Graduation pin, a circular gold pin with four rectangular pieces cut out to form a pattern of a central circle with four quadrilateral pieces coming off it; the front of the pin has white enamel and the letters "KGH" in gold going horizontally accross it; the back of the pin has a straight pin and …
Graduation pin, a circular gold pin with four rectangular pieces cut out to form a pattern of a central circle with four quadrilateral pieces coming off it; the front of the pin has white enamel and the letters "KGH" in gold going horizontally accross it; the back of the pin has a straight pin and clasp.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Owned and used by Nora Valleau, Kingston General Hospital School of Nursing Graduate Class of 1928; received after her death
Dates
1928
circa 1928
Date Remarks
Date of graduation; etched in pin
Material
metal: yellow
enamel: white
Inscriptions
On the front of the pin, "KGH" appears in gold; on the reverse, "N.M.V. // 1928" is etched, and below this: "[illeg.] & D1E 14K" is stamped into the metal
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-C5-1
Depth
0.6 cm
Diameter
2.0 cm
Unit Of Measure
centimeters
Dimension Notes
Depth 0.6 cm x Diameter 2.0 cm
Condition Remarks
The pin had a shallow scratch in the metal on the reverse side of the pin on the top quadrilateral piece; the enamel was also slightly worn, with faint nicks and scratches.
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Document
Website
Reference Comments
"Oral History Transcript for Nora Valleau"
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.