Kingston General Hospital School of Nursing Alumnae Collection
Category
Archival
Nursing
Commemorative and Communication Artifacts
Classification
Archival, Images
Nursing
Commemorative and Communication Artifacts
Accession Number
005036004
Description
A black string-bound photo album with 24 pages; the album contains approximately 300 black and white photos with original negatives tucked behind some of the photos; featuring life in residence during the 1940s and school of nurse training at Kingston General Hospital; the photos are attached to th…
A black string-bound photo album with 24 pages; the album contains approximately 300 black and white photos with original negatives tucked behind some of the photos; featuring life in residence during the 1940s and school of nurse training at Kingston General Hospital; the photos are attached to the pages by black corner supports; inside of the front cover is Marjorie Emma Gibbin's nursing graduation certificate; inside the back cover is a handwritten letter in blue ink.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Owned by Marjorie Emma (nee Gibbins) Hughes .
Dates
1935
1943
circa 1935 - 1943
Date Remarks
Donor's remarks
Material
paper: black, white
vellum: cream
fabric: navy
ink: black
Inscriptions
Embossed on cover, "ALBUM"; on certificate: "KGH School of Nursing // Marjorie Emma Gibbons // June 10th, 1940".
Permanent Location
Storage Room 2005
2005-1-4
Length
31.5 cm
Width
24.0 cm
Depth
3.2 cm
Unit Of Measure
centimeters
Dimension Notes
Length 31.5 cm x Width 24.0 cm x Depth 3.2 cm
Condition Remarks
The binding is loose; few pages show wear along edges.
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Person
Website
Reference Comments
Marilyn Boston
Kingston Health Sciences Centre website, "KGH School of Nursing," (https://kingstonhsc.ca/kgh-school-nursing)
Research Facts
Marjorie Emma Hughes graduated from Kingston General Hospital School of Nursing in 1941. After graduation she worked for Dr. Jenkins in Gananoque, her hometown.
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.