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Phillips Exeter Academy History

A guide to various aspects of the history of the Phillips Exeter Academy, provided by the Academy Archives.

Phillips Exeter Academy

 

  • Bell, Charles H. Phillips Exeter Academy in New Hampshire: A Historical Sketch. Exeter, NH: William B. Morrill, 1883.
  • The Charter and Constitution of Phillips Exeter Academy, Together with the First, Second, and Third Amendments and the Bylaws of the Trustees.Exeter, NH: The Phillips Exeter Academy Press, 1980.
  • Cole, Donald B. and Robert H. Cornell (eds.). Respecting the Pupil: Essays on Teaching Able Students. Exeter, NH: The Phillips Exeter Academy Press, 1981.
  • Crosbie, Laurence M. The Phillips Exeter Academy: A History. Norwood, MA: The Plimpton Press (for The Academy), 1923.
  • Cunningham, Frank H. Familiar Sketches of The Phillips Exeter Academy and Surroundings. Boston: James R. Osgood and Company, 1883.
  • Curwen, Henry Darcy (ed.). Exeter Remembered. Exeter, NH: Phillips Exeter Academy, 1965.
  • Echols, Edward C. (ed.). The Phillips Exeter Academy. Exeter, NH: The Phillips Exeter Academy Press, 1970.
  • Eggers, Barbara et al. (eds.). Transitions: Exeter Remembered, 1961-1987. Exeter, NH: Phillips Exeter Academy, 1990.
  • Gambee, Robert. Exeter Impressions. New York: Hastings House, 1980.
  • Heskel, Julia. After the Harkness gift : a history of Phillips Exeter Academy since 1930. Hanover, NH : University Press of New England, 2008.
  • Kellogg, Warren N. No Gold Footballs: A Study of the Physical Education Program at Phillips Exeter Academy. New York: Twayne Publishers, 1954.
  • Saltonstall, William G. Lewis Perry of Exeter: A Gentle Memoir. New York: Atheneum, 1980.
  • Terry, Charles L. (ed.). Knowledge Without Goodness Is Dangerous: Moral Education in Boarding Schools. Exeter, NH: The Phillips Exeter Academy Press, 1981.
  • Thomas, Jacquelyn H. and Charles L. Terry (eds.). Memorial Minutes: Phillips Exeter Academy, 1936-2002. Exeter, NH: Phillips Exeter Academy, 2002.
  • Towler, Katherine. "History of Harkness: The Men Behind the Plan." Phillips Exeter Academy, November 2006. www.exeter.edu/news/history-harkness
  • Williams, Myron R. The Story of Phillips Exeter. Exeter, NH: Phillips Exeter Academy, 1957.


Phillips Family


General Work on Early Private Schools

  • McLachlan, James. American Boarding Schools: A Historical Study. New York: Scribner, 1970.