Gardner School for Girls
The Gardner School for Girls was an American private school for girls that operated in New York City, New York, in the 19th and 20th centuries.
History
The school was established before the American Civil War and was headed for many years by Mrs. Charles H. Gardner.[1][2]
For several decades it was located at 607 Fifth Avenue, between 48th and 49th Streets.[1][3] Later, from 1916 to 1933 the school was located at 11 East 51st Street in the former home of John Peirce, between Madison and Fifth Avenues.[4][5]
Notable students
Among the women who attended the Gardner School were the following:
- Carman Barnes – writer[6]
- Patricia Ellis – actress[7]
- Blanche Knopf – publisher[8]
- Susan Katherine Lovejoy – daughter of Thomas Eugene Lovejoy
- Connie Marshall – child actress[9][10]
See also
References
- 1 2 H.L. Sargent (August 21, 1904). "For a New Postmaster: Complaint of Inefficiency in Non-Delivery of Letters with Slight Error in Address". The New York Times.
- ↑ "Private Schools, New York City and Vicinity". Scribner's Magazine. 57. 1915.
58th year
- ↑ "Educational Directory". Scribner's Magazine. 41: 21. 1907.
- ↑ "Commission Approves Prospect Heights Historic District in Brooklyn, City's largest since 1990, and three new Landmarks in Manhattan" (PDF) (press release). The New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission. June 23, 2009.
- ↑ "Schools". House & Garden. 41: 22. 1922.
- ↑ Gastner, Carol B. (1979). Mainiero, Lina, ed. "Carman Dee Barnes". American Women Writers: A Critical Reference Guide from Colonial Times to the Present. 1. New York: Frederick Ungar Publishing Co. pp. 102–04. – via HighBeam Research (subscription required)
- ↑ "Daughter of Famous Director Is Signed by Picture Company". Montana, Butte. Montana Butte Standard. June 5, 1932. p. 23. Retrieved December 15, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ McGrath, Charles (April 11, 2016). "Desk Set". The New Yorker.
- ↑ Connie Marshall at the Internet Movie Database
- ↑ "Connie Marshall Biography". Connie Marshall Lives Here. Retrieved February 21, 2013.
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