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Woodbridge, Catherine Baldwin, 1905-1984

 Person

Biography

Catherine Baldwin Woodbridge was a 1927 graduate of Barnard College, where her father was head of the English department (Mrs. Woodbridge later served as President of the Barnard College Alumnae Association and from 1958-1976 as a member of the Board of Trustees).

In 1942, Mrs. Woodbridge taught English and history for a year at the Brearley School, then spent the next 15 years at the Chapin School. She came to Nightingale in 1958 as co-head of the school with Mrs. Robillard, whose health limited her activities. She also occasionally taught English and history before retiring in 1971.

After her retirement, Mrs. Woodbridge was interim director of the Brick Church Nursery School in 1975, and from 1977 to 1979 she was director of the Searing School. Mrs. Woodbridge and husband, architect Frederick J. Woodbridge, had one son and one daughter.

Catherine Woodbridge passed away in 1984 at the age of 79.

Resources (from the Nightingale-Bamford School Archives):

Spectator, Vol. 5, no. 4, 1958 Mar 14

Catherine Woodbridge biography file, including obituaries and memorial service program, 1984

Found in 84 Collections and/or Records:

Commencement speech, benediction, and introduction of speaker Russell Wayne Baker / Catherine Woodbridge, 1968

 Item — Box: 01020
Identifier: 001 003 000 07 0006
Scope and Contents From the Series: Commencement Records include commencement ceremony invitations, programs, scripts, and transcriptions of speeches given. Each year, a commencement guest speaker is invited to deliver words of wisdom and inspiration to the graduating senior students; correspondence with prospective guest speakers and the speaker's biographical information and or curriculum vitae may be in this record series. Also of note are sheet music and lyrics for a Nightingale commencement song. Invitations include the...
Dates: 1968

Commencement speech / Catherine Woodbridge, 1970

 Item — Box: 01150
Identifier: 001 003 000 07 0031
Scope and Contents From the Series: Commencement Records include commencement ceremony invitations, programs, scripts, and transcriptions of speeches given. Each year, a commencement guest speaker is invited to deliver words of wisdom and inspiration to the graduating senior students; correspondence with prospective guest speakers and the speaker's biographical information and or curriculum vitae may be in this record series. Also of note are sheet music and lyrics for a Nightingale commencement song. Invitations include the...
Dates: 1970

Commencement speech / Catherine Woodbridge, 1967

 Item — Box: 01020
Identifier: 001 003 000 07 0005
Scope and Contents From the Series: Commencement Records include commencement ceremony invitations, programs, scripts, and transcriptions of speeches given. Each year, a commencement guest speaker is invited to deliver words of wisdom and inspiration to the graduating senior students; correspondence with prospective guest speakers and the speaker's biographical information and or curriculum vitae may be in this record series. Also of note are sheet music and lyrics for a Nightingale commencement song. Invitations include the...
Dates: 1967

Commencement speech / Catherine Woodbridge, c. 1969

 Item — Box: 01150
Identifier: 001 003 000 07 0030
Scope and Contents From the Series: Commencement Records include commencement ceremony invitations, programs, scripts, and transcriptions of speeches given. Each year, a commencement guest speaker is invited to deliver words of wisdom and inspiration to the graduating senior students; correspondence with prospective guest speakers and the speaker's biographical information and or curriculum vitae may be in this record series. Also of note are sheet music and lyrics for a Nightingale commencement song. Invitations include the...
Dates: c. 1969

Commencement speech to Class of 1962 / Catherine Woodbridge, 1962 Jun 7

 Item — Box: 01150
Identifier: 001 003 000 07 0024
Scope and Contents From the Series: Commencement Records include commencement ceremony invitations, programs, scripts, and transcriptions of speeches given. Each year, a commencement guest speaker is invited to deliver words of wisdom and inspiration to the graduating senior students; correspondence with prospective guest speakers and the speaker's biographical information and or curriculum vitae may be in this record series. Also of note are sheet music and lyrics for a Nightingale commencement song. Invitations include the...
Dates: 1962 Jun 7

Commencement speech to Class of 1963 / Catherine Woodbridge, 1963

 Item — Box: 01150
Identifier: 001 003 000 07 0025
Scope and Contents From the Series: Commencement Records include commencement ceremony invitations, programs, scripts, and transcriptions of speeches given. Each year, a commencement guest speaker is invited to deliver words of wisdom and inspiration to the graduating senior students; correspondence with prospective guest speakers and the speaker's biographical information and or curriculum vitae may be in this record series. Also of note are sheet music and lyrics for a Nightingale commencement song. Invitations include the...
Dates: 1963

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