Kingston General Hospital School of Nursing Alumnae Collection
Category
Commemorative and Communication Artifacts
Nursing
Classification
Commemorative
Nursing
Accession Number
995002145 a-b
Description
Gold and white Kingston General Hospital School of Nursing graduation pin (b) on the shape of a cross and edged in gold detailing with attached closure pin and clasp on back; the left, center and right sections have a letter in gold set into them; blue velvet case lined with white satin opening on …
Gold and white Kingston General Hospital School of Nursing graduation pin (b) on the shape of a cross and edged in gold detailing with attached closure pin and clasp on back; the left, center and right sections have a letter in gold set into them; blue velvet case lined with white satin opening on a spring loaded hinge has a built in slot to hold pin (a).
Number Of Parts
2
Part Names
a - case - Size: Length 5.3 cm x Width 5.2 cm x Depth 3.2 cm
b - pin - Size: Length 1.9 cm x Width 1.9 cm x Depth 0.4 cm
Provenance
Owned by Lottie Smith, donated on behalf of the Kingston General Hospital School of Nursing Alumnae.
Printed inside case (a): "NASH // JEWELLERS // N // LONDON"; printed in gold on face (b): "K G H"; engraved on back (b): "S. Bs. 14K".
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-C5-1
(a) 000-C5-2 Box 2
Condition Remarks
Like new.
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
Lottie Smith was a graduate of the Kingston General Hospital School of Nursing in 1937 and spent her entire nursing career at Kingston General Hospital.
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.