A graduation photograph of the 1946 graduating class of the St. Michael's Hospital School of Nursing; each nurse is photographed individually and arranged on the page.
A graduation photograph of the 1946 graduating class of the St. Michael's Hospital School of Nursing; each nurse is photographed individually and arranged on the page.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Belonged to the donor's mother, Mary Pillar (married name McAlpine), a 1946 graduate of the St. Michael's Hospital School of Nursing, in Toronto.
"GRADUATING CLASS // 1946 // SCHOOL OF NURSING ST. MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL // TORONTO." printed on the bottom of the page; "Ashley + Crippen" written on the lower right corner; Each nurse's name is printed beneath her picture.
Permanent Location
Storage Room 2005
2005-4-4
Length
34.5 cm
Width
27.2 cm
Unit Of Measure
centimeters
Dimension Notes
Length 34.5 cm x Width 27.2 cm
Condition Remarks
Some discoloration and slight damage around the edges.
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Website
Reference Comments
"The St. Michael's Story," St. Michael's Hospital, http://www.stmichaelshospital.com/about/history.php, accessed July 13th, 2020.
Research Facts
St. Michael's Hospital School of Nursing is an urban Roman Catholic hospital based nursing school in Toronto. It was founded in 1892 by the Sisters of St. Joseph to care for the poor, Beginning with 26 beds, by 1912 there were 300 beds and a five room operating suite. "Between 1892 and 1974, St. Michael's School of Nursing graduated 81 classes, totalling 5,177 graduates. The school was closed in 1974 when nursing education was moved into the province's community college system." Their motto, "Quod Minimis Mihi Fecisti," means "You Did It For Me."