Douglas North, a 1958 graduate, is now Head of School of the Albany Academies on Tuesday, May 7, 2013, at Albany Academy in Albany, N.Y. The school for boys celebrates its 200th anniversary this year.

ALBANY — Nobody knew more about the 212-year history of Albany Academy than archivist John McClintock. When he died on Jan. 1 at 86 after a two-year struggle with bladder cancer, it meant the ...