Reproducted to go with donation; from 1936 photograph
Material
paper: white, black
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-G KGH School of Nursing Graduation Binder
Length
10.8 cm
Width
8.4 cm
Unit Of Measure
centimeters
Dimension Notes
Length 10.8 cm x Width 8.4 cm
Condition Remarks
There are some creases in the paper; there is a ring around the centre of the picture where part of the picture has been under an acidic matteboard.
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Person
Website
Reference Comments
Donna Tweddell
Kingston Health Sciences Centre website, "KGH School of Nursing," (https://kingstonhsc.ca/kgh-school-nursing)
Research Facts
Dorothy Tweddell was a graduate of Kingston General Hospital School of Nursing in 1936; the same photo appears in the 1936 yearbook.
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.