Rectangular navy textured vinyl hardcover book (a); 84 pages; front cover has a small tan sticker in the upper left corner "NUR.07", and the word "Library" printed in gold in the bottom right corner; name of the hospital and the Ontario crest on the cover in white ink, and printed the year 1966 and…
Rectangular navy textured vinyl hardcover book (a); 84 pages; front cover has a small tan sticker in the upper left corner "NUR.07", and the word "Library" printed in gold in the bottom right corner; name of the hospital and the Ontario crest on the cover in white ink, and printed the year 1966 and title "Debut"; contains information and monochrome photographs of the staff, students, graduates, etc. of the Ontario Hospital Kingston in 1966; back page includes a tan cardstock paper library sign out card in matching paper holder.
Number Of Parts
2
Part Names
a) yearbook: Length 28.0 cm X Width 21.0 cm X Depth 1.2 cm
b) library card: Length 12.4 cm X Width 7.5 cm
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, Graduate Class of 1962. From the Nurses' Library at the Ontario Hospital Kingston.
Printed on front cover of a): On sticker in upper left corner: "NUR. 07"; "ONTARIO // HOSPITAL // KINGSTON // 1966 // DEBUT // LIBRARY"; stamped in blue ink on second inside page of a): "NURSES' LIBRARY // ONTARIO HOSPITAL, KINGSTON"; printed and written on front of b): "Misc.-26 // DEBUT 1966 // OHK Graduates // DATE // ISSUED TO // Oct 23 1966 B. Warden // Sept 30, 1968 E. Lyon // CAT. NO. 1152 L // LOWE-MARTIN CO. LIMITED"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 2005
2005-1-4
Condition Remarks
Some minor staining on cover, slight discolouration of paper
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.