OCLWHi1500 Finding aid for the Lincoln High School Alumni Records Finding aid prepared by Bari Oyler Stith Western Reserve Historical Society
10825 East Boulevard, Cleveland, Ohio 44106
2014 Finding aid encoded by Margaret Burzynski-Bays using the OhioLINK EAD Application in 2012 Finding aid written in English Finding aid prepared using the Western Reserve Historical Society processing manual Overview of the Collection Western Reserve Historical Society Lincoln High School Lincoln High School Alumni Records 0.20 linear feet (1 container) Lincoln High School is a Cleveland, Ohio, public high school, founded in 1901 at Scranton Road and Castle Avenue on Cleveland's west side. The collection consists of correspondence, clippings, programs, lists and pamphlets. MS 4289 The records are in English closed stacks1910-1966 History of Lincoln High School

Lincoln High School (f. 1901) was named for former President Abraham Lincoln and built at Scranton Road and Castle Avenue in Cleveland, Ohio, when enrollment at West High School exceeded the facilities. The first year enrollment of 474 pupils grew so that a new wing was added in 1922, just nine years before enrollment peaked at 4,020. In 1932 the senior high school students were transferred to Rhodes School and the enrollment declined to 1,848 pupils in 1951.

Scope and Content

The Lincoln High School Alumni Records, 1910-1966, consist of correspondence, clippings, programs, lists, and pamphlets.

The collection primarily pertains to education in Cleveland, Ohio, in the early twentieth century, the early history of Lincoln High School, and related alumni functions.

Statement of Arrangement

The collection is arranged by document type in two folders.

Processing Information

Processed by Bari Oyler Stith in 1988.

Restrictions on Access

None.

Preferred Citation

[Container ___, Folder ___ ] MS 4289 Lincoln High School Alumni Records, Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, Ohio

Acquisition Information

Ruth Holmes Geist, ca. 1970.

Indexing Terms

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.

Subjects:Lincoln High School (Cleveland, Ohio) -- Alumni.Lincoln High School (Cleveland, Ohio) -- History -- Sources.Education, Secondary -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- History -- Sources.