Small thin grey paper covered information booklet discussing the nurses, history and function of the Guy's Hospital Nursing School; on the front cover; the coat of arms consists of a shield with a banner underneath it and in the banner are the words "DARE QUAM ACCIPERE", which is latin for "better …
Small thin grey paper covered information booklet discussing the nurses, history and function of the Guy's Hospital Nursing School; on the front cover; the coat of arms consists of a shield with a banner underneath it and in the banner are the words "DARE QUAM ACCIPERE", which is latin for "better to give than receive"; bound by two staples; in addition to the content there are several monochrome photographs of the hospital, nurses' classroom, nurses' cottage, a bath, and more; the back cover is grey and blank; the pages range from 4 to 29.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Belonged to Sylvia Burkinshaw, a Registered Nurse and graduate from Scarborough Hospital. Among her many roles, she worked at the Kingston General Hospital from 1961 up until her retirement in 1984.
Sylvia Burkinshaw was born at Scarborough, Yorkshire, England in 1919 and died on Sunday May 1, 2011 at the Kingston General Hospital. Only daughter of John Frederick and Margaret Burkinshaw. Following graduation as a Registered Nurse at Scarborough Hospital and as a Midwife at Queen Charlotte's Maternity Hospital London, she served as a Nursing Sister in Queen Alexandra's Royal Naval Nursing Service through World War II. In 1950 she returned to civilian nursing at University College Hospital, London. An International Red Cross Scholarship award enabled her to travel to Canada to continue her health care career. She worked at the Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto from 1956 to 1961 and at the Kingston General Hospital from 1961 until her retirement in 1984.