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Alumnae Association sous-fonds

The Wellesley Hospital School of Nursing Alumnae Association was created in 1915 after the graduation of its first class of 10 graduates.
The sous-fonds contains materials created by the Alumnae Association and its executive or by members. Included are photographs, scrapbooks, artifacts, audio-visual materials, newsletters and other items that document the Alumnae Association, its activities, and its members.

Artifacts

Series contains artifacts created and/or used by the Wellesley Hospital School of Nursing Alumnae Association. Included are silver tea sets and coffee urns, a shovel used in the sod turning for the nurses residence in 1951 and later gifted to the Alumnae Assocation, and an embossing die used for printing.

Silver coffee urn

Large ornate silver coffee urn with spigot. Embellished handles with pine cone lid grip. Engraved on one side "Presented to the Wellesley Hospital Alumnae by Dr. and Mrs. Herbert Bruce, June 1951". Dr. Herbert Bruce was the founder of the Wellesley Hospital and would go on to become the Lieutenant-Governor of Ontario between 1932-1937.

Ceremonial Spade

Wood handled garden spade with metal scoop. Was used in the ceremonial sod turning for the new Wellesley student nursing residence.
It has two plaques on handle. First one is stirling silver and says:
"Presented to The Honourable Dr. Herbert A. Bruce on the occasion of he turning of the first sod for the Nursing Residence Wellesley Division Toronto General Hospital November 5, 1951."
The second plaque is brass coloured and says:
"Donated to the Wellesley Hospital School of Nursing Alumnae Association in recognition of their caring contribution to the people of Toronto and in celebration of the 100th anniversary of the Wellesley Hospital Presented by Dean Emeritus, Susanne Williams, RN BNSc.Med Co-Chair, Wellesley Institute This 26th of May 2012."

Hospital Tour slide show

The 64 slide show created by the Alumnae Association as an intro the beginnings of the Hospital and its current (to the 1980s) layout and features. The initial slide show was created in 1980 with slides 58-64 were added in 1981-1982. Slides (put in order according to enclosed listing) are as follows.

RG 946.01.02.02.01.01 Toronto, 1910
RG 946.01.02.02.01.02 2nd Toronto street scene
RG 946.01.02.02.01.03 The Homewood
RG 946.01.02.02.01.04 Homewood painting by Paul Kane, 1848
RG 946.01.02.02.01.05 Dr. Bruce
RG 946.01.02.02.01.06 Lion Crest and motto
RG 946.01.02.02.01.07 Original 1912 room
RG 946.01.02.02.01.08 1912 Reception room
RG 946.01.02.02.01.09 1913 original hospital
RG 946.01.02.02.01.10 Main Entrance, 1942
RG 946.01.02.02.01.11 Main Entrance view from Sherbourne St., 1967
RG 946.01.02.02.01.12 View from Wellesley St., 1967
RG 946.01.02.02.01.13 Floor plan, 1967
RG 946.01.02.02.01.14 Basement floor plan
RG 946.01.02.02.01.15 Cafeteria
RG 946.01.02.02.01.16 Ultra sound image
RG 946.01.02.02.01.17 CAT scanner - Weston Foundation
RG 946.01.02.02.01.18 Main Lecture theatre
RG 946.01.02.02.01.19 Ground (street) level floor plan
RG 946.01.02.02.01.20 Emergency room entrance
RG 946.01.02.02.01.21 patient on stretcher
RG 946.01.02.02.01.22 Ground floor plan
RG 946.01.02.02.01.23 Outpatient Department medical clinic
RG 946.01.02.02.01.24 Wilhelmsen House family practice unit, 1975
RG 946.01.02.02.01.25 St. James Town family practice unit, 1972
RG 946.01.02.02.01.26 Main floor plan
RG 946.01.02.02.01.27 heading into Turner wing elevators from main lobby
RG 946.01.02.02.01.28 Founder's room
RG 946.01.02.02.01.29 Screen in Founder's room is stained glass from Homewood
RG 946.01.02.02.01.30 Main lobby tapestry by Grace Brevard
RG 946.01.02.02.01.31 Second floor plan
RG 946.01.02.02.01.32 Ewart Angus Intensive Care Unit
RG 946.01.02.02.01.33 ICU Patient Room
RG 946.01.02.02.01.34 OR/ICU family-visitor waiting room
RG 946.01.02.02.01.35 ICU Main desk
RG 946.01.02.02.01.36 ICU Nursing station
RG 946.01.02.02.01.37 ICU Nursing station
RG 946.01.02.02.01.38 6th floor plan
RG 946.01.02.02.01.39 02 private room
RG 946.01.02.02.01.40 7th floor Bruce Wing - Limbic Mechanisms Research Group Scott Laboratory, 1978
RG 946.01.02.02.01.41 7th Floor - Wellesley Foundation research labs, 1978
RG 946.01.02.02.01.42 Psych patient lounge - 7N Turner Wing
RG 946.01.02.02.01.43 9th floor plastics - burn bath
RG 946.01.02.02.01.44 1953 Nurses residence - Jones building
RG 946.01.02.02.01.45 Jones Building medical library
RG 946.01.02.02.01.46 Geriatric chair
RG 946.01.02.02.01.47 Centrifuge machine
RG 946.01.02.02.01.48 Diagnostic set
RG 946.01.02.02.01.49 Breast pump
RG 946.01.02.02.01.50 Doppler ultrasonic stethoscope
RG 946.01.02.02.01.51 Nurse at wrought iron gate, 1915
RG 946.01.02.02.01.52 Dr. and Mrs. Bruce with 1937 graduates
RG 946.01.02.02.01.53 1923 graduating class
RG 946.01.02.02.01.54 1920's O.R. days
RG 946.01.02.02.01.55 1916 graduate Gladys (Steele) Bateman receiving graduation certificate
RG 946.01.02.02.01.56 Class of 1972 students, 1970
RG 946.01.02.02.01.57 Lion's Crest and motto
RG 946.01.02.02.01.58 Chart for hospital progression 1912-1965
RG 946.01.02.02.01.59 Chart for hospital progression 1966-1982
RG 946.01.02.02.01.60 New projects
RG 946.01.02.02.01.61 Entrance to 3rd floor blood work labs
RG 946.01.02.02.01.62 Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology and Women's oncology unit
RG 946.01.02.02.01.63 T.R. Meighan QC plaque
RG 946.01.02.02.01.64 Entrance to new administrative offices

Photographs, in some places, are in a slightly difference order on the VHS and DVDs of the presentation.

Extra slides

Two separate containers (one plastic container labelled "Old slides from 1980s - Hospital tour" and the other a cardboard box "Update G. floor when Le...[?] completed") of slides. Some are duplicates of ones used in slide show - others were not used at all.
RG 946.01.02.02.03.01 Nursing desk, 1981
RG 946.01.02.02.03.02 Nursing desk, 1981
RG 946.01.02.02.03.03 Wellesley Hospital new projects
RG 946.01.02.02.03.04 1912-1965 Hospital history chart
RG 946.01.02.02.03.05 1966-1982 Hospital history chart
RG 946.01.02.02.03.06 Second floor plan
RG 946.01.02.02.03.07 Main lecture hall
RG 946.01.02.02.03.08 Administrative office entry
RG 946.01.02.02.03.09 Patient breathing oxygen
RG 946.01.02.02.03.10 Patient picking book from mobile cart with Hospital worker
RG 946.01.02.02.03.11 Wilhelmsen House
RG 946.01.02.02.03.12 Staff doing x-rays on patient
RG 946.01.02.02.03.13 Wellesley Hospital organization chart
RG 946.01.02.02.03.14 Main floor plan
RG 946.01.02.02.03.15 Hospital executive and exterior show of hospital
RG 946.01.02.02.03.16 Pharmacy and staff
RG 946.01.02.02.03.17 Candy striper helping patient in traction
RG 946.01.02.02.03.18 Hospital volunteers handing out items to a patient
RG 946.01.02.02.03.19 Cover of Dr. Bruce's book "Varied Operations"
RG 946.01.02.02.03.20 Lion crest and motto
RG 946.01.02.02.03.21 Duke of Connaught and others at opening of new wing August 27, 1912
RG 946.01.02.02.03.22 Exterior of modern hospital building
RG 946.01.02.02.03.23 Emergency and Admitting entrance exterior

Blue photograph album - "Wellesley volume 3" - Front cover

Blue plastic cover of the photograph/scrapbook. Decorated with gold lines and fleur-de-lis pattern. "Wellesley volume 3" cut out from paper and taped to front top of cover. Small white sticker in upper right corner with "Nursing Alumnae" written in pen. The plastic cover was not retained - but the paper label was and that is what is in the file folder. Front cover was photographed for posterity.

Blue photograph album - "Wellesley volume 3" - Pages 4 - 6

Pages 4 to 6 of the scrapbook contained a two-part news story written by Donald Jones about Dr. Herbert A. Bruce. It was part of his column "Historic Toronto" published on Saturdays in the Toronto Star. The first part of the story, entitled "Doctor ruffled a lot of feathers and gave Toronto a hospital" was published January 5, 1980 and was clipped and saved on pages 4 and 5 of the scrapbook. The second part of the story, entitled "Dr. Bruce's report got Toronto started on slum clearance" was published on January 12, 1980 and was clipped and saved on pages 5 and 6 of the scrapbook.

Jones, Donald

Blue photograph album - "Wellesley volume 3" - Page 16

First part of a two-part news story written by Donald Jones about Dr. Herbert A. Bruce. It was part of his column "Historic Toronto" published on Saturdays in the Toronto Star. This is the first part of the story, entitled "Doctor ruffled a lot of feathers and gave Toronto a hospital" was published January 5, 1980.

Jones, Donald

Blue photograph album - "Wellesley volume 3" - Page 7

Page contains news stories and obituaries. One story is about former Wellesley staff nurse Georgia (Billy) Irene Williams and her funeral. The second story is about Dr. E. H. Doney, former director of first aid for the Canadian Red Cross and his funeral. The third clipping is an obituary for Wellesley Class of 1922 graduate Adrina Caldwell.

Brown photograph album - Official opening of Hospital 1912 Aug 27 by Duke of Connaught

Photograph taken on the steps of the front entrance of the Wellesley Hospital. The Hospital opened in 1911 but was under renovation and officially opening in August of 1912. The Duke of Connaught, Governor General of Canada was there to do the honours. In the photograph he is standing left of centre in the front row. Also in the photograph are Dr. Bruce (far left bottom), and Sir William Mulock (far right).

Brown photograph album - 60th Anniversary Ball

Photograph of a line of couples entering the Centennial Ballroom at the Inn on the Park for the Wellesley Hospital 60th Anniversary Ball. Leading the procession is Lieutenant Governor of Ontario W. Ross MacDonald and the Duchess of Wellington. The next couple is the Duke of Wellington and an unidentified woman. The third couple entering the ballroom is Angela Bruce, widow of Hospital founder Dr. Herbert. A. Bruce, and former Chairman of Wellesley's Board H. M. Turner.
The photograph was published in the Fall 1972 edition of the Wellesley World magazine and in the Wellesley Anniversary Review '72.

Nicholls, Roy

Brown photograph album - Visit by Duke and Duchess of Wellington, 1972 60th Anniversary

Photograph of the Duke and Duchess of Wellington greeting Mrs. Alice Tso, Director of Social Service, and her daughter Diana in the lobby of the Wellesley Hospital. The visit was in honour of the Hospital's 60th Anniversary. The Hospital is named, in part, for the Duke and Dr. Herbert Bruce received permission from the previous Duke to use his coat of arms as the Hospital's coat of arms.
The photograph was published on the front cover of the Wellesley World Fall 1972 edition.

Globe & Mail

Brown photograph album - Duke and Duchess of Wellington visit our kitchens

Photograph of the Duke and Duchess of Wellington in the Wellesley Hospital kitchens. Pictured, l-r are: head chef Mr. Ted Pronuik; Her Grace the Duchess of Wellington; His Grace the Duke of Wellington; E. Dorothy Arnot, Assistant Hospital Administrator; G. E. Thornton, Executive Director of the Hospital; and Mr. James Nicol, Hospital administrator.

Nicholls, Roy

Brown photograph album - Farewell to the Duke and Duchess

Photograph taken in front of the hospital with a Rolls Royce in the foreground. In the background are (l-r): Miss C. J. Barley, Director of Nursing; Mr. G. E. Thornton, Executive Director of Wellesley; Mr. H. M. Turner, Chairman of the Board; The Duchess of Wellington; The Duke of Wellington; E. Doroty Arnot, Assistany Supervisor Patient Services; and Mr. James Nicol, Hospital Administrator.

Nicholls, Roy

Alumnae World War II scrapbook

Three ring bound scrapbook containing lists of packages sent overseas to Wellesley alumnae serving overseas, item lists for packages, correspondence from Nurses in Europe regarding the packages; and correspondence from the various charities that the Wellesley Alumnae were knitting for including the Navy Knitters.
Numbering of items reflects their order within the original scrapbook.

Bolton, Grace

Grace Bolton personal scrapbook

Three ring binder with plastic pages filled with scrapbook pages. Appears that the orginal scrapbook was taken apart and placed in the plastic sleeves. Filled with newspaper clippings, correspondence, cards, programmes, and photographs covering Grace Bolton's history with the Wellesley, the history of the Nursing school, the Hospital, and the Alumnae activities during World War II and beyond.
Scrapbook is not completely in order - First several pages are out of order followed by pages starting in 1933, when Grace Bolton graduated from the Wellesley. The pages are in order by year after this until the end when there was a single plastic sleeve filled with many items place together. Starting with letter from a School in the United Kingdom, these items have each been given their own sleeve. The majority of the pages are double sided - with items on both sides of the page.

Bolton, Grace

Grace Bolton personal scrapbook page 1

Invitation for Grace Bolton from Dr. Herbert and Mrs. Bruce to a reception at Government House in Toronto in honour of the members of the Wellesley Hospital Alumnae Association on the occasion of the Hospital's 25th anniversary. Dr. Bruce was the Lieutenant Governor of Ontario at this period. Underneath the invitation is a newsclipping about the reception. Both are glued to a piece of cardstock.
The items that were taped to the back side of this page is blank.

Bolton, Grace

Grace Bolton personal scrapbook page 13

Front of page has list of Wellesley Class of 1933 graduates and where they were from and a rolled piece of paper with a blue and white ribbon wrapped around it. Grace Bolton's name is written on it. The bottom of the page has a newsclipping about convalescents.
Back of page has invitations for a graduation tea at Government House, and for the graduation ceremony.

Bolton, Grace

Grace Bolton personal scrapbook page 9

Front of page has a drawing of the Wellesley Hospital Crest and motto "Jamais sans esperance". Taped to it is a letter to Grace Bolton congratulating her on going into Nursing.
Back of page has a clipping that appears to be an Alumnae association update from Oct. 1, 1953. Below it is a photo of the hospital opening and one of Elisabeth Flaws, school superintendent 1912-1926.

Bolton, Grace

Grace Bolton personal scrapbook page 32

Front of the page has news clippings about Dr. D. E. Robertson, chief surgeon at Sick Children's Hospital, and about Constance Tavener winning the Royal Red Cross for service during WWII. Also on the front is a typewritten letter from Guy's Hospital in London thanking the Alumnae Association for sending ditty bags.
Back of the page had clippings about The Wellesley Hospital Alumnae Association and one about Nursing Sister Beatrice Roberts.

Bolton, Grace

Grace Bolton personal scrapbook page 27

Front of page has newsclipping about the reunion dinner, a typewritten toast to active nurses and a name badge made up of blue ribbon attached to a King George VI gold metal coronation jubilee pin. Pin is two gold joined gold circles containing images of King George IV and Queen Elizabeth.
Back of page has news clippings about graduation and dances.

Bolton, Grace

Grace Bolton personal scrapbook page 28

Front of the page has a programme for the 15th annual meeting of the Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario at the Chateau Laurier in Ottawa. Beside this is a newsclipping about the meeting.
Back of the page has a menu, featuring a photograph of the War Memorial in Ottawa, for the R.N.A.O dinner. The bottom of that page has more newsclippings.
Also in this sleeve is a Registered Nurses Association of Ontario Annual Meeting ribbon attached to a pin, and a scrap of brown paper with illegible writing on it. Found in between pages 27 and 28 - ribbon relates to materials on front of page.

Bolton, Grace

Grace Bolton personal scrapbook page 43

Front of page has a thank you card for Grace Bolton from the Alumnae Executive, articles about the January 1942 annual Alumnae meeting where executive were appointed, Elsie K. Jones spoke about air-raid precaution and defense, and other orders of business.
Back of page has a program from the June 12, 1942 Nursing school graduation, and also articles about Wellesley nurses joining services and other alumnae news.

Bolton, Grace

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