Kingston General Hospital School of Nursing Alumnae Collection
Category
Archival Items
Commemorative and Communication Artifacts
Nursing
Classification
Archival, Publications
Commemorative and Communication Artifacts
Nursing
Accession Number
995002114
Description
Hardbound yearbook for Kingston General Hospital School of Nursing Class of 1949 in red leatherette; there is a Kingston General Hospital cross logo in gold in the top right corner of the cover; contains photographs of nursing students; 106 pages.
Hardbound yearbook for Kingston General Hospital School of Nursing Class of 1949 in red leatherette; there is a Kingston General Hospital cross logo in gold in the top right corner of the cover; contains photographs of nursing students; 106 pages.
Number Of Parts
1
Dates
1949
circa 1949
Date Remarks
Date is printed on the artifact
Material
vinyl: red
paper: cream
ink: black, yellow
Inscriptions
Printed in graphic on front cover, "K G H".
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-G
Length
29.0 cm
Width
23.0 cm
Depth
1.5 cm
Unit Of Measure
centimeters
Dimension Notes
Length 29.0 cm x Width 23.0 cm x Depth 1.5 cm
Condition Remarks
Binding is starting to tear at the top in the front of the book; pages on the front and back cover have glue stains.
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
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.