Schutt, Christine
Person
Biography
Christine Schutt taught English and Creative Writing at Nightingale from fall 1984 until her retirement in June 2014. She also served as a faculty advisor to the Upper School's literary magazine, Philomel. Ms. Schutt also taught writing at several colleges and universities. She received her BA and MA from the University of Wisconsin–Madison and her MFA from Columbia University.
In addition to teaching, Ms. Schutt is a published writer of novels and short stories and has received several writing awards. Among them, her novel Florida was a finalist for the 2004 National Book Award for Fiction and her second novel, All Souls, was a finalist for the 2009 Pulitzer Prize in fiction.
In recognition and celebration of Ms. Schutt's enormous contributions to the Nightingale community, an endowed fund was established to support the Christine Schutt Creative Writing Program, to bring visiting writers to Nightingale to work directly with students.
Found in 10 Collections and/or Records:
Brochure for Alumnae Fund, "Join your sisters in success", 1992 - 1993
Item — Box: 04037
Identifier: B04037_F10
Scope and Contents
From the Record Group:
The External Relations Record Group is comprised of records related to the Nightingale-Bamford School's communications and relations with outside groups, such as students' parents, alumnae, media and the general public. These include records from the Institutional Advancement office related to the Alumnae Association and fundraising, Parents Association records, and Communications office records including those relevant to the school's branding and image, such as school news publications,...
Dates:
1992 - 1993
Commonplace book, created by English department faculty, 1996 spring
Item — Box: 10047
Identifier: B10047_09
Scope and Contents
From the Record Group:
Special Collections encompasses materials relevant to Nightingale, its history, people, and/or mission, but were not created in the ordinary course of Nightingale's business or were donated items significant enough to constitute their own collection. These records do not generally fall into the other record groups' scope.
Dates:
1996 spring
Group department photographs used in 1995 yearbook, 1994 - 1995
File — Box: 10018
Identifier: B10018_F140
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Group:
Faculty and Staff Records consist of records mainly pertaining to Nightingale employees (excepting administration) and their roles within the school. Included are newsletters by and/or for faculty members, biographical information and news clippings about faculty/staff, photographs and video recordings featuring faculty/staff, correspondence, lists of faculty and staff members, faculty handbooks, minutes from faculty meetings and summaries or notes from such meetings, and curriculum-related...
Dates:
1994 - 1995
Photograph of Werner Feig with Christine Schutt on Field Day, 1998
Item — Box: 01133
Identifier: 001 004 000 19 0731
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Group:
Faculty and Staff Records consist of records mainly pertaining to Nightingale employees (excepting administration) and their roles within the school. Included are newsletters by and/or for faculty members, biographical information and news clippings about faculty/staff, photographs and video recordings featuring faculty/staff, correspondence, lists of faculty and staff members, faculty handbooks, minutes from faculty meetings and summaries or notes from such meetings, and curriculum-related...
Dates:
1998
Photographs of Christine Schutt, c. 1980 - 1989
File — Box: 01099
Identifier: 001 004 000 19 0392
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Group:
Faculty and Staff Records consist of records mainly pertaining to Nightingale employees (excepting administration) and their roles within the school. Included are newsletters by and/or for faculty members, biographical information and news clippings about faculty/staff, photographs and video recordings featuring faculty/staff, correspondence, lists of faculty and staff members, faculty handbooks, minutes from faculty meetings and summaries or notes from such meetings, and curriculum-related...
Dates:
c. 1980 - 1989
Photographs of Christine Schutt seated in courtyard, c. 2010 - 2019
File — Box: 10095
Identifier: B10095_F05
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Group:
Faculty and Staff Records consist of records mainly pertaining to Nightingale employees (excepting administration) and their roles within the school. Included are newsletters by and/or for faculty members, biographical information and news clippings about faculty/staff, photographs and video recordings featuring faculty/staff, correspondence, lists of faculty and staff members, faculty handbooks, minutes from faculty meetings and summaries or notes from such meetings, and curriculum-related...
Dates:
c. 2010 - 2019
Photographs of Christine Schutt teaching Upper School students, c. 1990 - 2010
File — Box: 10018
Identifier: B10018_F28
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Group:
Faculty and Staff Records consist of records mainly pertaining to Nightingale employees (excepting administration) and their roles within the school. Included are newsletters by and/or for faculty members, biographical information and news clippings about faculty/staff, photographs and video recordings featuring faculty/staff, correspondence, lists of faculty and staff members, faculty handbooks, minutes from faculty meetings and summaries or notes from such meetings, and curriculum-related...
Dates:
c. 1990 - 2010
Photographs of faculty and staff used in yearbook, 1995 - 1996
File — Box: 10097
Identifier: B10097_F50
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Group:
Faculty and Staff Records consist of records mainly pertaining to Nightingale employees (excepting administration) and their roles within the school. Included are newsletters by and/or for faculty members, biographical information and news clippings about faculty/staff, photographs and video recordings featuring faculty/staff, correspondence, lists of faculty and staff members, faculty handbooks, minutes from faculty meetings and summaries or notes from such meetings, and curriculum-related...
Dates:
1995 - 1996
Photographs of Ms. Schutt's English class, c. 1990 - 2009
File — Box: 01073
Identifier: 001 002 000 13 0678
Dates:
c. 1990 - 2009
Transcript, interview with Christine Schutt, 2015 Dec 7
Item — Container: Nightingale-Bamford School Digital Archives
Identifier: D_OH_0010
Scope and Contents
From the Record Group:
In 1984, based on a determination that Nightingale's archives were inadequate in revealing the school's history, Head of School Joan McMenamin and the Alumnae Association initiated an oral history project. Alumna Marea Adams '74 conducted interviews of former faculty and staff, heads of school, trustees, parents, and alumnae (some interviewees represent more than one of these roles). This project continued through 1986. Some oral histories pre-date the project; there are also several oral...
Dates:
2015 Dec 7
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