The Commission of History and the Archive were established in 1961, during the 2nd PNA Assembly, as an initiative of Jadwiga Kaniewska-Iżycka. The first meeting took place on November 17th, 1961. It consisted of meritorious nurses of great professional experience, directors or teachers from nursing schools, representatives of managerial staff.
The Commission of History Chairwomen in the years 1961-2011:


(1986-1990)

(1990-2005)

(od 2005 do dziś)
The current composition of The Commision of History 2020:
- Chairwoman – mgr Krystyna Wolska-Lipiec
- Vice-Chairwomen – dr Małgorzata Marcysiak since 2012
- Archivist – mgr Jadwiga Gnich
- Secretary – mgr Grażyna Wysiadecka since 2014
- 2nd Secretary – mgr Grażyna Gierczak since 2016
- Treasurer – mgr Izabela Kaczyńska since 2017
- Consultant – Helena Matoga since 2012
- mgr Iwona Czapska
- mgr Hanna Kamińska
- mgr Maria Kocent since 2014
- mgr Dorota Jacyna
- mgr Monika Mrowicka since 2015
- mgr Mazurkiewicz Barbara since 2019
- mgr Anna Bujnowska since 2019
- dr Barbara Dobrowolska
Members supporting the activities of the Commission:
- dr hab.Beata Dobrowolska since 2012
- mgr Iwona Kowalkowska since 2005
- mgr Wanda Marszał since 2019
- mgr Ewa Szkiela since 2012
- mgr Ewa Smoleń since 2015
Honorary members:
- Prof. dr hab. Bożena Urbanek PAN
- Aniela Jabłkowska-Sochańska – archivist of the Warsaw School of Nursinc, co-autor of the book Pochylone nad człowiekiem
The Commission of History members in the years 1961- 2005 (incomplete list):
- Jadwiga Kaniewska-Iżycka
- Hanna Chrzanowska
- Luba Blum-Bielicka
- Eugenia Pytkowa
- Maria Stencel
- Stanisława Sroczyńska
- Janina Staniewska
- Apolonia Antczak
- Jadwiga Romanowska
- Wanda Lankajtes
- Irena Iżycka
- Joanna Siczek
- Wanda Luboińska
- Barbara Jezierska
- Halina Stecka-Fejfer
- Mieczysława Pogodzińska
- Barbara Dobrowolska
- Barbara Purtak
- Stanisława Usnarska
- Maria Żmijewska-Laskowska
- Hanna Kamińska
- Iwona Czapska
- Krystyna Wolska-Lipiec
- Barbara Janus
The Commission of History members from 2005-2012:
- Krystyna Wolska-Lipiec – Chairwomen
- Barbara Dobrowolska – Vice-Chairwomen
- Maria Żmijewska-Laskowska – Secretary until 2016 r.
- Jadwiga Gnich – Archivist
- Iwona Czapska
- Jacyna Dorota
- Iwona Kowalkowska
- Marek Rafalski – until 2009 r.
- Hanna Kamińska
- Kamila Łukaszewicz
- Stanisława Usnarska
- Barbara Purtak
- Barbara Janus









