Cambridge Manual Training School Records,1887-1932
Collection
Identifier: 062
Collection Overview
Most of the material in the collection concerns Cambridge Manual Training School/Rindge Manual Training School/Rindge Technical School. It includes correspondence to and from Frederick Rindge concerning the school; other incoming and outgoing correspondence related to school business; financial records; student records; scrapbooks; and topical materials related to the building and various activities. One of the few items not related to the school specifically is an album containing photographs of the Cambridge Public Library and other buildings/institutions created through the Rindge gifts, which was presented to Rindge by the City of Cambridge in 1891.
Dates
- 1887-1932, bulk 1887-1903
Access to Collection
The collection is open to research.
Conditions Governing Use
The materials in this collection are believed to be in the public domain. However, it is the responsibility of the researcher to understand and observe copyright law and to identify and satisfy the holders of all copyright. Questions concerning copyright and permission to publish should be directed to the Cambridge Room, Cambridge Public Library Archives and Special Collections.
History
The Rindge Technical School, originally the Cambridge Manual Training School, was a boys-only school founded in 1888 after Cambridge received a donation from Frederick H. Rindge. Rindge was a businessman from Cambridge who moved to California. The school was renamed the Rindge Manual Training School in 1899 and its benefactor remained invested in the school through the turn of the century. Students were taught technical trades such as woodworking and firefighting. Sports were also a part of the Rindge Technical School, beginning with football. In 1977, the Rindge Technical School merged with Cambridge Latin high school and became the Cambridge Rindge and Latin School.
Extent
17.4 Linear feet
10.7 Cubic Feet
26 boxes
Language of Materials
English
Organization of Collection
Arrangement: Arranged into 5 series. Chronological or alphabetical within groupings in series. Series 3 includes foldered materials which are believed to have been added to the collection by the Cambridge Public Librarian.
Series 1: Correspondence
Series 2: Topical
Series 3: Addendum Subject File
Series 4: Financial Records
Series 5: Student Records
Series 6: Scrapbooks and Albums
Processing Information
Processed by Christine Di Bella in June 2015 and reprocessed and updated by Gabrielle Womack in March 2017 under the supervision of Alyssa Pacy.
- Title
- Cambridge Manual Training School Records,1887-1932
- Author
- Christine Di Bella (June 2015) and Gabby Womack (reprocessed and updated in March 2017)under the supervision of Alyssa Pacy.
- Date
- June 2015 and March 2017
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Cambridge Room, Cambridge Public Library Archives and Special Collections Repository
Contact:
Cambridge Public Library
449 Broadway
Cambridge MA 02138 USA
617-349-7757
apacy@cambridgema.gov
Cambridge Public Library
449 Broadway
Cambridge MA 02138 USA
617-349-7757
apacy@cambridgema.gov