Rectangular plastic nametag with rounded corners and attached metal hasp style pin closure on reverse; white on the front and black on reverse; incised text and coloured gold and black ink for the name of the hospital Kingston Psychiatric Hospital and outline of trillium logo for Ontario and black …
Rectangular plastic nametag with rounded corners and attached metal hasp style pin closure on reverse; white on the front and black on reverse; incised text and coloured gold and black ink for the name of the hospital Kingston Psychiatric Hospital and outline of trillium logo for Ontario and black ink for the bottom for the name of nurse Constance Cox.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Used by donor’s great aunt, Connie Cox (20 Aug 1939- 5 June 2010), while working at the Kingston Psychiatric Hospital for over 35 years. Ontario Hospital Kingston Nursing School, Grad 1962.
Dates
1965
2000
circa 1965-2000
Date Remarks
Date based on when the name "Kingston Psychiatric Hospital" came to be in 1965, and that Constance Cox worked at Kingston Psychiatric Hospital for 35 years before retiring.
Height measured at highest point as nametag was lying with the safety pin side down.
Length 7.5 cm X Width 4.0 cm X Height 1.0 cm
Condition Remarks
Some slight scratching on plastic on both sides
Copy Type
original
Reference Types
Website
Reference Comments
"Kingston Psychiatric Hospital," Asylum Projects, accessed August 4, 2020. http://www.asylumprojects.org/index.php?title=Kingston_Psychiatric_Hospital
Research Facts
In 1859, the Rockwood Asylum opened in Kingston (Portsmouth). The name was later changed to Rockwood Hospital, and then in 1920 to Ontario Hospital - Kingston. Over the course of its earlier years, a gymnasium was added, then libraries, etc. in order to better serve the patients. During and after the Second World War, the hospital was understaffed due to the war, but by 1959, new buildings were added and the original asylum became known as the Penrose building, which housed people with disabilities. In the 1960s, a music department was added, as well as a unit for children and adolescents. In 1965, the name changed again to the Kingston Psychiatric Hospital. In March 2001, the hospital was placed under the authority of the Providence Continuing Care Centre's Governing Board. Its name was changed a final time to Mental Health Services, and the original asylum building, which had been closed since 1997, remains empty as of 2020.