Framed graduation certificate; awarded to Edith Christina Dewar from the Brockville General Hospital School of Nursing Class of 1941; hospital's emblem embossed into top right corner of certificate; painted wood frame with glass cover and cardboard backing.
Framed graduation certificate; awarded to Edith Christina Dewar from the Brockville General Hospital School of Nursing Class of 1941; hospital's emblem embossed into top right corner of certificate; painted wood frame with glass cover and cardboard backing.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Found in garage at rental property in Kingston, Ontario; home owner did not know which previous tenant was the original owner
On certificate: "Brockville General Hospital // INCORPORATED 1885 // Brockville, Ontario // School of Nursing // Edith Christina Dewar // has satisfactorily completed a three year course of instruction and practice // in this institution, and has passed all the required examinations, and is // qualified to nurse Medical, Surgical, Obstetrical and Infectious Cases. // Friday, June 3rd. 1941 // [illegible signatures] // Chairman of Board of Governors // President Medical Staff // Superintendent of Nurses"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 2005
2005-2-1
Length
19.8 cm
Width
13.0 cm
Depth
1.7 cm
Unit Of Measure
centimeters
Dimension Notes
Length 19.8 cm x Width 13.0 cm x Depth 1.7 cm
Condition Remarks
Certificate is faded; frame has a few scratches on the corners; paper backing is peeling
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Website
Reference Comments
Brockville General Hospital, "History -- School of Nursing", https://www.brockvillegeneralhospital.ca/en/who-we-are/history.aspx
Research Facts
The Brockville General Hospital School of Nursing began on Ormond Street in Brockville, Ontario in 1889 and the first nurse graduated in 1893. The school produced 1,189 graduates before nursing programs became part of community college curriculums in 1974.