Kingston General Hospital School of Nursing Alumnae Collection
Category
Archival Items
Nursing
Classification
Archival, Publications
Nursing
Accession Number
995002076
Description
(a) Heavy paper certificate mounted on cardboard; was issued by the Minister of Health for the Province of Ontario to Irene Brayman on February 26, 1925, designating her the title of Registered Nurse; bottom has a red paper seal from the Minister of Health and the signatures of the Minister of Heal…
(a) Heavy paper certificate mounted on cardboard; was issued by the Minister of Health for the Province of Ontario to Irene Brayman on February 26, 1925, designating her the title of Registered Nurse; bottom has a red paper seal from the Minister of Health and the signatures of the Minister of Health and the Inspector of Training Schools; (b) glass and varnished wood frame with wire on back for hanging.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Irene Brayman (Kingston General Hospital School of Nursing graduate Class of 1921)
Printed on certificate: "Province of Ontario // This is to Certify that // Irene Brayman // having duly complied with the provisions of the Act respecting // The Registration of Nurses and the regulations thereunder has this day been duly // registered in the Department of Health and while so registered // may be designated and use the title // Registered Nurse // Given under our hands and Seal of Office of the Minister of Health // of the City of Toronto in the Province of Ontario this twenty [illegible] day of // February in the year of Our Lord one thousand nine hundred and twenty five. // Forbes Godfrey MD // Minister of Health // A M Mann, Reg. N // Inspector of Training Schools"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 2005
2005-2-1
Length
39.5 cm
Width
28.5 cm
Unit Of Measure
centimeters
Dimension Notes
Length: 39.5 cm. x Width: 28.5 cm.
Condition Remarks
Diploma mounted onto acidic cardboard and framed in a glass & wood frame with acidic corrugated cardboard backing and dust sheet; has 3 fold marks and 2 small brown stains; the paper shows a small area of wear in the mid-lower half area; overall, the diploma is complete and untorn.
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Person
Timeline
Reference Comments
Marilyn Boston
Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario. https://rnao.ca/sites/rnao-ca/files/RNAOs_Proud_Past.pdf
Research Facts
Originally framed by Gartland's Art Store, 388 Princess St., Kingston, Ontario (original label saved and re-attached to back).
The Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario, by 1935, was instrumental in developing standards for nursing education and practice. The association protected the title “registered nurse” by making it mandatory to be registered. Nurses had to graduate from nursing school and subsequently be examined again in order to become registered nurses in Ontario. Examinations for the Registered Nurse Certificate began in 1923.