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Default Boston Cooking School question

On Sat, 27 Mar 2010 20:38:31 -0400, Jean B. wrote:

> Arri London wrote:
>>
>> "Jean B." wrote:
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> Does anyone here know the years that Carrie M. Dearborn was
>>> principal of the Boston Cooking School? (I am trying to date
>>> something.)
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> --
>>> Jean B.

>>
>> The school was founded in 1879. Mary Lincoln was director from
>> 1879--1885. Ms Dearborn seems to have been the second director, so from
>> 1885 to her death in 1891. She was certainly in post from 1889--1891.
>> That's from a biography of Fannie Farmer, who succeeded Dearborn.
>>
>> That's all I got

>
> Thanks, Arri. I also got a good response in my email. I was just
> trying to pin down a date range for a little booklet I got.


Scan it and post it. A lot of us would be interested in whatever it
is. And it's most certainly out of copyright, even with any
renewals.

-sw