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5” x 7”
Sits on a shelf or desk
The product is a vintage 1956 Finch College NYC ex libris Suzette Stern etched copper plaque bookplate. This original piece of historical memorabilia features a design related to colleges and universities, specifically Finch College in New York City. The plaque is a unique collectible item from the United States, showcasing a piece of educational history from the mid-20th century.
Finch College
Finch College was an undergraduate women's college in Manhattan, New York City. The Finch School opened as a private secondary school for girls in 1900 and became a liberal arts college in 1952. It closed in 1976.
Finch College
Upper East Side, Manhattan, New women's college
Established
1900 (secondary school)
1952 (baccalaureate institution)
Finch was located on Manhattan's Upper East Side, an area of wealthy residents and one of the most expensive real estate districts in the United States. Nearby women's colleges included Marymount Manhattan College and Hunter College, both of which became coed in the cultural shift of the 1960s. The college's campus consisted of a grouping of townhouses on East 78th Street, between Madison Avenue and Park Avenue.
The Finch campus housed several resources for the public, including the Finch College Museum of Art and the Little Lenox Theatre.
