Nightingale, Frances Nicolau, 1871-1948
Biography
Founder of Miss Nightingale's Classes, Miss Nightingale's School, and the Nightingale-Bamford School. Head of School, 1904-1939.
Frances Nicolau Nightingale was born September 20, 1871 in Savannah, Georgia to William and Ellen (Hazelhurst) Nightingale, a descendant of diplomat Rufus King and of Revolutionary War hero Major General Nathaniel Greene. Her father was a planter and had a rice plantation near Cumberland Island, Georgia.
Miss Nightingale moved north to New York, where she had relatives. She is listed in the 1904 Social Register (NY) under her aunt and uncle, Mr. and Mrs. George D.L. Harison (Elisabeth Nightingale). In 1906, Miss Nightingale began teaching the Bartlett children at the request of their mother. The next year, she taught eight girls. By 1918, Miss Nightingale had acquired a separate space for teaching, calling it Miss Nightingale's Classes.
In the spring of 1919, Miss Nightingale was introduced to Maya Stevens Bamford, and that fall, Miss Bamford joined Miss Nightingale's Classes as junior headmistress. The next year, two townhouses at 20-22 East 92nd Street were purchased and the school later became known as Miss Nightingale's School. In 1929, the townhouses were replaced with a new building and the school renamed the Nightingale-Bamford School. Miss Nightingale served as headmistress until her retirement in 1939.
Frances Nightingale passed away in Petersborough, New Hampshire on November 14, 1948.
See Nightingale-Bamford School magazine, Fall 1995, p. 29 for a feature article on Miss Nightingale.
Found in 65 Collections and/or Records:
Elizabeth Wakeman Clymer diploma. Signed by Maya Bamford and Frances Nightingale, 1931
Escrow agreement between Frances N. Nightingale, Maya S. Bamford, Miss Nightingale's School, Inc., and Central Union Trust Company, 1927 Oct 31
Records in the Administration Record Group are related to the administration of Nightingale-Bamford School, including Heads of School records, Board of Trustees records, accreditation records, school association records, Business Office records, including financial and facilities records, and school technology records.
Frances Fisher Collins '25 recollections of Miss Nightingale's School (photocopy), c. 1991 - 1992
Frances N. Nightingale stock certificate for fifty shares of Miss Nightingale's School, Inc. / The Nightingale-Bamford School, Inc. Accompanied by assignment separate from certificate, 1930
Records in the Administration Record Group are related to the administration of Nightingale-Bamford School, including Heads of School records, Board of Trustees records, accreditation records, school association records, Business Office records, including financial and facilities records, and school technology records.
Frances Nightingale biography file, including memorial service announcement, obituary, and family history, 1948, 1996
Frances Nightingale correspondence relating to dispute between Bamford, Nightingale, and Robillard, 1947 - 1948
Frances Nightingale correspondence relating to Virginia Gildersleeve giving commencement ceremony addresses, 1935 - 1943
Frances Nightingale letters relating to search for head of boarding department, 1929 - 1931
Frances Nightingale speech at St. James Parents Guild, 1938 Dec 12
Handwritten convocation assembly speech, 1925 Oct 5
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