Title: School History: Brownsville, 1913

URL: https://www.bklynlibrary.org/blog/2008/11/28/school-history/

Description: An interesting incident in the history of P.S. 165 when the principal decided to let students control their own discipline.

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Subject:   Brownsville,  School History

Title: The Visitor's Book

URL: https://www.bklynlibrary.org/blog/2009/01/16/visitors-book/

Description: The "Register" of Brooklyn's P.S. 1, Brooklyn's first Public Elementary School, which was founded in the 1830s.

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Subject:   School History

Title: The Drivotrainer

URL: https://www.bklynlibrary.org/blog/2009/04/21/drivotrainer/

Description: The drivotrainer device, which debuted at the Brooklyn High School for Automotive Trades in 1953.

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Subject:   School History

Title: Reflections on Times Past: High School Yearbooks

URL: https://www.bklynlibrary.org/blog/2010/06/04/reflections-times-past/

Description: A look at yearbooks from Manual Training High School.

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Subject:   School History

Title: Teen Genius

URL: https://www.bklynlibrary.org/blog/2011/09/01/teen-genius/

Description: Selections from The Prospect, a publication of Manual Training High School.

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Subject:   School History ,  Periodicals

Title: From the 16mm Film Collection: the Library, a Family Affair

URL: https://www.bklynlibrary.org/blog/2011/10/06/16mm-film-collection/

Description: A 1952 film in the Brooklyn Collection's 16mm film collection featuring Brooklyn Public Library.

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Subject:   Film,  Library history,  School History

Title: The Philanthropist, His Oil, His Institute, and a Library

URL: https://www.bklynlibrary.org/blog/2011/10/17/philanthropist-his-oil/

Description: A brief history of the Pratt Institute and the business and fortunes of its founder, Charles Pratt.

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Subject:   School History ,  Industry,  Library history

Title: Mr. Death

URL: https://www.bklynlibrary.org/blog/2011/10/28/mr-death/

Description: The history of Union Cemetery, on the site of which Bushwick High School was built.

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Subject:   Cemeteries,  School History ,  Bushwick

Title: The Flying Dutchman

URL: https://www.bklynlibrary.org/blog/2012/01/06/flying-dutchman/

Description: The history of long-running Brooklyn school Erasmus Hall, a partner with the Brooklyn Connections program.

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Subject:   Brooklyn Connections,  School History

Title: Famous Brooklyn Alumni

URL: https://www.bklynlibrary.org/blog/2012/02/13/famous-brooklyn-alumni/

Description: A quiz on famous Brooklynites from their yearbook entries.

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Subject:   School History ,  People

Title: Famous Brooklyn Alumni -- Revealed!

URL: https://www.bklynlibrary.org/blog/2012/02/16/famous-brooklyn-alumni/

Description: A follow up post revealing the famous Brooklynites' yearbook pictures featured in an earlier post.

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Subject:   School History ,  People

Title: Welcome to MS 57

URL: https://www.bklynlibrary.org/blog/2012/09/25/welcome-ms-57/

Description: The history of Middle School 57 in Bedford-Stuyvesant, a partner with the Brooklyn Connections program.

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Subject:   Brooklyn Connections,  School History ,  Bedford-Stuyvesant

Title: To Number a School

URL: https://www.bklynlibrary.org/blog/2012/12/20/number-school/

Description: The history of PS 26, among other schools.

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Subject:   School History

Title: We Don't Need No Education

URL: https://www.bklynlibrary.org/blog/2013/06/01/we-dont-need-no-education/

Description: A student strike in Brooklyn in 1950.

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Subject:   School History ,  Children

Title: Graduations Galore

URL: https://www.bklynlibrary.org/blog/2013/06/20/graduations-galore/

Description: Photos of historic graduation ceremonies in the Brooklyn Collection.

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Subject:   School History

Title: Brooklyn Schools: A Look at Ephemera and More

URL: https://www.bklynlibrary.org/blog/2013/08/08/brooklyn-schools-look/

Description: Exploring resources for school history in the Brooklyn Collection.

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Subject:   School History

Title: High School Newspapers Make Headlines

URL: https://www.bklynlibrary.org/blog/2013/10/10/high-school-newspapers/

Description: Coverage of Janet Yellen in her high school newspaper at the Brooklyn Collection.

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Subject:   Periodicals,  School History

Title: Kingsborough Golden Anniversary

URL: https://www.bklynlibrary.org/blog/2014/04/14/kingsborough-golden/

Description: Guest post by Brooklyn Borough Historian John Manbeck. A history of Kingsborough Community College on the occasion of its 50th anniversary.

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Subject:   School History ,  Manhattan Beach

Title: Borough Park's P.S. 131, a trove of school history

URL: https://www.bklynlibrary.org/blog/2014/06/19/borough-parks-ps-131/

Description: A trove of attendance and pupil records discovered in a closet at PS 131 and additional resources on the school's history.

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Subject:   School History

Title: The Mermen of Brownsville

URL: https://www.bklynlibrary.org/blog/2015/01/08/mermen-brownsville/

Description: The history of PS 284 in Brownsville, including an era when the school had a swimming pool, and an exhibition on school history at the Brooklyn Collection.

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Subject:   Exhibits,  School History ,  Brownsville

Title: The Mystery of PS 125

URL: https://www.bklynlibrary.org/blog/2015/01/16/mystery-ps-125/

Description: The history of PS 125 in Brownsville in conjunction with the Brooklyn Collection's exhibit "The Education of Kings."

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Subject:   School History ,  Exhibits,  Brownsville

Title: A School for Girls and One for Boys

URL: https://www.bklynlibrary.org/blog/2015/02/04/school-girls-and-one-boys/

Description: The history of Girls' High School and Boys' High School.

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Subject:   School History

Title: A Night to Remember

URL: https://www.bklynlibrary.org/blog/2015/04/22/night-remember/

Description: The history of school proms in Brooklyn.

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Subject:   School History

Title: Sanders for (Student Body) President!

URL: https://www.bklynlibrary.org/blog/2016/04/13/sanders-student-body/

Description: Coverage of Bernie Sanders in the James Madison High School newspaper when he was a student there.

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Subject:   School History ,  Politics,  Periodicals

Title: Children of the Dump

URL: https://www.bklynlibrary.org/blog/2016/06/10/children-dump/

Description: Life on Barren Island in Jamaica Bay, with a focus on its children and school (PS 120).

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Subject:   Children,  School History ,  Industry

Title: That's A Wrap

URL: https://www.bklynlibrary.org/blog/2016/06/29/thats-wrap/

Description: Materials related to graduation ceremonies at the Brooklyn Collection.

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Subject:   School History

Title: Teaching with Primary Sources: School History in Brooklyn

URL: https://www.bklynlibrary.org/blog/2019/10/16/teaching-primary-sources/

Description: Exploring school history with the Brooklyn Connections series on Teaching with Primary Sources.

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Subject:   Brooklyn Connections,  Teaching with Primary Sources,  School History

Title: A Teacher Grows in Brooklyn: Sarah J. Smith Garnet

URL: https://www.bklynlibrary.org/blog/2020/07/01/teacher-grows-brooklyn/

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Subject:   Women,  Brooklyn Connections,  Black history,  School History

Title: Brooklyn's Teen Poets

URL: https://www.bklynlibrary.org/blog/2020/12/31/brooklyns-teen-poets/

Description: Poetry by teens in the High School Newspaper Collection.

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Subject:   Literature,  Children,  School History

Title: Early Years of the Pratt Institute

URL: https://www.bklynlibrary.org/blog/2022/03/25/early-years-pratt/

Description: Today’s Photo of the Week looks at a classroom in the early years of the Pratt Institute. The school was founded by businessman and philanthropist Charles Pratt, who envisioned a school for working-class people to get hands-on experience in industrial trades, arts, and engineering.

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Subject:   Photo of the Week,  School History

Title: Stories a Photo Can Tell

URL: https://www.bklynlibrary.org/blog/2023/01/02/stories-photo-can-tell/

Description: I recently reprocessed the composite collection Early Brooklyn and Long Island photographs (ARC.201). This 1900 class photo from P.S. 15 is included in the collection. Though we have many class photos, it's much more rare for us to actually be able to identify the students in the photos, and even more infrequent to have as many named as this. I decided to use some of our research tools to see if I could flesh out the lives of these promising young graduates.

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Subject:   Women,  Black history,  School History ,  Children,  Immigration

Title: Great big beautiful dolls

URL: https://www.bklynlibrary.org/blog/2024/01/22/great-big-beautiful-dolls

Description: In August of 1951, Park Slope kids competed in P.S. 77's "beautiful doll" contest.

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Subject:   Photo of the Week,  Children,  School History