<div dir="auto"><p style="font-family:arial;font-size:16px;margin:0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:&#39;arial&#39;,sans-serif"><br>Hello BCMA members,<u></u><u></u><u></u></span></p><p style="font-family:arial;font-size:16px;margin:0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:&#39;arial&#39;,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p style="font-family:arial;font-size:16px;margin:0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:&#39;arial&#39;,sans-serif">For the past 20 years, the Alumnae Association of the Royal Jubilee Hospital School of Nursing has maintained a small museum and archives, collecting artifacts related to the history of the school and students.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p style="font-family:arial;font-size:16px;margin:0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:&#39;arial&#39;,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p style="font-family:arial;font-size:16px;margin:0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:&#39;arial&#39;,sans-serif">This year, the Alumnae Association will be dissolving and, although most of our collection has been transferred to the Royal BC Museum and Archives, we are still looking for permanent homes for half a dozen student uniforms and an assortment of gold pins.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p style="font-family:arial;font-size:16px;margin:0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:&#39;arial&#39;,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p style="font-family:arial;font-size:16px;margin:0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:&#39;arial&#39;,sans-serif">The student uniforms consist of a blue, pin-striped basic with white apron, bib, collar, and cuffs, dating primarily from 1950-1970.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p style="font-family:arial;font-size:16px;margin:0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:&#39;arial&#39;,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p style="font-family:arial;font-size:16px;margin:0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:&#39;arial&#39;,sans-serif">The pins come in two sizes, the smallest were presented to students beginning their second year of training and the larger size (see below for a sample picture) were presented upon graduation. Many of the pins have the student&#39;s name and grad year engraved on the back.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p style="font-family:arial;font-size:16px;margin:0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:&#39;arial&#39;,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p style="font-family:arial;font-size:16px;margin:0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:&#39;arial&#39;,sans-serif">If any of these would be of interest to your institution or if you have any questions at all about our collection, graduates of the school, or upcoming dissolution, please reply privately by sending an email to <a href="mailto:suzhervieux@gmail.com" style="text-decoration-line:none;color:rgb(66,133,244)"><font color="#0563c1">suzhervieux@gmail.com</font></a> by September 4^th.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p style="font-family:arial;font-size:16px;margin:0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:&#39;arial&#39;,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p style="font-family:arial;font-size:16px;margin:0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:&#39;arial&#39;,sans-serif">Thanks!</span></p><p style="font-family:arial;font-size:16px;margin:0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:&#39;arial&#39;,sans-serif"><br></span></p><p style="font-family:arial;font-size:16px;margin:0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:&#39;arial&#39;,sans-serif">Suzanne</span></p><div style="color:rgb(136,136,136);font-family:arial;font-size:16px" dir="auto"><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:&#39;arial&#39;,sans-serif"><br></span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:&#39;arial&#39;,sans-serif">Suzanne Hervieux</span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:&#39;arial&#39;,sans-serif">Project Archivist, </span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:&#39;arial&#39;,sans-serif">Alumnae Association of the Royal Jubilee Hospital School of Nursing</span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:&#39;arial&#39;,sans-serif"><br></span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:&#39;arial&#39;,sans-serif"><br></span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:&#39;arial&#39;,sans-serif"><br></span></p></div></div>