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Metadata
Catalog Number |
2012.117.208 |
Object Name |
Bib |
Title |
Bib, Mary Harper, GGH School of Nursing, circa 1940 |
Date |
circa 1940 |
Year Range from |
1935 |
Year Range to |
1945 |
Description |
This bib was given to Mary M. (Harper) Young (1917-2013) as a commemorative gift of GGH School of Nursing. She was a student at the School of Nursing from 1937 to 1940. The bib is a cream colour with long white straps that fasten over the shoulder. On the front, there are five roses and greenery painted in the centre with a number of signatures surrounding it. This gift is representative of the bond created by the nursing students during the program. |
Notes |
Historic Context - GGH School of Nursing The Guelph General Hospital (GGH) School of Nursing opened in 1888 to provide nursing training. The training program was originally two years but increased to three years in 1896. Emphasis was placed on practical training with nursing students gaining experience in most hospital departments. Students resided in the attic of GGH until a residence was built in 1906. In 1911, a newer residence was constructed. Classes were held in the hospital until a campus was built beside GGH in 1957. The new campus included a school complex, a social centre, and a residence building. The program was reduced to two years again in 1971. In 1974, the last class graduated, and nursing education was transferred to Conestoga College. Nursing schools across Ontario were being closed and moved to community colleges. Over its 86 years, the school graduated 1278 nurses who worked in the Guelph community and across Canada. Updated 2023 |
People |
Aitcheson, Mary (Black) Armit, Grace Barber, Helen Barber, Irene Barker, C.A. Barnham, Ruth Bethune, Alice (Bosomworth) West, Velma (Blair) Brothers, Ron Campbell, Islay Carney, Elizabeth "Betty" (Black) Clark, Jean Irene Cleghorn, Katherine Agnes Elgie, Jean (Cockburn) Redmond, Margaret Irvine (Doughty) Firth, Jean Sykes, Alma (Foreman) Fowler, Eileen Zella (Bride) Gandier, Thirza Gordan, Scotty Martin, Margaret (Gordon) Greer, Marion (Day) Greig, Helen (Barron) Holm, Helen (Hall) Young, Mary (Harper) Horsburgh, Mary Hughes, Elizabeth Haskell, Jessica "Jessie" (King) Dunning, Dorothie (Lamb) Lambert, Dora Logan, Kathleen Livingstone, Viola (Lunau) Hetherington, Edith (Marriott) Nightingale, Margaret Leona (McEachern) McFee, Margaret (Bryan) Reid, Marie (McGinnis) McKinnon, Dunbar Dixon, Irene (McLean) Weir, Margaret (Mervyn) Monteith, Dorothy Ireson, Mary (Parkinson) Purpura, Marian (Powers) Stanard, Isabelle (Ray) Reid, Martha Ritchie, A.B. Royce, Edith Semple, Lillian Slinger, Mildred (Simmons) Morrow, Loreen (Sinclair) Shellington, Arnetta (Smart) Smith, Martha Kemp, Margaret (Standing) Switzer, Dorothy Switzer, Isabel Ternan, Irma Watt, Harry Hanson, Elizabeth "Betty" (Watts) McLeod, Marion (Wood) |
Search Terms |
Guelph General Hospital Guelph General Hospital School of Nursing |
Subjects |
COMMEMORATION MEDICAL - NURSES NURSING |
Dimensions |
W-37.5 L-111.5 cm |
Dimension Details |
The width was taken across the collar of the bib. The length was taken from the top of a strap to the bottom of the bib. The straps have a width of 5 cm and a length of 71 cm. |
Collection |
GGH School of Nursing |