Edmund Stabler, senior member of the Stabler family, was superintendent of the Baltimore Manual Labor School, from 1884 to 1904. His wife, Hester Ella Stabler, was a teacher at the school; she was a graduate of the Maryland State Normal School, which is now known as Towson State University. During Edmund's tenure he was credited for bringing the school to its highest standards through innovative learning techniques which combined study and farming. Edmund Stabler died at his home on June 3, 1905 and was survived by his wife and six children. In 1916, the Baltimore Manual Labor School was destroyed by a fire. The University of Maryland, Baltimore County now occupies the site where the Baltimore Manual Labor School once stood. The Albin O. Kuhn Library rests on the property of the Stabler family.
From the description of Stabler Family Papers, 1893-1973, bulk 1941-1973 (UMBC). WorldCat record id: 262845741
