Benedict Daniels Photographs
Collection
Identifier: P026
Scope and Content
This collection consists of scrapbook pages of photographs created by Miriam Benedict, RN, likely when she worked as a nurse. The individuals in the collection are unidentified but they may be families or patients she interacted with during her time as a nurse.
Dates
- ca. early 1900s
Language of Materials
Material is in English.
Access
Collection is available for research under the CHC rules of use.
Copyright Notice
Copyright for materials resides with the creators of the items in question, unless otherwise designated.
It is the responsibility of the researcher to understand and observe copyright law and to identify and satisfy the holders of all copyright. Questions concerning copyright and permission to publish should be directed to the Cambridge Historical Commission Archives.
It is the responsibility of the researcher to understand and observe copyright law and to identify and satisfy the holders of all copyright. Questions concerning copyright and permission to publish should be directed to the Cambridge Historical Commission Archives.
Historical Context and Biographical Note
Miriam Benedict and Helen Benedict Daniels were sisters who grew up in Elmwood house, Cambridge and worked as nurses during and after WWI. Helen was a member of the Young People’s Society of Christian Endeavor (Y.P.S.C.E.) around 1918 and then became a volunteer nurse for the Red Cross. In 1921 she graduated cum laude from Radcliffe with a degree in natural history. That same year she became engaged to Frederick Irvin Daniels (b. ca. 1899), of Providence, who graduated from Brown University. They married in Wyoming in 1922 and later moved to Orange, New Jersey.
Miriam Benedict, RN, was a nurse ca. 1919-1922 under the supervision of Dr. Sumner Andrews. Andrews was the physician in charge of Ward IV Infant Welfare Committee and then the East Cambridge Health Center in 1922. His programs focused on teaching young mothers how to care for their newborn children.
Miriam Benedict, RN, was a nurse ca. 1919-1922 under the supervision of Dr. Sumner Andrews. Andrews was the physician in charge of Ward IV Infant Welfare Committee and then the East Cambridge Health Center in 1922. His programs focused on teaching young mothers how to care for their newborn children.
Extent
1 folder
4 scrapbook pages
Abstract
The Benedict Daniels Photograph Collection consists of 4 scrapbook pages of photographs created by Miriam Benedict, RN. The individuals in the collection are unidentified but they may be families or patients she interacted with during her time as a nurse.
Collection Arrangement
Materials arranged by scrapbook order.
Physical Location
Collection is stored on-site
Physical Location
Collection is stored as part of Small Collections.
Provenance
The photographs were donated by Maria Sousa in October of 1995. There is little biographical information on the donor.
Processing Information
Processing and original finding aid by: Brittany Fox, February 2019.
Encoded by: Brittany Fox, March 2020.
Encoded by: Brittany Fox, March 2020.
- Title
- Benedict Daniels Photographs
- Author
- Processing and original finding aid by Brittany Fox, February 2019. Machine-readable finding aid created by Brittany Fox, March 2020.
- Description rules
- Finding Aid Was Prepared Using Dacs
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- Description is in English.
Repository Details
Part of the Cambridge Historical Commission Archives Repository
Contact:
831 Massachusetts Avenue
2nd Floor
Cambridge Massachusetts 02139 US
617-349-4683
histcomm@cambridgema.gov
831 Massachusetts Avenue
2nd Floor
Cambridge Massachusetts 02139 US
617-349-4683
histcomm@cambridgema.gov