Archives Record
Metadata
Catalog Number |
2012.117.352 |
Object Name |
Program |
Title |
Alice Truesdale's Graduation program and World War One Ration Book |
Date |
c.1912 |
Year Range from |
1912 |
Year Range to |
1919 |
Description |
A Guelph General Hospital School of Nursing graduation program belonging to Alice Truesdale. Alice Truesdale graduated in 1912 from the nursing training school. On the cover of the program the title reads "The Directors and Lady Superintendent of the Guelph General Hospital Training School for Nurses invite you to the Graduating Exercises at the Nurses Residence Wednesday Evening, October Sixteenth Nineteen Hundred Twelve at Eight o'clock". The inside of the program contains the names of the speakers, musical performances, graduates and their hometown. The program is pasted to a paper that is also attached to Word War One ration booklet. The ration booklet is titled "Leave or Duty Ration Book Solider or Sailor". The entries: holder name which has handwritten "Sister Truesdale", unit or ship, proceeding from, beginning of leave or duty, and signature and rank of officer issuing. At the top of the ration booklet there is an inscription, which reads "Alice was overseas in 1st World War". At the top right corner of the booklet is stamped in red ink. The stamp reads "L12 No. 161762". Inside the booklet there is two pages of ration tickets remaining. The first page of tickets are labelled: Meat S. or S., Lard One week's Ration. S. or S. and Butter and Margarine One week's Ration. S.or S. The second page ticket's are labelled: Cheese (if rationed) S.or S., Jam (if rationed) S. or S., Sugar One week's Ration S.or S., and Butter and Margarine One week's Ration S. or S. At the top of the graduation program and ration booklet the numbers 0379-90 are handwritten in pencil. These numbers represent the old catalogue number that was used by the GGH Alumnae Association. |
People |
Truesdale, Alice Ingles, Elizabeth H. Steele, Ethel Haggart, Janet A. McEachern, Florence Small, Grace Herrlick, Hazel Griffin, Olive Grieve, Eva Beck, Ella Moore, Annie Ferguson, Lillian Arkell, Catherine Robertson, Mary May, Amy Pequegnat, (Miss) Smith, Bruce (Dr.) Richardson, M. (Miss) Howitt, (Dr.) Simpson, William Guthrie, Hugh Kelly, Hattie Howell, W.G. Mackinnon, A. Harvey, Marion Harding, P.S.D. |
Search Terms |
Guelph General Hospital Guelph General Hospital School of Nursing Guelph General Hospital-Nurse Residence Building |
Subjects |
MEDICAL - NURSES MEDICAL - HOSPITALS |
Dimensions |
Graduation Program: 8.0 cm (width) x 13.0 cm (height) Ration Booklet: 10.0 cm (width) x 7.0 cm (height) |
Collection |
GGH School of Nursing |