File contains photographs of what appears to be several different events. Unclear if the date on the original envelope pertains to all of them.
Photographs include the Golf Tournament, a nursing event, a visit to the hospital by an unknown man and woman and other events.

A variety of early photographs taken at the Wellesley Hospital.

A series of photographs of The Wellesley Hospital and Toronto General Hospital staff members. . Between 1948 and 1959 The Wellesley Hospital became a division of Toronto General Hospital.

The committee, consisting of members from both the Wellesley Hospital and the Department of Nursing at Ryerson Polytechnical Institute, studied a pilot project "The Buddy System" in The Wellesley Hospital's Medical-Surgical units. The project paired new graduates with a mentor. The project lasted 6 months.

The Edmund C. Bovey Lithotripsy Unit officially opened at The Wellesley Hospital on Tuesday January 19, 1988. The unit was a University of Toronto program being run at The Wellesley.
File contains a Wellesley Hospital folder. Inside the folder are two brochures and a two page informational packet about the lithotripsy machine. Also in the folder is an invitation to the opening.

In 1998 when the Wellesley Central Hospital closed its medical departments and clinics were moved under the umbrella of St. Michael's Hospital. The Wellesey Central Hospital became the Wellesley Central site. On July 5, 2001 the final inpatient department was moved from the Wellesley site to St. Michael's Hospital on Bond Street. On July 18, 2001 a garden party, sponsered by St. Michael's Hospital and the Wellesley Central Health Corporation (WCHC), to commemorate the official closing of the site. The site would revert back to WCHC on July 31, 2001.
The file contains an invitation and a programme from the July 18, 2001 garden party. It also contains a special edition of the St. Michael's Hospital newsletter In Touch - "A Tribute to the Wellesley Central Site".

File of correspondence sent to Chairmen of Public Hospital Boards, Administrators of Public Hospitals, Chairmen and Directors of Regional Schools of Nursing, Chairmen of other Educational Institutions financed by O. H. S. C. from the Minister of Health, and the Ontario Hospital Services Commission.

Correspondence, meeting minutes, and accompanying material regarding the Nursing School libraries. The majority of the materials relate to the re-classification of the School of Nursing libraries from National Library of Medicine system to the Library of Congress for their move into the Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology.
The file also contains meeting minutes and reports of the Ryerson Polytechnical Institute Nursing Department's sub-committee on internal resources regarding the coming together of the libraries.

File contains information on the consolidation of Hospital Nursing Schools into Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology.
The majority of the material relates to agreements between Ryerson Polytechnical Institute and The Wellesley Hospital regarding the use of hospital space for student nursing clinical experience. Included in the file are draft and final agreements between Ryerson's Board of Governors and The Wellesley Hospital's Board of Governors; correspondence, and draft agreements from other institutions.
Also in the file is a copy of the Province of Ontario's guidelines for the transition of diploma nursing education into Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology, and correspondence regarding the Nursing Task Force.

File contains meeting minutes and accompanying materials for the Board of Directors, the Public Relations Committee, and the Finance Committee of The Wellesley Hospital. All date from 1984.

Two copies of a booklet containing the Acts respecting Toronto General Hospital dated 1911-1939, and the hospital's by-laws dated 1912-1929.

File contains pieces of the original Limoges china used to serve patients at The Wellesley Hospital. There is also an additional Limoges plate in a different pattern.

File contains photographs of the after capping tea and photographs of the class on the steps of the Wellesley Hospital.

File contains photographs of the 1949 capping ceremony for the class of 1952.

Photographs of Wellesley 2nd year nursing students modeling clothing in a fashion show held March 28, 1974. The show's theme was "Spring" and was held in the cafeteria. All clothing was supplied by The Patricia White Shop. The show was organized by 2nd year students and raised $400 dollars to help with graduation costs. Two of the photographs were published in the May 1974 Wellesley World newspaper.

File contains memos and correspondence regarding The Wellesley Hospital School of Nursing affiliation with the Red Cross Outpost hospitals. This agreement allowed 3rd year nursing students to gain experience interning at the Red Lake Outpost Hospital in Red Lake Ontario - located Northwest of Sudbury, about 100 kilometers from the Ontario-Manitoba border. The Wellesley School ended it affiliation with the program in 1971.

File contains budget and operating expense information for the Wellesley School of Nursing.

File contains correspondence, reports, job descriptions and other materials related to the re-organization of Wellesley's nursing program from 3 years to 2 years.

Photographs of the Wellesley Hospital School of Nursing class of 1919.

Graduation photographs for the Wellesley Hospital School of Nursing Class of 1929.

File contains photographs of the Wellesley Hospital School of Nursing class of 1954.

Graduate composite for the class of 1962 from the Wellesley Hospital School of Nursing. Graduates names are listed underneath the head shots.

File contains photographs of the graduating class of 1970 from the Wellesley Hospital School of Nursing. They include the graduation composite and other graduation related photos.

File contains materials relating to the Class of 1966 graduation from the Wellesley Hospital School of Nursing. Included in the file is an invitation to the ceremony, a graduation program, and a copy of the superintendent's report given during the ceremony.

File contains materials relating to the Class of 1968 graduation from the Wellesley Hospital School of Nursing. Included in the file is one copy of the superintendent's report given during the ceremony, one copy of the valedictory speech, 2 copies of the ceremony program, three copies of the ceremony invitation, some memos, and a letter.

File contains materials relating to the Class of 1970 graduation from the Wellesley Hospital School of Nursing. Included in the file is an invitation to the graduation breakfast, an invitation to the graduation ceremony, an ceremony program, a copy of the valedictory address, and a copy of the superintendent's report given at the ceremony.

File contains a photostat of the speech given by Sheena Elliott to the last class of Nurses from the Wellesley Hospital School of Nursing. Ceremony took place in the Ryerson Theatre.

File contains two copies of the 1961 Lion's Tale yearbook.

File contains complete 1912-[1926] uniform (minus hat) that nurses wore at the Wellesley Hospital School of Nursing.

File contains complete 1941-1948, 1960-1968 uniform (minus hat) that nurses wore at the Wellesley Hospital School of Nursing.

File contains copies of the Student Nurses' Association of The Wellesley Hospital School of Nursing constitution, and residence & general conduct rules.

Purple covered notebook belonging to a class of 1944 graduate. Inside the notebook are lecture notes and a copy of the Wellesley Hospital School of Nursing procedures manual relating to the second year of training. Lecture notes for classes - Dietetics, Orthopedic surgery and Surgical Nursing.

File contains newspaper and magazine articles about the Wellesley Hospital School of Nursing. Included in the file is an extensive article in the Canadian Hospital magazine on the Nursing School and the new residence.

Framed architectural rendering of the new nursing residence called the "Elsie K. Jones Building" Rendering was presented to Mrs. C. A. LaVenture (Elsie K. Jones) at the naming of the residence. Written under the rendering is:
"This drawing was presented on the Fourteenth day of April, 1971, to Mrs. C. A. LaVenture (Elsie K. Jones) on the occasion of the naming of the Nurses' Residence the "Elsie K. Jones Building".
Under her guidance as Director of Nursing at the Wellesley Hospital, the highest standards of nursing education and nursing service were established, and her devotion and willingness to serve remain a lasting inspiration to the nursing profession."

Letter from Dr. A. G. Shaw sent from the 15th Canadian General Hospital in Bramshott, England.

Letter sent by Mildred McMullen from Northern Ireland.

Two graduation programmes from the Wellesley School of Nursing ceremonies. One is from the Thursday June 7, 1962 ceremony and the other from the Thursday June 3, 1965 ceremony.

Two graduation programmes from the Wellesley School of Nursing ceremonies held Thursday June 6, 1963.

Two photographs taken at the Alumnae Christmas luncheon held at Sutton Place. Both photographs were published in the Spring 1987 edition of Wellesley World magazine.

File contains photographs taken at various events celebrating the 60th Anniversary of the Wellesley Hospital held September 6th-8th. Events organized and run my the Alumnae included the garden party held on the hospital grounds, tours of the hospital and a dinner held at the Royal York. Several of the photographs have names written on back in pen.

File contains copies of the constitution and by-laws of the Wellesley Hospital School of Nursing Alumnae Association. Included are two copies from 1965, one from 1975, one from 1989 (pre-printed 1996), one working copy of the the 1989 (reprinted 1994, and one notice of motion dated February 1986 to amend by-laws, one copy of proposed amendments dated 1995, and two copies of undated constitution amendments.

File contains invitations for the Association's annual meeting, Spring dinners, and Christmas luncheons.The events were held at various locations. Included in the file are invitations for:
Spring Dinner Monday May 12, 1986 at the Granite Club
Spring Dinner Thursday May 21, 1987 at Hotel Admiral
Christmas Luncheon Saturday December 6, 1986 at the Sutton Place Hotel
Christmas Luncheon Saturday December 5, 1987 at the Four Seasons Hotel
Fall Anniversary Luncheon Saturday October 24, 1987 at the Sutton Place Hotel
Annual Meeting Saturday May 27, 2006 at the Thornhill Golf and Country Club

The 50th anniversary of the founding of The Wellesley Hospital and The Wellesley Hospital Alumnae Association's celebrations were held June 6 - 8, 1962. Events included a garden party at Casa Loma, the School of Nursing's graduation ceremony, tours of the hospital and residence, and dinner at the Royal York Hotel.
The file includes two souvenir booklets.

File contains information about the scholarship awards - the Elisabeth Flaws Memorial Scholarship, Elsie K. Jones Laventure memorial fund, Mrs. Herbert A. Bruce Memorial Scholarship, and the President's Bursary. Included are memos and an oversize poster listed award winners names.

File contains copies of the Wellesley World magazine created the the Wellesley Hospital with news and stories about the Hospital, its, staff, and its auxiliary. Also included in the magazine was a page called "The Lion's Roar" which featured news and information from the Wellesley School of Nursing Alumnae Association. The magazine was published four times yearly.
Included in the file are:
Autumn 1967 (1)
December 1967 (1)
Spring 1968 (1)
Summer 1968 (1)
Spring 1969 (1)
Summer 1969 (1)
December 1969 (1)
March 1978 (1)

History book of the Wellesley Hospital covering the period from when in opened in 1912 to 1987.

File containing magazines published in the 1960s. Included are:
September 1964 (1)
September 1966 (1)
Christmas 1966 (1)
March 1967 (2)
Summer 1967 (2)
Autumn 1967 (3)
December 1967 (4)
Spring 1968 (1)
Summer 1968 (1)
Autumn 1968 (2)
Summer 1969 (1)
December 1969 (1)

File contains copies of the Lion's Tale newsletter published with information about Wellesley Staff and what's happening at the Hospital. We have one copy of each listed (unless otherwise indicated). Included in the file are:

March 1984 Vol. 2 No. 1
July 1984 Vol. 2 No. 2 (2)
August 1986 Vol. 4 No. 1
August 1987 Vol. 5 No. 3
March 1989 Vol. 7 No. 1
May 1989 Vol. 7 No. 2
Pre-summer 1990 Vol. 8 No. 2 (3)
July 1990 Vol. 8 No. 3
Fall 1990 Vol 8. No. 4

The Wellesley & You was a Development Office newsletter. Contains newstories about various Hospital departments and fundraising to support them and Hospital research. Included in the file are:

Spring 1987 Vol. 1 No. 2
Spring 1988 Vol. 2 No. 2
Summer 1988 Vol. 2 No. 3
Spring/Summer 1989 Vol. 3 No. 2
Fall 1990 Vol. 4 No. 4 (2)

File contains two copies each of the 25 February and 6 March editions of the newsletter. The newsletter contains information for staff about goings on at Wellesley. The 25 February edition was the first edition.

Blue plastic photograph album scrapbook created by Grace Farthing (nee Bolton). Scrapbook contains photographs, news clippings, invitations and other materials relating to The Alumnae Association, and the Hospital. Pages ten to fifteen, and page eighteen were blank.

File contains photographs taken at the alumnae card party.

Photographs taken at the annual Alumnae meeting and dinner held at the Royal Yacht Club in June of 1972.

1931 training school report created by Wellesley for the Department of Health - Nurse Registration branch.

The 1933-1934 Wellesley Training School report compiled by Gertrude Ross, Superintendent of the School for the Department of Health, Nurse Registration branch.

The 1937 Wellesley Training School report compiled by Elsie K. Jones, Superintendent of the School for the Department of Health, Nurse Registration branch. Also included is a copy of the report by the Inspector for the Department of Health.

The 1939 Wellesley Training School report compiled by Elsie K. Jones, Superintendent of the School for the Department of Health, Nurse Registration branch. Also included is the inspection report by Department Inspector.

The 1940 Wellesley Training School report compiled by Elsie K. Jones, Superintendent of the School for the Department of Health, Nurse Registration branch. Also included is the inspection report by Department Inspector on April 15 and 16, 1940.

The 1946 Wellesley Training School report compiled by Elsie K. Jones, Superintendent of the School for the Department of Health, Nurse Registration branch.

The 1947 Wellesley Training School report compiled by Elsie K. Jones, Superintendent of the School for the Department of Health, Nurse Registration branch.

The 1960-1961 Wellesley School of Nursing report compiled by Elsie K. Jones, Superintendent of the School, for the Department of Health Nursing branch. Also in the file are 2 copies the annual report for 1961 presented by Elsie K. Jones for the Board of Directors of the Wellesley Hospital.

One copy of "Survival Strategies" edited by David Goyette, Dennis William Magill, and Jeff Denis. Book is about The Wellesley Central (formerly The Wellesley) Hospital.

Files contain photographs, majority of which are black and white and posed, of Wellesley Hospital staff including doctors, nurses, and other staff members. They are taken in a various locations around the hospital including wards, labs, and offices.

File contains photographs of staff education. The photographs are taken in classroom settings, on the ward, in the library, and in offices.

File contains photographs related to Nurses' Week and Wellesley Hospital. The majority of the photographs relate to Nurses' Week 1984 held May 1 - 7. There is a photograph of an informational display about nurses and 3 photographs of drawings submitted to the poster contest sponsored by the Ontario Nurses Association for children of Wellesley staff. The photographs of the contest winners were published in the July 1984 edition of Lion's Tale staff newsletter.
The other two photographs are of a drawing from the 1985 Nurses' Week poster contest; and a photograph of a Nurse modelling in the fashion show that was part of the 1986 Nurses' Week events (Published in the August 1986 edition of Lion's Tale).

Photographs taken at the party held for Catherine Moorhead's retirement party. At the time of her retirement she was the Hospital's staffing advisor.

Photographs taken between March and October 1964 of the demolition of the original Wellesley Hospital building and the construction of the new 9 story medical and research centre. One of the photographs shows nurses removing a painting and other items from the old hospital prior to demolition.

File contains photographs of various areas in the hospital, and a variety of equipment. Also in the photographs are staff working in the areas and using the equipment. Areas include the Emergency room, the cafeteria, a lab, physiotherapy, and the nursery.

File contains brochures about programs and treatment. Included are brochures about post-natal exercise, Options for Seniors Inc., Burns and Emergency First Aid, and the Lupus Databank Research Program.

The Wellesley Hospital Medical and Research Centre began construction in 1964, with the demolition of the original Hospital Building "Homewood". The cornerstone laying ceremony was held Wednesday May 19, 1965. The building was officially opened October 10, 1967.
File contains invitations and programs for the cornerstone laying ceremony and the official opening of the building.

File of correspondence between The Wellesley Hospital's Executive Director G. E. Thornton and Ontario's Minister of Health A. B. R. Lawrence, and between A. B. R. Lawrence and Donald MacIntyre, president of the Ontario Council of Administrators of Teaching Hospitals.

File contains stationary and cards related to The Wellesley Hospital. Included are two greeting cards with images of The original Wellesley Hospital building on the front cover, one memorandum pad, and one document holder with "The Wellesley Hospital" on the front.

File contains correspondence in the form of cards and letters to The Wellesley Hospital Archives. Included with some of the correspondence are newspaper clippings about Wellesley related people.

File contains a photograph of an architectural rendering of George William Allan's home which would later be the first Wellesley Hospital.

File contains Royal Worcester china used at The Wellesley Hospital.

File contains photographs of carol singing by the student nurses in various venues.

File contains photographs taken during the Open House for the Wellesley Hospital School of Nursing. Included are photographs of information sessions, sign-in, presentations, and photos used for display.

File contains photographs of various examples of the Nursing uniforms used by Wellesley Nursing students during the course of the school's history. Also included are 2 uniform histories and other information about the uniforms and the photographs.

A new nurses' residence was built after The Wellesley amalgamated with Toronto General Hospital. The cornerstone was laid by Ontario Premier Leslie Frost during a ceremony held June 29, 1952. The building opened June 29, 1953. In 1971 the building, now being used as offices, was re-named the Elsie K. Jones building.
File contains photographs of the sod turning, cornerstone laying, and interior and exterior photographs of the residence.

File contains a memo sent to Public Relations at Wellesley Hospital from the Nursing School regarding a Toronto Telegram article "RNAO - Apathy is the Rule" by Bette Laderoute, printed May 21, 1970. Also included in the file is a draft of the same memo.

File contains memos regarding holidays, allowances, and clinical experience hours, .

File contains a copy of the Nursing Task Force's report on the integration of the Hospital for Sick Children's, Women's College Hospital's, and Wellesley Hospital's Schools of Nursing into the existing Ryerson Nursing diploma program. Also included in the file is a copy of a letter to George Korey, acting chair of the Nursing Task Force at Ryerson, from G. E. Thornton, Executive Director of the Board of Wellesley Hospital.

File contains photographs and letter relating to the Wellesley Hospital School of Nursing class of 1920.

Graduation photographs for the Wellesley Hospital School of Nursing Class of 1925

Graduation photographs for the Wellesley Hospital School of Nursing Class of 1928

File contains photographs for the Wellesley Hospital School of Nursing graduating class of 1958.

File contains photographs of the graduating class of 1964 from the Wellesley Hospital School of Nursing. They include the graduation composite and other graduation related photos.

File contains photographs of the graduating class of 1965 from the Wellesley Hospital School of Nursing. They include the graduation composite and other graduation related photos.

File contains photographs of the graduating class of 1971 from the Wellesley Hospital School of Nursing. They include photos from the graduation reception and the parent's night hosted by the graduates.

File contains an invitation to the graduation exercises on June 10, 1954 at the Sherborne United Church, and the superintendent's report given as an address at the graduation ceremony. Report contains information about the school and the hospital.

File contains an invitation to the graduation exercises on May 31, 1955 at the Sherborne United Church, and the superintendent's report given as an address at the graduation ceremony. Report contains information about the school and the hospital.

File contains an invitation to the graduation exercises on June 1, 1960 at the Sherborne United Church, and a copy of the the superintendent's report given as an address at the graduation ceremony. Report contains information about the school and the hospital.

File contains materials relating to the Class of 1962 graduation from the Wellesley Hospital School of Nursing. This also marked the 50th Anniversary of the Hospital and the School. Elsie K. Jones, superintendent, was honoured with a the unveiling of her portrait (commissioned by the student nurses). Hospital founder Dr. Herbert Bruce did the unveiling. Included in the file is one copy of the superintendent's report given during the ceremony, 3 invitations to the graduation exercises, memos regarding the ceremony, and a financial report comparing costs for the graduation ceremonies for 1960, 1961 and 1962.

File contains materials relating to the Class of 1965 graduation from the Wellesley Hospital School of Nursing. Included in the file are two copies of the superintendent's report given by Dorothy Arnot during the ceremony, two invitations to the graduation reception, two invitations to the graduation ceremony, one copy of Miss Jenny Weir, Director of the School of Nursing at Queen's University, speech, i copy of the programme, and 2 copies of a press release about the graduation ceremony.

File contains materials relating to the Class of 1966 graduation from the Wellesley Hospital School of Nursing. Included in the file are two invitations to the ceremony, a graduation program, five copies of the valedictory address, a seating list of graduates, a press release regarding awards, and three copies of the superintendent's report given during the ceremony.

File contains materials used to create Wellesley certificates. Included are negatives, templates, order invoices etc.

File contains a 26 minute film that includes: the graduation exercises for the Wellesley Hospital School of Nursing held June 7th, 1951; a short section showing people using a stethoscope; and the rest of film is the cornerstone laying by the Honourable John Robarts for the new wing of the Wellesley Hospital on May 19, 1965.

File contains 25 bibs worn over the front of the uniform dress. The long straps crossed in the back and attached to the apron.

File contains a variety of student uniforms, both male and female. There are examples of student uniforms - worn during the first two years of training as well as third year intern uniforms.