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Transcript of interview with Lt. Col. Jane A. Bigelow by Rebecca Shurley, November 05, 1985

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Narrator

Bigelow, Jane A.

Date

1985-11-05

Description

Rebecca Shurley interviews Lieutenant Colonel Jane A. Bigelow, born in Buffalo, New York in 1943, about her career as a nurse in the Air Force. Bigelow discusses her experiences mainly as a flight nurse and its unique challenges as well as her experiences in the intensive care unit during the Vietnam War. She provides details on her career progression from staff nurse to her then current position of chief nurse of the United States Air Force Hospital at Nellis Air Force Base. Bigelow also describes some of the educational requirements for becoming a nurse as well as the demands of the nursing profession.

Digital ID

OH_00193_transcript

Permalink

http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d1z31rr79
Details

Contributor

Contributor: Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas

Interviewer

Shurley, Rebecca L.

Subject

Nurses
War stories
Military service, Voluntary
Education
Vietnam War (1961-1975)

Resource Type

Text

Material Type

oral histories (literary works)
typescripts
transcripts

Archival Collection

Jane A. Bigelow oral history interview

Citation

Jane A. Bigelow oral history interview, 1985 November 05. OH-00193. [Transcript]. Oral History Research Center, Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada. http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d1z31rr79

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Standardized Rights Statement

Copyright Not Evaluated

Language

English

Format

application/pdf

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