File consists of Victorian Order of Nurses (VON) annual reports from Burnaby and Windsor Ontario, as well as one from the Director and Chief of the VON.
File consists of Victorian Order of Nurses (VON) annual reports from Burnaby and Windsor Ontario, as well as one from the Director and Chief of the VON.
143 cm of textual records (14 boxes) and 74 photographs (23 med. sepia prints; 15 small sepia prints; 6 small b&w prints; 7 med b&w print; 21 med. col. prints).
Scope and Content
Records consist of newspaper clippings, photographs, reports, minute books, correspondence, financial records, newsletters, promotional materials, membership lists, bylaws and scrapbooks related to the history and work of the VON (Victorian Order of Nurses) in Burnaby.
143 cm of textual records (14 boxes) and 74 photographs (23 med. sepia prints; 15 small sepia prints; 6 small b&w prints; 7 med b&w print; 21 med. col. prints).
Description Level
Fonds
Accession Number
2010-09
Scope and Content
Records consist of newspaper clippings, photographs, reports, minute books, correspondence, financial records, newsletters, promotional materials, membership lists, bylaws and scrapbooks related to the history and work of the VON (Victorian Order of Nurses) in Burnaby.
History
The Victorian Order of Nurses (VON) for Canada is a non-profit charitable organization created for the purposes of home care and social services established in 1898 to perpetuate the memory of Victoria the Good. Lady Aberdeen, founding president of the National Council of Women (and wife of Canadian Governor General Lord Aberdeen) was a great believer in the need for a nursing service in Canada, particularly for the less fortunate and recommended the organization be established. The Burnaby Branch of the Victorian Order of Nurses was established in 1912 with Miss Colhoun as its first nurse.
File consists of twenty promotional pamphlets pertaining to the Victorian Order of Nurses. Included in the file is a pamphlet entitled "Historical May Day / Pictures from the files of the / Columbian."
File consists of twenty promotional pamphlets pertaining to the Victorian Order of Nurses. Included in the file is a pamphlet entitled "Historical May Day / Pictures from the files of the / Columbian."
File consists of papers pertaining to the Victorian Order of Nurses (VON), including newsletters and type-written excerpts of their history. Also included in the file is a photocopied letter that describes a humorous Christmas dinner.
File consists of papers pertaining to the Victorian Order of Nurses (VON), including newsletters and type-written excerpts of their history. Also included in the file is a photocopied letter that describes a humorous Christmas dinner.
Subseries consists of papers and photographs related to the history and work of the Victorian Order of Nurses in Burnaby.
History
The Victorian Order of Nurses for Canada is a non-profit charitable organization created for the purposes of home care and social services established in 1898 to perpetuate the memory of Victoria the Good. Lady Aberdeen, founding president of the National Council of Women and wife of Canadian Governor General Lord Aberdeen, was a great believer in the need for a nursing service in Canada, particularly for the less fortunate and recommended the organization be established. The Burnaby Branch of the Victorian Order of Nurses (VON) was established in 1912 with Miss Colhoun as its first nurse.
Item is a Young Woman's Auxiliary to the Victorian Order of Nurses (VON) minute book. Also called the Junior West Burnaby Auxiliary, and the West Burnaby Junior Auxiliary to the Victorian Order of Nurses. The South West Burnaby Auxiliary to the Victorian Order of Nurses (also spelt "Southwest") mee…
Item is a Young Woman's Auxiliary to the Victorian Order of Nurses (VON) minute book. Also called the Junior West Burnaby Auxiliary, and the West Burnaby Junior Auxiliary to the Victorian Order of Nurses. The South West Burnaby Auxiliary to the Victorian Order of Nurses (also spelt "Southwest") meeting minutes are also included in this notebook.
File consists of Victorian Order of Nurses (VON) Burnaby Branch correspondence. Also included in the file are a few proposed agendas, receipts and listings for Burnaby school principals.
File consists of Victorian Order of Nurses (VON) Burnaby Branch correspondence. Also included in the file are a few proposed agendas, receipts and listings for Burnaby school principals.
File consists of Victorian Order of Nurses (VON) Burnaby Branch correspondence. Also included in the file are a list of Burnaby school principals, recommended personnel policies and a list of service clubs and associations in Burnaby.
File consists of Victorian Order of Nurses (VON) Burnaby Branch correspondence. Also included in the file are a list of Burnaby school principals, recommended personnel policies and a list of service clubs and associations in Burnaby.
File consists of Victorian Order of Nurses (VON) Burnaby Branch correspondence. Also included in the file is a list of Burnaby school principals and a few sets of meeting minutes.
File consists of Victorian Order of Nurses (VON) Burnaby Branch correspondence. Also included in the file is a list of Burnaby school principals and a few sets of meeting minutes.