Annie Wright Seminary May Day activities. Queen and Court walk between two lines of young girls. In 1940 the chosen queen was Mary Kent Hewitt, daughter of Captain and Mrs. H. Kent Hewitt of Bremerton.

Private schools--Tacoma; Annie Wright Seminary (Tacoma)--1940-1950; Holidays--Tacoma--1940-1950; Students--Tacoma--1940-1950; Children--Tacoma--1940-1950;

In 1940 Annie Wright Seminary May Day activities included the "Queen of Hearts" dance pantomine. Dance Club "Cards": P. Earley, D.L.Redmon, C. Cowell, L. McKay, G. Wiebenson, E.Robbins, B. Ohnick and M. Tipp. It was directed by Uwarda Day. (T.Times, 5/11/1940, p. 5-article)

Private schools--Tacoma; Annie Wright Seminary (Tacoma)--1940-1950; Holidays--Tacoma--1940-1950; Students--Tacoma--1940-1950; Children--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Annie Wright Seminary May Day activities. Mary Kent Hewitt, Queen in bamboo chair with her Court, flag bearer at left. Taken in garden beside building. (filed with Argentum)

Private schools--Tacoma; Annie Wright Seminary (Tacoma)--1940-1950; Holidays--Tacoma--1940-1950; Hewitt, Mary Kent; May Day--Tacoma; Rites & Ceremonies--Tacoma; Festivals--Tacoma;

Annie Wright Seminary annual Junior Promenade attendees in Great Hall. Left to right: David Burr and Betty Shinstrom, Lois Fisher and Paul Wright, all of Kirkland. The couples are enjoying fancy desserts as they sit on the wide steps of the large staircase. (T. Times, 5/6/1939, p. 6).

Private schools--Tacoma; Annie Wright Seminary (Tacoma)--1930-1940; Balls (Parties)--Tacoma--1930-1940; Students--Tacoma--1930-1940;

Florene Steel pins a carnation boutonniere onto Joe Phillips while Muriel Matson and Duke Campbell smilingly approve on April 29, 1939. The occasion was the Annie Wright Junior Promenade held on school grounds. Both girls have dance cards dangling from their wrists.

Private schools--Tacoma; Annie Wright Seminary (Tacoma)--1930-1940; Balls (Parties)--Tacoma--1930-1940; Students--Tacoma--1930-1940; Steel, Florene; Phillips, Joe; Matson, Muriel; Campbell, Duke;

A smiling Florene Steel puts the finishing touches on the carnation boutonniere she has just pinned onto Joe Phillips while Muriel Matson and Duke Campbell share pleasant conversation on April 29, 1939. The foursome were attending the Annie Wright Seminary annual Junior Promenade. Both girls have large corsages which could be either held or pinned onto their lovely floor length gowns.

Private schools--Tacoma; Annie Wright Seminary (Tacoma)--1930-1940; Balls (Parties)--Tacoma--1930-1940; Students--Tacoma--1930-1940; Steel, Florene; Phillips, Joe; Matson, Muriel; Campbell, Duke;

During the 1939 spring break from the University of Washington, Delta Delta Delta sorority sisters Jacklyn Outouse and Virginia Davis met on Annie Wright Seminary courts for a game of tennis. They were wearing trendy saddle shoes (T. Times 3/25/1939, p. 1).

Tennis--Tacoma; Students--Tacoma--1930-1940; Outouse, Jacklyn; Davis, Virginia; Delta Delta Delta (Tacoma); Athletic shoes;

Annie Wright Seminary Founders' Day. Mrs. Frank S. Hinsdale, daughter of founder Bishop Paddock, meets with diocese Bishop Rt. Rev. S. Arthur Huston and Mrs. S. D. Fratt, member of first graduating class at Annie Wright, on January 19, 1939. (T. Times, 1/21/1939, p. 5)

Private schools--Tacoma--1930-1940; Annie Wright Seminary (Tacoma)--1930-1940; Founders' Day commemorations--Tacoma--1930-1940; Hinsdale, Frank S.--Family; Huston, S. Arthur; Fratt, S.D.--Family; Bishops; Clergy--Tacoma--1930-1940;

Annie Wright May Day. Queen and attendants on platform, small girls approaching Queen.

Private schools--Tacoma; Annie Wright Seminary (Tacoma)--1930-1940; Holidays--Tacoma; May Day--Tacoma; Students--Tacoma--1930-1940;

Annie Wright Seminary annual doll bazaar. Seven girls around table with dolls and painted backdrops in Christmas motif. The Bazaar was held in the Great Hall and was a tradition as part of the girls' holiday mission work. Mrs. Wilson was in charge. (T.Times Society, 12/5/1938, p. 9)

Private schools--Tacoma; Annie Wright Seminary (Tacoma)--1930-1940; Holidays--Tacoma; Dolls; Bazaars--Tacoma; Students--Tacoma--1930-1940;

Annie Wright Seminary doll bazaar. A group of upper school girls creates a leprechaun theme with dolls and giant mushrooms. Standing, left to right: Jean Phillips, Frances Eggert, Valerie Walkinshaw, Margaret Miller and Faye Garber. Seated, Gwendolyn Couch and Mary Filberg. The doll bazaar was an annual event, with proceeds going to the school's missionary fund. (T.Times 12/5/1938, p .9).

Private schools--Tacoma; Annie Wright Seminary (Tacoma)--1930-1940; Holidays--Tacoma; Dolls; Bazaars--Tacoma; Students--Tacoma--1930-1940;

Entrance between hedges at Annie Wright Seminary to staircase; area where George Weyerhaeuser was kidnapped shortly after noon on May 24, 1935. Following the death of J.P. Weyerhaeuser, obituaries citing his wealth caught the eye of a trio looking for a fast buck. Harman Waley, his wife Margaret and William Dainard decided to abduct Weyerhaeuser's grandson 9 year old George and hold him for ransom. They took the boy as he walked from Lowell School to the Seminary to meet with his sister Ann and travel home for lunch. They held him for $200,000 in ransom. The sensational case forced everything else off the front page, including the lumber workers strike in Tacoma. (T. Times 5/25/1935, pg. 1 plus succeeding days)

Kidnappings--Tacoma--1930-1940; Annie Wright Seminary (Tacoma)--1930-1940; Weyerhaeuser, George H.--Kidnappings;

Painting exhibited by Margaret Jenkins at Annie Wright Seminary. Other artwork cover the walls. Photograph was taken in June of 1941 at the private school located in the city's north end.

Private schools--Tacoma--1940-1950; Annie Wright Seminary (Tacoma)--1940-1950; Paintings; Jenkins, Margaret;

Annie Wright Seminary was in the middle of their 61st school year. Annie Wright was predominantly a school for girls, but a few boys were allowed at the elementary school level. View of school children wearing uniforms while sitting in their classroom.

School children--Tacoma; Private schools--Tacoma; Classrooms--Tacoma; Uniforms; Annie Wright Seminary (Tacoma)--1940-1950;

Annie Wright Seminary was given full support from "Friends of Annie Wright School", who were determined beyond question to free the institution from debt. View of school children wearing uniforms for their group picture.

School children--Tacoma; Uniforms; Group portraits; Private schools--Tacoma; Annie Wright Seminary (Tacoma)--1940-1950;

Annie Wright Seminary was a college preparatory school for girls. Miss Ruth Jenkins was the headmistress of the school. View of students in the library having their class picture taken.

Uniforms; Students--Tacoma; Private schools--Tacoma; Annie Wright Seminary (Tacoma)--1940-1950;

Annie Wright Seminary was a college preparatory school for girls. Miss Ruth Jenkins was the headmistress of the school. Aerial view of Annie Wright Seminary, Commencement Bay in background.

Educational facilities--Tacoma; Private schools--Tacoma; Aerial photographs; Annie Wright Seminary (Tacoma)--Buildings;

Forty five "Annie's" stand in front of Annie Wright Seminary wearing one of their uniforms. One of the student in front row center is holding up a toy bulldog.

Private schools--Tacoma; Uniforms; Students--Tacoma--1940-1950; Group portraits; Annie Wright Seminary (Tacoma)--1940-1950;

Members of the graduating classes of Tacoma and vicinity schools were guests of honor at tea Saturday afternoon, April 15, 1950, at the Great Hall at Annie Wright Seminary given by Tacoma Panhellenic members. Ordered by the Tribune, Barbara Dana. (TNT, 4/19/1950, p.8)

Clubwomen--Tacoma--1940-1950; Tacoma Panhellenic Committee (Tacoma); Fraternities & sororities--Tacoma--1940-1950; Tea parties--Tacoma--1940-1950; Annie Wright Seminary (Tacoma)--1950-1960; Private schools--Tacoma; Teenagers--Tacoma--1940-1950;

The American Association of University Women held their annual New Members Tea in the Great Hall at Annie Wright Seminary. The committee for the event gathered around the colorful tea table. L-R, Floramae D. (Mrs. Herbert) Phillips, Mrs. Harold Carlson, Ruth McConihe, Sigrid M. (Mrs. Herman) Sowell and Sarah L. (Mrs. William Foster) Norris. 78 new members were announced, bringing the Tacoma branch membership to 401. (TNT, 11/22/1950, p.10)

Annie Wright Seminary (Tacoma)--1950-1960; American Association of University Women (Tacoma); Tea parties--Tacoma--1950-1960; Table settings & decorations; Phillips, Floramae D.; McConihe, Ruth; Sowell, Sigrid M.; Norris, Sarah L.;

Seven unidentified boys who attended the "Charles Wright School" at Annie Wright Seminary were photographed in December of 1950 while enjoying a snack of milk and animal crackers in their classroom. The Charles Wright School was added as an annex to Annie Wright in 1950 after the big earthquake of 1949 damaged Lowell School so badly it had to be torn down. A group of parents with daughters at Annie Wright asked Ruth Jenkins, the school's headmistress, to accept their sons. She agreed when those parents built an annex that could be converted later into a garage; they called the school Charles Wright. The new school offered classes for K, 1 and 2, but Annie Wright's long-standing policy of not accepting boys made an extension of education there impossible. A group of parents joined together and helped create the Charles Wright Academy, which opened in 1957 on a 127-acre site located between University Place and Lakewood.

Annie Wright Seminary (Tacoma)--1950-1960; Private schools--Tacoma; Children eating & drinking--Tacoma--1950-1960; Charles Wright Academy (Tacoma);

Annie Wright Seminary. Annie Wright had a four year kindergarten and a five year kindergarten. A group of children are seen playing outside in the covered walkway near an open courtyard on climbing equipment, pulling a wagon and riding a teeter-totter.

Annie Wright Seminary (Tacoma)--1950-1960; Private schools--Tacoma; Children playing outdoors--Tacoma--1950-1960;

Ordered for The Shield by Annie Wright Seminary. Members of the administrative staff at Annie Wright: Miss Patricia Bulmer, general office assistant; Mrs. Ruth Phelps, house manager; Mrs. Florence I. Perry, financial secretary; Mrs.Helen E. Breitenbach, secretary and Miss Russer, secretary to the headmistress. (The Shield, 1951) Format 5" x 6".

Annie Wright Seminary (Tacoma)--1950-1960; Private schools--Tacoma; Office workers--Tacoma--1950-1960;

Ordered for The Shield by Annie Wright Seminary. Members of the faculty at Annie Wright Seminary play cards during a break: Miss Helen McKay, chemistry and mathematics; Mrs. Marion T. Wilson, second floor housemother; Mrs. Bertha Lenham, dietitian and home economics; Mrs. Charlotte Becker, third floor housemother; Mrs. Verna Langlois, fourth class; Miss Lydia Edgerly, librarian and English and Mrs. Josephine Fry, civilization. (The Shield, 1951) Format 5" x 6".

Annie Wright Seminary (Tacoma)--1950-1960; Private schools--Tacoma; Playing cards; Teachers--Tacoma--1950-1960;

The Right Reverend Stephen Fielding Bayne, Jr., Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Olympia (on the left) and the Reverend Canon Arthur Bell, Chaplain Annie Wright Seminary (on the right) in Raynor Chapel at the Seminary. The Annie Wright Alumnae sponsored a series of lectures by Bishop Bayne in 1951 on the topic "What the Bible means today." Proceeds from the lectures were donated to the Canon Arthur Bell scholarship fund which was set up by faculty and alumnae in recognition of Bell's long service to the school. (TNT 1/7/1951, pg. A-5)

Chapels--Tacoma; Raynor Chapel (Tacoma); Annie Wright Seminary (Tacoma)--1950-1960; Vestments; Bayne, Stephen Fielding; Bell, Arthur; Clegy--Tacoma--1950-1960;

Wedding portrait of Avonne Nadine Nelson and Lt. Truman Everett Boudinot, Jr. Miss Nelson, daughter of Mrs. Hazel Morton Nelson, and Lt. Boudinot, son of Mrs. Truman Boudinot of Beverly Hills, Ca. and the late Brigadier General Boudinot, were married on a Friday afternoon, January 12, 1951, in Raynor Chapel at the Annie Wright Seminary with Reverend Arthur Bell officiating at the single ring ceremony. Miss Nelson wore a pastel pink Adrian suit with an off white straw hat trimmed with white velvet flowers and carried a bouquet of carnations, pink roses and white stephanotis. The maid of honor was Miss Constance Brady and the best man was Robert Winskill. After the ceremony, the couple left for a three week motor tour of Santa Barbara and Palm Springs. The bride attended Annie Wright and was a graduate of Mills College. The groom received his commission at West Point Military Academy. (TNT 1/14/1951, pg D-3; TNT 1/21/1951, D-2 picture only)

Wedding costume--1950-1960; Brides--1950-1960; Grooms (Weddings)--1950-1960; Weddings--Tacoma--1950-1960; Nelson, Avonne Nadine--Marriage; Boudinot, Truman Everett; Annie Wright Seminary (Tacoma)--1950-1960;

Raynor Chapel at Annie Wright Seminary has been decorated with greens for Christmas 1949. Two students are lighting candles along the central aisle in the chapel. The stained glass window shows beautifully in this daytime shot. This photograph was included in the seminary's yearbook, The Shield, 1950.

Chapels--Tacoma; Raynor Chapel (Tacoma); Annie Wright Seminary (Tacoma)--1940-1950; Candles; Stained glass--Tacoma; Windows--Tacoma; Christmas decorations;

The Right Reverend Thomas Jenkins, retired Episcopal Bishop of Nevada, at Annie Wright Seminary. Portrait taken in March of 1950 when Rev. Jenkins visited Tacoma to deliver a series of three lectures on "The Resurrection" sponsored by the Episcopal Men of Pierce County. Rev. Jenkins was born in 1871 and died in 1955. (TNT 3/7/1950 pg. 11)

Jenkins, Thomas; Vestments; Clergy; Annie Wright Seminary (Tacoma)--1950-1960;

View of students enrolled in Annie Wright Seminary's lower school in this photograph taken on January 6, 1949. The lower school was the only program at Annie Wright that allowed boys to be enrolled, thus the lower school classrooms were mixed with girls and boys. These children did not live on the school grounds. The female students are wearing their school uniform; the classroom is decorated with winter holiday decorations (AWS Shield, 1949).

Classrooms--Tacoma; Group portraits; Boarding schools--Tacoma; Private schools--Tacoma--1940-1950; Uniforms; School children--Tacoma--1940-1950; Annie Wright Seminary (Tacoma)--1940-1950;

Annie Wright Seminary was having their annual candlelight Christmas carol services, Christmas festivities would follow. This was an event that all grade levels at AWS participated in. View of Annie Wright students trying to get Santa's attention, the school Christmas tree is in background decorated with balloons, the teacher is standing on left side of Santa Claus (T.N.T., 12/12/48, p. D-4). TPL-8104

School children--Tacoma--1940-1950; Boarding schools--Tacoma; Private schools--Tacoma--1940-1950; Christmas decorations; Santa Claus--Tacoma; Christmas trees--Tacoma; Christmas--Tacoma; Annie Wright Seminary (Tacoma)--1940-1950;