Color image of an informal uniform for Graham Hall students.

Informal uniform for Graham Hall students

A “Peter Thomson” suit, 1902. This suit was the informal uniform for Graham Hall. The sailor-style two-piece outfit was chosen for its simplicity and comfort.

Graham Hall campus, ca. 1909.

Graham Hall campus

These three residential buildings comprised the campus of Graham Hall from 1902–1915. They were located on First Avenue in Minneapolis, just south of downtown, between Eighteenth and Nineteenth Streets. Image is from the Graham Hall annual catalog, 1909–1910.

Graham Hall, Minneapolis

From 1900–1915, the girls’ preparatory school Graham Hall catered to well-to-do Minneapolis families with an elite pre-college curriculum. The school also offered a general course of study and elementary education. Graham Hall was eventually reincorporated under a board of trustees as the Northrop Collegiate School, which, in turn, became a part of the Blake School.

Black and white photograph of Elizabeth Layman, one of the founders of Layman’s (later Pioneers and Soldiers) Cemetery, ca. 1870.

Elizabeth Layman

Elizabeth Layman, one of the founders of Layman’s (later Pioneers and Soldiers) Cemetery, ca. 1870.

Color image of the graves of (left to right) Nelly Erichsen, Rose Cleveland, and Evangeline Whipple in Bagni di Lucca Cemetery, 2014. Photograph by Tilly Laskey.

Graves of (left to right) Nelly Erichsen, Rose Cleveland, and Evangeline Whipple

Graves of (left to right) Nelly Erichsen, Rose Cleveland, and Evangeline Whipple in Bagni di Lucca Cemetery, 2014. Photograph by Tilly Laskey.

Black and white photograph of Sarah Good Thunder and Evangeline Whipple, ca. 1905.

Sarah Good Thunder and Evangeline Whipple

Sarah Good Thunder and Evangeline Whipple, ca. 1905.

Black and white photograph of Bishop Henry B. Whipple and Evangeline Marrs Simpson Whipple, 1898.

Bishop Henry B. Whipple and Evangeline Marrs Simpson Whipple

Bishop Henry B. Whipple and Evangeline Marrs Simpson Whipple, 1898.

Black and white photograph of Rose Cleveland, ca. 1885.

Rose Cleveland

Rose Cleveland, ca. 1885.

Black and white photograph of Evangeline Whipple, ca. 1896.

Evangeline Whipple

Evangeline Whipple, ca. 1896.

Whipple, Evangeline Marrs Simpson (1857–1930)

At the turn of the twentieth century, Evangeline Whipple used her wealth to improve the lives of women, people of color, and the poor. She supported social justice for Native Americans in Minnesota, for African Americans in Florida, and for villagers and World War I refugees in Bagni di Lucca, Italy.

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