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Grace Bolton personal scrapbook page 47

Front of the page has a 30th Graduation programme for Wellesley - June 16th, 1944 and various news clippings about alumnae dinners, Hospital expansion, and a photo of a former Wellesley employee overseas with R.C.A.M.C.
Back of the page has news clippings about Wellesley's new board of directors, an architectural rendering of the new hospital, and a tea held by the Wellesley Alumnae in honour of Nursing Sister Constance Tavener.

Bolton, Grace

Grace Bolton personal scrapbook page 49

Front of page has newspaper article about the new Wellesley Hospital Wing and about an Alumnae Association film night to help fund the build.
Back of the page has as graduation program for the Class of 1945 ceremony on June 15, 1945. It also has another newspaper article about the beginning of construction on the new hospital wing.

Bolton, Grace

Grace Bolton personal scrapbook page 59

Front of page has news articles about the opening of the new Nurses residences, and the Alumnae association's work in the hospital and overseas.
Back of the page has an article about new women's uniforms for the Royal Canadian Navy, and an article about the opening of the convalescent home at Eaton Hall on what is now Seneca College's King Campus.

Grace Bolton personal scrapbook page 62

Front of page has newspaper wedding announcements about Wellesley Nursing alumnae and two photographs. One of a Nurse and her husband who the Wellesley Alumnae sent packages of clothing to during WWII and the other of the cake made at a nursery school in England from the fruit and sugar sent to them by the Wellesley Alumnae.
Back of the page has articles about Alumnae events, graduation with Class of 1915 graduate Clarissa MacNeill handing out diplomas, and a retiring lab technician from Wellesley Hospital.

Bolton, Grace

Brown photograph album - Visit by Duke and Duchess of Wellington, 1972 60th Anniversary

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.

Globe & Mail

Blue photograph album - "Wellesley volume 3" - Pages 4 - 6

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.

Jones, Donald

Blue photograph album - "Wellesley volume 3" - Page 16

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.

Jones, Donald

Alumnae dinner, 1981

Photographs taken at the Royal York Hotel shows a woman leaning on table top podium speaking with another woman on the other side of the table. They are identified on the back as Lotta Dempsey, and a member of the class of 1929. Lotta Dempsey was a reporter for the Globe and Mail, and then The Toronto Star.

Ceremonial Spade

Wood handled garden spade with metal scoop. Was used in the ceremonial sod turning for the new Wellesley student nursing residence.
It has two plaques on handle. First one is stirling silver and says:
"Presented to The Honourable Dr. Herbert A. Bruce on the occasion of he turning of the first sod for the Nursing Residence Wellesley Division Toronto General Hospital November 5, 1951."
The second plaque is brass coloured and says:
"Donated to the Wellesley Hospital School of Nursing Alumnae Association in recognition of their caring contribution to the people of Toronto and in celebration of the 100th anniversary of the Wellesley Hospital Presented by Dean Emeritus, Susanne Williams, RN BNSc.Med Co-Chair, Wellesley Institute This 26th of May 2012."

Alumnae World War II scrapbook page 11

Front of page 11 has a typewritten list of items placed in the boxes sent to Nursing Sisters in Africa. Box recipients were C. Tavener, H. Pangman, C.J. Cuthbert, L. Jamieson. At the bottom of the page is the mailing costs for all of the boxes sent out for Christmas, 1943.

Back of page has content listing for civilian boxes sent which were sent to Helen Cunningham (class of 1923), and Mildred McMullen (class of 1926). Bottom of page has list of recipients of letters and airgraphs (same as those sent boxes).

Alumnae World War II scrapbook page 17

Letter from Nursing Sister Rae Adams. Letter is blue and folds up into its own envelope - an armed forces air letter. Her letter is dated 3 days after D-Day and the landing on the beach at Normandy by Allied Forces. Rae Adams had been injured during an air raid on Catania, Sicily, on September 2, 1943 when anti-aircraft shell fell on No. 5 Canadian General Hospital, injuring her and 11 other nurses. She was sent back to England for recovery.

Florence Nightingale letter to Louise Darche

Letter written to Louise Darche from Florence Nightingale. Louise Darche was the superintendent of The New York City Training School for Nurses from 1888-1898. The two met when Miss Darche travelled to London in 1893. In the letter Florence Nightingale references Henry Bonham Carter, her first cousin and Secretary of the Nightingale Fund. The photograph (RG 946.02.02.02) was also referenced in the letter and was sent by Mr. Bonham Carter to Miss Darche.

Nightingale, Florence

Wellesley School of Nursing - Nursing procedures

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.

Condiment dish with lid

White and blue china condiment dish and lid. Plate attached to bottom. Blue line and flower pattern around rim of lid, top of dish and around edge of attached plate. The Wellesley Hospital coat of arms is on one side of dish. Lid handle is embellished with gold, and lid has small opening for spoon.

Theodore Haviland Limoges

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