Kingston General Hospital School of Nursing Alumnae Collection
Category
Archival
Portrait Picture
Commemorative and Communication Artifacts
Nursing
Classification
Archival, Images
Portrait Picture
Commemorative and Communication Artifacts
Nursing
Accession Number
001043026
Description
A black and white graduation photograph of Doris Gray, Mabel McColl and Jean Shibley from the Kingston General Hospital School of Nursing class of 1935; the photograph is attached to a card and has a sheet of paper resting over it, attached on the left; the photo shows the three nurses standing bes…
A black and white graduation photograph of Doris Gray, Mabel McColl and Jean Shibley from the Kingston General Hospital School of Nursing class of 1935; the photograph is attached to a card and has a sheet of paper resting over it, attached on the left; the photo shows the three nurses standing beside each other, in uniform, each with her certificate and a bouquet of roses; the backing card has a stand on it.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Belonged to Mabel McColl; donated to the alumnae by Mabel's daughter Kaye Wilson.
"Doris Gray Mabel McColl Jean Shibley // 1935" printed in pen on the back.
Permanent Location
Storage Room 2005
2005-2-2 Box 8
Length
25.7 cm
Width
20.3 cm
Depth
0.2 cm
Unit Of Measure
centimeters
Dimension Notes
Length 25.7 cm x Width 20.3 cm x Depth 0.2 cm
Condition Remarks
Some wear 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
Doris Gray, Mabel McColl, and Jean Shibley 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.