Putnam Hall School


Putnam Hall School is a bygone notable nonsectarian boarding school for girls formerly located in Poughkeepsie, New York.

History

Founders

Founders of Brooks Seminary
Edward White married Mary Bryan Johnson July 30, 1872. Mary founded Brooks Seminary before Vassar College was founded. She later rented her school to that institution and the building that was then Brooks Seminary became Putnam Hall. She died July 3, 1925, at the home of her daughter, Mary Elizabeth White Miller, at Stamford, Connecticut. Edward White was a banker and trustee. He was assistant cashier of the Chase National Bank of New York for three years and treasurer of the Erie R. R. fourteen years.
Founders of Putnam Hall School
Miss Ellen Clizbe Bartlett , principal since 1905 and connected with the school since 1901 became the proprietor of Putnam Hall School

Former directors and leadership

Directors and leadership of Brooks Seminary
Directors and leadership of Putnam Hall School'''
Brooks Seminary Alumni
Putnam Hall Alumni