Kathryn A. “Kathy” Kluss Peppe (b. 1947) received her BS in nursing from The Ohio State University in 1969, followed by her MS in pediatric nursing education in 1971. During her career she held multiple positions at The Ohio State University Hospitals, as well as multiple positions in the Ohio Department of Health. In her roles at the Ohio Department of Health she was involved in community health programs and programs concerning maternal and child health. Currently she serves as the chair of the Finance Committee for the American Nursing Association of Ohio. She is also a member of the Friends of Nursing History Steering Committee of the Medical Heritage Center of The Ohio State University Health Sciences Library which preserves the legacy of nursing in central Ohio.
The Kathryn A. Peppe, MS, RN Papers (0.5 linear feet) contain material related to her nursing career and aspects of medical history.
This collection is arranged in two series:
Series I: Paper Materials (1 box) contains chemistry notes that date from her time as a student. The copyright paperwork is for a book that Peppe co-authored with Judith B. Curry titled Mental Retardation, Nursing Approaches to Care. Infant care manuals in the series date from the 1940s, prior to Peppe’s birth. The health chart from the Summit County Polio Society dates from 1954 and is oriented toward explaining how to stay healthy and what polio treatment is like to children. Peppe may have received this in school or a health education event.
Series II: Digital Materials (1 Power Point, 2 RAM audio files) contains a Power Point presentation given in 2009 about managing the Title V Maternal and Child Health Block Grant that is transferred from the U.S. government to state governments for administration. The Power Point file is accompanied by two Real Audio Metadata files (RAM files) that are possibly audio clips in the Power Point presentation. The three digital files are 21,795 kilobytes (KB).
The collection is open to the public and is available for viewing in the Medical Heritage Center. Digital materials that are part of this collection are not available online. Physical 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.
[Identification of item], Kathryn A. Peppe, MS, RN Papers, SPEC.202322.PEPPE, Medical Heritage Center, Health Sciences Library, The Ohio State University.