Dinner program from the Kingston General Hospital School of Nursing Diamond Jubilee; made from one piece of paper folded in three to create a large centre with two flaps to close over the front; cover depicts two silhouettes of nurses dressed in uniforms from 1946 and 1886; centre piece can be seen…
Dinner program from the Kingston General Hospital School of Nursing Diamond Jubilee; made from one piece of paper folded in three to create a large centre with two flaps to close over the front; cover depicts two silhouettes of nurses dressed in uniforms from 1946 and 1886; centre piece can be seen underneath as the top corner of each flap has been folded back and printed with a date: 1946 on the left and 1886 on the right; dimensions are given for folded program.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Owned and used by Nora Valleau, Kingston General Hospital School of Nursing 1928 Graduate.
On cover, "1946 1886 // R. NOBLE"; inside in the centre is printed: "KINGSTON GENERAL HOSPITAL SCHOOL OF NURSING // DIAMOND JUBILEE // Grant Hall, Queen's University, June 3rd, 1946"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 2005
2005-2-2 Box #7
Length
14.0 cm
Width
21.7 cm
Depth
0.15 cm
Unit Of Measure
centimeters
Dimension Notes
Length 14.0 cm. x Width 21.7 cm. x Depth 0.15 cm
Condition Remarks
On left flap a grey smudge mark 7.3 cm from the bottom and 5 cm from the left side; both corners of the folded-back tops on the flaps have creases; top corner on left side has also been creased
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Document
Reference Comments
"KGH Nursing Alumni Memorabilia" by Marilyn Boston; see also: from KGH Nursing Memorabilia at Queen's University Archives: original newspaper clippings for the Diamond Jubilee; also, "Oral History Transcript of N. Valleau" compiled by R. Rustige
Research Facts
At this time, Nora Valleau was engaged in private duty nursing in the Kingston area; in 1946 the Kingston General Hospital Nurses' Alumni Association started its newsletter; the dinner was held on June 3rd, 1946