Events - KATHARINE GIBBS SCHOOL | GIBBS COLLEGE 1911-2011

WALKING TOURS OF BACK BAY–2023

HISTORY AND SITES OF KATHARINE GIBBS SCHOOL AND GIBBS COLLEGE

Saturdays from 11:00 AM TO 12:30 PM

April 15, May 20, June 17, July 15, August 19, September 16, October 21

Gibbs was the most famous school of its kind in the world from 1911 to 2011. Katharine Gibbs made sure that all of the campuses from Providence, Boston, New York, and beyond were in beautiful buildings in elegant parts of their cities.

Although free, attendance is limited to not more than twelve people. The tour is led by Rose A. Doherty, author of Katharine Gibbs: Beyond White Gloves, the first book about the history of Gibbs and its amazing entrepreneurial founder.

Please call (781) 540-1847 to ask questions or let me know you will be present or write to rosedoherty74@gmail.com. We will meet at the right-hand statue in front of the Boston Public Library, Dartmouth Street, Copley Square.

Join me in a tour of the excellent sites of Gibbs in Back Bay from 1917 to 2011. Whether you are a graduate, a history buff, or someone who has heard about Gibbs for years and wants to know more, here is a great treat!

TALKS ABOUT GIBBS HAVE BEEN GIVEN AT THE SITES LISTED BELOW.

IF YOU HAVE A SUGGESTED VENUE, PLEASE CALL OR WRITE.

Waterstone at the Circle for residents and guests

History Camp Boston 2019, a history unconference at Suffolk University Law School

The College Club of Boston, the oldest women’s college club in the country, served as a dormitory for some Gibbs students.

Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at the University of Massachusetts Boston–Multiple times since 2015

History Camp, Boston 2018, Suffolk University Law School

Wellesley-Weston Lifetime Learning–Open to Members

General Israel Putnam Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, Danvers, joined by the Cape Ann and Salem Chapters of the Daughters of the American Revolution

Explorers Lifelong Learning Institute at Salem State University

Salem Women’s History Day House of Seven Gables “Katharine Gibbs: Trailblazing Woman in Business”

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Waltham, Massachusetts–Private Corporate Event

South Boston Historical Society, South Boston Branch Library, South Boston

Waterstone at Wellesley–Private Event

Boca Raton Public Library, Boca Raton, Florida

Spellman Museum of Stamps and Postal History, Regis College, Weston

Two and one-half month exhibit of Gibbs memorabilia and related philatelic material.

Jean Bates Pratt 1939 graduate holding a copy of a 1939 Gibbsonian. Michael Winer, editor of the Weston newspaper, is with her.