History Center

Out of the past, informing the present.

The Eleanor Crowder Bjoring Center for Nursing Historical Inquiry was established at the University of Virginia in 1991 to support historical scholarship in nursing. Dedicated to the preservation and study of nursing history, the Bjoring Center collects historical materials, promotes nursing history scholarship, and disseminates historical research findings.

The center hosts a regular series of nursing history forums, sponsors an annual Agnes Dillon Randolph Award and lecture, awards annual research fellowships, and publishes a newsletter. Read our special 30th-anniversary publication, Object Lessons.

The center is open to researchers and visitors Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays, 9 a.m.- 5 p.m., or at other times by appointment. Please contact the center to schedule an appointment.

CALL FOR PAPERS - 2025 Conference at UVA

Joint meeting of the Bjoring Center for Nursing Historical Inquiry and the Southern Association for the History of Medicine and Science

March 13-15, 2025 at the UVA School of Nursing

The Bjoring Center and SAHMS invite submissions for papers in the history of science, medicine, and nursing. We welcome submissions from students, professors, health-care professionals, and independent scholars with an academic interest in the history of science, medicine, or nursing. We particularly encourage submissions that increase the methodological, thematic, chronological and geographical diversity of the history of science, medicine, and nursing and engage related fields. DEADLINE EXTENDED: Submissions are due Oct. 28, 2024 and must include an abstract (maximum of 350 words) with title, your name, and institutional affiliation.

Submit your abstracts or panels here. For more details, visit www.sahms.net or contact SAHMS at sahmsconference@gmail.com.