Ontario Department of Health registration card, which consists of a rectangular paper card, printed, typed and stamped on one side, and stored in a wax paper envelope.
Ontario Department of Health registration card, which consists of a rectangular paper card, printed, typed and stamped on one side, and stored in a wax paper envelope.
Number Of Parts
2
Part Names
a - card - Size: Length 10.7 cm x Width 7.0 cm
b - sleeve - Size: Length 11.6 cm x Width 7.5 cm
Provenance
Owned and used by Nora Valleau, Kingston General Hospital School of Nursing Graduate Class of 1928; received after her death
The printing and typewritten text on the card read: "Ontario // Department of Health // This is to certify that Nora M. Valleau // having met the requirements of the Act respecting the // Registration of Nurses, is registered under certificate // No. 29-429 // A. M. Mann, Reg N. // INSPECTOR OF TRAINING SCHOOLS FOR NURSES. // N.B. This certificate expires on Dec. 31st, 1938, and may be renewed // on payment of $1.00 to the Department within one month of // expiration date."; in the top half of the card is printed, "Please give certificate // number and return // address when remitting. // Please remit by Postal // Note or Money Order. // Do not send cash."; a raised seal appears on the left side of the card, reading: "PROVINCE OF ONTARIO // MINISTER OF HEALTH" surrounding a crest depicting a male moose, male deer, and what appears to be a bear; this crest appears printed in black in the top centre of the card.
Permanent Location
Storage Room 2005
2005-2-2 Box 7
Condition Remarks
There were no tears or stains on the card or envelope; there was a T-shaped brown discolouration on the back of the envelope, possibly due to adhesive deterioration.
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Document
Timeline
Reference Comments
"Oral History Transcript for Nora Valleau" by Rona Rustige
Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario. https://rnao.ca/sites/rnao-ca/files/RNAOs_Proud_Past.pdf
Research Facts
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.