Thanks & Notes
A special thank you to Teresa Sutter, Latin's unofficial archivist, and to Steve &
Jo Sommers for their wise counsel, sharp eyes and endless patience throughout the
writing of this history. Thank you also to the countless alumni, faculty and staff who
went out of their way to share their knowledge and their stories.
Notes
LATIN SCHOOL PUBLICATIONS
Yearbooks:
Rostra, Sigillum (much early history came from the 50th anniversary 1938 Sigillum),
Vita Scholae, Roman
The Forum, 1969 - 1990
Alumni Bulletin, 1950 - 1989
The Latin School of Chicago Bulletin, 1990 -1996
Latin Magazine, 1996 – 2013
ProTem, 1973-1989
Mary Anne McFarlane, Suzanne Brancik, et. al., The Latin School of Chicago
1888-1978: 90th Anniversary Celebration
Latin School of Chicago Alumni Association, The Centennial Book, Contrast &
Continuity, 1988
1898 and 1933 Latin School Brochures
A Community of Learning: The Strategic Plan for Latin School of Chicago 2013-18
Latin School of Chicago 1994, 1998 and 2007 Long Range Plans
Latin School Archives including documents and letters donated to the school
by Josephine Wilkins, Class of 1907, and school financial records.
OTHER PUBLICATIONS
Sally Secton Kalmbach, Bertha Palmer's Chicago: The Jewel of the Gold Coast, 2009.
Latin School history
written by Evelyne Girardet
with additional contributions
from the following: "Two
Schools Become One,"
partially reprinted from
an article in the Winter
1992 The Latin School
of Chicago Bulletin; "The
Arts at Latin," by Karen
Woodhouse; "Oh Go You
Romans," compiled by Tom
Bower and Rob Grierson;
"Diversity at Latin," partially
reprinted from the Spring
2001 Latin Magazine;
"Our Enduring Partnership,"
by Jessica Reaves.
Rima Lunin Schultz and Adele Hast, Women Building Chicago 1790-1990, A
Biographical Dictionary, 2001.
Chicago Daily Tribune, June 30, 1937
Chicago Daily News, July 23, 1932
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