The Barbara H. Hagan School of Nursing: Historical Collection

Uniform: Air Force BDU

This is a US Air Force BDU (Battle Dress Uniform) from the Air Force Material Command branch.The patch on the uniforms left pocket indicates that the wearer is part of the 88th Medical Group and the small badge sewn above that pocket...

Nurse Shoes

This is a pair of white Nurse shoes that were most likely part of the nursing uniform at Molloy College. They are made primarily made from leather but also incorporate various man-made materials. The name "Mandarins" is stamped in gold on...

Uniform: Nurse Dress E

This is a white short sleeve nurse uniform dress made from 65% polyester and 35% cotton fabric. It was produced by Hardly Uniforms as part of their Nurse Mates line. The dress zippers down the back about 3/4 of the way and has a...

Uniform: Nurse Dress D

This is a white short sleeve nurse uniform dress made from 100% cotton fabric. It was produced by Fashionette uniforms. The dress buttons down the front and has two lines of pleats running from the shoulders to the waist.

Uniform: Nurse Lab Coat

This is a nurse lab coat which was produced by META. The lab coat's white Polyester-cotton blend fabric was made in the United States while the coat itself was made in Mexico. This lab coat features has an embroidered design on the chest...

Uniform: Molloy College Shirt

This is a Molloy College uniform shirt. It was produced by Los Angeles Nose Inc. and is made from a white fabric which is 65% polyester and 35% cotton. The shirt buttons down the front and has two hip level pockets. A Molloy college patch...

Uniform: Nurse Dress C

This is a white 100% polyester Nurse uniform. It was produced by Mister Trio Inc. A stores sales tag still remains attached to the left sleeve and indicates that the dress cost $7.99 when it was sold.

Uniform: US Military Field

This is a United States Women's Wool Field Uniform. It is comprised of a 100% Wool shirt and a 100% wool skirt, designed for cold weather wear. Both are dyed Olive Green (more specifically OG - 108).

Uniform: US Army Fatigues

This is a type III U.S. Army Fatigues which were worn from 1964 - 1989 by all branches of the armed forces. The uniform is made from a cotton poplin fabric which was dyed Olive Green (more specifically OG- 107). This women's uniform was...

Uniform: Nurse Pants Suit

This is a Barco Company pants suit nurse uniform which was first introduced in the 1980's. This uniform is made of 65% polyester and 35 % cotton fabric and was produced in the United States. The style number for this pants suit is 1178.

Uniform: Nurse Dress B

This is a short sleeve knee length nurse uniform dress made from white cotton jersey knit fabric. This uniform was produced by Oakleigh Uniforms.

Uniform: Nurse Dress A

This is a long sleeve knee length nurse uniform dress made from white cotton fabric. This uniform was produced by Hour 24 Duty by Whittenton. The word "Proctor" appears to be written in pen near the manufactures label.

Uniform: Scrub Dress

This is a short sleeve blue scrub dress made from a 50% polyester 50% cotton blend fabric. It was produced by Sunbelt Textiles which is part of Southeastern Hospital Supply Corps. and is made in the U.S.A. The scrub dress buttons in the...

Uniform: "Captain Morse"

This is a US Air Force BDU (Battle Dress Uniform) coat which was worn by a Captain Morse of Strategic Air Command. The patch on the uniform's left pocket indicates that the wearer is part of the 305th Strategic Clinic and the small badge...

Uniform: Molloy College B

This is a student uniform from Molloy College. The dress is made from a pink and white striped cotton fabric, while the apron, collar, and cuffs are all made from a white starched cotton fabric.All items were produced by Bruck's Quality...

Uniform: Molloy College Cape

This is a Molloy College Student Nursing Cape. This cape was manufactured by Bruck's Nurses' Apparel and was tailored by Bruck's Nurses Outfitting Co. INC. The cape is made from dark blue wool fabric and is lined in hot pink wool fabric...

Nurse Cap: Molloy College

This is a nurse cap which would be worn by nursing students at Molloy College. The cap is made from a firm white cotton fabric and buttons in the back. The cap has two strips of silk fabric, one black, and one pink, likely indicating that...

Nurse Cap: US Navy

This is a U.S. Navy summer uniform hat, which is associated with the U.S. Navy Summer Uniform linked below. This cap was produced by the U.S. Military cap Company of New York. It is made from a cotton polyester fabric which matches the...

Uniform: US Navy

This is a U.S. Navy summer uniform, which according to the name tag and insignias belonged to a lieutenant "Riffe" in the nursing corps. The uniform was produced by Greenbrier Industries, incorporated and is comprised of a coat and skirt...

Uniform: Name Tag

This is a Molloy College student name tag pin, which belonged to a "Miss. J. Thorton." It was worn on the upper left side of the apron and indicated who the student was. The name tag seen here is being displayed on a Molloy College uniform...

Uniform: Molloy College A

This is a student uniform from Molloy College. The dress is made from a pink and white striped cotton fabric, while the apron and cuffs are all made from a white starched cotton fabric. All items were produced by Bruck's Quality Uniforms...

Uniform: Molloy College Apron

This is a Molloy College nursing student uniform-apron. It is made from a blue and white pinstripe cotton fabric. The Molloy College emblem is printed on white cotton fabric and sewn onto the upper left side of the apron.

Uniform: "Frances Downing"

This is a female U.S. Air Force uniform, which appears to be worn by a Frances Downing, as her name is sewn into the inside of the neck. The uniform is made from 100% polyester fabric. The shirt was produced by Micheal Barnie of New York...

Uniform: US Air Force

This is a U.S. Air Force Female Officer blouse uniform. The blouse is made from a polyester-wool fabric, while the pants, necktie, and garrison cap are made from the same dark blue polyester fabric. The gold oak leaf embroidered on the...

Nurse Cap: US Air Force

This is a women's U.S. Air Force garrison cap, which is part of the U.S. Air Force uniform in our collection. The cap is made entirely from polyester fabric; the inside is lined in a grey-blue fabric, while the outside is made from the...

Uniform: US Army Nurse (Class A)

This is a U.S. Army Nurse Class A uniform worn daily as business attire. It is made from a dark green cotton fabric which is lined in a green silk. The uniform is made up of a blazer jacket and a skirt. The two collar pins on the blazer...

Uniform: US Army Nurse Skirt (Class A)

This is the inside tags from the two skirts found with the U.S. Army Nurse Class A uniform. One skirt is marked 18 S and has a tag that indicates that it meets or exceeds the requirements needed for the style. The other skirt has a tag...

Uniform: Australian Army Nurse

This is an Australian army nurse uniform. It is made from an olive green cotton fabric and was produced by A.G.C.F. Victoria. The uniform has two tags sewn onto the inside of the dress. A business card from Aussie Digger militaria along...

Uniform: "Barbara Bishop" Cape

This nursing cape was owned by Barbara Bishop a 1952 graduate of St Joseph's College of Nursing. The cape was first officially worn by her on February 6, 1950, during a ceremony in the chapel of the College, where she and 33 other students...

Nurse Cap: Garrison Cap B

This is a female American Legion garrison cap which once was worn by a member of the American Legion Tucson, Arizona Post 73. The cape is made of blue wool with yellow cord trim and yellow silk lining. The front of the cap is embroidered a...

Uniform: Army Nurse

This is a U.S. Army Nurse Corp women's summer uniform. The dress is made from a tan cotton fabric as is the belt. The rank stitched onto the sleeves of this uniform denotes the wearer as achieving the rank of Army Specialist 4. The silver...

Nurse Cap: Garrison Cap A

This is a U.S. Army Nurse Corp women's uniform garrison cap. The cap is made from a brown wool fabric and is lined in brown silk. Associated with this cap is a summer uniform which is linked below, as both the uniform and the cap have the...

Uniform: Nurse "Stone"

This is a white cotton starched nursing uniform. The name Stone is written in ink on the inside of the collar.

Uniform: American Red Cross Volunteer E

This is a Red Cross Uniform worn by women and girl volunteers only. The volunteer dress is made of blue and white striped dacron-cotton and is a two-piece dress, consisting of skirt and overblouse zippers all the way down the front. On the...

Nurse Cap: American Red Cross Volunteer E

This is part of an American Red Cross Uniform worn by women and girl volunteers only. The cap is made of blue and white striped dacron-cotton and a Red Cross Emblem is stitched to the front. This cap is worn with the matching Uniform...

Uniform: Florence Nightingale Replica

This is a replica of the clothing worn by Florence Nightingale. It consists of a black cotton fabric dress with long sleeves, a hop which was worn to puff out the lower portion of the dress, a white cotton apron which was pinned to the...

Nurse Cap: American Red Cross

This is an American Red Cross cap worn by the Hospital and Recreation Corps. It is made from a light grey seersucker cotton fabric and has the Red Cross emblem stitched to the front of the hat.

Uniform: American Red Cross Volunteer D

This is an American Red Cross Volunteer indoor uniform worn by the National Blood Program branch. The light grey cotton fabric uniform indicates that the wearer was also part of the Grey Lady Service of the American Red Cross, which had...

Uniform: American Red Cross Volunteer C

This is an American Red Cross Volunteer Hospital and Recreation Service Uniform for indoor use. The light grey cotton fabric and white cotton epaulets, collar and cuffs all indicate that this uniform was worn by the Hospital and Recreation...

Nurse Cap: American Red Cross Volunteer C

This is an American Red Cross Volunteer Hospital and Recreation Service Uniform Cap for indoor use. The light grey cotton fabric and white cotton trim indicates that this uniform was worn by the Hospital and Recreation branch of the Red...

Uniform: American Red Cross Volunteer B

This is an American Red Cross Volunteer Special Service Indoor Uniform. The yellow colored epaulets on the shoulders indicate that this uniform was worn by a member of the Staff Assistance Corps. The Red Cross insignia is sewn onto the...

Nurse Cap: American Red Cross Volunteer B

This is an American Red Cross Volunteer Special Service Indoor Uniform Cap. The Red Cross insignia is sewn onto the front of the cap. The Cap matches the uniform dress and belt which are all made from Commando Blue (a blue-grey) cotton...

Uniform: Nurse "E. Fegely"

This is presumed to be a nurse uniform worn by "E. Fegely" as the tag on the inside of the dress has that name written onto it. The dress is made from a white cotton fabric with pleats on the upper half of the dress. According to the tag...

Uniform: Nurse's Aides Corps

This is a Red Cross volunteer uniform that maybe have been inspired by the Red-Cross-Civilian Defense Nurse's Aides Corps uniform. The apron/skirt is made from a light blue cotton fabric was produced by the company Hoover, based out of New...

Nurse Cap: American Red Cross Volunteer A

This is a red cross volunteer cap, which is made from a white and light blue cotton fabric. The red cross emblem sewn to the front of the cap marks this cap as belonging to the red cross.

Uniform: US Cadet Nurse Corps

This is a winter uniform for the US Cadet Nurse Corps. The uniform is made out of grey wool and has the US Cadet Nurse patch sewn onto the left arm sleeve. This is possible a replica.

Nurse Cap: "Janice E. Murray"

This is presumed to be part of a nurse uniform worn by "Janice E. Murray" as the dress in which this cap was found has her name sewn into the inside by where the collar attaches. The cap was made from a white cotton fabric which was...

Uniform: Nurse "Janice E. Murray"

This is presumed to be a nurse uniform worn by "Janice E. Murray" as the dress has her name sewn into the inside by where the collar attaches. It was produced by Bruck's Quality Uniforms based out of New York and Chicago. The dress is...

Nurse Cap: Nurse's Aides Corps B

This is a cotton nurse cap from the Nurse's Aid Corps branch of the American Red Cross vollenteer. The emblem is a combination of the U.S. Office of Civilian Defense (OCD) and the American Red Cross.

Nurse Cap: Nurse's Aides Corps A

This is a cotton nurse cap from the Nurse's Aid Corps branch of the American Red Cross volunteer. The emblem is a combination of the U.S. Office of Civilian Defense (OCD) and the American Red Cross. To see the uniform associated with this...

Uniform: Nurse " Betty Dunman" Dress

This is a white dress that presumably belonged to “Betty Dunman" as her name was written on the inside of the collar. The dress is made from a white cotton fabric and goes to about knee length. The Nurse cap found with this uniform can be...

Nurse Cap: "Betty Dunman"

This white cotton cap presumably belonged to "Betty Dunman." The emblem stitched to the front of the cap indicates the wearer was a part of St. Josephs Nursing program. This cap presumably goes with the "Betty Dunman's" nurse uniform, link...

Hair Bonnet

This is a white cotton hair bonnet.

Uniform: Garrould Apron

This apron was produced by Garrould Nurses Uniform located in London, England. It is made from white cotton fabric and has two shoulder straps which tie in the back. A cap was found inside the right pocket of the apron which has the...

Nurse Cap: DRK Cap

This DRK, Deutsches Rotes Kreuz (Germany Red Cross) Nurse Cap is a possible reproduction. The fabric is white linen and the letters DRK are repeated along the front of the cap. This cap was found inside the Garrould Apron. Follow the link...

Uniform: Nurse Cape and Bag

This is a dark green wool cape and bag with black silk lining. The cape has pull ties on the outside and shoulder straps inside the cape so it would not blow off the wearer. The bag has a draw string.

Uniform: Hospital Clothing Company

This is a size small nurse uniform produced by the Hospital Clothing Company located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The knee length dress is made from a light blue cotton fabric which buttons in the front and has white cuffs and a collar...

Uniform: Nurse "Elizabeth A. Hughes"

This is presumed to be a nurse uniform worn by "Elizabeth A. Hughes" as the dress, apron, and collar all bear her name. The dress is a dark denim blue fabric with three white stripes sewn on the left arm and two starched tabards that hang...

Uniform: American Red Cross Canteen

This is an American Red Cross Canteen Worker dress, hair scarf (veil), and apron. The dress and detached belt are a faded light blue cotton fabric and snaps are used to close the dress on the front left side. There is also an American Red...

Uniform: Sample, Nurse

This is a sample nurse uniform dress and apron produced by the Uniforms for You & Co., located in Chicago, Ill. The dress is a size 8 and both pieces are a cotton polyester blend.

Uniform: Clara Barton Replica

This is a replica of the uniform which Clara Barton, founder of the American Red Cross, might have worn. The dress is blue with white trim and made entirely from cotton; accessories include a cotton bonnet, apron, and sleeve protectors.

Hair Cap

This is a short cotton hair cap worn by women to keep their hair clean. The cap has space for hair to be tied up in a bun in the back. Additionally, the name "Stone" is written in the back of the cap.

Hair Covering

Hair covering supplied by the Red Cross.

Nurse Shoe

This is a right foot nursing shoe made primarily from black leather. The sole of the shoe is stamped "Nurse Shoe Cushion Sole". While the rubber heel is marked "First Aid Trademark Reg. Comfort." Inside the shoe, there is a fabric tag that...

This collection focuses on the history of nursing and contains nursing & medical related artifacts, ephemera, military items, collectibles & toys as well as several items from Molloy alumni & faculty. It is currently housed in The Barbara H. Hagan Center of Nursing at Molloy University. Note: The collection is in alphabetical order. Use the search box to find something specific. Uniforms are included in this collection; to see ONLY uniforms please click the link on the right.

This collection was photographed, researched, and uploaded by library assistant Christopher Van Wickler.

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