Kingston General Hospital School of Nursing Alumnae Collection
Category
Archival
Nursing
Commemorative and Communication Artifacts
Classification
Archival, Images
Nursing
Commemorative and Communication Artifacts
Accession Number
995002023
Description
Oval portrait of Lillian Lord upon graduating from Kingston General Hospital School of Nursing, 1919; most likely a colour-touched photograph; oval shape; brass frame; raised/rounded glass to frame
Oval portrait of Lillian Lord upon graduating from Kingston General Hospital School of Nursing, 1919; most likely a colour-touched photograph; oval shape; brass frame; raised/rounded glass to frame
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Done of / for Lillian Lord upon graduation from Kingston General Hospital School of Nursing, Class of 1919
Dates
1919
circa 1919
Date Remarks
Graduation date
Material
paper: blue; white; red; green
metal: yellow
Permanent Location
Storage Room 2005
2005-2-1
Length
52.0 cm
Width
36.0 cm
Depth
6.0 cm
Unit Of Measure
centimeters
Dimension Notes
Length 52.0 cm. x Width 36.0 cm. x Depth 6.0 cm.
Condition Remarks
#1: picture itself in good condition; brass frame tarnished and corroded in areas; #2: no damage from being on exhibit; suitable to put back on exhibit
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Person
Website
Reference Comments
Barb McNaughton
Kingston Health Sciences Centre website, "KGH School of Nursing," (https://kingstonhsc.ca/kgh-school-nursing)
Research Facts
Owned by Lillian Mary (Lord) Dougherty, who graduated from the Kingston General Hospital School of Nursing in 1919, while she was a nursing student. Barb McNaughton is the niece of Lillian Lord and also Kingston General Hospital School of Nursing Alumnae.
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
Hall of Honour, 09/95–Jan. 19, 2001; on exhibit at Museum, Jan. 22, 2001-June 9, 2008.