| Description | File consists of black and white and colour, framed and unframed, nurse graduation photographs, generally taken in May or November each year for each class of finalists. The photographs were taken either on the front steps of the former College of Nursing, North Circular Road, in the Freeman Auditorium, or in the Pillar Room, Mater Hospital. The file includes photographs of nursing prize winners, both individually and in groups. Also contains framed Post Registration Education group photographs from September 1996-March 2000.
Graduation and Prize Giving photographs include: a large framed black and white photo titled ‘Prize-giving 1959’ including Edward Freeman and Cardinal John Charles McQuaid presenting Miss A O’Sullivan with her gold medal [cNov 1959]; a large framed black and white photo titled ‘Prize-giving 1959’ including Edward Freeman and Cardinal John Charles McQuaid presenting Miss Ann O’Neill with her gold medal for 1958 [cNov 1959]; large black and white framed photo of a group of prize winners titled ‘Prize giving 1960’ [cJan 1961]; small framed black and white photo titled ‘Fourth year nursing students May 1962’; small framed black and white photo titled ‘Fourth year Nursing class Nov 1962’ and 1 unframed copy of such (see blue striped cover photo album 1); unframed black and white photo of class of Nov 1971 (see pictorial photo album cover 2); two framed black and white class photos for Nov 1973; framed black and white class photos of May, Nov 1974; framed colour photo of class of Nov 1975; framed colour photo titled ‘Prize-giving Nov 1976’; framed black and white classes of May, Nov 1977 (1 unframed copy of Nov 1977 in blue striped cover album 1); framed black and white classes for May, Nov 1978, and a framed copy of ‘Introductory class May 1978’(see also nursing trio Nov 1978 in blue striped cover album 1); framed black and white classes for May, Nov 1979 (see pictorial cover photo album 2 for unframed set of same ); set of 5 unframed colour photos titled ‘Prize-giving 1979’ including Mater staff Dr Ciaran Barry and nursing tutor Patrice O’Sullivan (see blue striped cover album 1) (1979); unframed black and white class photos for May, Nov 1980 (see pictorial cover photo album 2); unframed black and white class photos for May, Nov 1981 (see pictorial cover photo album 2); two colour photos titled ‘Prize-giving 1982’ (see pictorial cover photo album 2); unframed black and white class photo of 1983 (see pictorial cover photo album 2); unframed colour photo of class of 1984-1985 with nursing tutors taken in Nurses Home (see pictorial cover photo album 2); set of 9 unframed black and white photos titled ‘Prize-giving January 1984’ featuring various Mater staff (see blue striped cover photo album 1) (Jan 1984); unframed class photo of Nov 1985 (see blue striped cover album 1); unframed black and white group photo of ‘Prize Winners 1985’ (January 1986; see pictorial cover photo album 2); unframed black and white photos of classes of May, Nov 1986 (see blue striped cover album 1); two unframed black and white photos of Prize winners 1986 including Mater staff and Dublin City mayor Bertie Ahern (see pictorial cover photo album 2); unframed classes of May, Nov 1987 along with Prize Winners 1987 (Jan 1988) (see pictorial cover photo album 2); large framed set of 5 black and white photos titled ‘Nurses’ Graduation Mass – November Finalists 1988’ taken in the hospital chapel (1988); unframed ‘Prize-winners’ group with nursing tutors labelled ‘Prize winners January 1990’ [c1989] (see blue striped cover photo album 1); large framed set of black and white photos titled ‘Prize giving 1990, Alderman M Donnelly, Lord Mayor of Dublin’ (1990); framed class of Nov 1992; framed colour photos of classes of May, Nov 1993; large framed set of 8 colour photos titled ‘Nurses’ Prize giving Day – January 1993’ featuring Dr R C Firth and Sister M of the Incarnation, Director of Nursing (Jan 1993); large framed set of 9 colour photos titled ‘ Nurses Prize giving Day – January 1993’ (Jan 1993); framed set of 4 colour photos of the gold and silver medal winners, nursing sisters, and prize-winners group of 1993 (Jan 1994); framed colour photos of the classes of May, Nov 1994; framed colour photo of Sr Raphael, recipient of the Margaret Harrold Memorial Prize February 1995; framed colour photos of the classes of May, Nov 1995; framed colour photos of the classes of May, Nov 1997; framed colour photos of the classes of May, Nov 1998; framed colour photos of the classes of May, Nov 1999 (wearing new uniforms; 2 copies of May); small colour photo set of nursing graduation and Prize-giving ([c1999/2000]; 23 photos); two colour photo sets titled ‘Graduation B class’ featuring Mr Frank McManus, Director of Nursing Ann Carrigy, Sr Margherita Rock RSM, Sr Eugene Nolan RSM and Brian O’Driscoll, as well as opening of new Diabetic Day Centre, Eccles Street ([22 Mar 2000]; 107 colour photos); large framed colour Nursing Graduation Ball group photo featuring Sr Eugene Nolan RSM and Sr Nora McCarthy RSM [c2001]; large framed set of 7 colour photos titled ‘Nurse Graduation – February 2002’ featuring class photos and nursing tutor staff (2002).
Post Registration Education class photographs include: Post Registration Higher Diploma in Cardiovascular Nursing Course Sept 1996-Sept 1998; Post Registration Higher Diploma Diabetes Nursing Course Sept 1996-Sept 1998; Post Registration Theatre Nursing Course Apr 1997-Apr 1998; Post Registration Higher Diploma in Accident and Emergency Nursing Course Sept 1997-Sept 1999; Post Registration Higher Diploma in Cardiovascular Nursing Course Sept 1997-Sept 1999; Post Registration Higher Diploma Diabetes Nursing Course Sept 1997-Sept 1999; Post Registration Intensive Care Nursing Course Oct 1997-Mar 1998; Post Registration Higher Diploma Diabetes Nursing Course Inaugural Group Year 2 Oct 1997; Post Registration Theatre Nursing Course Mar 1998-Mar 1999; Post Registration Intensive Care Nursing Course April-Sept 1998; Post Registration Intensive Care Nursing Course Sept 1998-Apr 1999; Post Registration Intensive Care Nursing Course Apr-Sept 1999; Post Registration Theatre Nursing Course May 1999-May 2000; Post Registration Intensive Therapy Nursing Course Sept 1999-Mar 2000.
Also includes a separate folder of 137 assorted loose black and white and colour copy photographs of various graduation groups and prize giving ceremonies containing:
Graduation groups MMUUHA/4/2/5/1 (6-27): a copy photograph of a group of student nurses with Matron Mary McGivney taken outside the original nurses’ home [possibly one of the first nursing classes] [c1896]; junior staff nurses (see Nursing Centenary publication 1961 for full list of names] [c1960]; 3rd year student nurses and brothers (1961); copies of finalist class groups including: Introductory class 1978; May 1984; Nov 1985; May 1986; Nov 1986; May 1992; Nov 1992 and names; May 1995; May 1998 and 2 unidentified photographs [c1990’s-2000’s].
Prize giving ceremonies MMUHA/4/2/5/1 (28-144): black and white copy of a prize giving ceremony featuring Ena Prendergast and Surgeon John Corcoran [c1970]; Mater staff Dr Ciaran Barry, un-named nursing sister, and nursing tutor Patrice O’Sullivan (see blue striped cover album 1)(1979); set of 10 photographs of the January 1984 ceremony (1984); Mater and Aer Lingus staff with their certificates and nursing teaching staff [c1985]; page from ‘Irish Nursing Forum Volume 3 number 3’ showing various Mater nurses on their graduation day [cSept 1985]; set of 19 photographs of the 1990 ceremony attended by Alderman M Donnelly, Lord Mayor of Dublin (1990) [see also large framed photos] ; a colour copy of nursing silver prize medallist Miss A Reynolds [c1995]; and a colour copy of nursing gold medal winner Staff Nurse Miss N Meehan [c1995] amongst others. |