McMenamin, Joan Stitt
Biography
Joan Stitt McMenamin served as the fifth headmistress of the Nightingale-Bamford School from 1971 until her retirement in 1992.
Mrs. McMenamin attended the Masters School in Dobbs Ferry, New York. She then attended Smith College, where she earned an economics degree, and the Katharine Gibbs School for secretarial skills (per her father's wishes, who believed it would insure her financial independence).
In 1959, Mrs. McMenamin first came to Nightingale as a typist for Catherine Woodbridge, who was headmistress at that time. Her education and talents led to her role as a history teacher, where she emphasized knowledge of current events.
The Joan Stitt McMenamin lecture was created following her death in 2004, with the first lecture given in November 2005.
Found in 546 Collections and/or Records:
"A Celebration of Girls' Education." Clipping from Atlanta Girls' School Newsletter, Vol. 2 no. 5, 2001 Summer
Alice de Forest Sedgwick '26 biography file. Chiefly correspondence regarding donation of funds for organ. Includes photographs of Mary Trimble Pease '28 and Alice de Forest Sedgwick '26 with Joan McMenamin and students, visiting Nightingale music classes, 1979 - 1991
Alumnae Newsletter. 50th anniversary issue. Vol. 12, no. 1, 1970 Apr
Appraisal certificates (photocopies) for jewelry donated to the school by Joan McMenamin, 1988
Board of Trustees Annual Meeting minutes (draft), 1991 May 14
Card thanking donor for support of 55th Year Fund, 1975
Cards listing donations made to school by Joan McMenamin, 1967 - 1983
Biographical Records include records related to the life of Joan Stitt McMenamin, including resumes, biographical compilations, articles and speeches about Joan McMenamin, records of gifts she made to the school, legal records related to her death in 2004, reminiscences, and speeches, programs, a video recording, and visitor books from a service in memory of Joan McMenamin held at Nightingale on October 1, 2004.
Catherine [Kitty] Gordan speech given at Joan Stitt McMenamin memorial service, 2004
Biographical Records include records related to the life of Joan Stitt McMenamin, including resumes, biographical compilations, articles and speeches about Joan McMenamin, records of gifts she made to the school, legal records related to her death in 2004, reminiscences, and speeches, programs, a video recording, and visitor books from a service in memory of Joan McMenamin held at Nightingale on October 1, 2004.
Certificate awarded to Joan McMenamin for successful completion of the Institute for Administrative Leadership, by the National Association of Independent Schools, 1984 Jul
Biographical Records include records related to the life of Joan Stitt McMenamin, including resumes, biographical compilations, articles and speeches about Joan McMenamin, records of gifts she made to the school, legal records related to her death in 2004, reminiscences, and speeches, programs, a video recording, and visitor books from a service in memory of Joan McMenamin held at Nightingale on October 1, 2004.
"Changes on the Board of Trustees." Clipping from Buckley letter, 1974 Spring
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