The Packer Collegiate Institute: A Story of Education in Brooklyn

[Class of 1907], circa 1890, Unknown photographer, lantern slide, 2014.019.17.05.027; Packer Collegiate Institute records, 2014.019; Brooklyn Historical Society.

The Packer Collegiate Institute opened in Brooklyn Heights in 1845.

This site explores how the school has responded to changes in society and major events in American history using primary sources drawn from the school's comprehensive historical archive, which is housed in Brooklyn Historical Society’s Othmer Library.

[Class of 1907], circa 1890, Unknown photographer, lantern slide, 2014.019.17.05.027; Packer Collegiate Institute records, 2014.019; Brooklyn Historical Society.

Introduction

Introduction

Image Gallery
Packer at War

Packer at War