Dance card made up from a single piece of heavy orange paper with black printing; folded in half and cut into a crest shape; the front of the card has a design of a silhouette of a witch flying on a broom in front of a full moon; the inside and back have printed and written words.
Dance card made up from a single piece of heavy orange paper with black printing; folded in half and cut into a crest shape; the front of the card has a design of a silhouette of a witch flying on a broom in front of a full moon; the inside and back have printed and written words.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Owned and used by Miss Nora M. Valleau, Kingston General Hospital School of Nursing 1928 graduate.
The outside front of the card reads, "Hallowe'en Frolic // NURSES K.G.H. // Friday, November 2nd // 1928" in printing and "N. Valleau" handwritten in ink; the inside front has the programme listed; the inside back has 16 engagements handwritten in ink; the outside back reads, "PATRONESSES // MRS. HAROLD DAVIS // MRS. FRASER ARMSTRONG // MISS ANNIE BAILLIE // COMMITTEE // MISS HATTON // MISS BLACK // MISS KINGSTON // MISS MACDONALD // The Jackson Press, Kingston, Ont." in printing.
Permanent Location
Storage Room 2005
2005-2-2 Box 7
Temporary Location
6 March 2017: missing
Dimension Notes
Length 8.1 cm x Width 10.0 cm x Depth 0.1 cm (folded)
Condition Remarks
The paper is complete, with no tears or missing sections; the outer front and back show some minor staining; the outer front has a spot stain at the upper right corner; all printing and writing is fully legible
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Document
Reference Comments
Oral history transcript for Nora Valleau; Queen's University Archives Folder N207—Social and Other Functions
"KGH Nursing Alumni Memorabilia," by Marilyn Boston
Kingston General Hospital Alumnae papers at Queen's University Archives for dance programs for Halloween 1926, 1938; Graduation 1927, 1939, 1940, 1941
Research Facts
The annual Hallowe'en party was a popular event for the nurses; it was held in Grant Hall and the classroom in the basement of the residence (only after 1928).