About the Center

The Eleanor Crowder Bjoring Center for Nursing Historical Inquiry, established at the University of Virginia in 1991 to support historical scholarship in nursing, is dedicated to the preservation and study of nursing history. The goals of the Center include the collection and preservation of materials relating to nursing history, the promotion of scholarship, and the dissemination of historical research findings.

The Center hosts a regular series of nursing history forums, sponsors the annual Agnes Dillon Randolph Award and Lecture, awards a yearly historical research fellowship, and publishes a newsletter, Windows in Time.

Located in the University of Virginia School of Nursing's McLeod Hall, the Center is routinely open to visitors and researchers Monday through Friday. If you wish to visit the center, please contact us as far in advance as possible to schedule a visit.