Miriam R. Jeffers Wagner graduated from Bethesda School of Nursing in Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1949. After a brief period working in a 10-bed hospital in McComb, Ohio, as the only nurse, Wagner became a surgical nurse at Starling-Loving Hospital in Columbus, Ohio, where she worked with several prominent surgeons, including Dr. Robert Zollinger. Her nursing career continued at the Yale-New Haven Hospital in New Haven, Connecticut, the outpatient clinic at Ohio State, and the outpatient clinic at Good Samaritan Hospital in Dayton, Ohio. She retired after 23 years of service at Good Samaritan.
The Miriam R. Wagner Oral History (0.25 linear foot) contains copies of an oral history interview conducted with Wagner on April 9, 2012, accompanied by papers and photographs.
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[Identification of item], Miriam R. Wagner Oral History, SPEC.202537.WAGNERORALHISTORY, Medical Heritage Center, Health Sciences Library, The Ohio State University.