Yearbook entitled "The Torch 1954", published by the student nurses' association of Belleville General Hospital School of Nursing Class of 1954; the Yearbook consists of 74 pages bound between heavy paper covers with a plastic spiral; the Yearbook has black-and-white photographs and written informa…
Yearbook entitled "The Torch 1954", published by the student nurses' association of Belleville General Hospital School of Nursing Class of 1954; the Yearbook consists of 74 pages bound between heavy paper covers with a plastic spiral; the Yearbook has black-and-white photographs and written information about the graduating class of 1954
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Donated by Pat Daniels, the nephew of the original owner, Queenie Cooke, Kingston General Hospital School of Nursing Class of 1927.
Maker
Ontario Intelligencer Ltd.
Dates
1954
circa 1954
Date Remarks
Yearbook dated 1954
Material
heavy paper: white; silver; red
plastic: red
paper: white
ink: black
Inscriptions
Printed on front cover: "THE TORCH // 1954"; printed on first page: "GENERAL HOSPITAL // BELLEVILLE // SCHOOL OF NURSING // This Year Book // is published by the // Student Nurses' Association // of // Belleville General Hospital // In Honour of the // Graduating Class of '54 // 1951-54"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 2005
2005-2-3 Box 10
Length
17.3 cm
Width
25.4 cm
Depth
0.9 cm
Unit Of Measure
centimeters
Dimension Notes
Length: 17.3 cm. x Width: 25.4 cm. x Depth: 0.9 cm.
Condition Remarks
The cover and inner pages show no tears or missing sections; there is minor wear on the front cover; the cover and inner pages are flexible
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Website
Reference Comments
"BGH Museum of Health Care," Quinte Health Care. https://www.qhc.on.ca/bgh-museum.php
Research Facts
The Belleville General Hospital School of Nursing had their first class graduates in 1895, of only five nurses. The classes grew over the years to as many as forty in a class. Their last nursing class graduated in 1970. Nursing education was a three year program.