Kingston General Hospital School of Nursing Alumnae Collection
Category
Archival
Nursing Education
Communication
Commemorative
Commemorative and Communication Artifacts
Ephemera
Classification
Archival
Nursing Education
Communication
Commemorative
Commemorative and Communication Artifacts
Ephemera
Accession Number
995002137
Description
A paper graduation program consisting of a single folded page for the 1921 commencement exercises for the Kingston General Hospital Training School for Nurses; includes list of graduating nurses, award presenters and winners.
A paper graduation program consisting of a single folded page for the 1921 commencement exercises for the Kingston General Hospital Training School for Nurses; includes list of graduating nurses, award presenters and winners.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Owned by Mary S. Byers, given to Kingston General Hospital School of Nursing Alumnae.
Printed on front of programme: "SIXTEENTH ANNUAL // Commencement // Exercises // Kingston General Hospital // Training School for Nurses // Thursday Evening, May 12th, 1921 // Grant Hall 8 o'clock // GRADUATES, 1921 // Irene Brayman, Brockville, Ont. // Hazel S. Coon, Elgin, Ont. // Martha M. Hart, Madoc, Ont. // Aleta M. Whitty, Kingston, Ont. // May S. Byers, Eganville // Beulah Barleigh, Kingston // Sybil Garner, Sydenham // Desta G. Base, Kingston // Helen D. Gilroy, Smith's Halls [sic] // Inez M. Mackay, Smith's Falls // Mary J. Duncan, McDonald's Corners // Helen A. Davis, Napanee // Mabel L. Detlor, Napanee // Jessie G. Forsythe, Harrowsmith // M. Nellie McKendry, Gelnburnie // Gladys M. Lyon, Kingston // Christina Shannick, Bancroft // Emma E. MacLean, Kingston // Gladys M. Wells, Belleville // Lillian M. McCann, Westport // Vera W. Zufelt, Consecon // Kathleen Harold, Kingston // Jessie Harold, Kingston // Laura Durbrow, Renfrew // Muriel Smith, Indian Lorette, Que."
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-G KGH School of Nursing Graduation Binder
Length
25.7 cm
Width
20.2 cm
Unit Of Measure
centimeters
Dimension Notes
Length 25.7 cm x Width 20.2 cm
Condition Remarks
Fold lines are almost broken through; fragile; shows wear along edges of creases.
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Document
Website
Reference Comments
"Miss Mary S. Byers Retires Following 35 Years' Service, Honored by Hospital Bodies", George H. Carver, The Ontario Intelligencer, Tuesday July 10, 1965
Kingston Health Sciences Centre website, "KGH School of Nursing," (https://kingstonhsc.ca/kgh-school-nursing)
Research Facts
Mary S. Byers graduated from Kingston General Hospital School of Nursing in 1921; Mary worked for 35 years as a nurse and was associated with Belleville General Hospital for 31 of them, 28 of them consecutively.
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.