsy, Eye/Blind, Gastrointestinal, Gynecology/Urinary, Health Support Groups, Hearing/Ear, Hospitals, Immunizations, Instruments, Leprosy, Malaria
various
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1
Subjects: Neurological, Obstetrics, Orthopedics, Pediatrics, Pharmacy, Psychology, Research – Medicine/Health, Symbols, Tuberculosis, World Health Organization
various
17
1
Uncut Stamp Sheets
various
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1
Years
1924, 1927, 1931, 1933 – 1945, 1947 – 1950, 1952, 1954 – 1968, 1970 – 1975
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1
Years
1976-1981
20
1
Years
1982-1985
21
1
Years
1986-1989
22
1
Years
1990-1993
23
1
Years
1994 – 2012, 2014 – 2015
24
1
Years
undated
25
1
Clara Barton Letter and Stamp
February 17, 1882
25
2
Norman Rockwell’s "At the Doctor’s Office" print with assorted nursing stamps
undated