1964 Debut yearbook for the Ontario Hospital Kingston School of Nursing Class of 1964; hardbound book; 64 pages; sky view of Ontario Hospital grounds on title page; contains photographs and names of graduating nurses as well as memories from the year.
1964 Debut yearbook for the Ontario Hospital Kingston School of Nursing Class of 1964; hardbound book; 64 pages; sky view of Ontario Hospital grounds on title page; contains photographs and names of graduating nurses as well as memories from the year.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Owned by Dr. Mary E. Benians, psychiatrist working at Kingston Psychiatric Hospital and Brockville Psychiatric Hospital.
"Kingston Psychiatric Hospital," Asylum Projects, accessed August 4, 2020. http://www.asylumprojects.org/index.php?title=Kingston_Psychiatric_Hospital
Research Facts
In 1859, the Rockwood Asylum opened in Kingston (Portsmouth). The name was later changed to Rockwood Hospital, and then in 1920 to Ontario Hospital - Kingston. Over the course of its earlier years, a gymnasium was added, then libraries, etc. in order to better serve the patients. During and after the Second World War, the hospital was understaffed due to the war, but by 1959, new buildings were added and the original asylum became known as the Penrose building, which housed people with disabilities. In the 1960s, a music department was added, as well as a unit for children and adolescents. In 1965, the name changed again to the Kingston Psychiatric Hospital. In March 2001, the hospital was placed under the authority of the Providence Continuing Care Centre's Governing Board. Its name was changed a final time to Mental Health Services, and the original asylum building, which had been closed since 1997, remains empty as of 2020.