Posts Tagged ‘schools’
Edith Lesley: Pioneering Educational Leader
By Jan Devereux This blog post is a result of our “How Have Women Shaped Cambridge?” call for submissions as we celebrate our 2020 theme, “Who Are Cambridge Women?” Edith Lesley (1872-1953) left a mark on Cambridge in founding, in 1909, the school that over the past 111 years has grown into Lesley University. The…
Read MoreThe History of 74 Rear Fayerweather Street, Cambridge
By Heli Meltsner, 2007 In the six decades after 1852 the use of this property changed utterly: an unused field became a garage, elementary school and finally a private residence. When William G. Stearns bought forty acres of the Ruggles-Fayerweather estate he hired the prolific local surveyor Alexander Wadsworth to lay out a residential subdivision.…
Read MoreMaria Baldwin, 1856-1922: “An Honor and a Glory”
By Daphne Abeel, 2006 Cantabrigian Maria Baldwin, a gifted and imposing African-American educator of the early 20th century, has never lacked recognition. During her lifetime and after her death, she was praised and then remembered. She was exceptional for her era and perhaps for all eras, attracting the attention of the entire community with her…
Read MoreA “Townie” Benefactor
By Daphne Abeel, 2012 Frederick Hastings Rindge, Cambridge’s most important individual benefactor, was a ‘‘townie’’ who entered Harvard in 1875. The son of Samuel Baker Rindge, a successful merchant and businessman, Frederick grew up in the ‘‘Rindge mansion,’’ which still stands at the corner of Dana and Harvard streets. At Harvard, he was a loyal…
Read MoreSeries IV: Mid Cambridge
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Read MoreRindge Technical School Yearbooks, 1931-1977
NOTE: These materials were transferred to the Cambridge Public Library in March 2022. To view these materials, please contact the archivist at the Cambridge Room. Administrative Information Historical Sketch Scope and Content Note Related Collections Sources Series Description and Folder Listing 1 carton, ½ file box1.67 linear feetProcessor: Mark VassarDate: January 2012 Acquisition: The collection…
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