Adelphi Academy collection 1864-1956

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Adelphi Academy collection 1864-1956

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1.5 Linear feet; in four manuscript boxes

Center for Brooklyn History (2020-)

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Adelphi Academy (Brooklyn, New York, N.Y.)

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Adelphi Academy is a prepatory school founded in 1863 by Dr. Edward S. Bunker and Aaron Chadwick, who had both previously taught at the Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute. Though the Academy made its start as a school for boys, it became coeducational in 1867. It was officially incorporated and chartered by the Board of Trustees of the City of Brooklyn in 1869, and grew steadily throughout the 19th century, reaching its peak enrollment of 1,291 students in 1891. The Academy's original l...