Kamehameha Schools

Preparatory Department

Opened on May 18, 1888

Founded by Charles Reed Bishop for the Kamehameha Schools

The Story

Our Birthday Book, McNeill Street, 1947-1948 (The Class of 1956)

Album for the 1948-1949 school year

Album for the 1949-1950 school year

Hawaii of Old, 1826-1940. A Ray Jerome Baker Collection.

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Contents: Photograph albums. Chiefly black and white or sepia toned photographs from the early 1900s to 1959. Some albums contain newspaper clippings, event programs, and purple ink mimeograph newsletters. Includes a Ray Jerome Baker Collection of photo prints.

Provenance: The albums came from the preparatory department to the archives and it is assumed that a teacher or administrator compiled each album.

Bulk dates: 1888-1959

Location: Photo Archives in the Preparatory Department album. Main Archives room on Shelf 183.

Size and arrangement: 10 albums. (1.5 linear feet) 1 photograph album in the KS Photo Archives. 8 photograph albums for years 1947-1959 and 1 bound book of photo prints, Hawaii of Old, 1826-1940.

Language: English

Archives Box Title: Kamehameha Schools/ Preparatory Department/ Photograph Album "Our Birthday Book"/ McNeill Street/1947-1948/(The Class of 1956)'
Archives Photograph Album Titles: 1948, 1949; 1949, 1950; 1950, 1951; 1952, 1953; 1956, 1957; 1957, 1958; 1958, 1959; Hawaii of Old, 1826-1940.

Bibliographic record: Kamehameha Schools Library Catalog. http://oahuvoyager.ksbe.edu Most of the early historical photographs are found by keyword searching in the library catalog. The same album links on this web page are also in the bibliographic record.

Use: No access restrictions. Properly cite and credit Kamehameha Schools sources used. For photographs, the proper citation is "Kamehameha Schools Photo Archives." Each researcher assumes full responsiblity to comply with current copyright laws.