Kingston General Hospital School of Nursing Alumnae Collection
Category
Archival
Nursing
Communication
Commemorative
Commemorative and Communication Artifacts
Classification
Archival
Nursing
Communication
Commemorative
Commemorative and Communication Artifacts
Accession Number
005036022
Description
A one-page folded commemorative program for the Golden Jubilee (50th anniversary) of Kingston General Hospital School of Nursing in 1936, from June 22nd to 25th.
A one-page folded commemorative program for the Golden Jubilee (50th anniversary) of Kingston General Hospital School of Nursing in 1936, from June 22nd to 25th.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Kingston General Hospital School of Nursing Alumnae via Marilyn Boston.
Handwritten in pen on the front cover: "Caroline (Carrie) M Edmison // graduated in 1904"; printed on front cover: "1866 - 1936 // GOLDEN // JUBLIEE // KINGSTON // GENERAL HOSPITAL // SCHOOL OF NURSING // KINGSTON, ONTARIO // JUNE 22ND-23RD-24TH-25TH // 1936".
Permanent Location
Storage Room 2005
2005-2-3 Box 16
Length
27.5 cm
Width
21.5 cm
Unit Of Measure
centimeters
Dimension Notes
Length 27.5 cm x Width 21.5 cm
Condition Remarks
Slightly faded and wrinkled; folds show wear.
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Book
Website
Reference Comments
"A Century of Caring 1888-1988", by Kingston General Hospital Nurses Alumnae, 1988
Kingston Health Sciences Centre website, "KGH School of Nursing," (https://kingstonhsc.ca/kgh-school-nursing)
Research Facts
The first two nurses graduated from Kingston General Hospital in 1886 but the school of nursing was not officially started until 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.