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 correspondence, budget information, memos, news clippings, and guest lists pertaining to the Open House held March 11th, 1965 to show off the Hospital's new educational space for its School of Nursing.

Book published as a manual for beginners in the study of regional anesthesia or nerve blocks.

Gold metal with navy blue inscription "Mrs. E. Boyes"

Photograph shows an older man and woman, Mr. and Mrs. C. A. LaVenture, seated. Mrs. LaVenture (aka Elsie K. Jones, former long serving director of the Wellesley Hospital School of Nursing) is holding a teacup in her lap and shaking hands with Mrs. Evelyn Jolley, Wellesley class of 1937. Mrs. Jolley was also the head of the Alumnae Association at that time. Photograph was published in the Winter 1971 edition of the Wellesley World magazine.

Photograph of the Wellesley Hospital School of Nursing class of 1973 graduate and her mother at the annual mother-daughter tea held during graduation week.

Photograph taken at the 1968 Mother-daughter tea for the Wellesley class of 1968. The nurses are pinning corsages on their mothers.

Photograph of the Mother - Daughter tea thrown by the Alumnae association for the 1971 graduating class. The tea was held at Prince Arthur House. Representatives from the classes of '37 and '61.
Photograph published in the Winter 1971 edition of the Wellesley World magazine.

Photograph of women sitting out on a veranda drinking tea. A server is seen passing out food. In the background you can see more women sitting out on the grass at tables. The mother - daughter tea was part of graduation week for the Wellesley Hospital School of Nursing class of 1972B and was held at Prince Arthur House. Photograph was used in the Fall issue of the Wellesley World newsletter put out by the hospital.

Mother-daughter tea as part of the graduation of class 1972B. Photograph shows a group of women talking in a room. The mother's are wearing corsages. In centre of photograph is Dorothy Eden, principal of the School of Nursing.

Photograph of Wellesley Hospital School of Nursing graduates with family members at the annual graduation mother - daughter tea.

Photograph of Wellesley Hospital School of Nursing graduates and their mothers at the annual Mother-daughter tea held as part of graduation week. The tea was held at the Prince Arthur House. They are standing outside on the front porch with umbrellas over their heads. Photograph published in the Fall 1972 edition of the Wellesley World magazine.

Photograph taken at the Mother & Daughter tea which was part of graduation week festivities. The seven women in the photograph are seated or standing around a tree.

Miss Elsie K. Jones, Director of Nurses and the School of Nursing; Nursing graduate; and Mr. Harold M. Turner, Wellesley Hospital Board Chair. Pose together during graduation events.

File contains a series of miscellaneous photographs. Three of the prints are of a spread of nursing magazines; one is of an "Innovations in Nursing" display in the hospital's front lobby; one is a composite with the central image of the nurses choir with smaller images of older people; and the final photograph is of six children in the yard of a house.

File contains two brochures advertising the "The Lion's Tale" book by Joan Hollobon, two biographies of Dr. Herbert Bruce, and one Gift of Health donation brochure.

File contains three photographs. Topics include an early outdoor event on hospital grounds, Dorothy Eden and Dorothy Arnot addressing a group on a tour of the hospital, and a group of student nurses walking through the hospital corridor singing.

File contains of various events and people that have not been identified further than their association with the Alumnae Association.

A variety of materials including stationary, cards, a cassette tape and general information about the hospital.

White and blue china small pitcher with blue line and flower pattern around rim. The Wellesley Hospital coat of arms is on one side. Handle has gold embellishment.

One copy of the first "Merger Talks" newsletter. The newsletter was created to provide information to Wellesley and Sunnybrook staff regarding the proposed merger of The Wellesley Hospital and the Sunnybrook Medical Centre.

File contains the names and addresses of Alumnae Association members.

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.

Medical equipment and vessels used in The Wellesley Hospital. Items include specimen jars, jugs, bowls, haemometers, ear syringes, opthomoloscopes and other items.

A medical nursing textbook.

Medical manual intended for doctors, students of medicine, and interns. Was part of the Wellesley Library and Archives.

File contains an identification bracelet, 4 uniform should pips, and 2 medals awarded to Clarissa MacNeill.

File contains Canadian (British) and American World War I and II medals. Some were awarded to Wellesley Hospital School of Nursing class of 1915 alumnus Willmina Ferguson and the others were donated by her family to the Archives.

Photograph of Mary Willmina Ferguson. Born October 13, 1889 in Richards Falls, Ontario. She was a member of Wellesley's first graduating class in 1915. She signed up with Canada's overseas expeditionary force as a member of the Canadian Army Medical Corps on January 31st, 1916. She received a British War Medal, a Victory (Inter-allied) War Medal and 2 Mentioned in despatches oak leaf sprays for her service over seas.
Removed from the the back of the frame was a yellow piece of cardstock with information/dedication about Ferguson.

Photograph shows the Wellesley Hospital School of Nursing class of 1972B graduate Margaret Kinsley, winner of the Bruce pin, speaking with Angela Bruce, the wife of Wellesley Hospital founder Dr. Herbert Bruce. Photograph published in the Fall 1972 edition of the Wellesley World magazine.

Nursing certificate earned by a 1917 Wellesley Graduate. Wellesley would send its nurses to other institutions to gain experience in areas that Wellesley did not have at their Hospital.

Photograph of a man's arm and hand resting on the waist of a woman in a nurses uniform. Nursing students were not allowed to marry without the Nursing director's permission, and only in the last 6 months of their training. Photograph taken during graduation events for the Wellesley Hospital School of Nursing. Apparently several members of the class of 1971 married during their last year of training. Photograph published in the Wellesley World magazine, Winter 1971 edition.

Man in a white suit and bow tie standing on the second story balcony of the original Homewood building with the new Bruce Wing in the background.

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.

File contains 4 log books - 3 time (attendance) logs and one mark/attendance book for that track individual students.

Photograph of a class of 1973 Wellesley Hospital School of Nursing graduate kneeling down and letting a small girl smell her bouquet of roses. The little girl is holding the hands of one woman while another looks on.

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.

Silver metal lister bandage scissors.

A pair of lister bandage scissors. Old hospital bracelet attached to one arm "Eleanor M. Boyes Wellesley Hospital Nursing Office WA-1-4111" written on label in blue pen.

Two copies of the 1971 Lion's Tale yearbook. One copy belonged to G. E. Thornton, Director of the Wellesley Hospital - his name is embossed in gold on the front cover.

File contains one copy of the 1970 Lion's Tale yearbook.

File contains four copies of the 1969 Lion's Tale yearbook.

One copy of the 1964 Lion's Tale yearbook.

One copy of the 1963 Lion's Tale yearbook.

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

One copy of the 1960 Lion's Tale yearbook.

Series contains Wellesley Hospital School of Nursing "Lion's Tale" yearbooks for the 1968-1970 - the years that Trudy Johnson attended the school.

Sub-series contains Lion's Tale yearbooks from 1961, 1963, 1964, 1969, and 1971. It also has a file of copies of the Directors' messages for printing in the yearbooks.

One copy of the Lion's Tale 1970 yearbook. Trudy Johnson's name is on bottom right corner of front cover in gold. Trudy Johnson was the valedictorian for her class and her graduation address is published on page 73 of the yearbook.

One copy of the 1969 Lion's Tale yearbook.

Two copies of the 1968 Lion's Tale yearbook. This was the year Trudy Johnson entered her nursing training at the Wellesley Hospital Nursing School.

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

Alumnae in line for drinks. Members of the restaurant staff are on the right side of the photograph.

A line of people in front of the Wellesley Hospital. Part of the Garden Party hosted by the Alumnae Association for the 6oth Anniversary.

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.

Certificate awarded to Edith Cowan, class of 1920, making her a life member of the Alumnae Association of the Wellesley Hospital. It is signed by Grace Bolton, president and Gretchen Schwindt, secretary.

Silver metal letter opener with ornate engraved head with red stone in centre.

Photograph of Wellesley class of 1964 alumnus Leslie Key being presented with the Elisabeth Flaws Memorial Scholarship by Dorothy Arnot at the Fall Alumnae dinner. Photograph published in the December 1976 edition of the Wellesley World newsletter.

Silver plated knife with "WH" (Wellesley Hospital) engraved on handle. Knife blade is made from stainless steel.

Silver plated knife with "WH" (Wellesley Hospital) engraved on handle. Knife blade is made from stainless steel.

Silver or stainless steel knife.

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.

One audiocassette. Interview with Jessie (Campbell) Smith, class of 1919.

Photograph of Wellesley Hospital Nursing School Class of 1965 graduate with Miss Jenny Weir, the director of the School of Nursing at Queen's University. Miss Weir was the graduation speaker. Photograph is taken outside with other people visible in the background.

Portrait of Isobel Bussell in her WW II RCAF nursing uniform. Portrait was framed by Haynes Art Gallery in Toronto.

One audiocassette. Side A has continued interview with Isobel (MacGillivray) Carleton,class of 1919 graduate (see RG 946.01.02.01.03 for start of interview). Side A also has start of interview with Gladys (Bateman) Steele, class of 1916). Her interview continues on to Side B.

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

Identification bracelet made from a French coin.
Small chainlink rope made into a bracelet by soldering ends onto a filed down franc. The front of the coin features a woman (The Sower, designed by Oscar Roty in 1900). The verse side was smoothed to allow for etching "Clara MacNeill C.A.M.C. 1916-1917, 1918-1919".

One copy of the June/July 1975 edition of House Call! Newsletter relays information about various hospital staff.

VHS videocassette of a tour of Wellesley Hospital. Uses script and photographs from slide show.

DVD version of a tour of Wellesley Hospital. Uses script and photographs from slide show.

File contains photographs of Wellesley doctor's and nurses working with patients in the Hospital. The photographs were most likely taken for promotional purposes and published in the Wellesley World magazine.

Photograph of a woman dancing. Back of photograph inscribed in pencil "social" "and the beat goes on...". No indication of date or event photograph was taken at.

File contains brochures created to give the reader information about the hospital as a whole. Included are four brochures from 1967 designed to be a "tour" of the hospital, and brochures from 1976, 1976, and 1988 that would have been given to people coming to The Wellesley for treatment.

Sub-series contains photographs taken of various milestones, events, drives, and fundraiser's held in conjunction with the Wellesley Hospital.

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.

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.

The 64 slide show created by the Alumnae Association as an intro the beginnings of the Hospital and its current (to the 1980s) layout and features. The initial slide show was created in 1980 with slides 58-64 were added in 1981-1982. Slides (put in order according to enclosed listing) are as follows.

RG 946.01.02.02.01.01 Toronto, 1910
RG 946.01.02.02.01.02 2nd Toronto street scene
RG 946.01.02.02.01.03 The Homewood
RG 946.01.02.02.01.04 Homewood painting by Paul Kane, 1848
RG 946.01.02.02.01.05 Dr. Bruce
RG 946.01.02.02.01.06 Lion Crest and motto
RG 946.01.02.02.01.07 Original 1912 room
RG 946.01.02.02.01.08 1912 Reception room
RG 946.01.02.02.01.09 1913 original hospital
RG 946.01.02.02.01.10 Main Entrance, 1942
RG 946.01.02.02.01.11 Main Entrance view from Sherbourne St., 1967
RG 946.01.02.02.01.12 View from Wellesley St., 1967
RG 946.01.02.02.01.13 Floor plan, 1967
RG 946.01.02.02.01.14 Basement floor plan
RG 946.01.02.02.01.15 Cafeteria
RG 946.01.02.02.01.16 Ultra sound image
RG 946.01.02.02.01.17 CAT scanner - Weston Foundation
RG 946.01.02.02.01.18 Main Lecture theatre
RG 946.01.02.02.01.19 Ground (street) level floor plan
RG 946.01.02.02.01.20 Emergency room entrance
RG 946.01.02.02.01.21 patient on stretcher
RG 946.01.02.02.01.22 Ground floor plan
RG 946.01.02.02.01.23 Outpatient Department medical clinic
RG 946.01.02.02.01.24 Wilhelmsen House family practice unit, 1975
RG 946.01.02.02.01.25 St. James Town family practice unit, 1972
RG 946.01.02.02.01.26 Main floor plan
RG 946.01.02.02.01.27 heading into Turner wing elevators from main lobby
RG 946.01.02.02.01.28 Founder's room
RG 946.01.02.02.01.29 Screen in Founder's room is stained glass from Homewood
RG 946.01.02.02.01.30 Main lobby tapestry by Grace Brevard
RG 946.01.02.02.01.31 Second floor plan
RG 946.01.02.02.01.32 Ewart Angus Intensive Care Unit
RG 946.01.02.02.01.33 ICU Patient Room
RG 946.01.02.02.01.34 OR/ICU family-visitor waiting room
RG 946.01.02.02.01.35 ICU Main desk
RG 946.01.02.02.01.36 ICU Nursing station
RG 946.01.02.02.01.37 ICU Nursing station
RG 946.01.02.02.01.38 6th floor plan
RG 946.01.02.02.01.39 02 private room
RG 946.01.02.02.01.40 7th floor Bruce Wing - Limbic Mechanisms Research Group Scott Laboratory, 1978
RG 946.01.02.02.01.41 7th Floor - Wellesley Foundation research labs, 1978
RG 946.01.02.02.01.42 Psych patient lounge - 7N Turner Wing
RG 946.01.02.02.01.43 9th floor plastics - burn bath
RG 946.01.02.02.01.44 1953 Nurses residence - Jones building
RG 946.01.02.02.01.45 Jones Building medical library
RG 946.01.02.02.01.46 Geriatric chair
RG 946.01.02.02.01.47 Centrifuge machine
RG 946.01.02.02.01.48 Diagnostic set
RG 946.01.02.02.01.49 Breast pump
RG 946.01.02.02.01.50 Doppler ultrasonic stethoscope
RG 946.01.02.02.01.51 Nurse at wrought iron gate, 1915
RG 946.01.02.02.01.52 Dr. and Mrs. Bruce with 1937 graduates
RG 946.01.02.02.01.53 1923 graduating class
RG 946.01.02.02.01.54 1920's O.R. days
RG 946.01.02.02.01.55 1916 graduate Gladys (Steele) Bateman receiving graduation certificate
RG 946.01.02.02.01.56 Class of 1972 students, 1970
RG 946.01.02.02.01.57 Lion's Crest and motto
RG 946.01.02.02.01.58 Chart for hospital progression 1912-1965
RG 946.01.02.02.01.59 Chart for hospital progression 1966-1982
RG 946.01.02.02.01.60 New projects
RG 946.01.02.02.01.61 Entrance to 3rd floor blood work labs
RG 946.01.02.02.01.62 Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology and Women's oncology unit
RG 946.01.02.02.01.63 T.R. Meighan QC plaque
RG 946.01.02.02.01.64 Entrance to new administrative offices

Photographs, in some places, are in a slightly difference order on the VHS and DVDs of the presentation.

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.

Scrapbook unbound with laminated basswood covers. Pages contain photo clippings from various sources that have been glued to the pages. The topics included nurses, healthcare, hospitals/residences, Nursing associations and memorials.

People included are: Paula (of Rome?); St. Elizabeth; Sister Andrea Arntzen (Norway); Jeanne Mance; Elizabeth Fry; Hildegarde; Frederika Fliedner; Florence Nightingale; Edith Cavell; Flora Madeline Shaw; Linda Richards; Margaret Breay; Mary Snively; Agnes Jamieson; Jean S. Wilson; Miss Clayton; Mabel F. Hersey; Dorothy Dix; Elizabeth L. Smellie; Dr. Anna Hamilton; Norah Livingston; Mrs. Rebecca Strong; Miss Bessie Beavis; Mlle. Chaptal; Baroness von Hogendorp; Sister Dora; Anna Caroline Maxwell; Rahere and King Henry I; Representatives from 5 countries accepted into the International Congress of Nurses - Yugoslavia, Greece, Philippines, Brazil, and Sweden; Grand Council of ICN; Nurses from Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Finland; American Women's Hospitals School in Greece first graduating class; Sir Ronald Ross; and Joseph Baron Lister.

Buildings and places and things included are: Royal Ottawa Sanitorium (Ottawa); Presbyterian Hospital (New York); L'Hotel Dieu (France); Stevenson Memorial Hospital (Alliston); Royal Victoria Hospital (Montreal); Anna C. Maxwell Hall (Columbia University); Lady Mortimer Clark Residence for Nurses; Hospital for Sick Children nurses' residence (Toronto); Military Base Hospital (Toronto); Hospital of Sick Children (Toronto); Nurses leaving residence (Sick Children's Hospital); Toronto Western Hospital; Toronto Hospital for the Incurables; Toronto General Hospital nursing residence; Trudeau Sanitorium (New York); Sanatorium Point (Muskoka Lake); Southam Pavilion, Mountain Sanatorium (Hamilton); Queen Alexandra Sanatorium (London, Ontario); La Salpetriere (Paris); Ecole des Infirmieres Salpetriere (Paris); International Hygiene Exhibit in Dresden Germany; Nurses Home (Jerusalem); Jeanne Mance monument (Montreal); Jeanne Mance statue (Hotel Dieu, Montreal); portraits and memorials to Miss Nightingale; Miss NIghtingale's wheelchair; Carriage at St. Timothy's Hospital; Nurses in Crimea; McGill University campus; Health Welfare Centre (Israel); Interior pavilion at Lakeside Home; Canadian Nurses Association display; and sign from original Presbyterian Hospital (New York);

One audiocassette of interview with Helen Carruthers, Class of 1916. Interview is continued on RG 946.01.02.1.02.

One audiocassette. Side A has continued interview with Helen Carruthers, class of 1919 (See RG 946.01.02.01.01 for beginning of interview). Side B has interview with Florence (Stewart) Roberts, class of 1919. See RG 946.01.02.01.03 for continuation of her interview.

Photograph of Wellesley Hospital School of Nursing class of 1966 graduate Heather Scott receiving a kiss on the cheek from her sister Judy Scott. Judy Scott is a class of 1962 Wellesley graduate. This photograph was publised in the Wellesley World hospital newsletter. See RG 946.03.04.01.48.34 for cutline information for this photograph.

Formal posed group photograph of the Wellesley Hospital School of Nursing class of 1967. The photograph was taken in the rotunda of Wellesley Hospital.

Two copies of a formal posed group photograph of the Wellesley Hospital School of Nursing class of 1967. The photograph was taken in the rotunda of Wellesley Hospital.

Cropped photograph of 14 women seated and standing in a row. Possibly the executive of the alumnae society?

Group of women and a man standing and seated talking out on the front walkway into the Wellesley Hospital.

Group of five student nurses seated and standing in what appears to be a prep room of some type.

Photograph of 4 members of the Wellesley Hospital School of Nursing graduating class of 1966 looking at a diploma.

Photograph of 4 members of the Wellesley Hospital School of Nursing graduating class.

A group of 4 women standing under chandelier talking.

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.

File contains undated materials related to graduation at the Wellesley Hospital School of Nursing. Included in the file are invitations, programme covers, choir member lists, and the last page of a graduation address.

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 materials relating to the Class of 1974 graduation from the Wellesley Hospital School of Nursing. This was considered the "last" Wellesley class graduation - although there was a 1975 graduation for the students that joined Wellesley in 1972. Included in the file are three copies of the ceremony program, one invitation to the Class of 1974 tea, one name plate, three copies of the ceremony invitation, two invitations to the graduation breakfast, one special guest instruction card, one copy of the graduation speech of Carol Whiting - Acting Principal of the Wellesley School of Nursing, three copies of G. E. Thornton's, Director of the Wellesley Hospital, speech, a news clipping fromt the Toronto Star about the graduation, and memos and correspondence in regards to convocation.

File contains materials relating to the Class of 1973 graduation from the Wellesley Hospital School of Nursing. This was the last graduation ceremony held before Wellesley became part of the Ryerson Polytechnical Institute School of Nursing. Included in the file is one copy of a speech given by Dorothy Arnot, one copy of the valedictory address, one copy of Dorothy Eden's speech, two ceremony invitations, one ceremony program mock-up, and various memos and correspondence regarding the graduation ceremony.

File contains materials relataing to the graduation of both the Class of 1972A on June 22, 1972 and the Class of 1972B on September 7, 1972.
For the Class of 1972A, the file contains two invitations to the graduation breakfast, two ceremony invitations, one invitation to the graduation tea, one ceremony invitation mock-up, and one copy of the ceremony program.
For the Class of 1972B, the file contains two copies of the ceremony program, one copy of the graduation breakfast invitation, and two copies of the ceremony invitation.
Also included in the file are various memos and correspondence about the ceremonies.

File contains materials relating to the Class of 1971 graduation from the Wellesley Hospital School of Nursing. Included in the file are one invitation to the graduation breakfast, two copies of the invitation to the graduation ceremony, two copies of the ceremony program - one official and the other an oversize unbound copy, a copy of the valedictory speech, and one copy of the working copy of the ceremony invitation.

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 materials relating to the Class of 1969 graduation from the Wellesley Hospital School of Nursing. Included in the file is one copy of the valedictory speech, three ceremony programs, three ceremony invitations, one invitation to the graduation breakfast, two copies of the speech given by Canadian Oil Companies Ltd. president W. Harold Rea (whose daughter graduated from Wellesley in 1963), an assortment of correspondence and memos relating to graduation.