Nurse Histories - Moving on...
Our next history - Anthony (Tony) Sisson is now on the work bench - special....
Our mail....
Continues apace, not many lost badges reported; several requests for help with training transcripts (we can't); and of course requests for us to help find people. For lost badges - our advice is always sent upon request. For training transcripts the only place we can advise is the NMC. For people - there is the website forum - free and public. it is always worth a try!
Two pieces of news in our mail got my own attention immediately. The first is a forthcoming auction, and a very special one it should be. We are aware that Nightingale School of Nursing badges are rare, and that many find their way home to St Thomas's. But sometimes, on rare and usually expensive occasions, a Nightingale badge of special note and desirability to collectors. And one very special item is about to appear on ebay! Our correspondent, Gina O, is based in the USA. She has decided not to collect nursing pins any longer and is about to put, we believe at the beginning of June, this Nightingale badge on ebay. Gina says that the badge is:-
'An authentic ROYAL NURSE'S NIGHTINGALE BADGE 1935
This badge had belonged to Barbara Tyler, by Florence Nightingale School, St. Thomas' Hospital London.
Reverse has engraving that reads 'Duplicate' and 'Loyalty'
Information given to me with this badge when purchased, had said that Miss Tyler had a most distinguished career, and was 35 years at St. Thomas', where she achieved rank of Assistant Matron-in-Charge at St. Thomas' Hydestile (Godalming, Surrey), when the hospital was moved out of London during the Blitz of 1941. She was one of the team of three nurses who nursed KING GEORGE VI, father of present QUEEN), at Buckingham Palace prior to his death in 1952.
The badge is in great condition with enamel intact. This badge is contained in it's original velvet lined presentation case'. Want a quick look? Ok....
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But interested parties can get a much
closer look right Here (Left Click).
We will certainly try to ensure that as soon as this item appears for sale
we will post the news on the schoolsofnursing forum.
The Second piece of news to get
our attention was news of the publication of a new Book - Nursing and
Women’s Labour in the Nineteenth Century - The Quest for Independence. By
Sue Hawkins.
http://www.routledge.com/books/details/9780415539746/ You can get the
book direct from Routledge for
£20 for a while if you quote
'AC2012' when ordering. Offer ends 31/12/2012.
It
all sounded a bit dry to me until I visited the Amazon website and had a
look inside the book on their site - Then it became much more interesting.
Click the book icon and have a brief look inside. There are some interesting
looking chapters. The Amazon price is around
£70 though!!
Member Photograph Galleries.
Accumulating, but very slowly in the last quarter. The 'National'
galleries now contain 2633 nursing/hospital badge photographs encompassing
all areas of the UK; 348 photographs (buildings/people/ephemera); and 68
photographs of nurse uniforms, both civilian and military.
will we achieve 4000 by the end of 2012?....
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There is a terrific amount of cataloguing
to do because all the labels and
descriptions have to be added so that search engines, and thereby searchers
(you perhaps?),
can find them on the internet. It seems an impossible task, but my, haven't we just come a very long way?
I think that we are going to need help....
But please, don't break copyrights when uploading/sending photographs. If you are ever uncertain please ask.
Most copyright holders we have met so far have been only to keen to assist.
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