Photographs collected by or donated to the Nurses' League, including:
2 albums of black and white group photographs of trainee nurse cohorts, annotated with surnames, 1952-1977
envelope of colour photographs 'taken during the ceremony of laying the foundation stone of the new [Tooting] hospital', with names written on the reverse, c.1963-1964
colour photographs of a Nurses' League reunion party, Nov 1987
album of colour photographs of meetings of the re-established Nurses' League, annotated with names, 1989-1992 [oversize]
two black and white photographs of staff nurse Gaynor Arney and senior outpatients nurse Wendy Miller lighting a candle to mark the relaunch of the Nurses' League, c.1989
glassine bag labelled 'From Sue Hawkins 17.2.04' containing colour photographs of an event to commemorate Atkinson Morley Hospital, c.2003
Kodak wallet of colour photographs (with Picture CD) of an event to commemorate Muriel Powell held in Cinderford, Gloucestershire, 2004
2 yellow slide boxes containing colour slides of Atkinson Morley Hospital buildings, wards and grounds, 1974
blue slide box containing black and white and colour slides of nurses, hospital wards [at Atkinson Morley?], vehicles, buildings, maps, etc., c.1970s-1980s [but including reproductions of images c.1940s]
set of negatives labelled 'Nurses' League Meeting, Autumn 1990'
miscellaneous personal photographs of Sheilagh Hall, Lulu Cassells and Grace Brooks (née Brinsley), and a Nursing Times photograph of nurses with tennis rackets, c.1950s-2013
Items retained by Nash in an 'In memoriam' file, including:
service programmes for funerals (of Philip Constable, Beatrice Dodwell, Brenda Mee, Muriel Powell, and Eileen Skellern) and commemorative events (St George's Day; Florence Nightingale Commemoration Day), 1978-1986
correspondence from Muriel Powell, Joan Clague and Phyllis Friend, 1966-1980
press cuttings of obituaries (of Powell and Dame Catherine Hall [the latter not originally in this folder, but stored loose]), book reviews, news items (about Margaret Scott Wright), etc., c.1976-1996
programme for 'Opening of St George's Hospital and Medical School by Her Majesty The Queen', 6 Nov 1980
Invitations to events including receptions relating to the International Labour Conference in Geneva (1976-1977), a reception to commemorate the closure of St George's Hyde Park Corner site (1980), and a St George's reunion lunch (1992)
Programmes for events relating to St George's and other hospitals, including:
catalogue for centenary Cézanne [also spelt Cezanne] exhibition at Rosenberg & Helft gallery in aid of the rebuilding fund of St George's Hospital, 1939
programme for St George's Day evensong service, 23 Apr 1951
programme for Croydon General Hospital nurses' prize giving, 26 Jun 1958
programme for Kingston Hospital School of Nursing presentation of prizes, 15 May 1959
programme for Kingston Hospital School of Nursing presentation of prizes, 20 May 1960
programme for St George's District School of Nursing presentation of badges and certificates, 12 Apr 1979
programme for centenary celebration of Bolingbroke Hospital (containing a short history of the hospital), 1980
menu for dinner to mark the centenary of Mayday Hospital, Croydon (and opening of the surgical wing), 18 May 1985
programme for St George's District School of Nursing presentation of badges and certificates, 10 May 1989
Brown album – inscribed on the inside cover '"Jacques", with love, 1934' – containing black and white/sepia photographs apparently taken or collected by Clara Jeynes, who trained as a nurse at St George's. Includes images (with handwritten captions) of St George's Hospital (including theatres), Hyde Park, Princess Mary's Wedding Day (1922), the British Empire Exhibition at Wembley (1924), other workplaces in Walsall and Southport, and various personal photographs (including a group labelled 'Memories of Surrey Sundays'), a few of which have been inserted loose.
Blue album (with a gold 'Photographs' stamp on the cover) containing square-format black and white photographs of nurses, wards and buildings at Hyde Park Corner, including multiple pictures of an 'S. Jones' (apparently short for Sister Jones; other names have an 'N.' prefix for 'Nurse'). Captions have been added, possibly at a later date: the first photograph is dated 1903, but the album has a faint inscription (written by/to an 'Alastair') seemingly dated 1919.
Also includes a set of reproductions of the photographs (larger than the originals, but cropped to a rectangular format) made by Gordon Catford (c.1980s-1990s?).
Album labelled 'Career' containing photographs featuring or relating to St George's nurse Jean Meadows (née Veronica Jean Cruise), including scenes of nurses, wards, Christmas festivities, royal visits, etc. Also includes press cuttings about visits by two different Duchesses of Kent (Princess Marina and Katharine) and an inserted certificate of completion of the St George's tuberculosis nursing course (1957).
Miscellaneous personal/portrait photographs of people connected to St George's, including Sister Chapman, Sister Bryant ('looking at Coronation Procession from Drummond Ward'), and Dame Helen Cargill, as well as personal photographs of a 1953 rugby tour (presumably the St George's team?) and a visit of St George's students to Battersea Park Fun Fair.
Black and white (and a few colour) photographs of official visits and events, including visits by Queen Elizabeth II to Hyde Park Corner in 1962 and to the opening of the Tooting site in 1980, visits by the Duchess of Kent and other royals, Christmas/formal dinners and parties (including copies of a set of photographs taken at Christmas on the maternity wards in 1949), the opening of a garden dedicated to Grace Hickie in 1987 (with photocopy of a letter about the event), etc.
Many of the photographs have press copyright stamps on the reverse.
Black and white and colour photographs (and some colour contact sheets) of prizegiving ceremonies, featuring nurses receiving prizes/certificates/medals from various dignitaries, including the Duchess of Kent. Most of the photographs have press copyright stamps on the reverse.
Black and white (and a few colour) photographs of hospital/nursing school buildings and wards at Hyde Park Corner and Tooting (and possibly other sites?), including scenes of nurses at work or taking breaks. Includes shots of the St George's chapel, the School of Nursing entrance and library, Clare House nurses' home, hospital equipment, operating theatres, classrooms, pathology labs, etc.
Most of these photographs date from the mid-twentieth century, but one is a copy of an image from 1898, and two are printed on postcards from the 1900s (one with writing on the reverse). Note that it is possible that some images of other hospitals have been mixed in with the St George's ones.
Black and white photographs (with press copyright stamps on the reverse) of nurses playing tennis or holding tennis trophies (including one shot featuring matron Muriel Powell). Also includes one photograph of a nurses' swimming team in a pool.
Black and white photographs of official visits and events at St James' Hospital, including the opening of the new outpatients department by the Earl of Onslow (1953), Christmas pantomimes/shows (including one called 'Topical Cinderella'), leaving parties for Miss Louden and Miss Savoy, mayoral visits, a beauty contest, etc. Other named figures include Dr Frankenberg, Sister Lester, Mrs Robinson, and Miss Bishop.
Note that more photographs of the opening of the outpatients department can be found in album NU/6/1/1/2.
Black and white (and a few colour) photographs of prizegiving ceremonies (and presentations of certificates) at St James' Hospital, including shots of nurses collecting prizes, speeches being made, and groups of attendees dressed up for the occasion. Also includes discrete booklet and 'Nursing Times Photographs' wallet containing photos for the 1961 and 1963 prizegivings respectively.
Black and white (and a few colour) photographs of nurses and other hospital staff working and studying in wards, classrooms, etc., as well as hospital buildings and equipment, including canteens, physiotherapy rooms, the chapel (including an image of the Saint James stained glass window and a textual description of the Nurses' Window), a waiting room, operating theatres, etc. Also includes a photo of nurses being evacuated (c.1940) with accompanying correspondence from the donor and Heather Bond.
Ref no: NV001 Name: Joan Clague Dates at St George's: 1967-74
Digital images, copyright form and transcript of audio recording with Carol McCubbin as interviewer. No digitised audio recording present.
Image descriptions: PH011/PH031 [two versions] – Ball at Grosvenor House, c.1968-1969: Clockwise from bottom facing camera: Mrs Hugh Anderson; Mr Richard Ellis (House Governor); Mrs Gordon Marsh; Mrs Betty Ellis; Unknown gentleman; Lady Monkton (member of Board of Governors); Dame Muriel Powell (Chief Nursing Officer); Mr Gordon Marsh (Deputy House Governor); Miss Joan Clague (Principal Nursing Officer - Service); Hospital Chaplin (Nash?); Wife of Chaplin; Wife of Board of Governors (Trade Union Rep); Board of Governors member (Trade Union Rep); Mr Hugh Anderson (Consultant surgeon, member of Nursing committee) PH708 – Joan Clague Nov 1969: Studio photo of Joan Clague in uniform taken Nov 1969 when she was appointed to succeed Dame Muriel who advised her to have one taken as "it will come in useful". PH709 – Joan Clague PTS Oct 1950 at Guy's: Official PTS photo Oct 1950 at Guy's. Joan Clague is standing first left on the second row. PH710 – Joan Clague in grounds of PTS in Surrey, 1950: Joan Clague (right) in grounds of PTS in Surrey. PH711 – Joan Clague Hampstead General Hospital in 50s: Joan Clague at Hampstead General Hospital taken in the mid 50s. The Hospital was pulled down when the new Royal Free was built. This is in the OPD/Casualty at Christmas and Joan is directly behind the Sister in charge on the first row wearing a Tubigauze.
PH712 – Joan Clague at Base Hospital Cairnes in 1960: Joan Clague at the Base Hospital in Cairnes, Australia. She is second left (wearing glasses). She was a £10 Pom and spent 3 years working round Australia.
Ref no: NV011 Name: Jo Dunstone Dates at St George's: 1956-[1959?]
Digital images, copyright form and transcript of audio recording with Sue Hawkins as interviewer. No digitised audio recording present.
Image descriptions: PH001 – Jo Dunstone 1956: Jo Dunstone as probationer taken in 1956. Notice Striped uniform of probationers. PH002 – Jo Dunstone 1959: Jo Dunstone in her new staff nurse uniform in 1959. Notice: stripes gone, peterpan collar gone, straps to apron gone. PH003 – Set of 56: Group photograph of Dunstone's PTS set in 1956
Ref no: NV114 Name: Ann Sulston (née Hemmen) Dates at St George's: 1949-1953
Digital images, copyright form, audio files and transcript of interview conducted by Jenny Beckingsale.
Image descriptions: PH077 – Ann Sulston in outdoor uniform, c.1949-1950; PH078 – Ann Sulston 1949 Set: March 1949 set at Cumberland House, Earls Court; PH079 – Ann Sulston PTS 1949: PTS [Preliminary Training School] at Cumberland House, 1949; PH080 – Ann Sulston outside AMH [Atkinson Morley's Hospital] 1950; PH081 – Ann Sulston 1950: Group of sisters [?], c.1950; PH082 – AMH 1950: View of Atkinson Morley's Hospital, 1950
Ref no: NV116 Name: Janet West (née Phillips) Dates at St George's: 1952-1956
Digital images, copyright form, audio files and transcript of interview conducted by Jenny Beckingsale.
Image descriptions: PH732 – Janet West: Janet West in uniform after passing Prelim. Taken during 'block' in 1954. PH733 – Janet West 1: Janet West in outdoor uniform standing beside the Serpentine, 1954.
Ref no: NV118 Name: Joan Woodgate Dates at St George's: 1932-1936
Digital images, copyright form, audio files and transcript of interview conducted by Diana Hampton.
Image descriptions: DOC001 – Notes for probation night duty: Page one of a 2-page handwritten document describing the night duty routine for a probationer. Found tucked inside a copy of 'Grove & Biddale (?)'. DOC001A – Notes for probation nigth [sic] duty page 2: Second page of above
Ref no: NV123 Name: Vivien Jenkinson Dates at St George's: 1940-1964
Digital image, copyright form, audio files and transcript of interview conducted by Shirley Orbell.
Image description: PH750 – Vivien Jenkinson: 2 Polyphotos of Vivien Jenkinson in outdoor and indoor uniform just after completing the probationary year and becoming a blue frock, Nov 1941