Round gold pin with 4 sections coming out in a cross shape from centre; letters "KGH" in gold, over white enamelled front
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Margaret Emily Kirkpatrick (Kingston General Hospital School of Nursing graduate Class of 1935)
Dates
1935
circa 1935
Date Remarks
Margaret Emily Kirkpatrick graduated in 1935.
Material
metal: yellow
enamel: white
Inscriptions
Engraved on pin: "M.E.K."; stamped : "S.Bs 10 k [symbol that resembles a 7 superimposed on a 4]"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-C5-1
Condition Remarks
No damage or tarnishing
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Person
Website
Reference Comments
Marilyn Boston
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.
Exhibit History
Kingston General Hospital Nursing Alumnae 2005 Special exhibit, Museum of Health Care, 20 May 2005-24 June 2005