Katharine Gibbs School records (Ms.2011.019)

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Inventory

Series 1. Administrative and historical documents
NOTE: STUDENT TRANSCRIPTS for alumni of Katharine Gibbs School available from this website: https://www.careered.com/closedschool. Student transcripts are owned by: Perdoceo Education Corporation, 231 Martingale Road, Schaumburg, IL 60173; Phone: (847) 781-3600; Website: https://www.perdoceoed.com/About-Perdoceo-Education/Contact-Us. Email address: inquiries@perdoceoed.com. Brown University does not have student transcripts for the Katharine Gibbs School.

Container	Description	Date
Box 4, Folder 4	85th Anniversary Alumni Primer	1996
Box 5, Folder 34	Academic Affairs Review Committee	1988
Box 5, Folder 35	Academic Affairs Review Committee	1988
Box 12	Assembly Resolution from the State of New Jersey Names: State of New Jersey	1985
Box 5, Folder 24	Board of Trustees meeting minutes	1991
Box 5, Folder 5	Brochures, flyers, invitations	1973-1992
Box 5, Folder 22	Clippings and advertisements	1984-2000
Box 5, Folder 46	Commencement programs	1983-1994
Box 5, Folder 6	Commencement programs for Montclair	1984-1996
Box 5, Folder 7	Commencement programs for Montclair and Livingston	1997-2007
Box 5, Folder 25	Continuing Education	1973-1979
Box 4, Folder 1	Correspondence regarding artifacts Names: Delling, Janice	2008
Box 5, Folder 32	Dean's Message	1999-2000
Box 5, Folder 43	Floor plan of Gibbs School in New York City Contents Note: Photocopy of the floor plan. Names: The Hillier Group	1984
Box 5, Folder 44	History Contents Note: Documents and articles that provide information about the history of the school	1929-1984
Box 5, Folder 14	Institutional Self-Study	1981
Box 12	Joint Legislative Resolution by the State of New Jersey Contents Note: 3 copies Names: State of New Jersey	1999
Box 5, Folder 47	Katharine Gibbs School Archives - Article Binder	1934-2003
Box 4, Folder 2	KGS Archives - Miscellaneous Binder	2000s
Box 4, Folder 3	KGS Archives - Miscellaneous Binder	2000s
Box 5, Folder 15	Listings of available scholarships for KGS students	n.d.
Box 5, Folder 19	Memoranda	1982-1999
Box 5, Folder 26	Montclair instructional materials	n.d.
Box 5, Folder 27	Montclair Placement office	1974-1984
Box 5, Folder 33	Montclair room numbers	1986
Box 5, Folder 21	Montclair Site Building plans	1948-1952
Box 5, Folder 20	Official documents Contents Note: Photocopies	1956-1994
Box 5, Folder 16	Organizational report and personnel practices summary	1992-1994
Box 5, Folder 3	Placement and alumnae publications Contents Note: Includes copies of: Katharine Gibbs School Placement News and The Gibbs Report	1980s
Box 5, Folder 2	Placement and Alumni Services including an Alumni Survey	1981-1994
Box 5, Folder 17	Policy manual for collateral courses, Part One	1975
Box 5, Folder 18	Policy manual for collateral courses, Part Two	1975
Box 5, Folder 23	Press releases	1978, 1981-1983, n.d.
Box 12	Proclamation Congratulating Gibbs College from the Township of Montclair, NJ Names: Township of Montclair, NJ	1999
Box 12	Proclamation Congratulating Katharine Gibbs School on its Eight-fifth Anniversary from the Township of Montclair, NJ Names: Township of Montclair, NJ	1996
Box 5, Folder 28	Registration day	1988
Box 3	Secretarial Procedures Project - Scrapbook	1942
Box 5, Folder 1	Selected items from the 75th Anniversay	1986
Box 5, Folder 4	Special Alumni Tour of Italy Contents Note: Brochure for the Katharine Gibbs sponsored trip through the American Institute For Foreign Study.	1996
Box 5, Folder 29	Student activities guidelines	1984

Series 2. Publications

Subseries 1. Alumni

Container	Description	Date
Box 4	The Gibbsonian Contents Note: Number 1 Names: Katharine Gibbs Schools	1982
Box 4	The Gibbsonian Contents Note: Number 1. 11 pages General Note: wavy from old water damage Names: Katharine Gibbs Schools	1987
Box 4	The Gibbsonian : A Bi-annual Almuni Magazine Contents Note: Number 1. 9 pages General Note: wavy from old water damage Names: Katharine Gibbs Schools	1988
Box 4	The Gibbsonian Contents Note: Number 1. 10 pages. 2 copies General Note: wavy from old water damage Names: Katharine Gibbs Schools	1989
Box 4	The Gibbsonian Contents Note: Vol. 3, No.1, January 1996 Names: Katharine Gibbs Schools	1996
Box 4	The Gibbsonian Contents Note: Vol. 1, No.1, November 1999 Names: Katharine Gibbs Schools	1999

Subseries 2. Books

Container	Description	Date
Box 5, Folder 42	Boston report: Guide to Stenographic Training	1986
Box 3	Business Communications : Written and spoken Contents Note: 60 pages. Textbook. Copy 1 Names: Katharine Gibbs Schools	1977
Box 3	College Typing by Charles G. Reigner, Walter T. White, and Ray Wall Fisher Contents Note: College Typing : Secretarial Hickox School. 122 pages. 2nd edition Names: H. M. Rowe Co.	1950
Box 3	Katharine Gibbs Business Wordbook by Bea Scala and Joan Nicholson Contents Note: 358 pages. Library copy Gibbs Montclair. Names: The Free Press; Collier Macmillan Pub	1982
Box 3	Katharine Gibbs Handbook of Business English Contents Note: 275 pages. Library copy. Gibbs Montclair. Names: Quinn, Michelle The Free Press; Collier Macmillan Pub	1982
Box 3	Katharine Gibbs Handbook of Business English, 3rd edition Contents Note: 258 pages. Textbook. Copy 1 Names: Naclerio, Deborah CEC; Career Education Corp	1988
Box 3	Katharine Gibbs Handbook of Business English, 3rd edition Contents Note: 258 pages. Textbook. Copy 2 Names: Naclerio, Deborah CEC; Career Education Corp	1988
Box 3	Katharine Gibbs Handbook of Business English, 3rd edition Contents Note: 258 pages. Textbook. Copy 3. Gibbs Livingston Library copy. Names: Naclerio, Deborah CEC; Career Education Corp	1988
Box 3	The Secretary Knows Where To Find Facts Contents Note: 28 pages. Textbook. Copy 2 Names: Katharine Gibbs Schools	1977

Subseries 3. Catalogs

Container	Description	Date
Box 4	Katharine Gibbs School : Secretarial, Executive, Academic Contents Note: Paper bound course catalog for Boston, New York, Providence. Names: Katharine Gibbs Schools	c1939
Box 4	Katharine Gibbs School Official Bulletin 1979-1981 Contents Note: Paper bound course catalog for Boston, New York, Montclair, Providence Melville, Norwalk. 1979-1980 Volume LIV Names: Katharine Gibbs Schools	1979-1981
Box 4	Katharine Gibbs School 1980-1981 Catalog Contents Note: Paper bound course catalog for Boston, Fairfield County -Norwalk, Huntington-Long Island, Montclair, New York, Philadelphia, Providence, 1980-1981, Volume LV Names: Katharine Gibbs Schools	1980-1981
Box 4	Katharine Gibbs School 1980-1981 Catalog Contents Note: Photocopy pages 2-6. Master Copy. Education Office. Names: Katharine Gibbs Schools	1980-1981
Box 4	Katharine Gibbs School. One-Year Program in Word Processing Contents Note: A supplement to the 1980-81 catalog. Course descriptions for new program "premiering Fall 1981". Names: Katharine Gibbs Schools	1981
Box 4	Katharine Gibbs School 1981-1982 Catalog : Our 70th Anniversary 1911-1981 Contents Note: Paper bound course catalog with supplement. Names: Katharine Gibbs Schools	1981-1982
Box 4	Katharine Gibbs School Catalog 1984 Contents Note: Paper bound course catalog for Boston, Huntington Long Island, Montclair, New York, Norwalk, Philadelphia, Providence, Washington,D.C-Rockville Names: Katharine Gibbs Schools	1983-1984
Box 4	Katharine Gibbs School Catalog 1985-1986 Contents Note: Paper bound course catalog with supplement: New York Secretarial Arts Program Elective Courses. General Note: Gibbs School: New York Names: Katharine Gibbs Schools	1985-1986
Box 4	Excellence : Katharine Gibbs School 1987-1988 Catalog Contents Note: Paper bound course catalog; 1987-1988 Volume LXI; for Boston, Huntington Long Island, Montclair, New York, Norwalk, Phildelphia, Piscataway, Providence, Rockville, Tysons Corner, Valley Forge. General Note: wavy from old water damage Names: Katharine Gibbs Schools	1987-1988
Box 4	Excellence : Katharine Gibbs School 1987-1988 Catalog Contents Note: Copy 2. Paper bound course catalog; 1987-1988 Volume LXI; for Boston, Huntington Long Island, Montclair, New York, Norwalk, Phildelphia, Piscataway, Providence, Rockville, Tysons Corner, Valley Forge. Names: Katharine Gibbs Schools	1987-1988
Box 4	Stand Above the Crowd : Gibbs For Business Careers : 1988-89 Catalog Contents Note: Paper bound course catalog for Boston, Huntington Long Island, Montclair, New York, North Bethesda, Norwalk, Philadelphia, Piscataway, Providence, Tysons Corner, Valley Forge. Names: Katharine Gibbs Schools	1988-1989
Box 4	Stand Above the Crowd : Gibbs For Business Careers : 1988-89 Catalog Contents Note: Copy 2. Paper bound course catalog for Boston, Huntington Long Island, Montclair, New York, North Bethesda, Norwalk, Philadelphia, Piscataway, Providence, Tysons Corner, Valley Forge. Names: Katharine Gibbs Schools	1988-1989
Box 4	Stand Above the Crowd : Gibbs For Business Careers : 1988-89 Catalog Contents Note: Copy 3. Paper bound course catalog for Boston, Huntington Long Island, Montclair, New York, North Bethesda, Norwalk, Philadelphia, Piscataway, Providence, Tysons Corner, Valley Forge. Names: Katharine Gibbs Schools	1988-1989
Box 4	Katharine Gibbs School 1989-1990 Catalog Contents Note: Paper bound course catalog for Boston, Huntington Long Island, Montclair, New York, Norwalk, Philadelphia, Piscataway, Providence. Names: Katharine Gibbs Schools	1989-1990
Box 4	Katharine Gibbs School 1990-1991 Catalog Contents Note: Paper bound course catalog for Boston, Huntington Long Island, Montclair, New York, Norwalk, Philadelphia, Piscataway, Providence. Names: Katharine Gibbs Schools	1990-1991
Box 4	Katharine Gibbs School 1990-1991 Catalog Contents Note: 3 copies of stapled course catalog with Supplement for New York. General Note: Gibbs School: New York Names: Katharine Gibbs Schools	1990-1991
Box 4	Katharine Gibbs : The Gibbs School Course Catalog 1992-1994 : Eighty Years of Excellence Contents Note: Vol. LXXIII. Paper bound course catalog for New York with Addendum. General Note: Gibbs School: New York Names: Katharine Gibbs Schools	1992-1994
Box 4	1995-1996 Course Catalog : Katharine Gibbs School Contents Note: Bound course catalog for Boston, Melville, Montclair, New York, Norwalk, Piscataway, Providence. Names: Katharine Gibbs Schools	1995-1996
Box 4	Gibbs Course Catalog 1998-2000 Contents Note: Bound course catalog for New York. General Note: Gibbs School: New York Names: Katharine Gibbs Schools	1998-2000

Subseries 4. Newsletters and magazines

Container	Description	Date
Box 4	200 Park Avenue Contents Note: Vol. 1, No. 1 of school magazine. 80 pages General Note: Gibbs School: New York Names: Katharine Gibbs Schools	1983
Box 4	Gibbs Gazette Names: Katharine Gibbs Schools	1999
Box 4	Gibbs Gazette Names: Katharine Gibbs Schools	2000
Box 4	Gibbs Gazette Contents Note: Copy 1 Names: Katharine Gibbs Schools	2001
Box 4	Gibbs Gazette Contents Note: Copy 2 Names: Katharine Gibbs Schools	2001
Box 4	Gigi: Gibbs Info Gazette Issues Contents Note: February Names: Katharine Gibbs Schools	2005
Box 5, Folder 9	Katharine Gibbs School, Montclair (Newsletter)	1974-1977
Box 5, Folder 31	Katharine Gibbs School, Montclair (Newsletter)	1999
Box 4	KGS - News Names: Katharine Gibbs Schools	Summer 2006
Box 4	KGS - News Names: Katharine Gibbs Schools	Winter 2006
Box 4	KGS - News Names: Katharine Gibbs Schools	Fall 2006 / Winter 2007
Box 5, Folder 45	Placement newsletters	1983-1996
Box 5, Folder 30	Success! : The Newsletter of Gibbs Collebe Placement Office	1999-2000

Subseries 5. Promotional

Container	Description	Date
Box 5, Folder 36	Brochures and flyers	1970s-1980s
Box 4	Choose Your Position : Practical Suggestions for Secretaries Contents Note: 31 pages. Promotional pamphlet Names: Katharine Gibbs Schools	n.d.
Box 4	Gibbs Girls at Work Contents Note: 24 pages. Promotional pamphlet with information from the Placement Department. Names: Katharine Gibbs Schools	n.d.
Box 4	Gibbs Girls at Work Contents Note: 15 pages. Annual summary of the Placement Department for March 1951-March 1952. Names: Katharine Gibbs Schools	1951-1952
Box 4	Gibbs Girls at Work Contents Note: Unpaged. Promotional pamphlet with placement information. Names: Katharine Gibbs Schools	1970
Box 4	Gibbs Graduates on the Job Contents Note: 31 pages. Promotional pamphlet with placement information. Names: Katharine Gibbs Schools	1976
Box 5, Folder 38	Gibbs Inside Edition	2001
Box 5, Folder 8	Gibbs Matters	1978, 1979, 1982
Box 4	Gibbs Through the Decades 1911-1996 : 85 Years of Excellence Contents Note: Commemorative booklet. Names: Katharine Gibbs Scholarship and Research Foundation	circa 1996
Box 5, Folder 40	Huntington Flyers and Invitations	1970s
Box 5, Folder 39	New York flyers	1970s
Box 4	Phillips Colleges, Inc. : Tradition, Knowledge and Excellence Contents Note: Promotional flyer. Phillips Colleges owned K. Gibbs schools in early 1990s. Names: Phillips Colleges, Inc.	circa 1989
Box 4	Stand Above the Crowd : Gibbs For Business Careers Contents Note: Unpaged promotional pamphlet with Application for Admission. Names: Katharine Gibbs Schools	1987, c1988-1989
Box 4	Success : Katharine Gibbs School : More Than an Education - A Tradition Contents Note: Undated, unpaged promotional pamphlet with Application for Admission Names: Katharine Gibbs Schools	circa 1985?
Box 4	The Private Secretary : Her Qualifications and Requirements Contents Note: 16 pages. Promotional pamphlet Names: Katharine Gibbs Schools	1959
	To Succeed In Business, Forget the Ladder Contents Note: Promotional flyer for continuing education General Note: Gibbs School: New York Names: Katharine Gibbs Schools	2000
Box 4	Which one is the college graduate? They all are. Contents Note: Unpaged promotional pamphlet with Application for Admission. Names: Katharine Gibbs Schools	1984?

Subseries 6. Student handbook

Container	Description	Date
Box 5, Folder 37	New York Student Handbook	1969-1972
Box 5, Folder 41	Norwalk Student Handbook; Invitations	1975-1980
Box 5, Folder 12	Student Dress and Grooming Code	1990
Box 5, Folder 10	Student's Handbook	1965-1972
Box 5, Folder 11	Student's Handbook	1972-1978
Box 5, Folder 13	Student's Handbook	1981-1997 2001

Subseries 7. Students

Container	Description	Date
Box 4	The Crest Contents Note: Literary publication of student writing. 50 pages. General Note: Gibbs School: Providence, RI Names: Katharine Gibbs Schools	1937
Box 4	The Crest Contents Note: Literary publication of student writing. 44 pages. General Note: Gibbs School: Providence, RI Names: Katharine Gibbs Schools	1937-1938
Box 4	The Crest Contents Note: Literary publication of student writing. 35 pages. General Note: Gibbs School: Providence, RI	1943
Box 4	The Crest Contents Note: Literary publication of student writing. 29 pages. General Note: Gibbs School: Providence, RI	1944

Subseries 8. Yearbooks

Container	Description	Date
Box 1	The Platen Contents Note: Bound, yearbook, tan cover with red stripes, title and year. 95 pages, some loose. General Note: Gibbs School: New York Names: Katharine Gibbs Schools	1937
Box 1	The Platen Contents Note: Bound, yearbook. Red cloth cover. Title and year in gold. 90 pages. General Note: Gibbs School: New York Names: Katharine Gibbs Schools	1938
Box 1	The Platen Contents Note: Bound yearbook. Black cloth cover. Title and year in red. 80 pages. Spiral binding. General Note: Gibbs School: New York Names: Katharine Gibbs Schools	1939
Box 1	The Platen Contents Note: Bound yearbook. Tan cloth cover. Title and year in dark brown. 79 pages. General Note: Gibbs School: New York Names: Katharine Gibbs Schools	1940
Box 1	The Platen Contents Note: Bound yearbook. Blue cloth cover. Title and year in white. 92 pages. Loose pages General Note: Gibbs School: New York Names: Katharine Gibbs Schools	1941
Box 1	The Platen Contents Note: Bound yearbook. Cover: tan cloth and maroon leather? Year in red. 81 pages. General Note: Gibbs School: New York Names: Katharine Gibbs Schools	1942
Box 1	The Platen Contents Note: Bound yearbook. Tan cloth cover. Title and year in greeen. 56 pages. General Note: Gibbs School: New York Names: Katharine Gibbs Schools	1943
Box 1	The Platen Contents Note: Bound yearbook. Green cloth cover. Title and year in gold. 64 pages. Loose binding. General Note: Gibbs School: New York Names: Katharine Gibbs Schools	1944
Box 1	The Platen Contents Note: Bound yearbook. Green cloth cover. Title and year in gold. 64 pages. Loose binding. Pictures have been cut out. General Note: Pictures cut outGibbs School: New York Names: Katharine Gibbs Schools	1944
Box 1	The Platen Contents Note: Bound yearbook. Black cloth cover. Title and year in gold. 86 pages. Loose binding. Copy 2 General Note: Gibbs School: New York Names: Katharine Gibbs Schools	1945
Box 1	The Platen Contents Note: Bound yearbook. Green cloth cover. Title and year in blue. 64 pages. General Note: Gibbs School: New York Names: Katharine Gibbs Schools	1946
Box 1	The Platen Contents Note: Bound yearbook. Blue cover. Title and year in gold. 64 pages. General Note: Gibbs School: New York Names: Katharine Gibbs Schools	1947
Box 1	The Platen Contents Note: Bound yearbook. Light green cover. Title in gold; year on spine. 72 pages. General Note: Gibbs School: New York Names: Katharine Gibbs Schools	1949
Box 1	The Platen Contents Note: Bound yearbook. Light orange cloth cover. Title, year and drawing of woman in gold. 72 pages. General Note: Gibbs School: New York Names: Katharine Gibbs Schools	1950
Box 1	The Platen Contents Note: Bound yearbook. Light blue cloth cover. Tilte in gold; year on spine. 70 pages. General Note: Gibbs School: New York Names: Katharine Gibbs Schools	1951
Box 1	The Platen Contents Note: Bound yearbook. Red cloth cover. Title in gold; year on spine. 72 pages. General Note: Gibbs School: New York Names: Katharine Gibbs Schools	1952
Box 1	The Platen Contents Note: Bound yearbook. Green cloth cover. Title in gold; year on spine. 75 pages. General Note: Gibbs School: New York Names: Katharine Gibbs Schools	1953
Box 1	The Platen Contents Note: Bound yearbook. Light blue cloth cover. Tilte in gold; year on spine. Illustrated end pages. 72 pages. General Note: Gibbs School: New York Names: Katharine Gibbs Schools	1954
Box 1	The Platen Contents Note: Bound yearbook. Blue cover. Title in silver; year on spine. 76 pages. General Note: Gibbs School: New York Names: Katharine Gibbs Schools	1955
Box 1	The Platen Contents Note: Bound yearbook. Green cloth cover. Title in silver; year on spine. 72 page. General Note: Gibbs School: New York Names: Katharine Gibbs Schools	1956
Box 1	The Platen Contents Note: Bound yearbook. Green cloth cover. Title in silver; year on spine. 72 page. Pictures have been cut out. Missing pages. General Note: Pictures cut outGibbs School: New York Names: Katharine Gibbs Schools	1956
Box 1	The Executive Contents Note: Bound yearbook. Green leather cover. Dark green title, crest. General Note: Gibbs School: Providence, RI Names: Katharine Gibbs Schools	1967
Box 1	Katharine Gibbs School '76 Contents Note: Paper cover with blue lettering. 36 handnumbered pages. General Note: unknown Names: Katharine Gibbs Schools	1976
Box 1	Changes Contents Note: Green leather cover; gold lettering; waterfall picture on cover. 40 pages General Note: Gibbs School: New York Names: Katharine Gibbs Schools	1979
Box 1	Katharine Gibbs School 1980 Contents Note: Black leather cover; tan lettering. 40 pages. General Note: Gibbs School: New York Names: Katharine Gibbs Schools	1980
Box 1	Second to none in '81 Contents Note: Cover: Gold with black lettering. Colored photos of NY on end papers. 86 pages. General Note: Gibbs School: New York Names: Katharine Gibbs Schools	1981
Box 1	Katharine Gibbs School Eighty two Contents Note: Red leather cover with gold lettering and crest. 60 pages. General Note: Gibbs School: New York? Names: Katharine Gibbs Schools	1982
Box 1	Katharine Gibbs School 1983 Contents Note: Blue leather cover with dark blue lettering; cloud photo. 64 pages. General Note: Gibbs School: New York Names: Katharine Gibbs Schools	1983
Box 1	Katharine Gibbs School 1984 Contents Note: Blue cover with gold lettering and crest. 88 pages. General Note: Gibbs School: New York Names: Katharine Gibbs Schools	1984
Box 1	Beacon Light '84 Contents Note: Brown leather cover with silver lettering and picture of building. 88 pages. General Note: Gibbs School: Boston Names: Katharine Gibbs Schools	1984
Box 1	Katharine Gibbs School Montclair 1985 Contents Note: Cream cover with dark blue lettering for title and crest. 77 pages. General Note: Gibbs School: Montclair, NJ Names: Katharine Gibbs Schools	1985
Box 1	Eighty five : Excellence in All You Do Contents Note: Dark blue leather cover with light blue lettering & crest. 38 pages General Note: Gibbs School: Providence, RI Names: Katharine Gibbs Schools	1985
Box 1	Eighty five : Excellence in All You Do Contents Note: Dark blue leather cover with light blue lettering &crest. 38 pages. Copy 2 General Note: Gibbs School: Providence, RI Names: Katharine Gibbs Schools	1985
Box 2	Eighty five : Katharine Gibbs School Contents Note: Cream cover with dark blue lettering for title and crest. Sketch of KG school on end papers. 92 pages. General Note: Gibbs School: Boston Names: Katharine Gibbs Schools	1985
Box 2	1986 Katharine Gibbs 75th Anniversary Contents Note: Dark blue cover with silver lettering and diamond symbol. 80 pages. General Note: Gibbs School: Norwalk, CT Names: Katharine Gibbs Schools	1986
Box 2	Katharine Gibbs School 1986 Contents Note: Cream cover with dark blue lettering for title and crest. 39 pages. General Note: Gibbs School: Providence, RI Names: Katharine Gibbs Schools	1986
Box 2	Katharine Gibbs School 1986 Contents Note: Dark blue cover with gold lettering and crest. 60 pages General Note: Gibbs School: Philadelphia, PA Names: Katharine Gibbs Schools	1986
Box 2	Katharine Gibbs School Diamond Jubilee Contents Note: Cream cover with dark blue lettering and diamond symbol. 76 pages. General Note: Gibbs School: Boston Names: Katharine Gibbs Schools	1986
Box 2	1987 Katharine Gibbs School Philadelphia Contents Note: Dark blue cover with gold lettering and crest. 60 pages General Note: Gibbs School: Philadelphia, PA Names: Katharine Gibbs Schools	1987
Box 2	Katharine Gibbs School 1987 : Excellence in all you do Contents Note: Dark blue leather cover with white lettering and crest. 60 pages General Note: Gibbs School: Piscataway, NJ Names: Katharine Gibbs Schools	1987
Box 2	Montclair Katharine Gibbs Schools 1987 Contents Note: Dark blue leather cover with white lettering and crest. 49 pages General Note: Gibbs School: Montclair, NJ Names: Katharine Gibbs Schools	1987
Box 2	Katharine Gibbs School Tysons Corner 1987 Contents Note: White cover with blue lettering and crest. 39 pages General Note: Gibbs School: Tysons Corner, VA Names: Katharine Gibbs Schools	1987
Box 2	Katharine Gibbs 87 Contents Note: Cream cover with dark blue lettering. 88 pages. General Note: Gibbs School: Boston Names: Katharine Gibbs Schools	1987
Box 2	Katharine Gibbs School 1987 Contents Note: Gray cover with red lettering; sketch of steno pad. 80 pages. General Note: Gibbs School: Norwalk, CT Names: Katharine Gibbs Schools	1987
Box 2	Katharine Gibbs School North Bethesda 1987 Contents Note: Dark blue cover with white lettering and crest. 40 pages General Note: Gibbs School: North Bethesda, MD Names: Katharine Gibbs Schools	1987
Box 2	Katharine Gibbs School 88 Contents Note: Dark blue cover with white lettering. 59 pages General Note: Gibbs School: Montclair, NJ Names: Katharine Gibbs Schools	1988
Box 2	Nineteen eighty eight Katharine Gibbs School. Contents Note: Cream cover with dark blue lettering. 64 pages General Note: Gibbs School: Piscataway, NJ Names: Katharine Gibbs Schools	1988
Box 2	Nineteen eighty eight Katharine Gibbs School. Contents Note: Cream cover with dark blue lettering. 64 pages. Copy 2 General Note: Gibbs School: Piscataway, NJ Names: Katharine Gibbs Schools	1988
Box 2	Stand Above the Crowd Contents Note: Dark blue cover with gold lettering and crest. 60 pages General Note: Gibbs School: Providence, RI Names: Katharine Gibbs Schools	1988
Box 2	Katharine Gibbs School 1988 Contents Note: Dark blue cover with white lettering and crest. 79 pages General Note: Gibbs School: Boston Names: Katharine Gibbs Schools	1988
Box 2	Nineteen eighty eight Katharine Gibbs School. Contents Note: Cream cover with dark blue lettering and silhouette. 64 pages General Note: Gibbs School: Norwalk, CT Names: Katharine Gibbs Schools	1988
Box 2	Katharine Gibbs School Montclair, New Jersey Contents Note: Cream cover with blue lettering. 79 pages General Note: Gibbs School: Montclair, NJ Names: Katharine Gibbs Schools	1989
Box 2	Nineteen 91 Katharine Gibbs Contents Note: Light blue leather cover with red lettering. 40 pages General Note: Gibbs School: Providence, RI Names: Katharine Gibbs Schools	1991
Box 2	Katharine Gibbs School 1976 Contents Note: Light green paper cover with crest. 32 pages General Note: Gibbs School: Montclair, NJ Names: Katharine Gibbs Schools	1976
Box 2	Katharine Gibbs School 1981 Contents Note: White leather cover with black lettering. 43 pages General Note: Gibbs School: Montclair, NJ Names: Katharine Gibbs Schools	1981
Box 2	Katharine Gibbs School 1982 Contents Note: 2 copies. Tan paper bound cover with red rose. Inside title 1981-1982. 44 pages General Note: Gibbs School: Montclair, NJ Names: Katharine Gibbs Schools	1982
Box 2	Katharine Gibbs School 1983 : The Doors to Success : Beginnings Contents Note: 2 copies. White paper cover with black lettering. 75 pages General Note: Gibbs School: Montclair, NJ Names: Katharine Gibbs Schools	1983
Box 2	Katharine Gibbs School Montclair New Jersey 1984 : Passages in Time Contents Note: Blue cover with tan lettering. 70 page. General Note: Gibbs School: Montclair, NJ Names: Katharine Gibbs Schools	1984
Box 2	Katharine Gibbs School Montclair 1985 Contents Note: Cream cover with blue lettering. 77 pages General Note: Gibbs School: Montclair, NJ Names: Katharine Gibbs Schools	1985
Box 2	Katharine Gibbs School Montclair 1986 Contents Note: Black cover with silver lettering. 49 General Note: Gibbs School: Montclair, NJ Names: Katharine Gibbs Schools	1986
Box 2	Montclair Katharine Gibbs Schools 1987 Contents Note: Blue leather cover with white lettering;. 49 pages. General Note: Gibbs School: Montclair, NJ Names: Katharine Gibbs Schools	1987
Box 2	Katharine Gibbs 88 Contents Note: Blue leather cover with white lettering;. 59 pages. General Note: Gibbs School: Montclair, NJ Names: Katharine Gibbs Schools	1988
Box 2	Katharine Gibbs School Montclair, New Jersey Contents Note: White leather cover with blue lettering.79 pages. Copy 2 General Note: Gibbs School: Montclair, NJ Names: Katharine Gibbs Schools	1989
Box 2	Katharine Gibbs Nineteen Ninety Contents Note: Blue cover with silver lettering. 96 pages General Note: Gibbs School: Montclair, NJ Names: Katharine Gibbs Schools	1990
Box 3	Ninety one Katharine Gibbs Contents Note: 2 copies. Blue cover with gray lettering. 68 pages. General Note: Gibbs School: Montclair, NJ Names: Katharine Gibbs Schools	1991
Box 3	Eighty-five Katharine Gibbs School Contents Note: Cream cover with blue lettering. 92 pages General Note: Gibbs School: Boston Names: Katharine Gibbs Schools	1985
Box 3	Katharine Gibbs School 1986 Diamond Jubilee Contents Note: Cream cover with blue lettering. 76 pages General Note: Gibbs School: Boston Names: Katharine Gibbs Schools	1986
Box 3	Katharine Gibbs School Rockville 1986 Contents Note: Blue cover with white lettering. 38 pages General Note: Gibbs School: Rockville, MD Names: Katharine Gibbs Schools	1986
Box 3	Katharine Gibbs Eighty-seven Contents Note: Cream cover with blue lettering. 87 pages General Note: Gibbs School: Boston Names: Katharine Gibbs Schools	1987
Box 3	Katharine Gibbs 88 Contents Note: "Front Desk" copy. Cover damaged. Blue leather cover with white lettering;. 59 pages. General Note: Gibbs School: Boston Names: Katharine Gibbs Schools	1988
Box 3	Katharine Gibbs School Tysons Corner 1987 Contents Note: White cover with blue lettering and crest. 39 pages General Note: Gibbs School: Tysons Corner, VA Names: Katharine Gibbs Schools	1987
Box 3	Diamond Jubilee Katharine Gibbs School 1986 Contents Note: Blue cover with silver lettering. 60 pages General Note: Gibbs School: Piscataway, NJ Names: Katharine Gibbs Schools	1986
Box 3	Katharine Gibbs School 1987 : Excellence in all you do Contents Note: Blue cover wth white lettering. 60 pages General Note: Gibbs School: Piscataway, NJ Names: Katharine Gibbs Schools	1987
Box 3	Katharine Gibbs School : Road to Success 89 Contents Note: Red cover with gray lettering. 64 pages. General Note: Gibbs School: Piscataway, NJ Names: Katharine Gibbs Schools	1989
Box 3	Nineteen eighty eight Katharine Gibbs School. Contents Note: Cream cover with blue lettering. 64 pages General Note: Gibbs School: Piscataway, NJ Names: Katharine Gibbs Schools	1988
Box 3	Katharine Gibbs 1990 : The Year Contents Note: Blue cover with gold lettering. Pictures cut out. 59 pages. General Note: Gibbs School: Piscataway, NJ Names: Katharine Gibbs Schools	1990
Box 3	1991 Excellence in All You Do : Katharine Gibbs Contents Note: Blue cover with gray lettering. 64 pages General Note: Gibbs School: Piscataway, NJ Names: Katharine Gibbs Schools	1991
Box 3	Nineteen Ninety Three Katharine Gibbs Contents Note: 2 copies. Light green cover with dark greeen lettering. 48 pages General Note: Gibbs School: Piscataway, NJ Names: Katharine Gibbs Schools	1993

Series 3. Audiovisual

Subseries 1. Photographs
Arranged chronologically.

Container	Description	Date
Box 6, Folder 1	Montclair Building interiors General Note: Gibbs School: Montclair, NJ	c.1950 - c.1970
Box 6, Folder 3	Montclair Building exteriors General Note: Gibbs School: Montclair, NJ	c.1950 - c.1970
Box 6, Folder 8	Montclair Events General Note: Gibbs School: Montclair, NJ	c.1960-1994
Box 6, Folder 14	Montclair Graduation General Note: Gibbs School: Montclair, NJ	1954-c.1995
Box 6, Folder 4	Montclair Bus General Note: Gibbs School: Montclair, NJ	1966
Box 6, Folder 23	School trips	1966-c.1985
Box 6, Folder 9	Montclair Events General Note: Gibbs School: Montclair, NJ	c.1970
Box 6, Folder 17	Portrait - Gibbs, Gordon	c.1970
Box 6, Folder 7	Montclair classes General Note: Gibbs School: Montclair, NJ	c.1970, c.1990
Box 6, Folder 2	Montclair Building interiors - rooms General Note: Gibbs School: Montclair, NJ	c.1970-c.1980
Box 6, Folder 20	Montclair Staff General Note: Gibbs School: Montclair, NJ	c.1970-c.1980
Box 6, Folder 26	Gibbs Faculty, staff and students unidentified	c.1970-c.1980
Box 6, Folder 25	Montclair students General Note: Gibbs School: Montclair, NJ	c.1970-c.1990
Box 4	Montclair, NJ Open House; Norwalk Fashion Show; Placement Service General Note: Gibbs School: Montclair, NJ	1970s
Box 4	Tracking Down a Job; Unidentified	1970-1980s
Box 4	Trips to Europe and Bermuda	1971-1976
Box 4	Fashion Show; Open House	1972-1977
Box 4	Unidentified slides	1972-1982
Box 6, Folder 15	Gibbs Portraits: A-Z	1973-c31985
Box 6, Folder 19	Faculty	1974-c.1990
Box 6, Folder 13	Trip to Bermuda	1975
Box 6, Folder 11	Montclair open house General Note: Gibbs School: Montclair, NJ	1978, 1992
Box 6, Folder 6	Montclair Candlelight Fiesta General Note: Gibbs School: Montclair, NJ	1979
Box 6, Folder 12	Montclair prom General Note: Gibbs School: Montclair, NJ	1979
Box 6, Folder 24	Montclair Class of 1979 scrapbook photos General Note: Gibbs School: Montclair, NJ	1979
Box 6, Folder 16	Portrait - Gibbs, Blanche	c.1980
Box 4	Slideshow of Gibbs Locations	1980s
Box 6, Folder 5	Montclair Blood Bank General Note: Gibbs School: Montclair, NJ	1983
Box 6, Folder 10	Montclair fashion show General Note: Gibbs School: Montclair, NJ	c.1985
Box 6, Folder 21	Montclair students, staff and faculty General Note: Gibbs School: Montclair, NJ	c.1985
Box 6, Folder 18	Portrait - Vreeland, Eleanor and Tarrant, Doris	c.1990
Box 6, Folder 22	Politicians - Kean, Tom and Whitman, Christine Todd	1996

Subseries 2. Audio

Container	Description	Date
Box 5	Typewriting Rhythm Records Contents Note: Vinyl records Names: McGraw-Hill Book Company	n.d.
Box 4	Katharine Gibbs School 75th Anniversary Contents Note: Magnetic video tape Names: Performance Designs, Inc.	1986
Box 4	Association of Independent Colleges and Schools; Member of the Year; Eleanor Vreeland; 75th Anniversary Contents Note: Magnetic video tape Names: Performance Designs, Inc.	1986

Series 4. Artifacts
Arranged chronologically.

Container	Description	Date
Box 14	Corona typewriter Contents Note: Corona 3, manual typerwriter with 2 color ribbon; 28 keys; folding model. Model patented 1917; sold by Model Typewriter Company, 181 Devonshire St., Boston General Note: Gibbs School: Boston Names: Corona Typewriter Company, Inc	circa 1900
Box 11	Underwood Standard Portable Typewriter Contents Note: 3 bank - 28 keys; black ribbon General Note: Gibbs School: unknown Names: Underwood Corporation	circa 1900
Box 8	The Katharine Gibbs Interschool Typewriting Trophy Amateur Championship Contents Note: Sterling Silver loving cup; 13 1/2" tall; names engraved on back. Silver mark on bottom; A11974. General Note: Gibbs School: Providence, RI Names: Gorham	1929 (?)
Box 5	Business Value of Culture Contents Note: Framed 1 page article written by Katharine Gibbs. General Note: Glass of frame broken.unknown Names: Gibbs, Katharine Redbook	1933
Box Map case, Drawer 14	Katharine Gibbs Portrait Contents Note: Original oil painting; signed and dated by artist; 36" x 27.5" General Note: Hole torn in upper left corner; paint missing on ear lobe; significant staining due to light exposure and probably cigarette smoke. Names: Noyes, Wilbur Fisk	1934
Box Map case, Drawer 14	Katharine Gibbs Portrait Contents Note: Original oil painting; signed and dated by artist; 42" x 30" Names: Noyes, Wilbur Fisk	1934
Box 8	The Katharine Gibbs Interschool Typewriting Trophy Novice Championship Contents Note: Silver/silverplate loving cup trophy; 10 1/2" tall; engraved with names of award recipients. Unidentified silver mark: .M. Anchor Lion Passant L. General Note: Large dent on the side with list of winners.Gibbs School: Boston	1937-1944
Box 7	The Mary M. Ryan Typewriting Trophy Contents Note: Sterling Silver footed tea server (?) with handles and lid; 14" tall; engraved with names of award recipients. Silver mark on back; according to attached sign, Mary Ryan was Katharine Gibbs' sister. General Note: Lid has several dents.Gibbs School: Providence, RI	1938-1944
Object Artifact 7	Katharine Gibbs School 1911-1961; Presented by The Providence Alumnae, October 23, 1961 Contents Note: Silver Paul Revere style bowl; footed; engraved; 15" diameter. Silver mark on bottom; number 502. General Note: Gibbs School: Providence, RI Names: Poole Silver Co.	1961
Box 10	KGS Activity Award Contents Note: Sliverplate tray engraved with names of award recipients, 11 1/2" on wooden plate holder. Label on back damaged; marks visible but only part of name. General Note: Gibbs School: Boston Names: Sheridan (?)	1980-1983
Box 8	Rhode Island Heritage Hall of Fame, Katharine Gibbs, Inducted 1983 Contents Note: Pewter (?) statute of man mounted on wood platform; 8" tall. No identifying marks. General Note: Gibbs School: Providence, RI Names: Rhode Island Heritage Hall of Fame	1983
Box 15	Sony Dictator/Transcriber Contents Note: Sony model BM-75 Dictator/Transcriber with foot control Names: Sony	circa 1985
Box 12	White gloves : Katharine Gibbs Diamond Jubilee Contents Note: 5 white cotton gloves with blue lettering; 1 glove has "diamond"; 4 left-hand, 1 right-hand General Note: unknown Names: unknown	1986
Box 4	Exhibit panels Contents Note: 54 panels regarding the history of the school. Some panels have original documents and photographs.	1990s?
Box 5, Folder 50	Class of July 2000 Picture Contents Note: Framed and signed picture of students in the class of July 2000. General Note: Glass of frame broken.unknown Names: unknown	2000
Box 5, Folder 48	Rhode Island Monthly : Special Collector's Issue Contents Note: Framed cover; Special Collector's Issue: The Good, The Bad, and Everything In Between: 1,000 Years of Heroes, Scoundrels, Rocks, Jocks, and Katharine Gibbs General Note: Glass of frame broken.Gibbs School: Providence, RI Names: Rhode Island Monthly Communications, Inc.	Jan-00
Box 13XXX	Katherine Gibbs School Placque Contents Note: News story from Providence Business News about Katherine Gibbs School president; Mounted on wood General Note: Gibbs School: Providence, RI Names: In the News : Where News Never Gets Old	2001
Box 5, Folder 49	ACICS Certificate of Accreditation as a Business School Contents Note: Framed certificate signed by Executive Director of ACICS General Note: Glass of frame broken.Gibbs School: Providence, RI Names: Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools	2003 December 31
Box 5, Folder 51	Certificate of Approval to Operate granted by the Office of Higher Education, State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations Contents Note: Framed certificate: renwal approval for Sept. 1, 2003-Aug. 31, 2004. General Note: Glass of frame broken.Gibbs School: Providence, RI Names: Commissioner of Higher Education	2003/2004
Box 12	Outstanding Achievement Award given to the Human Resources Team by Career Education Corporation Contents Note: Wood placque presented to Gibbs College Cranston "for exemplary performance in serving students and achieving the 2005 management goals. General Note: Gibbs School: Cranston, RI Names: Finer Line Engraving Shop	2005
Box 12	Outstanding Achievement Award given to Compliance Team by Career Education Corporation Contents Note: Wood placque presented to Gibbs College Cranston "for exemplary performance in serving students and achieving the 2005 management goals. General Note: Gibbs School: Cranston, RI Names: Finer Line Engraving Shop	2006
Box 12	Silver flatware in Silver Chest Contents Note: Silverplate A1+ overlay; International Silver; Same Victor S. Co. pattern: 14 knives, 14 forks, 15 teaspoons, 33 demitasse spoons. R.W. & S.A. silver: 21 demitasse spoons. 2 gravy ladles, 1 odd silver knife. patterns unidentified. General Note: Two of the wooden divider posts inside the chest are broken. Names: Victor S. Co.	n.d.
Box 13XXX	Silver tray Contents Note: Silver rectangular tray with handles; 24 1/2" x 17 1/2". "P" in diamond mark on bottom; numbered; M. Mounts. General Note: unknown Names: Pairpoint Mfg Co.	n.d.
Box 12	Silver tea set : teapot Contents Note: Set includes: tea pot, sugar bowl, 2 cream pitchers, numbered 3690. General Note: Large dent in left side and small dent in right side toward top.unknown Names: Reed Barton	n.d.
Box 12	Silver tea set : creamer Contents Note: Set includes: tea pot, sugar bowl, 2 cream pitchers, numbered 3690. General Note: unknown Names: Reed & Barton	n.d.
Box 12	Silver tea set : creamer Contents Note: Set includes: tea pot, sugar bowl, 2 cream pitchers, numbered 3690. General Note: unknown Names: Reed & Barton	n.d.
Box 8	Silver tea set : sugar bowl Contents Note: Set includes: tea pot, sugar bowl, 2 cream pitchers, numbered 3690. General Note: Small dent in corner along top if sugar bowl.unknown Names: Reed & Barton	n.d.
Box 10	Silver tray Contents Note: Round silver tray; 12", no marks. General Note: unknown Names: unknown	n.d.
Box 10	Silver teapot (electric) Contents Note: Silver tea/coffer server on stand; 13" tall with stand; electric; cord missing, numbered 2129. General Note: Both prongs on left side bent inward which also caused a large dent in the side of the pot. Tip of spout bent down severely.unknown Names: Meridian Silver Plate Co. / International Silver Co.	n.d.
Box 12	Sugar tongs Contents Note: Stainless (?) sugar tongs, no marks. General Note: unknown Names: unknown	n.d.
Box 12	Silver Ladle Contents Note: Silver ladle for punch bowl, no marks General Note: Decorative top of handle broken detached from main stem of handle and handle bent.unknown Names: unknown	n.d.
Box 9	Glass punch bowl, pressed glass Contents Note: Pressed glass punch bowl with 17 matching pressed glass cups and plastic cup hangers; 11 1/2" diameter, no marks. 2 cups shattered in transit to Brown University. General Note: 2 cups shattered Names: unknown	n.d.
Box 9	9 pressed glass cups that match the glass punch bowl Contents Note: Originally 17 glass cups but 2 shattered in transit to Brown University General Note: 2 cups shattered Names: unknown	n.d.
Box 10	6 pressed glass cups that match the glass punch bowl Contents Note: Originally 17 glass cups but 2 shattered in transit to Brown University General Note: 2 cups shattered Names: unknown	n.d.
Box 12	Merit Certificate stamp Contents Note: Metal engraved plate for stamping certificates General Note: unknown Names: unknown	n.d.
Box 12	Gibbs College Sign Contents Note: Metal sign for door or building: brass (?) 10" x 8"; with 3 rosettes and toggle bolts for fastening, missing 1 Names: unknown	n.d.
Box 12	Katharine Gibbs College banner Contents Note: Dark blue nylon cloth with gold fringe and coat of arms logo on white background; 62" x 36"; gold rope tassel for hanging General Note: Gibbs School: Norristown, PA (?) Names: Valley Forge Co.	n.d.
Box 13XXX	Katharine Gibbs Portrait Contents Note: Original oil painting; unsigned and undated; 25" x 21.75"	n.d.
Box 8	Katharine Gibbs School. Excellence in all you do Contents Note: Blue felt pennant with white text.	n.d.
Box 4	Secretary's Notebook Contents Note: Blank notebook with blue cover embossed with KGS logo on front	n.d.
Box 4	[Secretary's Notebook] Stand Above the Crowd, Gibbs for Business Careers Contents Note: Blank notebook with red cover	n.d.

Series 5. Library records

Container		Description		Date
Box 16		Library book lists and check-out cards Contents Note: When the Katharine Gibbs School closed, the staff disbursed the books that were in the library to other educational institutions around the country. This box contains lists of the books, the check-out cards from the books, and correspondence with the institutions that took them.		2008-2009

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