THE ARCHIVES
AT BUCKINGHAM BROWNE & NICHOLS SCHOOL
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Performed by Buckingham students, June 1912
![1929 Henley Royal Regatta](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/91c896_5bb748e7d0d747fa8fb190c1db861b3b~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_147,h_101,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/91c896_5bb748e7d0d747fa8fb190c1db861b3b~mv2.jpg)
The Browne & Nichols crew team takes place in the 1st heat of the Thames Challenge Cup, beating Peterhouse College, Cambridge, July 4, 1929. The B&N team went on to win the Regatta.
![The Bradford Building](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/91c896_cbb5a3cb185b499dab99b6e9beb54e3a~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_147,h_92,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/91c896_cbb5a3cb185b499dab99b6e9beb54e3a~mv2.jpg)
Architectural drawing of the Browne & Nichols Bradford Building, c. 1940-1962
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Performed by Buckingham students, June 1912
WELCOME TO THE ARCHIVES
The BB&N Archives collects, preserves, describes, and makes available materials that document the history of the school, with a focus on supporting the educational and research needs of BB&N's community. Our collections include student and school publications, administrative office records, faculty and staff papers, curricular materials, meeting minutes, photographs, audiovisual materials, and digital files.
TWO SCHOOLS UNITED
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BROWNE & NICHOLS
Harvard classmates George Henry Browne and Edgar H. Nichols open Browne & Nichols School in 1883 as a college preparatory.
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BUCKINGHAM
Radcliffe graduate Jeanette Markham begins teaching in 1889 and opens The Buckingham School officially in 1902.
![BB&N Merger, 1974](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/91c896_d9a35e4d9e2d4ff585626cf977370abc~mv2.jpg/v1/crop/x_0,y_97,w_4332,h_5373/fill/w_176,h_218,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_3,enc_auto/1974%20Merger.jpg)
BB&N
In January of 1974, Elizabeth Stowe retired as head of Buckingham and the two schools merged under Peter K. Gunness.
HOURS
Academic Year Schedule:
Monday-Friday, 9AM-12PM
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Summer Schedule:
Monday-Friday, 9AM-5PM
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