Kingston General Hospital School of Nursing Alumnae Collection
Category
Archival
Nursing Education
Commemorative and Communication Artifacts
Classification
Archival, Images
Nursing Education
Commemorative and Communication Artifacts
Accession Number
001043009
Description
A black and white photograph of four Kingston General Hospital School of Nursing staff standing outside the 1904 nurses' residence in uniform; the nurses are Miss Bonter, Miss Acton, Miss Wilson and Miss Baillie; the photograph has a white trim.
A black and white photograph of four Kingston General Hospital School of Nursing staff standing outside the 1904 nurses' residence in uniform; the nurses are Miss Bonter, Miss Acton, Miss Wilson and Miss Baillie; the photograph has a white trim.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
It was donated to Kingston General Hospital School of Nursing Alumnae by Mary MacInnes.
The donor has dated the photograph to this time based on the observation the new residence does not appear in the photograph, and Miss Acton did not arrive until 1924.
Material
paper: black, white
ink: black, blue
Inscriptions
"Left to right - // Miss Bonter - supervisor of Empire. // Miss Acton - instructress // Miss Wilson - supervisor of Watkins and the wards // Miss Baillie - superintendent" hand-printed in pen on the back; "12" stamped on the back.
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-G Nurses Binder pg. 3 b
Length
11.5 cm
Width
7.0 cm
Unit Of Measure
centimeters
Dimension Notes
Length 11.5 cm x Width 7.0 cm
Condition Remarks
Some fading and minor wear on the edges.
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Person
Archives
Website
Reference Comments
Marilyn Boston
Archeion, Archives Association of Ontario, "Fonds KGH 5999-1004 - Ann Baillie fonds". https://www.archeion.ca/ann-baillie-fonds
"Louise D. Acton (1890-1984)," Queen's Encyclopedia, Queen's University, https://www.queensu.ca/encyclopedia/a/acton-louise-d
Research Facts
Mary MacInnis graduated in 1952.
Ann Baillie first came to the Kingston General Hospital School of Nursing as a student in 1907, and graduated in 1910. Until World War I, she worked at Kingston General Hospital, and in 1915 joined the Canadian Overseas Expeditionary Force. She was awarded five medals for her service during the war. Upon returning to Canada, Baillie worked at Ongwanada (the Sydenham Military) Hospital in Kingston, then moved to Pennsylvania and New York for post-graduate work. In 1924, she was offered the position of Superintendent of Nurses at Kingston General Hospital. She had a lasting impact on the school, the hospital, and the nurses before passing away in 1942.
Louise D. Acton moved to Kingston in 1924 after training and working at St. Luke's Hospital in Ottawa. She was Chief Instructress of Nurses at Kingston General Hospital, and in 1942 was made Superintendent of Nurses. She retired in 1958 and moved to Brockville to live with her sisters.