Miss Mittleberger's School for Girls was a private boarding school in Cleveland, Ohio. The school was run by the educator and school proprietor Augusta Mittleberger.[1]
Augusta Mittelberger
editMittleberger was the daughter of Augusta N. and William Mittleberger,[2] and niece of James M. Hoyt.[3] Her father was a Canadian immigrant and merchant. She attended the Cleveland Academy run by Linda Thayer Guilford and later, the Cleveland Female Seminary (CFS). In 1863, she graduated from CFS, and according to the school's catalogue, she taught there in 1869.[1]
Mittleberger was a member of the College Club of Cleveland. After her death, the club established the "Mittleberger Fund", a scholarship given to women with financial need.[4][5]
Miss Mittleberger's School for Girls
editMittleberger began tutoring young women privately in her home.[6] After her father's death, she then opened a school, Mittleberger's School for Girls in 1877.[7] The school included boarding and offered college preparatory coursework for its students.[1] After its opening, the school quickly expanded and served many daughters of prominent citizens.[7] The daughters of James A Garfield and Rutherford B. Hayes attended her school.[8]
The school closed after Mittleberger's retirement in 1908.[7] The building and surrounding land were owned by John D. Rockefeller, and after the school's closing, it was planned to be turned into an apartment building.[9]
Alumni
edit- Belle Sherwin[3]
- Elizabeth R. Cutter (Mrs. Dwight W. Morrow)[7]
- Rachel McMasters Miller Hunt[10]
- Marie Remington Wing[11]
- Julia Cobb Crowell, national Girl Scout leader from Cleveland
- Mary "Mollie" Garfield, daughter of James A. Garfield and Lucretia Garfield
- Fanny Hayes, daughter of Rutherford B. Hayes[8]
References
edit- ^ a b c Pinzone, Sharon (2009). The Sociocultural Context of Cleveland's Miss Mittleberger School for Girls, 1875-1908 (PhD dissertation). Cleveland State University.
- ^ "Supreme Court" – via Google Books.
- ^ a b Rose, William Ganson (December 15, 1990). Cleveland: The Making of a City. Kent State University Press. ISBN 9780873384285 – via Google Books.
- ^ "College Club of Cleveland". Western Reserve Historical Society. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
- ^ "Scholarships | The College Club of Cleveland".
- ^ "Miss Mittleberger's School". Encyclopedia of Cleveland History | Case Western Reserve University. 22 May 2018. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
- ^ a b c d Orth, Samuel Peter (December 15, 1910). "A History of Cleveland, Ohio". S.J. Clarke Publishing Company – via Google Books.
- ^ a b "Fanny Hayes". Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Library & Museums. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
- ^ "Mittleberger School Goes Out of Existence". The Akron Beacon Journal. 9 April 1908. p. 4. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
- ^ "Rachel McMasters Miller Hunt". Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
- ^ "Marie Remington Wing (1885-1982) & Family". Michael Brown Rare Books. Retrieved 25 February 2021.