Series I. GIRLS' LATIN SCHOOL / BOSTON LATIN ACADEMY ASSOCIATION, INC., 1901-2022, undated (#1.1-4.9, 26.1-26.3, E.1)
Scope and Contents
Series I, GIRLS' LATIN SCHOOL / BOSTON LATIN ACADEMY ASSOCIATION, INC., 1901-2022, undated (#1.1-4.9 26.1-26.3, E.1), includes correspondence, memoranda, fliers, financial ledgers, membership lists, meeting minutes, by-laws, scholarship applications and transcripts, and outstanding alumni award recommendations. This series includes a president's book from the 1930s and 1940s, which contains lists of officers, notes to incoming presidents, and the Association's by-laws. This series also includes minutes of the Association's annual meetings and headmaster's reports from 1909 through 1942, as well as minutes and reports from between 1982 through 1995. The financial ledgers found in this series document the dues paid to the Association by class, as well as the donations received.
The correspondence in this series includes letters between alumni and officers of the Association. Topics include Girls' Latin School becoming Boston Latin Academy, the desegregation of the Boston public school system, the location of Girls' Latin School / Boston Latin Academy, fundraising, deceased alumni, and recommendations for the Outstanding Alumni awards. Also found in this series are the applications and transcripts of seniors applying for the various scholarships managed by the Association. These applications include the college choices and intended field of study of the seniors, and the occupation of their parents. This series is arranged alphabetically.
Dates
- Creation: 1883-2022
- Creation: Majority of material found within 1930-1978
Language of Materials
Materials in English.
Access Restrictions:
Access. Collection is open for research.
Extent
13.38 linear feet ((25 + 1/2 file boxes, 2 folio+ boxes) plus 2 folio folders, 1 folio+ folder, 1 oversize folder, 26 photograph folders, 2 supersize photograph folders, 3 objects, 1 archived web site)47.92 Megabytes (1 file)
Creator
- From the Collection: Girls' Latin School / Boston Latin Academy Association, Inc. (Organization)
Repository Details
Part of the Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute Repository
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