Public health and visiting nurse who later taught at the University of Iowa College of Nursing.

Materials in this collection document the professional activities of Mary Patricia Donahue, nursing educator and scholar. Donahue’s research, scholarship, and teaching primarily focused on Nursing Education and History as well as Ethics and Philosophy within the nursing profession. Materials span from 1872 to 2014 and comprise biographical information, course outlines, published research papers, research materials, administrative files, photographs, and recorded lectures.