File contains a poem about being a nurse, and a sheaf of song lyrics for various songs about nursing in the tune of popular songs.

Photograph taken at the sod turning ceremony for the new nurses' residence. In the photograph are Dr. Herbert Bruce, Hospital founder; Nurse Patricia James, President of the Student Nurses' Association; Elsie K. Jones, Director of Nursing; Hiram McCallum, Toronto mayor; and Norman C. Urquhart, Chairman of the Board of Toronto General Hospital. Photograph is published in on page 74 of "The Lion's Tale" by Joan Hollobon.

Silver plate teapot with attached tray. The Wellesley Hospital coat of arms is stamped on one side. Lid is hinged with ball handle. Attached tray is oval with lip on front.

Silver single serve teapot with The Wellesley Hospital coat of arms is stamped on one side. Lid is hinged with ball top handle.

Silver single serve teapot with The Wellesley Hospital coat of arms is stamped on one side. Lid is hinged with ball top handle.

Silver single serve teapot with The Wellesley Hospital coat of arms is stamped on one side. Lid is hinged with ball top handle.

Silver single serve teapot with The Wellesley Hospital coat of arms is stamped on one side. Lid is hinged with ball top handle.

Small silver tea pot, creamer and sugar dish.

RG 946.02.12.01.03.06.01 tea pot - hinged lid and Wellesley Hospital coat of arms engraved on one side
RG 946.02.12.01.03.06.02 sugar bowl with detached lid and Wellesley Hospital coat of arms on one side of bowl and on lid
RG 946.02.12.01.03.06.03 creamer jug with Wellesley Hospital coat of arms on one side

Small heavy silver plate bowl. Made by John Round & Son Ltd and sold through Proctor Canada. The Wellesley Hospital coat of arms is engraved on one side of the bowls exterior.

Small heavy silver plate bowl. Made by John Round & Son Ltd and sold through Proctor Canada. The Wellesley Hospital coat of arms is engraved on one side of the bowls exterior.

Small silver ashtray with raised pattern around lip. The Wellesley Hospital coat of arms is adhered to centre of ashtray's interior.

White and blue china ramekin with blue line and flower pattern around rim. The Wellesley Hospital coat of arms is on one side.

Small silver coffee spoon with The Wellesley Hospital coat of arms soldered to end of handle.

White and blue china small bowl with blue line and flower pattern around rim. The Wellesley Hospital coat of arms is on one side.

White and blue china small bowl with blue line and flower pattern around rim. The Wellesley Hospital coat of arms is on one side. China is very thin.

Photograph of Sir William Mulock and Wellesley physician Dr. Marlowe at the opening of the new wing of the Wellesley Hospital on August 27, 1912.

Ornate silver teapot and stand. The teapot has attached lid and filagree all over the body of the pot. Four arms on pot sides to rest it on the stand. Teapot stand has ornate supports and an opening in its base for a candle to keep the tea warm.

RG 946.01.01.02.01 Teapot
RG 946.01.01.02.02 Teapot stand

Round silver platter with 3 feet. Fluted edge with filagree decoration around edge and around writing in centre. Inscription reads "Presented to Mary Willmina Ferguson by Wellesley Hospital Nurses Decemver 11th 1946".

Based on silver markings on the platter, it was created by John Round & Son Ltd. in 1924. The firm was established by John Round in Sheffield in 1847. In 1874 the firm became John Round & Son Ltd and in 1886 the business of Ridge, Allcard & Co (Lions Works, Eyre Lane) was amalgamated and John Ridge became the manager. The main factory was the renewed Tudor Works, Tudor Street, Sheffield.

Ornate silver plate teapot, creamer, and sugar bowl.

Ornate silver plate teapot with wood [?] handle. Pot sits on 4 feet, and has a wide rounded body. Lid is attached by hinge and has pumpkin knob. Handle is dark brown wood [?] fit into silve sleeves attached to one side of teapot.

Ornate silver plate sugar bowl. Sits on four feet with wide round body and large opening at top. Two handles - on opposite sides of bowl.

Ornate silver plate creamer jug. Stands on four feet with wide rounded body. Handle on one side and wide lip for pouring on the other. Open top - no lid.

Silver dome used to cover plate to keep food warm. The Wellesley Hospital coat of arms is engraved on one side.

Silver lantern style candle holder. Curved handle on right side with hole for candle at opposite end. Wellesley School of Nursing graduation pin affixed to the centre of the lanterns body. Blue felt padding on base of lantern.

Silver condiment stand with two spots for decanters. Tall loop handle and The Wellesley Hospital coat of arms on a plaque on the front. Two small glass decanters with fancy glass stopper tops.

RG 946.02.12.01.03.11.01 decanter
RG 946.02.12.01.03.11.02 decanter
RG 946.02.12.01.03.11.03 stand

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.

Large ornate silver coffee urn with spigot. Ornate base flutes up into heart shaped body. Handles on either side and detached lid with "feathery" lid grip.

Silver plated butter dish with 2 lids - one flat and one domed. Domed lid had detachable wood knob.
RG 946.02.12.01.03.13.01 - bottom
RG 946.02.12.01.03.13.02 - flat lid
RG 946.02.12.01.03.13.03 - domed lid

File contains silver and glass items such as flatware, teapots, bowls, a glass and other items.

Blue and white china side plate. Blue line and flower pattern along rim. The Wellesley Hospital coat of arms on one side.

Photograph of The Wellesley Hospital School of Nursing Alumnae Association president Sheila Croft.
Published in the Spring/Summer 1985 edition of the Wellesley World magazine.

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.

Fundraising chairman selling chocolate covered almonds.

Series contains scrapbooks and photograph albums created and maintained by Grace Farthing (Bolton). The books are both personal - documenting her patients and work, and work-related - Wellesley Hospital and Wellesley Hospital School of Nursing Alumnae Association.

Series contains scrapbooks

Wellesley Hospital School of Nursing superintendent Elsie K. Jones walking beside Dorothy (Dot) Arnot walking to graduation. Two other unidentified women walk behind them.

File contains small advertising posters for the January 16, 1971, and the February 19, 1972 School of Nursing open houses geared towards high school students.

Posed photograph of 13 members of the instructional staff for the Wellesley Hospital School of Nursing. They are in uniform and posed in 2 seated rows. There is a small yellow publication tag attached to the bottom of the photograph.

Posed photograph of 9 members of the instructional staff and the two directors of the Wellesley Hospital School of Nursing. They are posed in two rows, one seated and one standing, with Directors Dorothy Eden and Dorothy Arnot seated in the front row.

Information regarding the Nursing Education funds post integration into the Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology.

Copies of the School of Nursing's directors messages for the yearbook. Messages written by Elsie K. Jones, and Dorothy Arnot.

File contain program calendars from the 1950s to the 1970s. There are some dates written on the front of the booklets in pen, but no clear dates printed in the actual calendar. There are broken down into three file parts - 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s.

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.

Small silver plated salad fork with "WH" (Wellesley Hospital) engraved on handle.

Small silver plated salad fork with "WH" (Wellesley Hospital) engraved on handle.

Small silver plated salad fork with "WH" (Wellesley Hospital) engraved on handle.

Small silver plated salad fork with "NDR" (Nurses Dining Room) engraved on handle.

Silver plated fork with "NDR" (Nurses Dining Room) engraved on handle.

Programme from a luncheon related to Ryerson's School of Nursing. No dates on the programme. Susanne Williams, the Director of the School of Nursing and then Ryerson President Terry Grier spoke at the luncheon. Included in the timeline is a history of significant moments in the school's history.

File contains Royal Worcester china used at The Wellesley Hospital.

File contains a press release from The Wellesley Hospital about grants awarded to the Ross Tilley Burn Centre, and an advertisement for the 9th annual Cabbagetown mini marathon which was giving half the money raised to the Ross Tilley Burn Centre.

File contains meeting minutes and reports related to the committee formed to study the role of the public health nurse in nursing schools.

One copy of "Review 1978", an annual report created by The Wellesley Hospital Auxiliary.

File contains photographs taken at various reunion events for different Alumnae classes.

A single page listing the reasons for hospital restructuring. Unclear if this restructuring occurred.

Photograph of two women standing beside a table covered in food. Sign on wall (with balloons over top) gives names of residents leaving and the date, time, and location of the party "Thursday June 18, 1987 12pm-1:30pm 7-N lounge"

File contains copies of residence and dress code rules for the Nursing residence.

File contain two copies of "Research at the Wellesley". Publication is created twice a year for the Governors Circle and friends of The Wellesley Hospital Research Institute.

Series consists of Reports created by various departments and organizations in the Wellesley Hospital. Included are annual reports from the Wellesley Auxiliary, The Board of Governors, and the Research Institute.

Series consists of various reports created by or relating to the Wellesley Hospital School of Nursing. They include:

RG 946.03.03.01 Annual reports
RG 946.03.03.02 Transfer of Wellesley Hospital School of Nursing to Ryerson Polytechnical Institute
RG 946.03.03.03 Budget reports
RG 946.03.03.04 Nurse conduct reporting form
RG 946.03.03.05 Principal's report and application for admission into Wellesley
RG 946.03.03.06 Wellesley School of Nursing programmed change

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.

The Nursing Task Force at Ryerson Polytechnical Institute was organized in response to the January 1973 memorandum regarding the integration of Hospital School's of Nursing into Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology. The task force formed in July of 1973. Ryerson Vice President Administration George Korey was the chairman and was composted of representatives all institutions involved. It's purpose was to guide the integration of the nursing schools from The Wellesley Hospital, Sick Children's Hospital, and Women's College Hospital into Ryerson's nursing program. Three working committees were established: Committee on Curriculum and Clinical Facilities; Committee on Teacher-student Affairs and Internal Resources; and Administrative and Finance Committee all overseen by an executive committee.
File contains a copy of the final report of the task force published in January of 1974, and one copy of appendix f - Nursing Task Force meeting minutes.

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.

File contains correspondence regarding the loaning of historical materials for the Registered Nurses Association of Ontario 50th anniversary exhibits in Toronto between June 11 and June 14, 1975.

Registered Nursing certificate for a class of 1947 Wellesley School of Nursing graduate.

Registered Nursing certificate for a Wellesley Hospital School of Nursing class of 1929 graduate Anita Beadle.

Registered Nursing certificate 1920 Wellesley School of Nursing graduate.

Registered Nursing certificate for Elsie K. Jones. Elsie K Jones graduated from Wellesley School of Nursing in 1925. She would return to the School in 1928 and work as the Assistant Director and the Director of the School between 1928-1963.

A medical reference book for nurses. Found in the pages of the book was a news clipping about a soldier's death, notes on a quinnine injection, and recipes from the Hospital for Sick Children. Wellesley Hospital participated in an affiliate program with Sick Kids hospital so its nurses could train in pediatric nursing.

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 meeting minutes from a Hospital for Sick Children meeting in response of the Lynch Report recommending that Nursing schools be moved out of the Hospitals and phased into post-secondary education institutions. Sent as a memo from the Principal of Wellesley's School of Nursing, to Hospital administrators.

Photograph of a woman in a lab coat holding a Union Jack flag. She is standing in front of Union Jack curtains and a table with photographs of Queen Victoria. Queen Victoria party held at the hospital.

Series consists of published materials that were in the Wellesley Hospital Library and those donated by family members of Nursing graduates who used the books in their schooling.

Series contains published materials created by or about the Wellesley Hospital. Included in the series are 2 copies of the book written by Hospital founder Dr. Herbert Bruce, 2 copies of the Wellesley Hospital history book written by Joan Hollobon, and numerous magazines and newsletters written by Wellesley Hospital for the staff and the general public.

One copy of "Public Health Nursing in Canada - principles and practice" by Florence H. M. Emory, Associate Director of the School of Nursing at the University of Toronto. This textbook was the first one written in Canada on Public Health Nursing.

The 1961-1962 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 is a copy of the annual report for 1961 presented by Elsie K. Jones for the Board of Directors of the Wellesley Hospital, and a copy of a report for the Department of Health on the title of person responsible for the administration of the educational programme.

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.

The 1958 Wellesley School of Nursing report compiled by Elsie K. Jones, Superintendent of the School, for the Department of Health Nursing branch. Also included are handwritten notes.

The 1958 Wellesley Division -Toronto General Hospital report compiled by Elsie K. Jones, Superintendent of the School, for the Department of Health Nursing branch. Also included is the site visit report by the Senior Inspector Schools of Nursing and the Supervisor Public Health Nursing, and a variety of correspondence surrounding the reports. There appears to be some correspondence from 1960 included in the with these reports - not sure as to why this was stored with the 1958 report.

The 1957 Wellesley Division -Toronto General Hospital report compiled by Elsie K. Jones, Superintendent of the School for the Department of Health Nursing branch. Also included is correspondence with various parties about the report.

The 1956 Wellesley Division -Toronto General Hospital report compiled by Elsie K. Jones, Superintendent of the School for the Department of Health Nursing branch. Also included are handwritten notes by Elsie K. Jones, and correspondence with various parties about the report.

The 1955 Wellesley Division -Toronto General Hospital report compiled by Elsie K. Jones, Superintendent of the School for the Department of Health Nursing branch. Also included is correspondence regarding withdrawals from the Nursing program.

The 1954 Wellesley Division -Toronto General Hospital report compiled by Elsie K. Jones, Superintendent of the School for the Department of Health Nursing branch. Also included in correspondence from the Department about the missing visit report and letters to the Toronto General Hospital Superintendent.

The 1962-1963 Wellesley School of Nursing report compiled by Elsie K. Jones, Superintendent of the School, for the Department of Health Nursing branch - College of Nurses Ontario. Also in the file are copies of the annual reports for 1962-1963 and 1963-1964 presented by Elsie K. Jones for the Board of Directors of the Wellesley Hospital, and other correspondence and reports related to the running and registration of the school with various governing bodies.

The 1948 Wellesley Training School report compiled by Elsie K. Jones, Superintendent of the School for the Department of Health, Nurse Registration division. Also included in a letter and questionnaire from the Registered Nurses Association of Ontario.

The 1953 Wellesley Division -Toronto General Hospital report compiled by Elsie K. Jones, Superintendent of the School for the Department of Health, Nurse Registration division. Also included in the file are supplementary materials regarding hospital policy, books etc used to create the report.

The 1952 Wellesley Division -Toronto General Hospital report compiled by Elsie K. Jones, Superintendent of the School for the Department of Health, Nurse Registration division.

The 1951 Wellesley Division -Toronto General Hospital report compiled by Elsie K. Jones, Superintendent of the School for the Department of Health, Nurse Registration division. Also included is the report written by Division Inspector regarding visits on January 22-25, 1951 to Wellesley.

The 1950 Wellesley Division -Toronto General Hospital report compiled by Elsie K. Jones, Superintendent of the School for the Department of Health, Nurse Registration division.

The 1949 Wellesley Division -Toronto General Hospital report compiled by Elsie K. Jones, Superintendent of the School for the Department of Health, Nurse Registration division. Also included is a copy of the student nurse enrolment enquiry results.

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

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

The 1945 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 January 9 and 19, 1945 and some correspondence.

The 1944 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 3 and 4, 1944.

The 1943 Wellesley Training School report compiled by Elsie K. Jones, Superintendent of the School for the Department of Health, Nurse Registration branch. Report appears incomplete - possibly a working copy?

The 1942 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 Jan. 19 and 20, 1943.

The 1941 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 1 and 2, 1941.

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 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 1938 Wellesley Training School report compiled by Elsie K. Jones, Superintendent of the School for the Department of Health, Nurse Registration branch.