Material Type

Artifact

Date

1951

Materials

BRASS

No. Pieces

1

Height

0.2

Length

1.4

Width

1.2

Description

BRASS PIN WITH GREEN ENAMELED FACE. READS "GALT HOSPITAL" WITH "VIVAMUS SERVO" IN SCROLL AND RED CROSS AT BOTTOM. SCALLOPED EDGE. BACK ENGRAVED WITH "BIRKS STERLING". SCRATCHED INTO BACK BY HAND IS "PER".

Subjects

ADORNMENT

Historical Association

HEALTH SERVICES

History

DONOR GRADUATED FROM GALT SCHOOL OF NURSING IN 1951. GREW UP IN BASHAW, AB, AND "CHOSE GALT BECAUSE IT WAS A GOOD HOSPITAL". WORKED IN VARIOUS HOSPITALS IN B.C. AND ALBERTA, AND RETIRED IN 1989. DONOR RE-CONTACTED BY PHONE ON 4 OCTOBER 2009 IN ORDER TO SOLICIT MORE INFORMATION RE. HER GALT NURSING CAREER AND DONATED COLLECTION (P19960032). DONOR WAS NOT, HOWEVER, INTERESTED IN PROVIDING ANY NEW INFORMATION BEYOND EXISTING.

Catalogue Number

P19960032003

Acquisition Date

1996-01

Collection

Museum

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