Kingston General Hospital School of Nursing vellum graduation certificate made out to Goldie Phyllis Parish (a) in a leather case with a pair of interior plastic pockets for certificate; secured by a metal snap (b); vellum has official embossed seal for the School of Nursing.
Kingston General Hospital School of Nursing vellum graduation certificate made out to Goldie Phyllis Parish (a) in a leather case with a pair of interior plastic pockets for certificate; secured by a metal snap (b); vellum has official embossed seal for the School of Nursing.
Number Of Parts
2
Part Names
a - certificate - Size: Length 11.5 cm x Width 18.0 cm
b - case - Size: Length 29.0 cm x Width 19.0 cm x Depth 0.4 cm.
Printed in gold ink on case: "GOLDIE PHYLLIS PARISH"; printed on certificate: "Kingston General Hospital // KINGSTON, ONTARIO // INCORPORATED BY ACT OF PARLIAMENT 1849 // School of Nursing // Goldie Phyllis Parish // has satisfactorily completed a three years course of instruction and // practice in this institution, has passed all the required // examinations, and is qualified to nurse Medical, // Surgical, Obstetrical and Infectious cases. // May 31st, 1934 // R. Fraser Armstrong B. sc. // SUPERINTENDENT // W. J. [illegible signature] // CHAIRMAN OF BOARD OF GOVERNORS // A. Baillie, Reg. N. // SUPERINTENDENT OF NURSING SCHOOL"..
Permanent Location
Storage Room 2005
2005-1-5 Box 22
Condition Remarks
Vellum is wrinkled; case shows wear and some bare areas along folds and corners.
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Website
Reference Comments
Kingston Health Sciences Centre website, "KGH School of Nursing," (https://kingstonhsc.ca/kgh-school-nursing)
Research Facts
Goldie Phyllis Parish graduated in 1934 from the Kingston General Hospital School of Nursing and spent her entire career at Kingston General Hospital until her retirement in June 1976. Certificate indicates three years course of instruction, dated May 31, 1934, and has passed all the required examinations and is qualified to nurse Medical, Surgical, Obstetrical and Infectious cases. Hand signed by Ann Baillie, Superintendent of the Nursing School.
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.