Short sleeved blue and white striped uniform. Worn with detachable eton collar, apron, and bib. Worn for the first two years of schooling. Third year students wore a white uniform for their intern year. Uniform from 1941-1948 were similar, except the cuffs were detachable.
Short sleeved blue and white striped uniform. Worn with detachable eton collar and cuffs, apron, and bib. This uniform worn the first 2 years, with the third intern year switching to the white uniform. Uniforms worn from 1960-1969 were the same except the cuffs were attached.
Short sleeved blue and white striped a-line dress with white mandarin collar and white cuffs. Worn with white stockings and shoes. This dress has the "WH School of Nursing" patch on the left arm.
White cotton top with blue and white striped epaulets on the shoulders. First male students at the Wellesley started in 1970, which is when the pantsuit was introduced for female nurses as well.
Graduation top worn by male graduates from Wellesley. All white with black velvet bands across the shoulder epaulets - to match the black velvet bands worn on caps of female nursing graduates.
White one piece short sleeved uniform dress. Badge on left arm "WD" with "TGH" over top of the "W". This reflected the Wellesley Division of the Toronto General Hospital. Dress has no buttons - was closed with external fasteners like cuff links.
White starched pinny that covered the front of the nursing dressing and crossed in the back. Front was tucked into the apron. The back was pinned together and attached to the apron.
Dress worn by nursing students between 1960-1968. Short sleeved blue and white striped dress with white cuffs on arms. 1941-1948 dress is almost identical except for the detachable cuffs on the sleeves.
White reproduction collar worn with the 1912-1919 uniform. It is a litholin launderno collar or clerical collar typical worn by priests and ministers. This collar was part of the 1912-1919 uniform. In 1919 they switched to an eton collar.
White starched bib with fit over top of uniform and tucked into the apron. Solid in the front with 2 straps in back that crossed and were buttoned together.
Navy blue and red wool nursing cape. "WD" embroidered in gold on the right side of the collar denoting the "Wellesley Division". "TGH" is embroidered on the left side of the collar denoting "Toronto General Hospital". Cape closed with two wool tabs attached to cape with brass buttons. Cape was part of nurses uniform. Wellesley Hospital merged with Toronto General Hospital between 1949 and 1959, becoming the Wellesley Division of that hospital.
Navy blue and red wool nursing cape. "WD" embroidered in gold on the right side of the collar denoting the "Wellesley Division". "TGH" is embroidered on the left side of the collar denoting "Toronto General Hospital". Cape closed with two wool tabs attached to cape with brass buttons. Cape was part of nurses uniform. Wellesley Hospital merged with Toronto General Hospital between 1948 and 1959, becoming the Wellesley Division of that hospital.
Navy blue and royal blue nursing cape. "WH" embroidered in brown metallic thread on both sides of the upright collar. Cape closed with one wool tab attached to cape with brass buttons. Cape was part of nurses uniform.
Navy blue and royal blue nursing cape. "WH" embroidered in brown metallic thread on both sides of the upright collar. Cape closed with two wool tabs attached to cape with brass buttons. Cape was part of nurses uniform.
Navy blue and royal blue nursing cape. "WH" embroidered in gold on both sides of the upright collar. Cape closed with two wool tabs attached to cape with brass buttons. Cape was part of nurses uniform.
Certificate awarded to Alice Brown upon completion of her studies at the Wellesley Hospital Nursing School. Blue and white ribbons across top left corner and taped to back of certificate.
Certificate awarded to Elsie K. Jones upon completion of her studies at the Wellesley Hospital Nursing School. Elsie K. Jones would return to Wellesley as assistant and then director of the Hospital's School of Nursing between 1928-1964.
File contains the superintendent's report to the Wellesley Hospital School of Nursing graduating class of 1951. Speech contains information about the school and the hospital.
File contains the superintendent's report to the Wellesley Hospital School of Nursing graduating class of 1950. Speech contains information about the school and the hospital.
File contains the superintendent's report to the Wellesley Hospital School of Nursing graduating class of 1949. Speech contains information about the school and the hospital.
File contains superintendent's report to the Wellesley Hospital School of Nursing graduating class of 1948. Speech contains information about the school and the hospital.
File contains the superintendent's report to the Wellesley Hospital School of Nursing graduating class of 1947. Speech contains information about the school and the hospital.
File contains the superintendent's report given by Elsie. K. Jones to the graduating class of 1946. Included is historical and current information about the Hospital.
File contains the superintendent's report for the Wellesley Hospital School of Nursing class of 1945. Speech addresses hospital history, services, and expansion.
File contains a the superintendents' report for the Wellesley Hospital School of Nursing class of 1944. Speech addresses numbers of graduates serving in the armed forces.
File contains the superintendent's report for the Wellesley Hospital School of Nursing class of 1943. Speech addresses staffing shortages due to the war, numbers of graduates serving in the armed forces, and the fact that there were no students admitted in September of 1942.
File contains a graduation superintendent's report for the Wellesley Hospital School of Nursing class of 1942. Speech addresses staffing shortages due to the war.
File contains the speech Elsie K. Jones, Superintendent of the Wellesley Hospital and its School of Nursing, to the graduating class of 1939. In the speech she gives some historical information about the hospital.
Graduation pin given by Ryerson Polytechnical Institute to the last graduating class of The Wellesley Hospital School of Nursing in 1975. The large round gold pin features the Ryerson Polytechnical Institute coat of arms and motto "Mente et Artificio" on front and graduates name and graduation date engraved on the back. Left side of pin has small chain attached to a small gold "lion rampant" - Wellesley Hospital crest - pin.
Jean Audrey White's class of 1931 graduation ring. Gold ring with rectangular black face with gold Wellesley Lion. Graduation year on shoulders of the ring.
Mary Willmina Ferguson, Class of 1915 graduation pin. Mary Willmina was a member of The Wellesley Hospital School of Nursing's first graduating class. Gold and enamel graduation pin. Pin feature the hospital crest and motto encircled by a band with "Wellesley Hospital" on it. The person's name and date of graduation is engraved on the back of the pin.