Gordon, Marjory, 1931-2015
Dates
- Existence: 1931 November 10 - 2015 April 29
Biographical note
Marjory Gordon was born on November 10, 1931 in Cleveland, Ohio. She began her nursing education at the Mt. Sinai Hospital School of Nursing and graduated in 1955. In 1969, Gordon began doctoral studies in educational psychology at Boston College. When she completed her degree in 1972, she became an associate professor in the Department of Nursing at the Boston College Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. She served as director of the doctoral program of the Boston College School of Nursing (1987-1989). Gordon taught at Boston College until her retirement in 1996, when she was named Professor Emeritus. Gordon was engaged in professional organizations; notably, she served as chair of the Task Force of the National Group for Classification of Nursing Diagnosis from its inception in 1973 until its reorganization into the North American Nursing Diagnosis Association (NANDA) in 1983. Then she was the inaugural president of NANDA. Gordon died on April 29, 2015.
Social Networks and Archival Context (SNAC) Identifier
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Marjory Gordon papers
These papers document the career of twentieth-century Boston College nursing faculty member Marjory Gordon. Her research, conference papers, workshop materials, draft publications, notes, and correspondence demonstrate her impact on the adoption of nursing diagnoses and functional health patterns to shift the role of nurses within the medical profession and create the nomenclature necessary to include nursing diagnoses in electronic records systems as they were developed.
Collection is open for research.
Recordings and digital content have been digitally copied from source media; all original media were retained, but may not be played due to format. Digital use copies can only be accessed in the Burns Library Reading Room.
Marjory Gordon, Chair and President, approximately 1968-approximately 2010, bulk: 1981 - 1988
These records document the work of NANDA International to develop, classify, and promote nursing diagnoses through their biennial conferences and ongoing committee work. Materials include board and committee meeting minutes, conference planning documents and small group diagnoses work, correspondence, event recordings, financial records, newsletters, printed materials, reports, and strategic plans.
Massachusetts Conference Group for the Classification of Nursing Diagnosis records
These records document the creation and management of the Massachusetts Conference Group for the Classification of Nursing Diagnosis, a twentieth-century American regional nursing organization. Records include bibliographies, brochures, committee and board minutes, correspondence, mailings, membership lists, and papers presented at meetings.
Collection is open for research.
Digital content in this collection has been migrated from source media; digital use copies can only be accessed onsite in the Burns Library Reading Room.