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Order Number	00081397
Title	Cumnock School of Expression, auditorium
Collection ID	Los Angeles Public Library Legacy Collection
Location/Accession	C-4(224)
Physical Description	1 photographic print :b&w ;13 x 19 cm.
Notes	Title supplied by cataloger.
Historical Data	The Cumnock School of Expression in Los Angeles was a private school for women, established in the fall of 1894 by Mrs. Merrill Moore Grigg (Addie Murphy Grigg). Cumnock School included a junior department, an academy, and a school of expression and was distinctive as being the oldest school of expression in Southern California, as well as being one of the most successful in the west. Mrs. Grigg was a graduate of the Northwestern University School of Oratory, and for many years was first assistant of its Director, Dr. Robert McLean Cumnock - for whom her school was named. In April 1902, the Cumnock School took up its permanent residence in a new and beautiful building at 1500 S. Figueroa Street, which Mrs. Grigg had modeled after the famous Shakespeare House at Stratford-on-Avon. In 1904, Mrs. Kate Tupper Galpin established a second department of the institution, a preparatory school known as the Cumnock Academy. Cumnock School's beloved founder Mrs. Grigg died on January 1915, she was only 48 years old. A year later, Miss Helen Augusta Brooks became the headmistress. That same year, in 1916, the school moved to the west central part Los Angeles, fronting Vermont Avenue. The new location, with its high elevation, offered sweeping views of the mountains and city and the ample grounds gave plenty of space for outdoor classrooms and playgrounds. Cumnock School became coeducational in 1928.
Description	Interior view of the auditorium, or audience room, at the Cumnock School of Expression. Photograph shows a rather large room with a pitched roof, exposed beams, oak wainscoting, large chandelier, balcony, and numerous rows made up of wooden chairs, all facing the stage where dramatic works took place.
Subject	Cumnock School of Oratory and Expression (Los Angeles, Calif.). Universities and colleges--California--Los Angeles. College buildings--California--Los Angeles. School buildings--California--Los Angeles. Auditoriums--California--Los Angeles. Schools--California--Los Angeles. Oratory--California--Los Angeles. Grigg, Addie Murphy. Galpin, Kate Tupper,1855-1906.
Format	Photographic prints
Reproduction Information	Images available for reproduction and use. Please see the Ordering & Use page at http://tessa.lapl.org/OrderingUse.html for additional information.
Sub-Collection Name	Los Angeles Public Library Legacy Photo Collection