Harker History: Manzanita Hall
Frank Cramer founded what is now The Harker School under the influence of David Starr Jordan, the first president of Stanford University. The school…
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Harker History: Sarah Ellen Harker
Sarah Ellen Polk Harker was the mother of Catherine and Sara D. Harker, the women who founded and ran Miss Harker’s School for Girls…
Harker History: Frank Cramer and Manzanita Hall
The foundations of what would eventually become The Harker School were laid by Frank Cramer, one of the earliest residents of Palo Alto. After…
Harker History: Catherine Harker
Catherine Harker was born to a pioneer family in Portland, Ore., on March 2, 1865. She was the daughter of James Bartlett Harker and…
Harker History: Boarding Program Closes
The Harker boarding program, which moved to the Saratoga campus in 1972, officially closed on Thurs., June 6, 2002, due to the growing space…
Harker History: Otelia Winchell Cullen Polk De Witt
The women for whom The Harker School is named came from strong pioneer stock. Catherine and Sarah Harker, who founded and ran Miss Harker’s…
Harker History: Gloria Brown, 1945 Miss Harker’s Grad
On March 23, 2002, Miss Harker’s alumna Gloria Brown sat down for an interview at a Harker gala event. Brown, a Palo Alto resident,…
Harker History: Summer Programs
Some pieces of history unearthed from Harker’s archives reveal that its summer programs have provided students with fun, engaging activities for several decades. A…