Yearbook published by the graduating class of nursing at Kingston General Hospital in 1927; the book consists of 82 pages bound with red and white ribbon between two sheets of heavy green paper; the book has black-and white photographs of Kingston General Hospital nurses, staff and facilities as w…
Yearbook published by the graduating class of nursing at Kingston General Hospital in 1927; the book consists of 82 pages bound with red and white ribbon between two sheets of heavy green paper; the book has black-and white photographs of Kingston General Hospital nurses, staff and facilities as well as printed information.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Donated by Pat Daniels, the nephew of the original owner, Queenie Cooke, Kingston General Hospital School of Nursing graduate Class of 1927.
The autograph pages, 61 and 62, are full of handwritten signatures; the last page has a handwritten poem about the Kingston General Hospital Nursing Supervisor and teachers; the top right corner of the first page reads, "Q. Cooke. K.G.H. '27" written in ink; the centre of the front cover has the Kingston General Hospital logo stamped in gold
Permanent Location
Storage Room 2005
2005-2-3 Box 9
Length
26.7 cm
Width
21.7 cm
Depth
0.8 cm
Unit Of Measure
centimeters
Dimension Notes
Length: 26.7 cm. x Width: 21.7 cm. x Depth: 0.8 cm.
Condition Remarks
The outside covers are very dog-eared at the edges, and show some staining; the first few inner pages show some discolouration and fingerprint marks; there are no tears or missing sections and the paper is flexible
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.