Abbot Academy

Did these girls ever study?

 Archery practice, ca. 1940

  

 Basketball, 1938

  

 Bobsledding, 1929

  

 Fall Field Day 1951

  

Fall Field Day 1951

 

Source: Digital Commonwealth

Abbot Academy

 Fencing, 1929

  

 Field hockey, 1936-37

  

 Miss Carpenter's tennis class, 1940

  

 Miss Rhodes' hockey class, 1940

  

Winter Sports, February 21, 1934

 

Source: Digital Commonwealth

Abbot Academy

Abbot Academy (also known as Abbot Female Seminary) was an independent boarding preparatory school for women boarding and day students in grades 9 to 12 from 1828 to 1973. Located in Andover, Massachusetts, Abbot Academy was notable as one of the first incorporated secondary schools for educating young women in New England. It merged with Phillips Academy in 1973, and its campus continues to be used by the combined school. The photograph collection documents Abbot Academy's athletics, buildings, and people (trustees, faculty, staff, students, and alumnae) as well as student life.

Badminton, May 15, 1886

 

 Badminton

  

 Cosmopolitan group, February 1933

  

Cross-country skiing and snow shoeing, 1925

  

 Fall field day

  

Fall field day

 

Source: Digital Commonwealth