Rectangular cream paper Christmas greeting card with raised holly branch designs and Kingston General Hospital crest on front and pre-printed and handwritten messages on interior; card consists of thick sheet of paper folded into quarters with rough bottom edge; personal hand written message writte…
Rectangular cream paper Christmas greeting card with raised holly branch designs and Kingston General Hospital crest on front and pre-printed and handwritten messages on interior; card consists of thick sheet of paper folded into quarters with rough bottom edge; personal hand written message written by donor, Ruth Dafoe Taylor in 1962.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Belonged to donor, who was a member of the Kingston General Hospital School of Nursing Class of 1963.
Printed of front: “KINGSTON GENERAL HOSPITAL // Greetings”; printed on interior: “Christmas Greetings // and // best wishes for your happiness // throughout the New Year. // School of Nursing // Kingston General Hospital // Kingston // Ontario”; handwritten on interior in blue ink: “Best of luck for examinations // Love // Ruth”
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-G Assorted Binder E pg 15 b
Length
13.8 cm
Width
10.1 cm
Unit Of Measure
centimeters
Dimension Notes
Dimensions when card is closed; Length 13.8 cm X Width 10.1 cm
Condition Remarks
Minor yellowing near edges on back
Copy Type
original
Reference Types
Person
Website
Reference Comments
Ruth Dafoe Taylor (Donor)
“KGH School of Nursing.” Kingston General Hospital, 2019. Accessed 10 July 2019.
Research Facts
Ruth Dafoe Taylor, donor and author of personal message written in the card, was a member of the Kingston General Hospital School of Nursing Class of 1963.
The Kingston General Hospital School of Nursing was one of the first apprenticeship-based nursing training programs in Canada; began in 1886 in response to the increased focus on patient care in hospitals and the medical field; the program was meant to produce an educated and dedicated work force of nurses while also providing an affordable labour force for the hospital through on the job student training; the Ann Baillie Building, current home of the Museum of Health Care at Kingston, originally served as a residence for the student nurses at Kingston General Hospital.