James Malcolm Kendall Memorial Plaque

 

A photo of the renovations to the mantel in the New Upper Common Room (Coit) completed in June of 1918. The plaque commemorates James Malcolm Kendall who died on February 28, 1918, as a result of a skiing accident on the school grounds. He had been a teacher for twenty years, and for the last ten of those was in charge of the New Upper School as well as president of the Shattuck Boat Club. The inscription on the plaque reads: “A Tribute to James Malcolm Kendall 1907 Head of Upper School 1918 from boys of this house June 1918”. The plaque was unveiled on February 21, 1919.

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Dimensions: 575 x 652 pixels

File Type: image/jpg

File Size: 69.52 KB

Identifier: olda_000422

  • Verso: <p>A yellow sticky note was attached to the back, hand written in ball point pen, and contains this information: "Copy Memorial to James M. Kendall Head of the New Upper, 1907 - 1917. He died as result of injuries while skiing in the School Golf Course".</p>
  • Physical Details: <p>Photograph mounted on a grey heavy paper board album page, with grey cloth binding edge attached. Binding edge is perforated with two holes from the post binding.</p>

Original Dimensions: 7.25 X 8.25 inches (17.76 X 20.21 cm)

Rights: Public Domain

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Originally Published On: November 19th, 2019

Last Modified On: April 27th, 2021

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"James Malcolm Kendall Memorial Plaque." St. Paul's School. Ohrstrom Library Digital Archives. Web. 26 Dec. 2024.