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.
Panoramic photograph of the dinner held at the Royal York Hotel in honour of the Wellesley Hospital's 60th anniversary. The dinner capped off three days of events held September 6-8, 1972.
Wellesley Hospital executive director G. E. Thornton presents a framed item to Dorothy Arnot on the occasion of her 25th anniversary with the Hospital.
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.
A series of photographs of The Wellesley Hospital and Toronto General Hospital staff members. . Between 1948 and 1959 The Wellesley Hospital became a division of Toronto General Hospital.
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.
One copy of the speech read during a presentation to Dorothy Eden celebrating her 41 years at The Wellesley Hospital and her move with the School of Nursing to Ryerson Polytechnical Institute.
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.
In 1998 when the Wellesley Central Hospital closed its medical departments and clinics were moved under the umbrella of St. Michael's Hospital. The Wellesey Central Hospital became the Wellesley Central site. On July 5, 2001 the final inpatient department was moved from the Wellesley site to St. Michael's Hospital on Bond Street. On July 18, 2001 a garden party, sponsered by St. Michael's Hospital and the Wellesley Central Health Corporation (WCHC), to commemorate the official closing of the site. The site would revert back to WCHC on July 31, 2001. The file contains an invitation and a programme from the July 18, 2001 garden party. It also contains a special edition of the St. Michael's Hospital newsletter In Touch - "A Tribute to the Wellesley Central Site".
File of correspondence sent to Chairmen of Public Hospital Boards, Administrators of Public Hospitals, Chairmen and Directors of Regional Schools of Nursing, Chairmen of other Educational Institutions financed by O. H. S. C. from the Minister of Health, and the Ontario Hospital Services Commission.
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.
File contains information on the consolidation of Hospital Nursing Schools into Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology. The majority of the material relates to agreements between Ryerson Polytechnical Institute and The Wellesley Hospital regarding the use of hospital space for student nursing clinical experience. Included in the file are draft and final agreements between Ryerson's Board of Governors and The Wellesley Hospital's Board of Governors; correspondence, and draft agreements from other institutions. Also in the file is a copy of the Province of Ontario's guidelines for the transition of diploma nursing education into Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology, and correspondence regarding the Nursing Task Force.
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.
A commemorative booklet "A Greater Hospital" created to celebrate the opening of the new hospital extensions at Toronto General Hospital between April 21-26, 1930. The booklet has a brief history of the hospital and information about the new buildings. Booklet includes photographs.
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.
White and blue china plate with blue line and flower pattern around rim. The Wellesley Hospital coat of arms is on one side. The plate is inset into a silver dish with spout for adding hot water to. Silver dish also has handles.
White ceramic dinner plate with faded blue line around rim, and a garland and bow pattern around the edge. The Wellesley Hospital coat of arms in stamped in one spot along edge.
White ceramic plate with faded blue line around rim, and a garland and bow pattern around the edge. The Wellesley Hospital coat of arms in stamped in one spot along edge.
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.
Green bordered ceramic tile that is sectioned into 4 quarters. Each smaller square has a different plant or flower on it - shamrock, thistle, rose, and a leaves. Tile is supposed to represent flora of the British Isles - shamrock = Irelend; Rose = England; thistle = Scotland; and the leaves. Tiles were used around the fireplaces in the original hospital rooms in Wellesley's "Homewood" building. This tile was taken from the fireplace in room 20. A green felt backing has been added to the tile.
White and blue enamelware jug with measurement on inside for 40 oz, 1000 grams, and 2 pints. Front of jug has "Oz. 40 Gr. 1000" in blue and handle is blue.
Bausch & Lomb otoscope. Case hold base, 2 heads, a glass optical, and 6 other small pieces of the otoscope. Unsure as to whether of not set is complete.
Two decks of playing cards - one white with blue (54 cards) and the other blue with white (52 cards) - in a box. Cards and box have The Wellesley Hospital coat of arms on the front. The white and blue deck of cards has two extra - one blank and the other has instructions for contract bridge.
Small silver cup style trophy. Cup is silver and bottom is painted metal. Handles are on either side of the cup with twining patterned band around top of cup. Front has been engraved "For the Best Nurses in Toronto Christmas 1936 J. R. T."
Blue and white flag "The Wellesley Hospital 60 Years of Service" stapled to a black plastic stick with pointed gold end. Stick fits in small black round wood base.
Close up of the class on 1950 on the front steps of the Wellesley Hospital. Students are in 4 rows with their instructors on either side of the bottom row.
Members of the class of 1952 standing in a row holding their caps in their hands. School Superintendent Elsie K. Jones is holding one cap and talking to woman at the front of the line.
Photograph of one of the student nurses at the organ playing with other students on risers behind her singing. A woman in leading them and staff can be seen behind her watching.
Group of Wellesley student nurses in the hospital hallway singing carols. Two nurses hold the arms of an elderly patient standing and listening to the singing.
The School of Nursing's Winter formal was held January 30, 1970 at the Royal York Hotel. Photograph of three men and three women in evening wear walking together in a row. Photograph was published in the Spring 1970 edition of the Wellesley World magazine.
Photographs of Wellesley 2nd year nursing students modeling clothing in a fashion show held March 28, 1974. The show's theme was "Spring" and was held in the cafeteria. All clothing was supplied by The Patricia White Shop. The show was organized by 2nd year students and raised $400 dollars to help with graduation costs. Two of the photographs were published in the May 1974 Wellesley World newspaper.
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.
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 correspondence, reports, job descriptions and other materials related to the re-organization of Wellesley's nursing program from 3 years to 2 years.
Composite photograph of the Wellesley School of Nursing graduating class of 1921. Names of the graduates are listed under the head shots. Photograph of Superintendent of Nursing Miss Flaws has been cut out another photo of her is pasted in its place.
Photograph composite for the 1937 graduating class of the Wellesley Hospital School of Nursing. Head and shoulder shots of graduates have their names written underneath.
Composite photograph of the 1942 graduating class of nurses from the Wellesley Hospital School of Nursing. Names of the graduates are listed under each image. Photo has a mat frame.
Composite photograph of the 1944 graduating class of nurses from the Wellesley Hospital School of Nursing. Names of the graduates are listed under each image. Original large version of image RG 946.03.04.01.27.02
Composite photograph of the 1945 graduating class of nurses from the Wellesley Hospital School of Nursing. Names of the graduates are listed under each image.
Composite photograph of the 1946 graduating class of nurses from the Wellesley Hospital School of Nursing. Names of the graduates are listed under each image.
Formal graduate portrait of the class of 1950 from the Wellesley Hospital School of Nursing. Photograph was taken outside and all the nurses are holding bouquets of roses. A hand written list of graduate names (by row) has been taped to the bottom of the photograph.
Graduate composite for the class of 1952 from the Wellesley Hospital School of Nursing. Graduates names are listed underneath the head shots. First year it is denoted that the Wellesley Hospital amagamated with Toronto General Hospital.
Procession of the Wellesley Hospital School of Nursing superintendent Elsie K. Jones, Dorothy (Dot) Arnot and the class of 1962 leaving St. Paul's Church after the ceremony.
Assistant Director of the Wellesley Hospital School of Nursing Dorothy (Dot) Arnot standing out front of St. Paul's Church after the graduation ceremony. Procession of nurses is walking by her.
Posed photograph of the 40 members of the Wellesley Hospital School of Nursing Class of 1965. They are standing in front of the hospital - the sign is visible in the background.
Two copies of posed photograph of the 40 members of the Wellesley Hospital School of Nursing Class of 1965. They are standing in front of the hospital - the sign is visible in the background, as is someone in a nursing uniform standing in the doorway.
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.
Photograph shows Wellesley Hospital School of Nursing director Dorothy E. Arnot, Wellesley Board of Director's chairman Mr. Harold Turner, and Class of 1965 graduate standing speaking to one another. Photograph was taken outside. Other people are visible in the background.
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
Three copies of a photograph of the Wellesley Hospital School of Nursing graduation ceremony at St. Paul's Church in Toronto. Photograph taken from loft at back of church looking towards the front along the centre aisle.
Photograph of Wellesley Hospital School of Nursing graduate holding her diploma and program. She is standing next to an older man in a suit and showing him her graduation pin.
Photograph of Wellesley Hospital School of Nursing graduate holding her diploma, program and a bouquet of flowers. She is standing with a man, woman and little girl.
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.
Photograph of Wellesley Hospital School of Nursing graduate holding her diploma. She is shaking hands with an older man. An older woman stands behind them looking on.
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.