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North School records

 Collection
Identifier: Coll. 808

Scope and Content note

Includes booklets on curriculum and administration; graduation programs; photographs; obituary and biography of school principal Elmer E. Parmenter; newspaper clippings; photographs of young students in the early 1900s, 1950s-1960s, and reunion May 31, 1979; miscellaneous material; scrapbook entitled "Schools at War"; and Donald MacMillan lecture.

Dates

  • Creation: ca. 1900-1970

Creator

Access

Unrestricted

Copyright

Access to collections at Maine Historical Society is not an authorization to publish. Rights and reproduction requests may be submitted in writing to the MHS Image Services Coordinator or Research & Administrative Librarian, subject to format.

Administrative note

The North School is an historic former school at 248 Congress Street in Portland, Maine. Built in 1867, it was the first primary school in the state to separate students by grade, and was the largest primary school in the state when built. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. It was converted into subsidized housing for seniors by the City of Portland.

Source: North School (Portland, Maine), Wikipedia

Extent

0.5 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Provenance

Gift of Mr. Peter Gribbin, November 28, 1988 (acc. no. MS88-106). Mr. Gribbin attended North School.

Related Materials

See also Coll. 291, North School (Elementary School) records (1867-1944).

Title
Guide to the North School records
Status
Completed
Author
Donna Knoblock, Library Volunteer, April 2025
Date
June 2025
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Maine Historical Society Repository