TOWEL, BATH

Description: TOWEL, COTTON, WHITE. MARKED “LETHBRIDGE MUNICIPAL HOSPITAL” IN RED. YELLOW STITCHING ON EDGES OF TOWEL RUNNING PARALLEL TO TEXT. YELLOW AND WHITE TAG REMNANTS SEWN ON BACKSIDE OF TOWEL IN CORNER UNDERNEATH “LETHBRIDGE,” BOTH PIECES OF TAG FRAYED AND WORN. INTERMITTENT BROWNISH, RUST COLORED CIRCULAR STAINS. WEAVE OF THE FABRIC IS WEAKENED 12.5 CM ABOVE THE ‘H’ IN “HOSPITAL.”

History: ACCORDING TO THE DONOR PATRICIA SASSA (NEE OKUTAKE) , "THE 'LETHBRIDGE MUNICIPAL HOSPITAL' BATH TOWELS WERE GIVEN TO US (NURSES) TO USE ALONG WiTH THE LINEN FOR OUR BEDS AS STUDENTS. THE TOWEL THAT I TOOK AS A SOUVENIR WAS WELL WORN OUT, WITH WARP THREADS SHOWING, SO I TOOK FREEDOM TO PACK IT WITH MY PERSONAL THINGS AS A MOMENTO. I HAPPENED TO FIND IT ALONG WITH OTHER THINGS THAT I HAD PACKED AWAY IN A TRUNK FOR 50 YEARS. I STILL FEEL GUILTY THAT I TOOK THE TOWEL; BUT AGAIN IT IS HISTORY AND IT MAY BE A GOOD THING FOR 'SHOW AND TELL' TODAY." THE DONOR RECALLS THAT "EACH OF THE STUDENTS HAD THEIR OWN ROOMS WITH A DESK FOR STUDYING. THE LINEN WAS PROVIDED BY THE HOSPITAL AND WE WERE RESPONSIBLE TO STRIP THE BED WEEKLY AND HAVE THEM IN OUR LAUNDRY BAGS THAT WE TOOK TO THE LAUNDRY. THE FRESH LINENS WERE PLACED ON OUR BEDS BY THE LAUNDRY STAFF. OUR UNIFORMS WERE ALSO LAUNDERED AS NECESSARY. WE WERE ISSUED ABOUT FOUR TO SIX OUTFITS WEEKLY." SEE P20090023001 FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE GALT SCHOOL OF NURSING. SEE PERMANENT FILE FOR MORE INFORMATION.