File contains materials relating to the Class of 1965 graduation from the Wellesley Hospital School of Nursing. Included in the file are two copies of the superintendent's report given by Dorothy Arnot during the ceremony, two invitations to the graduation reception, two invitations to the graduation ceremony, one copy of Miss Jenny Weir, Director of the School of Nursing at Queen's University, speech, i copy of the programme, and 2 copies of a press release about the graduation ceremony.

File contains materials relating to the Class of 1966 graduation from the Wellesley Hospital School of Nursing. Included in the file are two invitations to the ceremony, a graduation program, five copies of the valedictory address, a seating list of graduates, a press release regarding awards, and three copies of the superintendent's report given during the ceremony.

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

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 materials used to create Wellesley certificates. Included are negatives, templates, order invoices etc.

File contains a 26 minute film that includes: the graduation exercises for the Wellesley Hospital School of Nursing held June 7th, 1951; a short section showing people using a stethoscope; and the rest of film is the cornerstone laying by the Honourable John Robarts for the new wing of the Wellesley Hospital on May 19, 1965.

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.

Blue and white striped long dress with upright 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.

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.

Two white starched cotton cuffs that would reach from wrist for mid forearm over the uniform dress.

One white cotton apron.

One white cotton apron.

One white cotton apron.

File contains 25 bibs worn over the front of the uniform dress. The long straps crossed in the back and attached to the apron.

White starched bib worn with apron over the uniform dress.

White starched bib worn with apron over the uniform dress.

White starched bib worn with apron over the uniform dress.

White starched bib worn with apron over the uniform dress.

White starched bib worn with apron over the uniform dress.

Photograph showing the front doors of the original hospital building - Homewood. Sign over the door says "A.D. 1912 The Wellesley Hospital".

Photograph of the Duke and Duchess of Wellington greeting Mrs. Alice Tso, Director of Social Service, and her daughter Diana in the lobby of the Wellesley Hospital. The visit was in honour of the Hospital's 60th Anniversary. The Hospital is named, in part, for the Duke and Dr. Herbert Bruce received permission from the previous Duke to use his coat of arms as the Hospital's coat of arms.
The photograph was published on the front cover of the Wellesley World Fall 1972 edition.

Pages 4 to 6 of the scrapbook contained a two-part news story written by Donald Jones about Dr. Herbert A. Bruce. It was part of his column "Historic Toronto" published on Saturdays in the Toronto Star. The first part of the story, entitled "Doctor ruffled a lot of feathers and gave Toronto a hospital" was published January 5, 1980 and was clipped and saved on pages 4 and 5 of the scrapbook. The second part of the story, entitled "Dr. Bruce's report got Toronto started on slum clearance" was published on January 12, 1980 and was clipped and saved on pages 5 and 6 of the scrapbook.

First part of a two-part news story written by Donald Jones about Dr. Herbert A. Bruce. It was part of his column "Historic Toronto" published on Saturdays in the Toronto Star. This is the first part of the story, entitled "Doctor ruffled a lot of feathers and gave Toronto a hospital" was published January 5, 1980.

Front cover of album was blue plastic with raised plastic plate "Photo Album" in black and gold. Cover of the album was not retained due ot conservation issues.
Taped to the inside front cover was a photocopy of the Wellesley crest and a copy of the Florence Nightengale pledge.

Program for The Wellesley Hospital's Golden Anniversary dinner at the Royal York Hotel. Programmed includes the dinner menu and list of events.

New clippings about graduation, an obituary for Wellesley Alumnus and staff member Eleanor Fisher Boyes, and hospital news.

File contains panoramic photograph taken outside in front of building. Extension course held at the University of Toronto in August of that year.

Photograph taken outside of the staff and students of the Wellesley Nursing School. Homewood in background.

File contains a memo sent to Public Relations at Wellesley Hospital from the Nursing School regarding a Toronto Telegram article "RNAO - Apathy is the Rule" by Bette Laderoute, printed May 21, 1970. Also included in the file is a draft of the same memo.

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

Sub-series contains annual reports created by the Directors of the Wellesley School of Nursing. The majority of the reports are the ones sent to the Department of Health, and then the College of Nurses of Ontario to register the school. Included with some of these are the reports by the Department inspectors as a result of their visits to the Nursing School. The file also contains annual reports written for the Wellesley Hospital Board of Directors, and a variety of correspondence and questionnaires from other Nursing ruling bodies including the Canadian Nurses' Association and the Registered Nurses Association of Ontario.

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

File contains a variety of student uniforms, both male and female. There are examples of student uniforms - worn during the first two years of training as well as third year intern uniforms.

Short sleeved blue and white striped a-line dress with white mandarin collar and white cuffs. Worn with white stockings and shoes.

Short sleeved blue and white striped a-line dress with white mandarin collar and white cuffs. Worn with white stockings and shoes.

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.

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. Cuffs were detachable in the 1940s, but it is not clear when the dresses were made with attached cuffs.

White short sleeved dress worn by 3rd year interns in the Nursing program. "WH School of Nursing" patch on left shoulder. Worn with apron, bib, and collar.

One white cotton dress with long sleeves.

Starched white paper collar. It is an eton 6 collar, made to wear with size 14.5 neck shirts. Attached at back and front to uniform with detachable buttons.

Starched white paper collar It is an Arrow brand eton 6 collar, made to wear with size 14 neck shirts. Attached at back and front to uniform with detachable buttons.

Starched white paper collar It is an Arrow brand eton 6 collar, made to wear with size 14 neck shirts. Attached at back and front to uniform with detachable buttons.

One starched paper cuff worn at the wrist with the nursing uniform. Closes with detachable button. Arrow brand style 402 size 8.

One starched cotton cuff worn on the arm and attaching to the short sleeved uniform with a tab at the back, and the ends attaching together with a detachable button.

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.

Small bag of white plastic and metal uniform closures (like cuff links) used to fasten front of uniform dresses, caps, aprons, and bibs.

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

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.

Wellesley Hospital School of Nursing graduation doll created for Wellesley graduate and former Daphne Cockwell School of Nursing faculty member Linda Cooper. Doll has curly blonde hair and full make-up. It is wearing the nurses graduation cap with the black band, the starched white graduation uniform of dress, bib and apron with the blue and red Wellesley nursing cape. The doll is also wearing white stockings and white shoes. A scanned image of the Wellesley graduation pin is affixed to front of the uniform on the left side. The doll is also wearing a plastic heart bracelet.

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.

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.

Nursing textbook

File contain 5 speeches/addresses that were given at The Wellesley Hospital, to the School of Nursing or by Wellesley staff.

Speech delivered to Hospital Management by Ruth Sleeper. Ruth Sleeper was the Director of the School of Nursing and Nursing Services at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts. The address was typed out on Toronto General Hospital - Wellesley Division letterhead.

Series contains files of records relating to various committees within the Wellesley School of Nursing. Included are:

RG 946.03.10.01 Curriculum Committee
RG 946.03.10.02 Role of the Public Health Nurse in Schools committee
RG 946.03.10.03 Nursing Library, and Audio-Visual Committee
RG 946.03.10.04 Bursary and Loan Committee

File part contains Curriculum Committee meeting minutes along with minutes from Teaching staff meetings. Also included is a 7 page document outlining the proper way to read and write up a patient chart.

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

The Hospital for Sick Children program, in place since 1919, was offered to nurses from Toronto General Hospital, Toronto East General Hospital, Toronto Western Hospital, Wellesley Hospital, St. Michael's Hospital, Branson Hospital, Women's College Hospital, and Soldiers' Memorial Hospital in Orillia. Graduate Nurses preparing for Ontario registration and students from the University of Toronto (come with their own instructor) were also in the program. Pediatric nursing was made a compulsory course for Nurses wishing to become registered with the Province of Ontario. The program itself lasted 8 weeks and covered conditions that were the most serious or most common in children including allergic conditions, cancer, congenital conditions, and exceptional children.
File contains a duotang with an outline of the pediatric nursing affiliate program.

Wellesley School of Nursing nursing procedures manual containing instructions on a variety of topics. Manual was used during the time with Wellesley Hospital was a division of the Toronto General Hospital. Topics include patient admitting and discharge, room cleaning, medical procedures, pre- and post-operative care, medicine administration, charting, and equipment use. Included are examples of the variety of forms used by doctors and nurses and a separate booklet of information on oxygen administration published by the Linde Company.

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.

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.

Registered Nursing certificate 1920 Wellesley School of Nursing graduate.

Series contains scrapbooks

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.

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

Five women seated and standing around a table talking. Microphone stand in visible in the bottom right corner. Dorothy Arnot is first from right side.

Room full of table with alumnae seated at them. Woman modelling a pleated skirt, sleeveless top and hat is amongst the tables.

Room full of table with alumnae seated at them. Woman modelling a ruffled pleated skirt and embellished sleeveless top walks in between the tables.

File contains photographs of Wellesley alumnae modelling items from Lourden Taylor, a fashion shop on Eglinton St. W. in Toronto. Fashion show held during the fall dinner.

Wellesley alumnae model fur coats as part of the annual dinner and fashion show. Photograph published in the Wellesley World newsletter.

A group of 4 women standing under chandelier talking.

Photograph of 2 members of the class of 1932 and one from the class of 1937 seated and standing at a table.
Printed on page 16 of the Fall & Winter 1986/87 edition of the Wellesley World magazine.

Photograph of two Wellesley Alumnae manning a chocolate sales table. The Alumnae sold chocolate to fundraise for the scholarship fund.

Blue and white striped open sided tent set up on Wellesley Hospital grounds for the Garden Party.

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.

Photograph of members of the executive of the Wellesley Hospital School of Nursing Alumnae Association.

Photograph of nine members of the Wellesley class of 1937 celebrating their 50th anniversary at the Admiral Hotel.

Sepia toned photograph of 12 members of the class of 1925 taken at the 1937 reunion and 25th Anniversary of the Hospital celebrations. In the photograph. Included with the photograph is a piece of paper indicating the people in the photograph and the ones missing from it as well.

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

A group of alumnae standing and kneeling in front of the sign for the Edmund C. Bovey sign at the Wellesley Hospital.

Two women standing in room talking and laughing.

Portrait of Dr. Andrew S. Moorehead, a physician in Toronto.

The 25th anniversary of the founding of The Wellesley Hospital and The Wellesley Hospital Alumnae Association's celebrations were held June 28 - July 2, 1937. Events included a luncheon at the Royal Canadian Yacht Club, bridge and dance at the Royal York Hotel, a banquet at the King Edward Hotel, a reception at Government House hosted by Lieutenant-Governor Herbert Bruce (hospital founder), Class of 1937 graduation exercises, and a picnic and swimming at Dr. R. J. MacMillan's farm.
The file includes one souvenir booklet, two reunion banquet programmes, and an invitation to the reception hosted by Herbert and Angela Bruce at Government House. There is also a 16mm film of the Hospital's Anniversary activities.

A letter sized piece of paper and an oversized poster listing the names of winners of the Elisabeth Flaws scholarship and the Elsie K. Jones Scholarship.
The letter sized listing lists winners, in black ink calligraphy, between 1940 and 1985.
The poster lists winners, in black black ink calligraphy, between 1940 and 1991. It also notes that awards were not handed out in 1987, 1989, 1992, and 1993.

File contains information pertaining to the donation of the collection to the Ryerson University Archives.

Collection contains items relating to The Wellesley Hospital School of Nursing class of 1938 alumnus Eleanor (Fisher) Boyes. Mrs. Boyes was also an employee at The Wellesley Hospital.
Series contains a name tag and her tape scissors.

One copy of the 1969 Lion's Tale yearbook.

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.

History book of the Wellesley Hospital covering the period from when in opened in 1912 to 1987.

An autobiography written by Herbert A. Bruce about his life, starting up the Wellesley, and his time as Lietenant-Governor for Ontario.

Series consists of copies of the Wellesley World magazine created the the Wellesley Hospital with news and stories about the Hospital, its, staff, and its auxiliary. Also included in the magazine was a page called "The Lion's Roar" which featured news and information from the Wellesley School of Nursing Alumnae Association. The magazine was published four times yearly.

One copy of the Spring/Summer 1986 edition (Vol. 1 No. 3) Developments newsletter put out by the Hospital's Development office.

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

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.