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Since 1839: A Brief History of EHS
EHS Archives
The Episcopal High School Archives serves as the final and central repository for the historical records of the School. The Archives appraises, preserves, and makes accessible the primary source materials, which document the School’s history from its 1839 founding to the present.
The collection includes early academic medals, diaries, scrapbooks, architectural drawings, scorebooks, glass plate negatives, student correspondence, ledger books, and meeting minutes.
A valuable resource, the Archives is regularly accessed by faculty and students in support of academic research with primary source documents.
Contact the EHS Archivist regarding research requests or artifact donations.
From the Archives
From the Archives stands as a distinctive segment within EHS: The Magazine, shedding light on moments from Episcopal's history. The articles date back to the 2006 edition of the magazine.
A valuable resource, the Archives is regularly accessed by faculty and students in support of academic research with primary source documents.
Contact the EHS Archivist regarding research requests or artifact donations.
From the Archives
From the Archives stands as a distinctive segment within EHS: The Magazine, shedding light on moments from Episcopal's history. The articles date back to the 2006 edition of the magazine.
From the Archives
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Storytelling Across Time
For Caroline DeVoe’s Digital History class last semester, four students took a deep dive into EHS history, each pursuing a topic based on their passions.Read More -
Out of the Blue: How EHS Became the Maroon and Black
The beloved phrase “Go Maroon!” has not always been in the EHS vernacular. In fact, for its early years, Episcopal did not have any school colors, much less the well-known Maroon and Black we celebrate today.Read More -
Episcopal’s First Chinese Students
In 1892, Episcopal High School reached far beyond its traditional southern source of students for the first time with the enrollment of the School’s first Chinese student, Theodore Wong.Read More -
“Our improvement fund prospers and encourages us all …”
For more than a century the EHS community has stepped up to support the School in its ambitious plans to deliver a first-rate education within facilities that inspire the pursuit of excellence.Read More -
A $1,782 Field Trip
In 1888, Principal Launcelot Minor Blackford went to great lengths to show students the home of the first president.Read More -
Guns, Haircuts, and Sweets
How businesses once courted EHS students through advertisements in The Chronicle.Read More -
Giving Thanks, An EHS Tradition
“The boys were much elated over the repast, a half dozen making themselves sick by repletion.” - Launcelot Blackford Thanksgiving 1874Read More -
Episcopal Goes to War
How a student’s curiosity about the “forgotten war” led him to create a rich history of the school during WWI.Read More -
A Timeless Welcome
A tree-lined campus approach holds deep yet varied meaning for generations of students and faculty.Read More -
History in Their Hands
Students are connecting with The High School across generations, thanks to Episcopal’s archives. During the first two months of this year alone, 35 students visited Bryan Library to incorporate the School’s archival holdings into their research.Read More -
The High School in Panorama
The School’s archives hold numerous panoramic photographs from this time period that capture the campus and the community as they had never been shown before.Read More -
All in All Jan. 21, 1957 "Quite a Thrilling Day"
On January 21, 1957, Page Dame lll ’59 and Junius Fishburne Jr. ’58 took part in history by attending the second inauguration of President Dwight D. Eisenhower.Read More -
Playing It Safe: Football Helmets Then and Now
The earliest football helmets, such as the one pictured here, worn by Gaylord Lee Clark, Sr. 1903, appear to have more in common with aviator caps than the football helmets fans are familiar with today.Read More -
The History of Keeping in Touch
Before the days of email, texting, and even the telephone, EHS students kept in touch by mail. Letter-writing was practically an art form and the only way to share and receive news from home. Letters, eagerly anticipated, were read and re-read. Before student mailboxes were introduced in the 1930s, student mail was delivered to the dining hall.Read More -
UT SIS MENS SANA IN CORPORE SANO: A Strong Mind in a Strong Body
Stewart Gym opened in 1913 and has supported EHS students’ growth and well-being, serving over the last 100 years a multitude of purposes for the school community.Read More -
The Spiritual Foundation of Episcopal High School
Episcopal High School was founded in 1839 on Christian principles. Although the School has evolved to meet the spiritual needs of a religiously diverse student body, spirituality is still at the core of school life.Read More -
An Inaugural Tradition
Since the earliest years of EHS, students have joined in inauguration activities to witness the transition of presidential power. While travel into the district was sometimes daunting, inaugurations have been enjoyed by EHS as both a moment in history and a rare school holiday.Read More -
Welcome to Episcopal High School
While EHS students’ travels to the School may no longer conclude with the excitement of a ride in Mack or the Donaldson brothers’ “bus,” Episcopal High School extends a warm welcome to all new and returning students, arriving by family car, taxi, or other means.Read More -
Looking Sharp, Not an Issue!
It is hard to imagine a time at Episcopal without athletic issue, the ubiquitous shirt and shorts worn by EHS students for afternoon athletics.Read More -
All Aboard! Train Travel to EHS
The experience we know as the start of school, parents driving or flying with their children to Episcopal and helping unload their belongings for a tearful goodbye in front of the dorm, is a relatively new development. In the early days of EHS, those goodbyes were frequently exchanged at hometown train stations.Read More -
Photographic Memories
The tradition of student photography and the sharing of photos has long been supported by developments in technology, but never more so than today.Read More -
Weathering the Snow King Blizzard of 1899
Hit by the historic “Snow King” blizzard of 1899, Episcopal’s students and faculty endured more than 40 inches of snow, drifts several feet high, single-digit temperatures, wind speeds in excess of 35 miles an hour (35 mph gusting to 48 mph), no water due to frozen pipes, and interrupted deliveries.Read More -
A Strong Mind in a Strong Body
While many of his peers viewed athletics as a waste of time, Launcelot Blackford, EHS Principal 1870-1913, recognized their value in building character and expending youthful energy.Read More -
From the Archives: 19th Century Admissions
A 19th-century Episcopal student would likely be amazed at how comprehensive the School’s application process is today.Read More -
Student Letter from 1858
A hand written letter by Joseph Bryan, Jr., Class of 1861, while he was a student.Read More -
Artifacts Unearthed at EHS
Significant artifacts were revealed through a recent archaeological survey conducted on the Episcopal High School campus.Read More
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