Kingston General Hospital School of Nursing Alumnae Collection
Category
Nursing
Commemorative and Communication Artifacts
Classification
Nursing
Commemorative
Accession Number
995002049 a-b
Description
Oval pin made of silver with black enamel and a raised crest of the K.G.H. in silver; around the edges are the words "Kingston General Hospital"; the number "56" is attached by a 0.2 cm chain and is also a pin
Oval pin made of silver with black enamel and a raised crest of the K.G.H. in silver; around the edges are the words "Kingston General Hospital"; the number "56" is attached by a 0.2 cm chain and is also a pin
Number Of Parts
2
Part Names
a - Size: Length 1.5 cm. x Width 1.0 cm.
b - Size:
Provenance
Marilyn (Wilmot) Boston graduate of Kingston General Hospital School of Nursing Class of 1956.
Kingston Health Sciences Centre website, "KGH School of Nursing," (https://kingstonhsc.ca/kgh-school-nursing)
Research Facts
Pin usually worn on school blazer
The first 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.