Sepia portrait photograph of Nora Valleau in her graduation uniform with rolled nursing certificate and bouquet of roses; print is mounted on two mat boards; the first is only slightly larger than the print; the second is almost as large as the paper folder which closes over mat boards and print; f…
Sepia portrait photograph of Nora Valleau in her graduation uniform with rolled nursing certificate and bouquet of roses; print is mounted on two mat boards; the first is only slightly larger than the print; the second is almost as large as the paper folder which closes over mat boards and print; folder has faint "ragging" design.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Owned and used by Nora Valleau, Kingston General Hospital School of Nursing graduate Class of 1928.
Graduation photo of Nora Valleau; date is written on photo
Material
paper: brown
photographic paper: sepia
Inscriptions
Printed in blue ink on the print surface: "Nora Valleau // Graduation // 1928"; pressed into mat surface: "A.R. Timothy // KINGSTON, ONT."
Permanent Location
Storage Room 2005
2005-2-2 Box 5
Length
27.6 cm
Width
36.2 cm
Depth
0.15 cm
Unit Of Measure
centimeters
Dimension Notes
Length 27.6 cm. x Width 36.2 cm. x Depth 0.15 cm.
Condition Remarks
The photograph has been written on with blue ink; mat backing is in good condition; no creases; creases evident at top right and lower left corners of the paper folder
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Document
Other
Website
Reference Comments
"Listing of the Nora Valleau Collection" by H. Blythe
"Information Re KGH Nursing Uniforms"; "KGH Nursing Alumni Memorabilia" by Marilyn Boston
Kingston Health Sciences Centre website, "KGH School of Nursing," (https://kingstonhsc.ca/kgh-school-nursing)
Research Facts
Nurses wore special uniforms for their graduation, similar to the regular uniforms but with no turkey-red band along bottom of skirt; graduation ceremonies were held in Grant Hall from 1920-1974; beginning in 1921, all graduating nurses received a bouquet of red roses from the Board of Governors; this was upon the recommendation of the Kingston General Hospital Nursing Alumni.
The first official graduating class of the Kingston General Hospital School of Nursing was in 1888; the school was created in order to educate nurses as the demand for them increased, as well as providing a labour force to the hospital. When the first nurses graduated, they were given a certificate of completion, twenty five dollars, and a nursing medal. Over the years, nurses were sometimes given pins and/or rings or other memorabilia to commemorate their graduation from the school.
Exhibit History
On exhibit in Nursing case in Museum, Nov. 21 1997