Mercer, Betty



PSS jacket
Description:
A red (lined with the colours black and white) PSS (Pemberton Secondary School) jacket that belonged to Joanne Burt (nee Menzel) when she graduated from PSS in 1970. It was manufactured by Sportswear & Crests - Sportswear Specialties Co. LTD., Winnipeg, Manitoba. On the left sleeve of the jacket has the number "3" sewed on, while the right sleeve has the name "Jo-Ann". The material may have been made from 100% cotton.
Date of Object:
ca. 1960s - 1970s
Accession #:
021.09.01
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Nurses uniform
Description:
a) A white nurses uniform that belonged to Betty's mother-in-law, Dorelia Mercer. The uniform used to have the colour blue underneath the "bib" part to indicate a trainee, however, since it was during the war times, white was the only option to use as the fabric colour instead of blue. White bibs were typically for R.N.'s (Graduated Registered Nurses). The wide belt is held together with seven safety pins, while the bib also has pins that holds onto the apron. b) is the unstitched collar part that goes with the uniform and nurses used Kleenex underneath so that their necks would not rub against it to become raw. The collar has been marked with the number "32b" and initials of "R.V.H." c) and d) are both nurse hats, with one being starched, ironed, folded, and pinned, while the other one is not folded or pinned. c) is marked also with the number "32b" and d) is marked with a different number of "337". The uniform with the three other pieces was used in the Royal Columbian Hospital between the years 1945-1947. The material is possibly made out of 50% polyester and 50% cotton.
Date of Object:
ca. 1945-1947
Accession #:
021.09.02abcd
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"Uncle Tom's Cabarettes - Cabin Cabaret Pemberton" women's Baseball Team t-shirt
Description:
A light gray women's Baseball Team t-shirt that once belonged to Betty Mercer. On the front reads "Uncle Tom's Cabarettes - Cabin Cabaret Pemberton" in black printed lettering. The manufacturers are unknown, as there is no stitched in label on the inside. However, the material may have been made with 100% cotton.
Date of Object:
ca. 1970s
Accession #:
021.09.03
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