Bulkley Valley District Hospital Ladies’ Auxiliary

Scope and Content: Series include records created or collected by the Ladies’ Auxiliary, including donations and hospital accounts, a history of the Ladies’ Auxiliary, 2 photographs (P7894 & P7896), and a ticket / card for a Dec 8 1921 Whist Drive fundraiser (see Dec 14 1921 Interior News).

History / Biographical: The Bulkley Valley District Hospital Ladies’ Auxiliary was formed on June 11, 1920, after the Hospital Board was founded. Mrs. A. Kilpatrick chaired the first meeting and was the first Auxiliary member appointed on the Hospital Board. The first Auxiliary executives included Mrs. James MacDonald (President), Edith O’Neill (Vice President), Mrs. W.F. Boyer (Treasurer), and Mrs. David Jennings (Secretary). Twenty-three women paid their memberships of $1.00 at the first meeting. From 1920 to 1934, the Auxiliary provided the Hospital with linens, towels, etc., made gowns for surgeons and nurses, pneumonia jackets, bath robes, baby clothes and night shirts, and often helped pay the nurses’ salaries. They also hosted fundraising events for necessary furnishings and equipment for both the Hospital and Nurses’ Residence.

Custodial History: Records with accession number 1997.51 were kept by Jean Maskiewich whose sister-in-law, Jean Kilpatrick, was the former Treasurer of the Auxiliary. Maskiewich then donated these records to the Archives. The two photographs (2020.36) were found in collections in October 2020, having been submitted to the Interior News prior to 2003 and transferred to the museum at an unknown date.

Scope and Content: Series include records created or collected by the Ladies’ Auxiliary, including donations and hospital accounts, a history of the Ladies’ Auxiliary, 2 photographs (P7894 & P7896), and a ticket / card for a Dec 8 1921 Whist Drive fundraiser (see Dec 14 1921 Interior News).

Subject Access: Bulkley Valley District Hospital; Bulkley Valley District Hospital Ladies’ Auxiliary