Hunter College Bellevue School of Nursing. Nursing Pin
Collection
Linked Agent
Degree granting institution (dgg): Hunter-Bellevue School of Nursing
Date Created
1977
Genre
Description
The pin is round and 10K gold with laurel wreath border design. In the center of the pin is Hunter College's seal depicting a profile of a Roman soldier, wearing a plumed helmet, facing left. A small floral motif is below the profile. Inscription reads "Baccalaureate Nurse Education" on very edge, and "Coll. Hunter. Nov. Ebor. MDCCCLXX. SIG" on inner border.
Extent
1 item
Physical Dimensions
1.5"
Subject
Note
Pin owner Nadine Iris Drescher, MPA, PhD, Nurse Leader: "So proud to have accomplished this degree and joined this profession. It was something I wanted to do from a young age and did it. I cherish my pin. I lost my cap and candle along the way."
Pin was photographed at the nursing pin event organized by the NYU Medical Archives at the 28th Annual Nursing Science Conference in 2025. Photo Credit: Dane Giuffre.
Rights
Reproductions are provided for private study, scholarship, and research use only, in accordance with the Copyright law (Title 17, United States Code). User is responsible for obtaining permission from the copyright holders for use other than private scholarship.
Citation
Hunter College Bellevue School of Nursing. Nursing Pin. In Nursing Pins Collection. The Lillian and Clarence de La Chapelle Medical Archives, NYU Health Sciences Library.
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