Kingston General Hospital School of Nursing Alumnae Collection
Category
Nursing
Nursing Uniforms
Classification
Nursing
Nursing Uniforms
Accession Number
995002011
Description
Cream-coloured single-breasted wool nurse's jacket with red and cream braided piping along lapels, cuffs and pockets; left breast pocket has cream-coloured cloth patch with Kingston General Hospital crest embroidered in red; two plain pockets at hip, one on each side; fastened in front with two cle…
Cream-coloured single-breasted wool nurse's jacket with red and cream braided piping along lapels, cuffs and pockets; left breast pocket has cream-coloured cloth patch with Kingston General Hospital crest embroidered in red; two plain pockets at hip, one on each side; fastened in front with two clear plastic sew-through buttons.
Marilyn Boston; reference book compiled: "Information Re KGH Nursing Uniforms" to document the collection of uniforms; further references are noted within; numerous photos available at Queen's Archives, see Museum's Index
Research Facts
Red wool jackets (blazers) were first worn by Kingston General Hospital nursing students and graduates in 1946 during informal off-duty hours when a nursing uniform was not appropriate; these were purchased voluntarily, generally when students entered their third year of study, and it was considered to be a rite of passage; the blazers were changed to white wool with red braided trim for the 1953 class; the blazer tradition continued until circa 1970.