Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

Collection open for research.

Use Restrictions

No physical characteristics affect use of this material.

Preferred Citation

Brunswick High School Graduating Class of 1932 (VC 0023), Thomas Balch Library, Leesburg, VA.

Acquisition Information

Susan Hickman

Alternative Form Available

None

Accruals

2005.0223

Processing Information

Processed by Lisa Dezarn, 6 June 2008.

The Brunswick High School Alumni website (http://www.alumnibhs.com) has an extensive collection of fully-identified class photographs.

Historical Information

Brunswick, Maryland traces its beginnings to 1834, when both the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad and the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal began building there. Eventually, the railroad began to supplant the canal system and by 1883, B&O built extensive yards and maintenance shops to service the coal powered trains. As a result of the investment by B&O, Brunswick exploded in growth. Between 1890 and 1896, the town's population increased from 300 to 3000 and the town continued to grow rapidly during the first two decades of the 20th century. Accordingly, the educational system reflected this population change. Established in 1900, Brunswick High School first opened in one room of an existing building with 31 students. The growth of the town led to different buildings for the high school in 1902 and 1912. By 1927, it was evident that a another new addition would be needed; however, a destructive fire in February, 1928 forced the school to find temporary accommodations for the students until a new building could be erected on the existing site. The new building in 1928 was a two story brick structure with a total of 16 classrooms, an office, a teacher's lounge, two cloak rooms, locker rooms, a cafeteria, an auditorium, and a gymnasium as well an area for home economics for the girls and shop for the boys. The graduating class of Brunswick High students in the photograph poses in front of what was then a relatively new structure.

Scope and Content

The photograph in this collection was taken in 1932 to document the graduating class of Brunswick High School. According to the Brunswick High School Alumni Website, the students in the photograph are: Howard Anderson, William Barger, Emma Booth, Eva Burgee, Thomas Burke, George Care, Virginia Chew, Esther Cooper, Ruth Darr, Paul Dean, Catherine Donovan, Ted Fleetwood, Margaret Flook, Arthur Flora, Norman Gaither, Robert Garrison, Cleo Grams, Edna Harley, Ellsworth Hickman, Susie Hickman, Edwin Holder, Vernon Jennings, Paul Keller, Earl Keyser, Howard Kedwell, Evelyn McLaughlin, Glenn McQuillen, Clarence Moss, Mary Phillips, Carrol Powers, John Riser, Madge Ritenour, Genevieve Smith, Janet Smith, William Spickler, Virginia Springs, Fae Strailman, Cecil Strippy, Muriel Waltz, Mildred Webber, Margaret Wiles, Robert Winstead and Josephine Woods.

Related Material

None

Adjunct Descriptive Data

Bibliography

Greater Brunswick Area Chamber of Commerce. "Brunswick History." http://www.gbacc.net/history.html (accessed 6 June 2008).

Brunswick History Commission (Brunswick, Md.). Brunswick: 100 years of memories. Brunswick, MD: Brunswick History Commission, 1990.

Brunswick High School Alumni Website, Class Photos http://www.alumnibhs.com/class%20photos/cl%201932.htm (accessed 6 June 2008)

Other Finding Aid

Past Perfect Catalog record

Technical Requirements

None