A one-page, typewritten letter on Department of Health letterhead notifying Valleau of her success in passing the examination for Nurse Registration in Ontario; letterhead consists of a moose and a stag flanking a badge with three maple leaves and a cross; above the badge is a profile view of a bea…
A one-page, typewritten letter on Department of Health letterhead notifying Valleau of her success in passing the examination for Nurse Registration in Ontario; letterhead consists of a moose and a stag flanking a badge with three maple leaves and a cross; above the badge is a profile view of a bear and below is a banner with a Latin phrase
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Owned and used by Nora Valleau, Kingston General Hospital School of Nursing graduate Class of 1928.
At centre top is the insignia of the Canadian government; below is printed "DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH // INSPECTOR OF TRAINING SCHOOLS // FOR NURSES"; signed, "A.M. Mann, Reg N. // Inspector"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 2005
2005-2-2 Box 7
Length
21.8 cm
Width
28.0 cm
Unit Of Measure
centimeters
Dimension Notes
Length 21.8 cm. x Width 28.0 cm.
Condition Remarks
Page has two horizontal fold lines; top left corner has been bent forward
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Document
Website
Reference Comments
"Oral History Transcript for Nora Valleau" by R. Rustige
Kingston Health Sciences Centre website, "KGH School of Nursing," (https://kingstonhsc.ca/kgh-school-nursing)
Research Facts
Valleau wrote the exam in November of 1928; she did not specialize in a particular area of nursing; at this time she worked briefly at Kingston General Hospital, as a private duty nurse, and at the military hospital in Kingston.
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.