Kingston General Hospital School of Nursing Alumnae Collection
Category
Nursing
Commemorative and Communication Artifacts
Classification
Nursing
Commemorative
Accession Number
995002105
Description
Kingston General Hospital Nursing graduate pin which consists of a decorative gold and enamel front piece with an attached pin and clasp on the back; the front section is round with four rectangular slots cut into it, to create a round central section with four equal sized four-sided pieces attacheā¦
Kingston General Hospital Nursing graduate pin which consists of a decorative gold and enamel front piece with an attached pin and clasp on the back; the front section is round with four rectangular slots cut into it, to create a round central section with four equal sized four-sided pieces attached; the front piece has gold edges with enamel covering; the left, central and right sections each have a gold letter set into them.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Owned by Ellen Priscilla Dodd, Kingston General Hospital School of Nursing graduate Class of 1931.
The front of the pin has the letters, "K G H" in gold letters within the enamel; the back of the pin has the initials, "E.P.D." and the date "1931" engraved in the centre; the bottom back of the pin has the letters, "S.B. LTD // 14 k" stamped into it
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-C5-1
Depth
0.5 cm
Diameter
1.9 cm
Unit Of Measure
centimeters
Dimension Notes
Depth: 0.5 cm. x Diameter: 1.9 cm.
Condition Remarks
The pin shows only very minor wear and tarnish; the enamel is complete and undamaged except for a minor chip above the letter "G"
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.
Exhibit History
Kingston General Hospital Nursing Alumnae 2006 Special Exhibit @ Museum of Health Care: April 19, 2006-May 30, 2007