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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:

Photograph of faculty groups, JSM [Joan Stitt McMenamin], and Mrs. Woodbridge, 1965

 Item — Box: 06016
Identifier: 006 005 000 14 0142
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Group: Heads of School records consist of records created by or under the purview of the various heads of Nightingale-Bamford School from its founding to present, as well as photographs, clippings, and biographical records with the head of school as subject. Records include correspondence and announcements, memoranda, reports from the heads of school to the Board of Trustees, speeches given by heads of school, and related records created and received in the course of business as well as records...
Dates: 1965

Photographs of book fair, 1965

 File — Box: 01063
Identifier: 001 002 000 13 0346
Scope and Contents From the Series: The Parents Association hosts and supports several events each year. Records, ephemera, and photographs from these events are included in this series. Over the years, events have included the school Fair (as late as the 1960s, the Fair was organized by the student Social Service Committee, but Fair planning transferred to the Parents Association sometime after), Fathers Who Cook fundraiser, author nights and book fairs (early book fairs were hosted by the Alumnae Association), theater...
Dates: 1965

Photographs of Catherine Woodbridge, c. 1958 - 1971

 File — Box: 06001
Identifier: 006 004 000 06 0002

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Archival Object 83
Collection 1
 
Subject
correspondence 31
black-and-white photographs 24
commencements 18
faculty (educators) and staff 18
speeches (documents) 17