Mary Piper Cole entered the White Cross Hospital School of Nursing in 1940. After graduating in 1943 she registered as a private duty nurse. In this role Cole could be called to any hospital in the city to work any of three shifts. Cole also worked for a radiologist, Dr. Kirkendahl, for several years. In 1945 she married Dr. Clarence Cole, a professor of veterinary medicine at The Ohio State University. They had three children and Cole focused on parenting.
The Mary Piper Cole Oral History (0.25 linear foot) contains a summary of a telephone conversation with Cole on May 11, 2009, accompanied by a booklet and chapter of her autobiography.
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[Identification of item], Mary Piper Cole Oral History, SPEC.202528.COLEORALHISTORY, Medical Heritage Center, Health Sciences Library, The Ohio State University.