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McMenamin, Joan Stitt

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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 5 Collections and/or Records:

Joan Stitt McMenamin letters relating to New York City Alumnae Board, 1979

 File — Box: 04076
Identifier: 004 001 000 16 0031
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: 1979

Memorandum : to JSM [Joan Stitt McMenamin] / SJK [Susan Ketner '76], relating to 1985-86 Alumnae Board, 1985 - 1986

 Item — Box: 04007
Identifier: 004 001 000 24 0005
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: 1985 - 1986

Memorandum : to Susan Ketner '76 and Sally Brown / Joan Stitt McMenamin, relating to Alumnae Board and Bulletin, 1983 - 1984

 Item — Box: 04007
Identifier: 004 001 000 24 0003
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: 1983 - 1984

Photograph of Joan McMenamin and Chris Burton Glickman '76, Alumnae Board President, 1992

 Item — Box: 06011
Identifier: 006 005 000 14 0101
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: 1992

Photographs of Joan McMenamin taking alumnae and Alumnae Board members to visit construction site and explaining layout of new school, c. 1989

 Item — Box: 06011
Identifier: 006 005 000 14 0065
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: c. 1989

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