Kingston General Hospital School of Nursing Alumnae Collection
Category
Nursing
Commemorative and Communication Artifacts
Classification
Nursing
Commemorative and Communication Artifacts
Accession Number
995002025
Description
Sterling silver pin; geometric and leaf decorative markings; bar header; swinging plaque body; medallion to centre of body; with inscription front and back.
Sterling silver pin; geometric and leaf decorative markings; bar header; swinging plaque body; medallion to centre of body; with inscription front and back.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Awarded to Mary O'Hara at Kingston General Hospital Training School for Nurses Commencement, 1888
Dates
1888
circa 1888
Date Remarks
Date stamped on object
Material
silver: silver
Inscriptions
Engraved on front: "KINGSTON GENERAL HOSPITAL // TRAINING // SCHOOL // FOR // NURSES"; engraved on back: "Mary O'Hara // GRADUATED // Sept. 11th 1888"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-C5-1
Length
5.0 cm
Width
4.0 cm
Depth
0.5 cm
Unit Of Measure
centimeters
Dimension Notes
Length 5.0 cm. x Width 4.0 cm. x Depth 0.5 cm.
Condition Remarks
slightly tarnished
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Website
Reference Comments
Kingston Health Sciences Centre website, "KGH School of Nursing," (https://kingstonhsc.ca/kgh-school-nursing)
Research Facts
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.