School Teachers 1890-1910 Brooklyn

Looking for info on an ancestor who was a school teacher or principal in 
Brooklyn in the late 1800's ?
 

Board of Education of the City of  NY
110 Livingston St.
Brooklyn, NY 
11201.  

They replied (within a week!) 
that they did not have 19th century material & suggested

I write to the Brooklyn Historical Society or 

Teachers' College Columbia University
The Milbank Memorial Library
Special Collections
525 West 120th Street
New York, NY  10027
212-678-3072

I chose to write to Columbia first & received a reply in less than a month.  
They had reviewed the City of Brooklyn's Annual reports and found my ancestor 
listed as a teacher and principal in the 1870's and 1880's and sent me 
photocopies of the pages where she was listed (I had enclosed a small 
donation with my letter).  They also said "For further information on the 
Brooklyn school system and on the roles of teachers and principals, you may 
wish to visit us to take a look at our holdings."

Good luck & happy hunting!
Olive
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