Kingston General Hospital School of Nursing Alumnae Collection
Category
Archival
Nursing Education
Administration
Communication
Ephemera
Classification
Archival
Nursing Education
Administration
Communication
Ephemera
Accession Number
001043032
Description
Correspondance for acceptance into the Kingston General Hospital School of Nursing with request to submit a letter with provided requirements; pre-printed cream paper with hand writte details and signature.
Correspondance for acceptance into the Kingston General Hospital School of Nursing with request to submit a letter with provided requirements; pre-printed cream paper with hand writte details and signature.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Belonged to Ethel Dowsley; she received this information as part of her application and acceptance to Kingston General Hospital School of Nursing in 1922; donated to the alumnae by Barbara Smith MacNaughton (class of 1954).
Printed on front: "Kingston General Hospital // Training School for Nurses // Kingston, Ont. Aug. 1st / 21 // Miss Ethel Dowsley // Dear Madam - // Your application with reference to entering the Training School // is received. As the number of applicants is large, only those best // qualified for the work can be considered. // We, therefore ask you to write a personal letter, stating your age, // height, weight, health and strength. It is also imperative for us to // know if you have had the contagious diseases of childhood, - if you // have any history of pulmonary or any tendency to constitutional dis - // eases and if you have ever been operated upon. If you have any // physical defects, give definite information regarding them. // We wish a full statement as to your educational advantages. At // what age you left school adn how your time has been occupied; your // church connections, your family ties, whether single, married, divorced // or a widow, and as to your absolute freedom from nursing members // of your family should illness occur among them during the coming // three years. Please state if you ever applied to or have been a nurse // in any Hospital or other Institution. // Kindly send with your letter your last photograph. // Address reply to the Principle of the Training School, Kingston // General Hospital, Kingston, Ontario. // Yours very truly, P. H. Cary"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-G Nursing Documents Binder pg. 8 a
Length
21.0 cm
Width
13.6 cm
Unit Of Measure
centimeters
Condition Remarks
Multiple creases
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Person
Website
Reference Comments
Marilyn Boston
Kingston Health Sciences Centre website (https://kingstonhsc.ca/kgh-school-nursing)
Research Facts
Ethel Dowsley graduated from Kingston General Hospital School of Nursing Class of 1925.
The first 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.