Descriptive Summary
Repository: University of Virginia School of Nursing, Eleanor Crowder Bjoring Center for Nursing Historical Inquiry
Title: Dianne M. Gagliano Papers
Physical Characteristics: 2.25 linear feet; 03 boxes
Language: English
Collector: Dianne M. Gagliano.
Biographical Information
Col. Dianne M. (White) Gagliano (1944- ) received her first registered-nurse certificate in 1966, granted by the North Carolina Board of Nursing. She subsequently enlisted in the United States Air Force and completed medical officer basic training in 1967, serving for two years as a staff nurse at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. In 1970, First Lieutenant Gagliano obtained flight nurse certification from the USAF School of Aerospace Medicine at Brooks Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas. Shortly afterward she deployed to Vietnam, where she joined air medical and humanitarian missions all over Southeast Asia, including airlifts for prisoners of war and orphaned children, in addition to caring for critically injured troops. She earned a B.A. in Child Development from the School of Education at California State University, Sacramento, in 1979, as well as registered-nurse certifications from New Jersey and Virginia in 1980 and 1991. Gagliano spent 18 years of her 28-year Air Force career as a flight nurse, and beyond her medical responsibilities also developed expertise in training, evaluation, and service coordination initiatives. The Air Force Surgeon General named her to a special staff position in the Medical Readiness and Planning Office of the Surgeon General's command in 1988. Here Gagliano performed analysis and developed policies to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of Air Force medical operations wherever their theater of action. She received numerous military commendations and awards over her career, and retired from the service in 1996.
Scope and Content
The Dianne M. Gagliano Papers contain materials assembled by Gagliano over the course of her military career. These include certificates, commendations, and diplomas, in addition to limited correspondence, publications by Gagliano, and newspaper and journal articles concerning Gagliano and other topics. Supplementary items relate to the Vietnam Women's Memorial Project – campaign materials, correspondence, and news articles – and the Women in Military Service for America Memorial Foundation. A large collection of photographs includes images from the Vietnam era. Office artifacts – plaques and a desk name plate – complete the collection.
Series Description
Arrangement
The papers are organized alphabetically by subject category. Within each subject division, items are arranged chronologically. Photographs and artifacts complete the collection.
Contents List
CERTIFICATES/DIPLOMAS: AWARDS, RECOGNITION
1973-1996, n.d. Box-Folder: 01-001
CERTIFICATES/DIPLOMAS: NURSING CERTIFICATION
1966, 1980, 1991 Box-Folder: 01-002
CERTIFICATES/DIPLOMAS: TRAINING, COURSE CERTIFICATES
1962-1993 Box-Folder: 01-003
CORRESPONDENCE
1976-2008 Box-Folder: 01-004
MEMORABILIA
1987-1994, n.d. Box-Folder: 01-005
NEWSPAPER ARTICLES: CONCERNING GAGLIANO
1973-1996 Box-Folder: 01-006
NEWSPAPER/JOURNAL ARTICLES: CONCERNING FLIGHT NURSING
1993-94, 2013 Box-Folder: 01-007
PUBLICATIONS/PRESENTATIONS BY GAGLIANO
1988-1997 Box-Folder: 01-008
PUBLICATIONS BY GAGLIANO: AIR MEDICAL TRANSPORT MANUAL
X Box-Folder: 01-009
PUBLICATIONS BY GAGLIANO: AIR MEDICAL TRANSPORT MANUAL
X Box-Folder: 01-010
RECOLLECTIONS BY GAGLIANO: 1) VIETNAM AIR EVAC MISSIONS, 2) VIETNAM HUMANITARIAN AIR EVAC MISSIONS
2014 Box-Folder: 01-011
RETIREMENT CEREMONY MATERIALS
1996 Box-Folder: 01-012
VIETNAM WOMEN'S MEMORIAL PROJECT: CAMPAIGN MATERIALS
1985-1991, n.d. Box-Folder: 01-013
VIETNAM WOMEN'S MEMORIAL PROJECT: CORRESPONDENCE
1986-1993 Box-Folder: 01-014
VIETNAM WOMEN'S MEMORIAL PROJECT: NEWS ARTICLES
1986-1993 Box-Folder: 01-015
WOMEN IN MILITARY SERVICE FOR AMERICA MEMORIAL FOUNDATION MATERIALS: CALENDARS (2) 2013, 2014; NOTE CARDS
2013, 2014 Box-Folder: 01-016
PHOTOGRAPHS: PORTRAITS AND NEGATIVES (B&W 120 FILM 2 1/4 BY 2 5/8) (COLOR REVERSAL 120 FILM 15/8 BY 2 1/4)
1990, 1996 Box-Folder: 02-001
PHOTOGRAPHS: BASIC TRAINING AND FIRST ASSIGNMENT
1967, n.d. Box-Folder: 02-002
PHOTOGRAPHS: WATER SURVIVAL AND FLIGHT SCHOOL
1970 Box-Folder: 02-003
PHOTOGRAPHS: HAWAII CREW REST STOP
1971 Box-Folder: 02-004
PHOTOGRAPHS: TOKYO, JAPAN
1971 Box-Folder: 02-005
PHOTOGRAPHS: VIETNAM, PLUS DIGITAL MEDIA ONE (1) COMPACT DISC
1971 Box-Folder: 02-006
PHOTOGRAPHS: VIETNAM? (35MM COLOR TRANSPARENCIES AND REPRINTS)
n.d. Box-Folder: 02-007
PHOTOGRAPHS: OPERATION BABYLIFT, MISCELLANEOUS
1974 Box-Folder: 02-008
PHOTOGRAPHS: MISCELLANEOUS
1980s Box-Folder: 02-009
PHOTOGRAPHS: VIETNAM WOMEN'S MEMORIAL
1986-1994, n.d. Box-Folder: 02-010
PHOTOGRAPHS: 35MM NEGATIVES, B&W, UNIDENTIFIED
n.d. Box-Folder: 02-011
REFERENCES TO ITEMS SHELVED IN OVERSIZE COLLECTIONS:
Oversize Series 4, Prints, Certificates, and Diplomas
Certificate: DIANNE M. GAGLIANO, CERTIFICATE OF RETIREMENT.
1996 Series-Folder-Item: 04-06-21
Artifacts:
PLAQUE (WOODEN, DECOUPAGE): "FLIGHT NURSES," BY MILFORD E. SHIELDS
n.d. Box-Item: 03-001
PLAQUE (WOODEN, DECOUPAGE): "THE FLIGHT NURSE'S CREED"
n.d. Box-Item: 03-002
PLAQUE (WOODEN, CARVED INSIGNIA): UNITED STATES AIR FORCE MASTER NAVIGATOR WINGS
n.d. Box-Item: 03-003
DESKTOP NAME PLATE, "DIANNE M. GAGLIANO." AUTOGRAPH INSCRIPTION ON BASE: "ALL THE BEST... TO THE BEST! JOHN BOZARTH 1988"
1988 Box-Item: 03-004
CERTIFICATE FOLIO, DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE, USA, EMPTY, (SEE OVERSIZED 04-08-01 AND 04-08-02)
1996 Box-Item: 03-005 (Physical Location CUS)
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Preferred Citation
University of Virginia School of Nursing, Eleanor Crowder Bjoring Center for Nursing Historical Inquiry, Dianne M. Gagliano Papers
Processing Information
Processed by Henry K. Sharp in 2015. Modifications by Eric Drongowski in 2016.