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Picture of Florance Nightingale

The Barrett Brock MacKay Florence Nightingale Letters Exhibit, donated by Rick MacKay and the Harry B. and Jane H. Brock Foundation, features reproductions and digitized images of UAB’s historic collection of Nightingale’s personal letters.

The exhibit has gained international attention and has created a much-needed platform to illustrate the impact that nurses can have on patients, families, and communities. Many donors have also sponsored individual letters displayed within the exhibit.

Florence Nightingale Letters

Donor Recognition Letters Exhibit

Letters Exhibit

September 20, 1853Patricia A. Patrician

September 20, 1853
Patricia A. Patrician

June 8, 1867Larry and Carol Hornsby

June 8, 1867
Larry and Carol Hornsby

September 21, 1866Velinda and Branson Block

September 21, 1866
Velinda and Branson Block

August 28, 1870Patricia A. Patrician

August 28, 1870
Patricia A. Patrician

December 27, 1870Lynn M. Stover

December 27, 1870
Lynn M. Stover

Circa 1870Jeannie and Brandon Horton

Circa 1870
Jeannie and Brandon Horton

November 27, 1880Patricia J. Cleveland

November 27, 1880
Patricia J. Cleveland

December 2, 1885Sue Ellen and Mike Lucas

December 2, 1885
Sue Ellen and Mike Lucas

October 3, 1888D’Ann and William Somerall, Jr.

October 3, 1888
D’Ann and William Somerall, Jr.

October 10, 1888Karen Meneses and Patrick McNees

October 10, 1888
Karen Meneses and Patrick McNees

October 17, 1888Marie Bakitas

October 17, 1888
Marie Bakitas

November 4, 1888Teena and John McGuinness

November 4, 1888
Teena and John McGuinness

December 10, 1888Kathleen and Gordon  Ladner

December 10, 1888
Kathleen and Gordon Ladner

May 21, 1889Patricia A. Patrician

May 21, 1889
Patricia A. Patrician

January 23, 1893 Elizabeth Crooks and David Geldmacher

January 23, 1893
Elizabeth Crooks and David Geldmacher

September 3, 1867Laura Nivens Riser

September 3, 1867
Laura Nivens Riser