Series 9: School Events, 1846-2015, inclusive
Scope and Contents
The series contains items related to school events (commencements, Class Days, anniversaries, etc.) and daily diaries which record events and other day-to-day matters at Packer, dating from 1846 to 2015.
Additional event programs can be found in Sub-series 11.1: Administrative files, Sub-series 12.4: Curriculum files, Sub-series 12.10: Alumni Questionnaires, and Sub-series 12.15: Alumni Association Geographic Chapters.
Programs for Packer theatrical performances are filed in Sub-series 8.3: Packer Theater.
Additional files relating to commencements are available in Sub-series 12.5: Graduation files.
Items relating to Alumni Events are filed in Sub-series 12.14: Alumni Events and Sub-series 12.15: Alumni Association Geographic Chapters.
Photographs of events can be found in Series 17: Photographs and audiovisual recording of events can be found in Series 18: Audio, film, and video recordings.
Arrangement
The series is organized into two sub-series:
Sub-series 9.1: Event programs and ephemera
Sub-series 9.2: Event diaries
Sub-series 9.1: Event programs and ephemera, 1846-2015, inclusive
Extent
Scope and Contents
The sub-series contains programs and ephemera relating to events at Packer, dating from 1846 to 2015. It include commencements, Class Days, Founders Days, dedications, concerts, anniversaries, and other school sponsored events.
It includes a small amount of items relating to the Brooklyn Female Academy.
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically.
Brooklyn Female Academy opening invitation and published handwritten address by William B. Sprague, 1846, inclusive
Address by William B. Sprague delivered at the opening of the Brooklyn Female Academy, 1846, inclusive
Brooklyn Female Academy commencement program, 1847, inclusive
First Grand Concert of the Misses Bruck and M. Butterworth, 1852, inclusive
General note
2007 reproduction
Founder's Day: Various essays and clippings about the history of Packer, 1854, inclusive
General
Booklet, "The Packer Collegiate Institute," titled, Education of Females from November 9. The booklet gives the school's perspective on Women's Rights.
Reverend Francis Vinton, D.D. delivers Founding Address to the community: "Celebration of Pre-Opening of the Packer Collegiate Institute for the Education of Females in the City of Brooklyn", 1854, inclusive
General note
Includes manuscript invoice of archives Minard LaFeven
Address of Reverend Francis Vinton, D.D. celebrating the opening of Packer Collegiate Institute, 1854, inclusive
School Dedication Celebration Invitation, 1854, inclusive
Commencement announcements, Newspaper Article, 1856-1933, inclusive
Commencement Program, 1857, inclusive
Commencement Program, 1858, inclusive
Commencement invitations, 1858-1870, inclusive
Commencement Program, 1859, inclusive
Historical Cantata (5 programs), 1859, inclusive
Commencement Program, 1863, inclusive
Commencement clipping, 1864, inclusive
Women in History, An Entertainment given by the Senior class of the Packer Institute in Aid of the Brooklyn and Long Island Sanitary Commission in the Chapel of the Institute (4 programs), 1864, inclusive
Mock commencement program, circa 1865, inclusive
Handwritten commencement program and printed entertaining, music, and readings program, 1866, inclusive
Commencement Program, 1866, inclusive
Commencement Exercise Invitations: 1922, 1924, 1925, 1929, 1932, 1933, Concert and Commencement at Collingwood Opera House Invitation, 1869 June, 1869-1933, inclusive
Commencement Program, 1870, inclusive
Commencements, Class Days, and other events, 1870s, inclusive
Commencement Program, 1873, inclusive
Commencement announcement, 1874, inclusive
Commencement Program, 1874, inclusive
Address, October 22, 1874, inclusive
Commencement Program, 1875, inclusive
Commencement Program, 1876, inclusive
Address, June 29, 1876, inclusive
Class Day Booklets, 1876-1898, inclusive
Commencement Program, 1878, inclusive
Address, March 1, 1880, inclusive
Commencements, Class Days, and other events, 1880s, inclusive
The Efficiency of Refinement, A Sermon, by Rev. Henry M. Booth, D.D. (2 pamphlets), 1881, inclusive
Commencement Program, 1882, inclusive
Commencement Program, 1883, inclusive
Commencement Program, 1884, inclusive
Commencement and Class Day articles, 1885, inclusive
A Baccalaureate Sermon to the Class of 1886 and the Class of 1888 (2 pamphlets), 1886-1888, inclusive
Baccalaureate Sermons, 1886-1899, inclusive
Glee Club, dances, and theatrical performances, 1890s, inclusive
Alfred Noyes lecture invitation, circa 1890s, inclusive
Class Day Programs, 1889, 1897-1898, inclusive
Commencement and Class Day, 1890, inclusive
General note
Includes petition regarding commencement
Commencement, Class Day, Louisa Richardson event, 1891, inclusive
Class Day, 1892, inclusive
Commencement, Class Day, and World's Fair fundraising event, 1893, inclusive
Commencement Program, 1893, inclusive
Commencement and Class Days, 1894-1896, inclusive
Commencement Program, 1896, inclusive
1 commencement program, 3 commencement invitations, and 1 commencement ticket, 1896, inclusive
Class Day and Commencement Program, 1896-1909, inclusive
Commencement Program, 1897, inclusive
Commencement Program, 1898, inclusive
Commencement and Class Days, 1898, inclusive
Commencement and Class Day clippings, 1898, inclusive
Class Day and Baccalaureate sermon, 1899, inclusive
Commencement Program, 1899, inclusive
Commencement and Class Days, 1900-1904, inclusive
Golden Jubilee—Pledges—Programs—Correspondence, 1902-1903, inclusive
Golden Jubilee, 1903, inclusive
Golden Jubilee - 50th Anniversary, 1903, inclusive
Golden Jubilee – Concert Program, 1903, inclusive
Golden Jubilee – Concert Program, 1903, inclusive
Jubilee calendars, 1903, inclusive
Jubilee Calendars 1853-1903, 1903, inclusive
Commencement Program, 1904, inclusive
Glee Club, dances, concerts, and theatrical performances, 1904-1922, inclusive
Commencements and Class Days, 1905-1913, inclusive
Ceremony of the unveiling of the windows erected in the chapel in memory of Crittenden and Eaton program, 1906, inclusive
Ceremony of the unveiling of the windows erected in the chapel in memory of Crittenden and Eaton program, 1906, inclusive
Ceremony of the unveiling of the windows erected in the chapel in memory of Crittenden and Eaton program, 1906, inclusive
Commencement Program, 1907, inclusive
Sermon to Graduating Class, 1907, inclusive
Commencement Program, 1908, inclusive
Sermon to Graduating Class, 1908, inclusive
Sermon to Graduating Class, 1909, inclusive
Thanksgiving clipping, 1909, inclusive
Sermon to Graduating Class, 1910, inclusive
Concert for the benefit of the Endowment Fund of The Packer Collegiate Institute at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, 1910, inclusive
Sermon to Graduating Class, 1911, inclusive
Founder's Day Program, 1911-1915, inclusive
Founder's Day, 1911-1934, inclusive
Founder's Day: Programs for Founder's Day 1911 and 1930-57, 1911-1957, inclusive
General
Includes alumni "Invitations to Tea" to celebrate Founders Day.
Gymnasium Exercise Invitation, 1912, inclusive
M. Anatole Le Braz Conference, Written in French, 1912, inclusive
Sermon to Graduating Class, 1912, inclusive
School Exhibit Invitation, 1913, inclusive
Sermon to Graduating Class, 1913, inclusive
Commencement, Class Day, and Senior-Junior debate, 1914, inclusive
Invitations to Annual Exhibit, 1914, inclusive
Sermon to Graduating Class, 1914, inclusive
Class Day Booklets, 1914-1915, inclusive
Commencement Program, 1914-1915, inclusive
Sermon to Graduating Class, 1915, inclusive
Invitations to Annual Exhibit, 1915-1919, inclusive
Commencements and Class Days, 1915-1919, inclusive
Mr. & Mrs. Edward Goodwin Class of 1916 Invitation, 1916, inclusive
Sermon to Graduating Class, 1916, inclusive
Commencement Program, 1917, inclusive
"Red Cross Fair" Invitation, 1917, inclusive
Sermon to Graduating Class, 1917, inclusive
Class Day Booklets, 1917-1925, inclusive
Sermon to Graduating Class, 1918, inclusive
Sermon to Graduating Class, 1919, inclusive
Seventh Annual Exhibit invitation, 1919, inclusive
Commencements, Class Days, and annual sermon, 1920-1923, inclusive
Invitations to Annual Exhibit, 1920-1924, inclusive
Chapel Exercise Invitation, circa 1920s, inclusive
"Centenary Celebration" in honor of John Keats Invitation, circa 1920s, inclusive
Dr. & Mrs. Paul David Shafer Reception Invitation, circa 1920s, inclusive
Edward Jasper Goodwin Commemorative Meeting Invitation, circa 1920s, inclusive
"England and the U.S. in Recent Times" Lecture Invitation, circa 1920s, inclusive
Mr. John Denbigh & Miss Denbigh Senior Class Reception Invitation, circa 1920s, inclusive
Oral English Department "Poetry Recital" Invitation, circa 1920s, inclusive
Principle John H. Denbigh Reception Invitation, circa 1920s, inclusive
Sermon to Graduating Class, 1921, inclusive
Sermon to Graduating Class, 1922, inclusive
"Gathering of Parents" and Parent Meeting Invitations, 1922-1924, inclusive
Address Delivered by Frederick P. Bellamy, 1923, inclusive
Commencement Program, 1923, inclusive
Sermon to Graduating Class, 1923, inclusive
Commencement, Class Day, Founders Day, 1924, inclusive
Class Day program, 1924, inclusive
Sermon to Graduating Class, 1924, inclusive
Women's Club invitations, 1924, inclusive
Commencement, Class Day, and meeting of Denbighs with seniors, 1925, inclusive
Glee Club Concert Invitation, 1925, inclusive
Parents League of Brooklyn – Conference, 1925, inclusive
Sermon to Graduating Class, 1925, inclusive
Invitations to Annual Exhibit, 1925-1929, inclusive
Commencement and luncheon, 1926, inclusive
Founders Day correspondence, 1926, inclusive
Parents League of Brooklyn – Conference, 1926, inclusive
Sermon to Graduating Class, 1926, inclusive
"Two Conferences" at the Brooklyn Women's Club January 13th and January 25th Invitation, 1926, inclusive
Class Day Booklets, 1926-1930, inclusive
Class Day Invitations, 1926-1945, inclusive
Commencement, Class Day, Founders Day, and Glee Club concert, 1927, inclusive
Sermon to Graduating Class, 1927, inclusive
Commencement Program, 1928, inclusive
75th Anniversary - Printed dinner seating arrangement November 9, 1928, Dinner Invitation in Envelope with Print of the School – Printed booklet on the history of Packer from 1853 – 1928 with Portraits of School Principals, 1928, inclusive
75th Anniversary Invitation and Mailer, 1928, inclusive
75th Anniversary Program, 1928, inclusive
75th Anniversary Dinner seating arrangement, 1928, inclusive
75th Anniversary Fund – Dinner Committee, 1928, inclusive
Commencement and Class Day, 1928, inclusive
Diamond Jubilee - 75th Anniversary, 1928, inclusive
Diamond Jubilee – 75th Anniversary Song, 1928, inclusive
Diamond Jubilee dinner ephemera, 1928, inclusive
Diamond Jubilee song, 1928, inclusive
Diamond Jubilee song sheet music, 1928, inclusive
Diamond Jubilee seating arrangements, 1928, inclusive
Diamond Jubilee history booklets, 1928, inclusive
Diamond Jubilee speeches, 1928, inclusive
Founder's Day Program – 75th Anniversary, 1928, inclusive
Sermon to Graduating Class, 1928, inclusive
Sermon to Graduating Class, 1929, inclusive
Commencements, 1929-1936, inclusive
Founder's Day Hymns, circa 1930s, inclusive
Brooklyn Cooperative Educational conference, 1930, inclusive
Sermon to Graduating Class, 1930, inclusive
Invitations to Annual Exhibit, 1930-1934, inclusive
Sermon to Graduating Class, 1931, inclusive
Edward Jasper Goodwin celebration, circa 1931, inclusive
Class Day Booklets, 1931-1934, inclusive
Founder's Day Program, 1931-1936, inclusive
Invitations to Teas, Musical Evenings, Luncheons, Amateur Night, Memorial Service, and Committee Reports, 1931-1943, inclusive
Sermon to Graduating Class, 1932, inclusive
Packer Athletic Association annual dinners, 1933, 1942, inclusive
Sermon to Graduating Class, 1933, inclusive
Founders Day clipping, 1934, inclusive
Frank L. Babbot portrait presentation - address by Rev. L. Mason Clarke, 1934, inclusive
Eightieth anniversary of the dedication of the school, 1934, inclusive
General note
Donated in memory of Martha Atwater, 2013
History tribute of the Class of 1884 – Booklet, 1934, inclusive
Sermon to Graduating Class, 1934, inclusive
Class Day Booklets, 1935-1937, inclusive
Twenty-fourth Annual Exhibit of Work, 1936, inclusive
John H. Denbigh address to PTA, 1936, inclusive
PTA Address, 1936, inclusive
Miscellaneous Founder's Day Invitations, 1936-1940, inclusive
Dr. Denbigh honorary tea party, 1937, inclusive
Graduation clippings, 1937, inclusive
Invitations to Annual Exhibit, 1937-1940, inclusive
The Packer Choral Winter Concert programme, 1938, inclusive
PTA Address, 1938, inclusive
Class Day Booklets, 1938-1940, inclusive
Founders Day speech by Ruth Benedict, 1939, inclusive
PTA Address, 1939, inclusive
"PTA Book Pageant" Invitation, 1939, inclusive
Sermon to Graduating Class, 1939, inclusive
PTA Address, 1941, inclusive
Class Day Booklets, 1941-1943, inclusive
Class Day, 1942-1945, inclusive
College Day, 1943, inclusive
Commencement Program, 1943, inclusive
Centennial Committee, 1943-1945, inclusive
College Day, 1945, inclusive
Conference on Education and the Faith of America invitations and programs, 1945, inclusive
Education and the Faith of America conference transcripts, 1945, inclusive
Centennial addresses - "Education and the Faith of America", 1945, inclusive
Centennial addresses - "Education and the Faith of America", 1945, inclusive
Centennial Bulletin and Publication, 1945, inclusive
Centennial programs and schedules, 1945, inclusive
Centennial pageant programs, 1945, inclusive
Centennial pageant typescript, 1945, inclusive
Centennial dinner programs, 1945, inclusive
General note
Donated in memory of Martha Atwater, 2013
Centennial dinner programs and invitations, 1945, inclusive
Centennial dinner fundraising speech, 1945, inclusive
Centennial Book of Plans, 1945, inclusive
General note
One copy includes inserts of Centennial dinner program, speech, celebration program, chapel service program, Centennial hymn, pageant program, 1948 annual fund mailing, words to hymns
"A Long Way Forward" circulars, 1945, inclusive
Centennial circulars, 1945, inclusive
Centennial dinner transcripts, 1945, inclusive
Special Centennial bulletin issues by the Alumnae Association, 1945, inclusive
Centennial hymn, 1945, inclusive
Centennial notes, 1945, inclusive
Centennial poetry(?), 1945, inclusive
Commencements, 1945-1946, inclusive
Centennial Fund Drive, 1945-1949, inclusive
College Day, 1946, inclusive
Commencement Program, 1946, inclusive
College Day, 1947, inclusive
PTA Address, 1947, inclusive
49ers' Fair, 1949, inclusive
College Day, 1949, inclusive
Symposium on the Liberal Arts, 1951, inclusive
Mildred McAfee Horton lecture, 1953, inclusive
Founders Day, 1954, inclusive
List of photographs shown by Dr. Shafer at the PTA dinner, 1956, inclusive
Commencement Program, 1957, inclusive
Founders Day, 1957, inclusive
Parent-Teacher Association Annual Meeting program, 1957, inclusive
Dedication of Katharine Sloan Pratt Hall, 1958, inclusive
Dedication of Katherine Sloan Pratt Hall, 1958, inclusive
Packer County Fair, circa 1960s, inclusive
Junior College commencements, 1960-1972, inclusive
Founder's Day: Alumni Associates Invitations for Special Events for Founders Day, 1960-1979, inclusive
General
Includes invitations, programs, poems, songs, alumni lists, press releases, press clipping, committee notes on budget and arrangement.
Packer Programs – Publications, 1966-1987, inclusive
Address at the conclusion of the 122nd year of The Packer Collegiate Institute by Paul David Shafer, 1967, inclusive
Class Day (1 pamphlet), 1967, inclusive
Class Day (cancelled), 1968, inclusive
John Skillman 125th anniversary remarks, 1970, inclusive
Founder's Day: Speeches by Jane Rinden, 1978, inclusive
Founder's Day November 8 – Various receipts, expenses, memos, minutes., 1979, inclusive
Newspaper Clipping Re: May Queen, circa 1979, inclusive
Founder's Day November 13 – Various letters, receipts, memos., 1980, inclusive
Garden party and auction program, 1981, inclusive
President Peter Esty welcoming ceremony, 1982, inclusive
Graduation of John Frosch Skillman, Jr., 1982, inclusive
Women's History Week celebration, 1982, inclusive
Invitation PTA sp. Garden party publication (2 copies), 1983, inclusive
Parent Teacher Association spring garden party, 1983, inclusive
Graduation programs and invitations, 1989-2006, inclusive
J. Geoffrey Pierson installation ceremony, 1990, inclusive
General note
Installation ceremony program, 1990
Miscellaneous Programs, Plays and Various School Activities., 1990s, inclusive
Former Trustees reception, 1992, inclusive
Pumpkin Patch festival program, 1995, inclusive
Promotional postcard for Stephan Koplowitz Company dance-theater performace at Packer, 1995, inclusive
Commencement, 1996, inclusive
Sesquicentennial celebration, 1996, inclusive
Sesquicentennial celebration memorabilia, 1996, inclusive
Sesquicentennial celebration t-shirt, 1996, inclusive
Founders Day, 1996, inclusive
Pratt Theater Rededication programs and invitations, 1999, inclusive
Pumpkin Patch festival weekend, 1999, inclusive
Academic awards program, 2001, inclusive
Commencement, 2001, inclusive
Campus dedication ceremony, 2003, inclusive
General note
Related digital photographs and video available
Event programs and invitations to dedications and celebrations, 2003-2007, inclusive
Earth Day Celebration, 2004, inclusive
General note
Includes student work
Carol Shen Gallery opening, 2004, inclusive
Postcard and Program, Geoff Pierson 14th Anniversary Celebration, 2004, inclusive
General note
Includes Fourteen Years of Leadership program and invitation, 2004
Promotional materials for Picasso@Packer and Alumni artists exhibits in Carol Shen Gallery, 2004, inclusive
General note
Artists include Derek Buckner (class of 1988) and Patty Catuera (class of 1981)
Promotional materials for Harvey Stein photography exhibit in Carol Shen Gallery, 2005, inclusive
Promotional materials for "Night Goblins" by Megumi Nagai exhibit in Carol Shen Gallery, 2005, inclusive
Cordy Ryman '90 "School Daze" exhibit in Carol Shen Gallery - promotional materials and list of works, 2005, inclusive
"a look inside..." DVD release celebration invitation, 2005, inclusive
General note
Includes copy of DVD
Parent Association winter gala, "An Evening in Paradise", 2005, inclusive
General note
Include program, auction list, invitation
Faculty music concert and art exhibition promotional postcards, 2005, inclusive
Ken Heyman photography exhibit in Carol Shen Gallery - promotional materials, 2006, inclusive
Brett Cook art exhibition at Carol Shen Gallery - promotional materials, 2006, inclusive
Senior artists' exhibit in Carol Shen Gallery, page from The Prism, June 2006, inclusive
Winter Concert, 2006, inclusive
General note
In "Theatrical and concert programs" folder
Parent Association "The Black and White Bash", 2006, inclusive
Parent Association "Pop Party at the Warehouse" gala, 2007, inclusive
Augustus of Madison Avenue lecture programs, 2007, inclusive
Photocopies from "The Prism" February/March 2007 issue of Faculty Art Show photos, 2007, inclusive
Fred Terna: Survivor and Master of his Art - Carol Shen Gallery Exhibition, 2007, inclusive
Packer Brass, Winds and Percussion in Concert, 2007, inclusive
General note
In "Theatrical and concert programs" folder
Alumni event invitations and programs, 2007-2011, inclusive
Brooklyn Historical Society Ex-Lab - "Suspended Over Time: Brooklyn Bridge 125th Anniversary", 2008, inclusive
Academic awards, 2008, inclusive
Commencement, 2008, inclusive
4th Grade winter celebration, 2008, inclusive
Commencements, 2010-2012, 2015, inclusive
Babbott lecture by Esther Liu Harris, 2014, inclusive
PTA Address, Undated
May Day, Undated
Sub-series 9.2: Event diaries, 1911-1954, inclusive
Extent
Scope and Contents
The sub-series contain diaries which record activities and events at Packer, as well as other changes to the regular daily schedule. Sometimes the diaries includes notes on teacher absences, substitutions, and the deaths of faculty and staff. The diaries date from 1911 to 1954.
Daily Diary, 1911-1915, inclusive
Daily Diary, 1916-1920, inclusive
Daily Diary, 1921-1929, inclusive
Daily Diary, 1930-1938, inclusive
Daily Diary, 1939-1944, inclusive
Daily Diaries, 1945-1954, inclusive
General note
1950-1954 diary labeled "Diary of Schedule Changes"