The Nursing Diaries collection of diaries, certificates, a photograph, and a yearbook about two nurses, from the 1920s and 1950s. This includes material from the Ruby Muriel Carter fonds and the Kathleen McIntyre fonds.
Kathleen McIntyre trained as a nurse at Victoria Hospital in London, Ontario. This diary includes daily descriptions of her nurse training at Victoria Hospital; encounters with supervisors and doctors; and transcriptions and clippings of poems.
Kathleen McIntyre trained as a nurse at Victoria Hospital in London, Ontario. This diary includes poetry; entries about her daily life; and details about her employment at a hospital in Albany, New York, including descriptions of the deaths of two patients.
Kathleen McIntyre trained as a nurse at Victoria Hospital in London, Ontario. This is a pool certificate allowing McIntyre access to the Albany Y. W. C. A. swimming pool.
Ruby Carter was a nursing student at the Victoria Hospital School of Nursing in London, Ontario. This diary includes poetry, newspaper clippings, photos and other items, all relating to Ruby's time as a nurse.
Ruby Carter was a nursing student at the Victoria Hospital School of Nursing in London, Ontario. This is certificate from the University of Western Ontario, certifying Carter as a Public Health Nurse.
Ruby Carter was a nursing student at the Victoria Hospital School of Nursing in London, Ontario. This is a certificate from the Province of Ontario, certifying Carter as a Registered Nurse.
Ruby Carter was a nursing student at the Victoria Hospital School of Nursing in London, Ontario. This is Ruby's graduation certificate from the Victoria Hospital School of Nursing Program.
Ruby Carter was a nursing student at the Victoria Hospital School of Nursing in London, Ontario. This is the 1929 Victoria Hospital Training School yearbook, the year that Ruby graduated from the program.