A 75-page yearbook with thick black paper cover and glossy cream paper inside; bound through two holes and tied with a cream and red-coloured string; printed in gold on the cover is the Kingston General Hospital crest (anchor and crown motif with snake entwined around two sticks)
A 75-page yearbook with thick black paper cover and glossy cream paper inside; bound through two holes and tied with a cream and red-coloured string; printed in gold on the cover is the Kingston General Hospital crest (anchor and crown motif with snake entwined around two sticks)
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Owned and used by Nora Valleau, Kingston General Hospital School of Nursing graduate Class of 1928.
The cover has the Kingston General Hospital crest in gold lettering; the back cover has a white sticker with a red border and in blue ink is written, "Nora M Valleau // 1928"; the first page reads, "THIS // YEARBOOK // IS PUBLISHED BY // THE GRADUATION CLASS OF '28 // 1925-1928"; below is the same Kingston General Hospital crest without the banner seen on the crest on the cover
Permanent Location
Storage Room 2005
2005-2-3 Box 9
Length
27.1 cm
Width
22.0 cm
Depth
0.7 cm
Unit Of Measure
centimeters
Dimension Notes
Length 27.1 cm. x Width 22.0 cm. x Depth 0.7 cm
Condition Remarks
Inside pages exhibit some grime due to handling; front and back covers are worn around the edges revealing the white paper underneath; the cream and red string is unwound at the ends
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Document
Website
Reference Comments
"KGH Nursing Alumni Memorabilia" by Marilyn Boston
Kingston Health Sciences Centre website, "KGH School of Nursing," (https://kingstonhsc.ca/kgh-school-nursing)
Research Facts
Kingston General Hospital Nursing School graduates began producing yearbooks in 1926; of particular interest in 1928 was the opening of the new nurses' residence, photos of which are included in the yearbook. 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.