Identity area
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Person
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Waugh, Helen
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Description area
Dates of existence
ca. 1896 - n.d.
History
Helen Waugh was born ca. 1896 and became a nurse in the United States. There are few known details about Waugh's life, although it is known that she was a practicing nurse in Portland, Oregon, before moving on to Hempstead, New York in 1939, where she was employed at St. Giles Hospital for Ruptured and Crippled Children.
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Residence: Portland, Oregon, USA (1939)
Residence: Hempstead, New York (1939-n.d.)
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Functions, occupations and activities
Medical nurse throughout the 1930s and 1940s.
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General context
Most of what is known about Waugh is derived from letters she had written to Dr. Lawrence Broe of Haney, British Columbia.
Relationships area
Related entity
Broe, Lawrence (4/4/1882 - 25/6/1949)
Identifier of related entity
CA MRM LB
Category of relationship
associative
Type of relationship
Broe, Lawrence is the friend of Waugh, Helen
Dates of relationship
1931 - 1947
Description of relationship
The full nature of the relationship between Waugh and Broe is unknown but it appears to have been a long-distance romance spanning over a decade. As all details have been inferred from the letters written to Broe, dates are approximate.
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CA MRM HCW
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CA MRM
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Created: November 19, 2021
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Created by Gordana Dimovska, Archivist. As details on Waugh's life are sparse, revisions are possible if more information comes to light.