Kingston General Hospital School of Nursing Alumnae Collection
Category
Archival
Nursing
Education
Commemorative and Communication Artifacts
Classification
Archival
Nursing
Education
Commemorative and Communication Artifacts
Accession Number
995002082
Description
(a) Paper graduation nursing school diploma mounted on cardboard (meas. 37.2 x 34.2); issued by the Training School for Nurses Kingston General Hospital to Lily E. Rogers on September 12 1919; bottom has a red paper seal from the hospital and the signatures of 7 examiners, the Chairman of the Board…
(a) Paper graduation nursing school diploma mounted on cardboard (meas. 37.2 x 34.2); issued by the Training School for Nurses Kingston General Hospital to Lily E. Rogers on September 12 1919; bottom has a red paper seal from the hospital and the signatures of 7 examiners, the Chairman of the Board of Governors, Medical Superintendant and Superintendant of Training School; (b) painted wood and glass frame with wire on back for hanging
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Lily E. Rogers (Kingston General Hospital School of Nursing graduate Class of 1919)
Written on back: "Miss L. Rogers 171 Stuart St. Pd"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 2005
2005-2-1
Length
39.6 cm
Width
36.3 cm
Unit Of Measure
centimeters
Dimension Notes
Length: 39.6 cm. x Width: 36.3 cm.
Condition Remarks
Certificate glued to acidic cardboard backing which has several water stains on the back; certificate has several small brown stains (foxing); no tears in the document
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.