Vintage "School Days" Photo Album / Scrapbook. Contains Dean Academy & Junior College (Franklin, Massachusetts) photographs and memorabilia assembled by a student and alumnus who attended the college, graduating in 1947. Wood front and back cover, leather lace binding, metal hinges. Measures approximately 10.25 x 7.25 x 1. Condition: This is an original student's personal album. It is in excellent condition. See photographs for specific contents. Comments: Dean College is a private college in Franklin, Massachusetts. was founded by Dr. Oliver Dean as a co-educational academy in 1865. Dr. Dean was an enthusiastic benefactor of the academy and donated approximately nine acres of land for the site of the school and donated $125,000 towards its construction. After the groundbreaking ceremony held earlier in the year, the first class at Dean Academy began on October 1, 1866, with 44 students attending. Notable alumni include Richard Belzer (John Munch on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit) who was kicked out of Dean College when it was known as Dean Junior College. The founders of CVS Pharmacy, Sid Goldstein and Stanley Goldstein, and the founder of the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Austin Barclay Fletcher, also attended Dean. Major League Baseball players Eddie Grant and Gabby Hartnett, sportscaster Greg Dickerson, professional football player Zachary Dixon, best-selling author Emilie Baker Loring, and Academy Award-winning actor Broderick Crawford are also notable alumni.