Kingston General Hospital School of Nursing Alumnae Collection
Category
Commemorative and Communication Artifacts
Nursing
Classification
Commemorative
Nursing
Accession Number
001043034 a-b
Description
A pair of Kingston General Hospital School of Nursing graduation cufflinks; each cufflink consists of two octagonal pieces of metal with a black trim connected with a pin; one of the octagons on each cufflink initials shallowly engraved on it.
A pair of Kingston General Hospital School of Nursing graduation cufflinks; each cufflink consists of two octagonal pieces of metal with a black trim connected with a pin; one of the octagons on each cufflink initials shallowly engraved on it.
Number Of Parts
2
Part Names
a - cufflink - Size (laid flat): Length 2.7 cm x Width 1.5 cm x Depth 0.3 cm
b - cufflink - Size (laid flat): Length 2.7 cm x Width 1.5 cm x Depth 0.3 cm
Provenance
Mabel McColl received these cufflinks when she graduated from Kingston General Hospital School of Nursing in 1935; donated to the alumnae by her daughter Kaye Wilson.
Dates
1935
circa 1935
Date Remarks
Mabel McColl graduated in 1935.
Material
metal: grey, black
Inscriptions
"M. K. M." engraved on each cufflink (for Mabel Kathleen McColl).
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-C5-1
Temporary Location
To exhibit: "For Service to Humanity", Nursing Gallery: Showcase West, Museum of Health Care, 13 Nov. 2008.
Condition Remarks
Some tarnishing on the metal.
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Person
Website
Reference Comments
Kaye Wilson
Kingston Health Sciences Centre website, "KGH School of Nursing," (https://kingstonhsc.ca/kgh-school-nursing)
Research Facts
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. Over the years, nurses were sometimes given pins and/or rings or other memorabilia to commemorate their graduation from the school.
Exhibit History
Kingston General Hospital Nursing Alumnae 2006 Special Exhibit @ Museum of Health Care: April 19, 2006-May 30, 2007