Boys' High School register and publications
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The Boys' High School register and publications measures 2.3 linear feet and dates from 1892 to 1943. The earliest item, which dates from the establishment of Boys' High, is an alphabetical register of students beginning in 1892, listing date of enrollment, student name, age, previous public school attended, address, parents' names, parents' place of business, discharge or graduation date, and courses completed. The collection includes seven yearbooks: from 1897, 1901, 1908, 1909 (two copies), 1912, and 1943.
Historical note
Established in 1891, Boys' High School was the first public high school in Brooklyn, N.Y. It began operation as the Central Grammar School on Court Street in Downtown Brooklyn. In 1892, the school relocated to a newly-constructed Romanesque Revival building on Marcy Avenue in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn and had already gained over 500 students. The creation of Boys' High signaled a new focus on providing free secondary education for young men in the city, and soon to be borough, of Brooklyn. The curriculum offered at Boys' High included classical, scientific, and commericial courses.
The school building was landmarked in 1975, and Boys' High School merged with Girls' High School that year. Street Academy High School now occupies the building in Bedford-Stuyvesant.
Established in 1891, Boys' High School was the first all-boys public high school in Brooklyn, N.Y. It began operation as the Central Grammar School on Court Street in Downtown Brooklyn. In 1892, the school relocated to a newly-constructed Romanesque Revival building on Marcy Avenue in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn. The founding of Boys' High School and enrollment of over 500 students in its first two years emphasized a need in the city--and soon to be borough--of Brooklyn to provide free secondary education. The curriculum offered at Boys' High included classical, scientific, and commercial courses, preparing graduates to go into business or enter college.
The school building was landmarked in 1975, and Boys' High School merged with Girls' High School that year. Street Academy High School now occupies the building in Bedford-Stuyvesant.
Sources
- New York City Chapter of the American Guild of Organists. "Boys' High School - Brooklyn, N.Y." Accessed October 15, 2010. http://www.nycago.org/Organs/Bkln/html/BoysHighSchool.html
- Towle, Harry F. "School History." In The Red and Black: A Year Book of the Brooklyn Boys' High School, 11-14. Brooklyn, N.Y.: Eagle Press, 1897.
Scope and Contents
The Boys' High School register and publications measures 2.3 linear feet and dates from 1892 to 1943. The earliest item, which dates from the establishment of Boys' High, is an alphabetical register of students beginning in 1892, listing date of enrollment, student name, age, previous public school attended, address, parents' names, parents' place of business, discharge or graduation date, and courses completed. The collection includes seven yearbooks: The Red and Black from 1897, 1901, 1908, 1909 (two copies), and 1912; as well as the 1943 Senior Recorder. These yearbooks include individual student photographs, faculty group portraits, and photographs and information on student organizations. Also included are volume one of the Boys' High School Anthology of Student Verse, published in 1929, and The High School Recorder, a monthly student publication, from 1902 to 1906.
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Open to researchers without restriction.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright restrictions may apply. Yearbooks and publications dating prior to 1923 are in the public domain. Copyright status of later yearbooks and publications should be determined on a case by case basis. Please see library staff for more information.
Preferred Citation
Identification of item, date (if known); Boys' High School register and publications, ARC.123, Box and Folder number; Brooklyn Historical Society.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Ozzie Fletcher, 1993, and Madeleine Mennella, 2005.
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This collection combines two accessions: 1993.002 and 2005.009.
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