TOURS OF GIBBS IN BACK BAY
11:00 AM to 12:30 PM
May 18, June 22, July 27, August 24, September 28, October 19
April 20
There is no dress code! Wear comfortable shoes and bring water. Reserve your place by writing to roseadoherty@aol.com.
90 Marlborough Street
Gibbs was the most famous school of its kind in the world from 1911 to 2011. Katharine Gibbs School made sure that all of the campuses from Providence, Boston, New York, and beyond were in beautiful buildings in elegant parts of their cities. What could be more elegant than Back Bay?
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. Rose Doherty is former academic dean at Gibbs and former chair of the Gibbs College Boston Board of Trustees.
Please call (781) 449-3175 to ask questions or let me know you will be present or write to roseadoherty@aol.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!
STAY TUNED FOR MORE UPCOMING TALKS.
COMPLETED TALKS ABOUT GIBBS ARE BELOW.
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
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 Not Open to the Public
South Boston Historical Society, South Boston Branch Library, South Boston MA 02127
Waterstone at Wellesley–Private Event
Boca Raton Public Library, Boca Raton FL 33431
Spellman Museum of Stamps and Postal History, Regis College, Weston MA 02493
Two and one-half month exhibit of Gibbs memorabilia and related philatelic material.
Jean Bates Pratt, 1939 graduate, with a 1939 Gibbsonian from the exhibit.
Graduates wore hats and gloves to the exhibit.
Canton Public Library, Canton chapter of the American Association of University Women.
Local Authors’ Night, Wilmington Memorial Library, Wilmington MA 01885
Center at the Heights, Needham MA 02494
Brookline Adult & Community Education at Brookline High School, Brookline MA 02446
Sharon Adult Center, Sharon MA 02067
New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston MA 02116
Wellesley Books, Wellesley MA 02482
Rotary Club of Washington, DC, University Club, Washington, DC 20036
Village of Friendship Heights, Chevy Chase MD 20815
Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at the University of Massachusetts Boston
BookEnds Winchester, Winchester MA 01890
Rotary Club of Needham, Needham MA 02494
“The Business of Business Education” Kirstein Business Library, Boston Public Library,
Wellesley Free Library, Local Author Series, Wellesley MA 02481
Waterstone at Wellesley, Wellesley Hills MA 02481
Wellesley Public Library Local Author Book Fair, Wellesley MA 02481
Needham Free Public Library, Needham Heights MA 02494
Rotary Club of Waltham, Waltham MA 02451
Sippican Woman’s Club, Marion MA 02738
Walpole Public Library, Walpole MA 02081
Back Pages Books, Waltham MA 02453