Poppenhusen Institute
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Vocational courses offered at Poppenhusen Institute trained students for jobs in defense-related industries during World War II.
Collecting area: Material pertaining to College Point in Queens and surrounding communities, as well as materials about Poppenhusen Institute, its founder, Conrad Poppenhusen, and his family.
Poppenhusen Institute was founded in 1868 by Conrad Poppenhusen (1818-1883), industrialist of College Point. It was the first free adult education school in the United States and also operated one of the nation's first free kindergartens. The Institute offered vocational courses for men and women.
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https://viaf.org/viaf/130486525
https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-no96000672
https://id.loc.gov/authorities/no96000672
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Adult education
Architectural drawing
Architecture
Dressmaking
English language
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Flushing (New York, N.Y.)
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World War, 1939-1945
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Strattenport Causeway (College Point, New York, N.Y.)
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College Point (New York, N.Y.)
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College Point (New York, N.Y.)
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Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
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New York (State)--New York
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Flushing (New York, N.Y.)
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New York (State)--New York
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College Point (New York, N.Y.)
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New York (State)--New York
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College Point (New York, N.Y.)
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United States
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Flushing (New York, N.Y.)
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College Point (New York, N.Y.)
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New York (N.Y.)
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College Point (New York, N.Y.)
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College Point (New York, N.Y.)
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Whitestone (New York, N.Y.)
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New York (N.Y.)
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New York (State)--New York
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Newtown (Queens County, N.Y.)
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College Point (New York, N.Y.)
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Whitestone (New York, N.Y.)
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College Point (New York, N.Y.)
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Manhattan (New York, N.Y.)
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College Point (New York, N.Y.)
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Elmhurst (New York, N.Y.)
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Queens (New York, N.Y.)
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