QARANC Association

Heritage Committee

QARANC Association Heritage Committee

with
the past
to shape the future
ResearchingEngaging
British
Army
Nurses
Free Massive Open Online Course

Terms of Reference

Details:
CONTEXT

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1.
Heritage is seen to include history, and is the current term in use to cover
historical records, historical sites, artefacts, traditions and cultures. As such heritage
a wider remit
thanhistory
the term
history.
English
Heritage
use the following
The course aims toencompass
give those interested
in family
involving
nurses,
or those
generally
definition:
Heritage
is atobroad
concept
natural
as and
well as the
interested in nursing
history an
opportunity
explore
some ofand
the includes
context ofthe
Army
nursing,
cultural
environment.
It
encompasses
landscapes,
historic
places,
sites
some of the sources for this research area. Documents from a number of archives are used to and built
environments, as well as bio-diversity, collections, past and continuing cultural
illustrate what is available.
practices, knowledge and living experiences. It records and expresses the long
processes of historic development, forming the essence of diverse national, regional,
Course Outline:
indigenous and local identities and is an integral part of modern life. It is a dynamic
reference point and positive instrument
for growth and
change.
The particular
Week 1: Medal Rolls
Week 4: Photographs
and
Pictures
heritage and collective memory of each locality or community is irreplaceable and an
foundation
development,
both now
and and
into badges
the future".
Introduction to important
the British Army
Nursesfor
wiki
Identifying
uniforms
This six-week course starts on June 8th

Overview of Medal Rolls

Sources 7: Tippet medals
2. RollsThere
a need to ensure
the heritage
of the Corps (and its antecedents)
Sources 1: Medal
of theisVictorian
that
Sources
8: Uniforms
wars
Sources
Medals
is both preserved and set in the context
of 9:
military
nursing. This requires an
Sources 2: Medal
Rolls ofwhich
the Boer
War
Paintingsand
anddependencies
memorials
approach
recognises
the synergies
on our partner Corps in
Challenges of transcription,
context
and
the AMS, whilst
recognising
that our Corps heritage is unique. It also recognises the
language
Week
5: military
The Census
need for partnerships with nursing
and
historians and others, outside of the

Corps, who can help place our heritage within nursing and military contexts.

Week 2: Newspapers & Journals

What can the Census tell us?

Issuesinterest
with Census
and
3.
The Association has a particular
in thetracking
heritage
of names
the Corps with
Overview of newspaper
&
magazine

Definitions
of
nursing
Schedule 4(1)(b) of the Association Constitution stating: To promote the efficiency
archives
Accessing the returns for hospitals
of the Army by fostering esprit de
corps, comradeship and the welfare of the Corps
Sources 3: Royal College of Nursing
Sources 10: Census Documents
and preserving its tradition", and the Powers at Schedule 5(2) which states: In
historical journals
furtherance of the Objects the Central
Committee shall have the following powers: to
Ethics of historical research
Week 6: The National Archives (TNA), Kew
take
all
necessary
action
for
publicising
and disseminating information concerning
Using Web sources
the
Corps
history,
deeds
and
traditions
and
for about
the encouragement
of recruiting.
Sources 4: The Singapore ships
What records
nurses are in TNA?
Sources 11: War Office (WO) 399 Series
PURPOSE
Week 3: Diaries and
Letters

The purpose
of the QARANC Association Heritage Committee is to create
Self-censorship4.and official
censorship
For moreofinformation
contact:
and
develop
a stronger understanding
Corps heritage
in order to be the
Sources 5: Kate
Luard's
letters
authoritative
focus for others interested in Corps history, and to provide a clear
Mixing family and
nursing history
Lt Col (Retd) Dr Keiron Spires QVRM TD
Women's history
and the
understanding
of the nature of military nursing that will help shape future force
keiron.spires@lsbu.ac.uk
professionalisation
of nursing
planning.
Finding and preserving ephemera
Principal
Lecturer eLearning at LSBU
QARANC Association Heritage Sub-Committee ToRs Apr
15
Sources 6: Diary, Emily Jane Wood
Chair QA Association Heritage Committee
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