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The Wellesley Hospital School of Nursing Alumnae Association fonds
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Alumnae Association executive, 1975-1977

Photograph of the members of the Alumnae Associations executive 1975-1977:
Back row: Marian Childerhose, Lion's Roar; Gene Gunn, membership; Joyce Bailey, honourary president; Shirley Heard, member at large; Marti Cross; 2nd vice president; Marnie Graham, Treasurer; Margaret Britton, past president; Leigh Saarimaki, 1st vice president.
Front row: Jane Parry, ways and means; Diane Davies, President; Edith Easton, member at large; and Maggie McGuire, Secretary.
Published in the Spring 1975 edition of Wellesley World magazine.

Elsie K. (Jones) LaVenture

Photograph of Elsie K. (Jones) LaVenture in a wheelchair seated beside another woman who is holding a cane. They are holding hands with another woman - possibly Mrs. M. S. Roberts (Jeanette Simpson), class of 1915 graduate. Both women are holding 60th anniversary programmes. Photograph most likely taken at the Royal York Hotel at the dinner held to cap off the 60th Anniversary week of events.
Elsie K. Jones was Wellesley class of 1925 graduate and started working at the Wellesley in 1928. She held the role of Director of Nursing at Wellesley from 1937-1964. She married Cye A. LaVenture after her retirement. Elsie K. passed away October 4, 1972, less than a month after this photograph was taken.

Hospital 60th Anniversary celebrations

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.

Alumnae dinner, 1981

Photographs taken at the Royal York Hotel shows a woman leaning on table top podium speaking with another woman on the other side of the table. They are identified on the back as Lotta Dempsey, and a member of the class of 1929. Lotta Dempsey was a reporter for the Globe and Mail, and then The Toronto Star.

Spring dinner, 1978

File contains photographs taken at the Alumnae association's May dinner held at The Town Inn. Elaine Hykawy, the Nursing consultant for the Ministry of Health was the guest speaker. The Class of 1938 celebrated its 40th anniversary, and the class of 1968 celebrated their 10th anniversary at the dinner. Two of the photographs were published in the September 1978 Wellesley World magazine.

Fashion Show

Photograph taken looking down the length of the room showing tables on either side filled with alumnae. A woman is speaking into a microphone on the left side and another women is modelling a checkered one-suit pantsuit down the middle of the room.

Nicholls, Roy

Scholarship and award recipients

File contains photographs of Wellesley Alumnae being awarded the Elisabeth Flaws Memorial Scholarship of the Elsie K. Jones LaVenture memorial fund. The Elisabeth Flaws scholarship was available to alumnae members who are actively involved in the affairs of the Association and are taking post graduate studies in nursing at the degree level. The Elsie K. Jones fund was available to registered nurses on staff at the Wellesley for a minimum of one year and are taking short term course in graduate studies. This fund required a one year service commitment to the Wellesley are completing the course.

Photographs

Series contains photographs relating to the Wellesley Hospital School of Nursing Alumnae Association members and events. Topics include scholarship winners, bazaars, card parties, dinners, luncheons, fashion shows, Hospital 60th Anniversary events, executive members, and reunions.

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