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 1935-1936 Wellesley Training School report compiled by Gertrude Ross, Superintendent of the School for the Department of Health, Nurse Registration branch. Also included is a copy of the report by the Assistant Inspector for the Department of Health.

The 1934-1935 Wellesley Training School report compiled by Gertrude Ross, Superintendent of the School 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 1932-1933 Wellesley Training School report compiled by Gertrude Ross, Superintendent of the School, and a copy of the Inspector's report from the government.

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

1930 training school report sent to the Department by Gertrude Ross, the School's superintendent.

Series of photographs taken by Canada Pictures that appear to be a day in the life of a student Nurse at Wellesley Hospital. Nurse was from the class of 1948.

Series consists of teaching and student notes and manuals for classes taken at the Wellesley Hospital 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.

Procession of the Wellesley Hospital School of Nursing class of 1962 leaving St. Paul's Church after the ceremony.

Wellesley Hospital School of Nursing class of 1960 walking in procession to their graduation ceremony at St. Paul's Church.

Wellesley Hospital School of Nursing class of 1960 leaving St. Paul's Church after their graduation ceremony.

Wellesley Hospital School of Nursing class of 1960 walking in procession back onto the Hospital property after their graduation ceremony.

Wellesley Hospital School of Nursing class of 1960 walking in procession back onto the Hospital property after their graduation ceremony.

Procession of Wellesley Hospital School of Nursing class of 1963 graduates walking in procession in front of St. Paul's Church.

Published convention proceedings from the 23rd annual convention of the National League of Nursing Education held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania April 26 - May 2, 1917.

Published convention proceedings from the 27th annual convention of the National League of Nursing Education held in Kansas City, Missouri April 11 - April 14, 1921.

File contains two blank applications and reports. The first is an application to The Wellesley School of Nursing and the second is a Principal's report from the applicant's last school attended.

Plastic replica of a the traditional Wellesley School of Nursing graduation day corsage. Made up of a large white centre flower surrounded by smaller white and blue flowers and greenery.

File contains a variety of pins and a coronation medal.

Two photographs from "Picadilly Night". Picadilly night was an annual event held in the cafeteria by the Student Nurses to raise money for student scholarships. One photograph shows three women tickets at Picadilly Night 1973. The second photograph shows two student nurses looking at a pillow cover at Picadilly Night, 1974. Photograph published in the January 1974 Wellesley World magazine.

Series contains photographs associated with The Wellesley Hospital. Many of them were taken by the hospital's public relations department and published in Wellesley World and other hospital publications. Files include staff members, nursing, education, events, equipment, and facilities.

Series contains photographs relating to the Wellesley Hospital School of Nursing. Subjects include teaching staff, capping cermonies, carol singing, promotional photos, Open Houses, formal dances.

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.

A photograph album created by Isobel Bussell. The majority of the photographs are from her time in Nursing school and with her nursing friends outside of school. There are also photographs of Isobel in her WWII nursing uniform.

Three copies of a photograph of 9 Wellesley Alumnae. Eight of them are past and present President's of the Alumnae Association.

Row of alumnae standing at front of room wearing nursing uniforms from Wellesley's past and present. One of the women is dressed in a "future" uniform - hot pants.

Row of alumnae standing at front of room wearing nursing uniforms from Wellesley's past and present. The photograph was published in the Fall 1972 Wellesley World newsletter.

Photograph of a group of nurses in a kitchenette style room. They are all holding up their glasses towards a nurse who is wearing a corsage.

Photograph of the Parent's Night gala dinner. Pictured is a dining table of 9 people. Other tables are visible in the background. Gala was part of the class of 1971 graduation events.

Photograph taken from above looking down onto a group of Wellesley Hospital Nursing graduates and students. For similar photographs see RG 946.03.04.01.48.04., 06, and 14

Colour photograph taken from above looking down onto a group of Wellesley Hospital Nursing graduates and students. For similar photographs see RG 946.03.04.01.48.06., 13, and 14

Overhead shot of the Wellesley Hospital School of Nursing class of 1966. Student nurses can be seen walking behind them. For similar photographs see RG 946.03.04.01.48.04., 13, and 14

Overhead shot of the Wellesley Hospital School of Nursing class of 1966. Student nurses can be seen walking behind them. For similar photographs see RG 946.03.04.01.48.04., 06, and 13.

White sleeveless over dress. Separate button fasteners, like dress, and ties in back that also hold together with the fasteners.

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.

Photographs taken of a Wellesley Hospital information table at the Ontario Medical Association's annual meetging on nursing for dialysis patients. The meeting was held May 31-June 3 - the year is unclear.

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.

Humorous book looking at nursing work in hospitals.

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.

File of charting notes, handouts, schedules, course notes, and lecture notes regarding all years of the Wellesley Nursing programme.

Wellesley Hospital School of Nursing class of 1959 entering St. Paul's Church for their graduation ceremony.

Series contains photographs of nursing school students in the hospital, in class, in the dorm, and other places. It also includes framed portraits of students.

Wellesley nursing student on the hospital grounds. Snow covered ground and trees in the background.

Wellesley nursing student descending the front steps of the Wellesley Hospital original building. She is in her nursing cape and holding binders.

Photograph of class of 1944 graduate and Wellesley Hospital and School of Nursing employee Dorothea Elines and another identified nurse standing outside the old hospital building.

Overhead shot of Wellesley Hospital School of Nursing graduates walking along a pathway. For a similar photograph see RG 946.03.04.01.48.15

Overhead shot of Wellesley Hospital School of Nursing graduates walking along a pathway. For a similar photograph see RG 946.03.04.01.48.05

Nursing graduates stand on the steps of the Hospital in their graduation uniforms and corsages. They appear to be singing. Another nurse stands off to the left directing them.

Wellesley Hospital School of Nursing class on 1959 re-entering the hospital grounds after their graduation ceremony.

Nursing graduates stand on the Hospital steps in their graduation uniforms and corsages. Director of Nursing Elsie K. Jones stands in front of them in the centre. They all appear to be singing.

Photograph of the Wellesley Hospital School of Nursing class of 1970 walking down the aisle out of St. Paul's Church. Wellesley's graduation ceremony took place at St. Paul's.

Photograph of the Wellesley Hospital School of Nursing class of 1970 walking down the aisle out of St. Paul's Church. Wellesley's graduation ceremony took place at St. Paul's.

Photograph of an unidentified member of the Wellesley Hospital School of Nursing class of 1966. Her arm is being held by Nursing Director Dorothy Arnot as they pose for a photograph with an unidentified woman in a fur stole.

Photograph of an unidentified member of the Wellesley Hospital School of Nursing class of 1966. She is showing something pinned to her uniform to an unidentified woman with a fur stole, and Nursing director Dorothy Arnot.

Photograph of an unidentified member of the Wellesley Hospital School of Nursing class of 1966. She is showing something pinned to her uniform to an unidentified woman with a fur stole, and Nursing director Dorothy Arnot.

Photograph of an unidentified member of the Wellesley Hospital School of Nursing class of 1966. She is standing speaking with an unidentified man and woman.

Photograph of an unidentified member of the Wellesley Hospital School of Nursing class of 1966. She is standing speaking with an unidentified man and woman.

Photograph of Wellesley Hospital School of Nursing class of 1966 graduate showing her diploma to her sister - a first year nursing student at Wellesley. For similar photograph see RG 946.03.04.01.48.21

Photograph of Wellesley Hospital School of Nursing class of 1966 graduate Donna Vaughan showing her diploma to her sister Heather. Heather is a first year student at Wellesley. For similar photograph see RG 946.03.04.01.48.16. This photograph was published in the Wellesley World newsletter. For cutline information see RG 946.03.04.01.48.34.

File contains complete (minus hat) 1948-1959 uniform worn by nursing students. Between 1948 and 1959 the Wellesley Hospital amalgamated with the Toronto General Hospital, and became known as the Wellesley Division.

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

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

Series contains the constitution and rules of the Wellesley Student Nurses' Association, residence rules, and rules pertaining to the Wellesley Division - Toronto General Hospital.

File contains nine nursing caps of different styles and materials. They range in date, style wise, from 1912 to the 1970s.

The Wellesley Hospital School of Nursing class of 1972A graduate cap. The cap is not formed into shape.

One paper nursing cap with black velvet band around front. Black banded caps denoted that you were graduating or were a graduate of a nursing program.

White starched nurses cap belonging to Eleanor Fisher, Wellesley class of 1938.

White cotton nurses cap (unfolded). Cap designed and put into use after Wellesley left its partnership with Toronto General Hospital. Held in shape with detachable button.

White cotton nurses cap (unfolded). Cap designed and put into use after Wellesley left its partnership with Toronto General Hospital. Held in shape with a detachable button.

White cotton nurses cap folded in shape. Cap designed and put into use after Wellesley left its partnership with Toronto General Hospital. Held in shape with a detachable button.

One starched nursing cap, pinned in formation. Worn by Wellesley students between 1948-1959.

One white cotton unstarched nursing cap. Worn by Wellesley students betwee 1912 and 1921 or 1922. By 1923 the students were wearing a different style of caps.

One starched white cotton nursing cap. Worn by Wellesley students betwee 1912 and 1921 or 1922. By 1923 the students were wearing a different style of caps.

File contains 5 nursing and medical books used by Isobel Bussell during her schooling and after.

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

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.

Nursing Papers was the publication of the School of Graduate Nurses at McGill University in Montreal. Contains 2 papers: "Profession or Union: Who Will Call the Shots?" by Joan M. Gilchrist; and "Learning the Concept: Nursing in Chronic Illness" by Margaret Hooton. Both authors were assistant professors in the school.

Photographs taken at they Wellesley Hospital Nursing open house held in July of 1981.

File contains photographs of a variety of Wellesley Hospital Nursing office supervisor's and co-ordinators and the Nursing office.

File contains meeting minutes and associated materials for the Wellesley Hospital Nursing library, and the audio-visual committee.

A typewritten history of the School of Nursing at Wellesley up until its amalgamation with Ryerson's school of Nursing. It was written for The Wellesley's archives. Author and date are not known.

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 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 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 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 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.

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).

Photograph of a large group of nurses leaving the hospital and walking along the street on the way to graduation. Student nurses are in the front and Nursing graduates in the back. They can be differentiated by their uniforms.

Photograph of a large group of nurses leaving the hospital and walking along the street on the way to graduation. Student nurses are in the front and Nursing graduates in the back. They can be differentiated by their uniforms.

Photograph of the 2nd nurses residence. Hospital building Bruce Wing visible in the background.

Two copies of a photograph of the Wellesley Hospital School of Nursing class of 1967 leaving down the centre aisle of St. Paul's Church after the graduation ceremony. The pews and front of the cathedral are visible with Nursing director Dorothy Arnot, and Assistant director of Nursing education Dorothy Eden standing in the middle of the stage at the front.

Photograph of the Wellesley Hospital School of Nursing class of 1967 standing in the pews at St. Paul's Church. The graduation ceremony was held there.

Photograph of Nurse standing outside holding a baby.

File contains nurse conduct report for The Wellesley Hospital Training School for Nurses. A one page form graded the student nurse on her punctuality, neatness, economy, powers of observation, obedience, conduct, general attention and kindness to patient, management, reliability, and tact. They were given scores out of 10, with 6 being average, and there was room at the bottom of the form to make notes on what the nurse's faults were, if she had been corrected for her faults, and if she had improved. Bottom of sheet indicates that the form was to be filled out twice monthly.

Photograph of a nurse and doctor seated at a table. The nurse appears to be writing notes.

Book written by Florence Nightingale on nursing. Originally published in 1859.

Oversize panoramic photograph of the auditorium filled with participants of the International Congress of Nurses in Atlantic City New Jersey.

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.