Jane Carlson Williams ’60 Archives

The mission of the Jane Carlson Williams ’60 Archives is to collect, organize, preserve, and make available for research records and artifacts documenting the history of Lakeside and St. Nicholas Schools and to integrate this history into the lives of Lakeside community members-students, alumni, parents, friends, and employees past and present.

The spring of 2002 marked the beginning of an exciting new project for Lakeside School: the creation of an archives. Endowed by the Apex Foundation through a generous four-year commitment by Jolene and Bruce McCaw ’64, the Jane Carlson Williams ’60 Archives was created to ensure that the history of the school is preserved and made part of the life of the Lakeside community.

Jane Carlson Williams ’60 is a graduate of St. Nicholas School and long-time supporter of Lakeside. Jane served as President of the Alumni Board from 1979 to 1980, President of the Board of Trustees from 1986 to 1988, and was the Director of School Relations from 1996 to 2001. She is also the parent of two Lakeside alumni, Drew ’88 and Jordan ’91. In recognition of her outstanding contributions, the archives was named in her honor by Jolene and Bruce McCaw ’64.

One of the goals of the archives is to be a visible, vital presence on the Lakeside campus. Through both permanent and event-oriented displays, the use of volunteers, articles in Lakeside Magazine, and an ongoing oral history project, the archives hopes to integrate the history of the school into the lives of students, alumni, parents, friends, and employees past and present.

Until the late 1920s, early St. Nicholas School graduates wore formal white gowns and carried bouquets of white roses for commencement.

Jane Carlson Williams ’60

Moore Hall was used as a dormitory for 30 years before the boarding program was phased out. The last boarder graduated in 1964.