Lillian Wentworth Passes Away in Her 101st Year
Posted 03/05/2014 12:47PM
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Lillian Hickock Wentworth, a veritable institution at Thayer Academy, died on March 2, 2014. Lillian was connected to Thayer for 53 years. She arrived in 1961 as a teacher of history and English. In 1965, she became the library director for the newly-established Southworth Library. In 1977, she wrote the first history of the Academy, The Thayer Academy: 100 Years, 1877-1977, which was published as part of the school’s centennial celebration. In 1978, Mrs. Wentworth became Thayer’s director of publications and public relations. Finally, it was in 1987 that she took on the role that she would still be playing when she celebrated her own centennial: school historian and head archivist. Nobody knew more about Thayer Academy than Lillian Wentworth. Everybody who knew her admired and respected her ability to recall the most obscure and interesting pieces of information. |
Read more about Lillian Wentworth…
Archivist, Age 98; 50 Yrs at Thayer
Archivist Lillian Wentworth Contributes to Historical Documentary
Lillian Wentworth: A Thayer Academy Institution (Patriot Ledger , Jan 2009)
Thayer Academy to Honor Archivist Lillian Wentworth on her 50th Anniversary (Patriot Ledger , April 2011)