Kingston General Hospital School of Nursing Alumnae Collection
Category
Archival
Nursing
Portrait Picture
Commemorative and Communication Artifacts
Classification
Archival, Images
Nursing
Portrait Picture
Commemorative and Communication Artifacts
Accession Number
001043024
Description
Black and white graduation photograph of Doris Gray from the Kingston General Hospital School of Nursing Class of 1935; inside a charcoal coloured cardboard cover with a page inside before the photo; shows Doris sitting down in her nursing uniform with her graduation certificate and a bouquet of re…
Black and white graduation photograph of Doris Gray from the Kingston General Hospital School of Nursing Class of 1935; inside a charcoal coloured cardboard cover with a page inside before the photo; shows Doris sitting down in her nursing uniform with her graduation certificate and a bouquet of red roses.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Appears to have been given to Mabel McColl by her friend Doris Gray in 1935; donated to the alumnae by Mabel's daughter Kaye Wilson.
"Portrait by Boyes, Kingston, Canada" printed under the portrait; "All My Love old Pal // Doris." printed in ink on the photograph; "Doris Gray // 1935" printed in pen on the back of the photograph.
Permanent Location
Storage Room 2005
2005-2-2 Box 8
Length
27.6 cm
Width
18.7 cm
Depth
0.3 cm
Unit Of Measure
centimeters
Dimension Notes
Length 27.6 cm x Width 18.7 cm x Depth 0.3 cm
Condition Remarks
The cover is worn around the edges.
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Person
Website
Reference Comments
Marilyn Boston
Kingston Health Sciences Centre website, "KGH School of Nursing," (https://kingstonhsc.ca/kgh-school-nursing)
Research Facts
Mabel McColl and Doris Gray graduated from Kingston General Hospital School of Nursing in 1935.
The first official graduating class of the Kingston General Hospital School of Nursing was in 1888; the school was created in order to educate nurses as the demand for them increased, as well as providing a labour force to the hospital. When the first nurses graduated, they were given a certificate of completion, twenty five dollars, and a nursing medal. Over the years, nurses were sometimes given pins and/or rings or other memorabilia to commemorate their graduation from the school.