McMenamin, Joan Stitt

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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 3 Collections and/or Records:

Eulogy given by Sue Tofel '48 for Joan McMenamin, 2004

Item — Box: 06004

Identifier: 006 005 000 08 0001

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

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.

Dates: 2004

Found in: The Nightingale-Bamford School Archives / RG02, RG02 Administration Record Group / SG001 Heads of School Records / S05 Joan Stitt McMenamin (1971 - 1992) / SS03 Biographical Records

Photograph of Joan Stitt McMenamin with Sue Hecht Tofel '48 at ribbon cutting ceremony for new school building, 1991

Item — Box: 06025

Identifier: 006 005 000 14 0168

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: 1991

Found in: The Nightingale-Bamford School Archives / RG02, RG02 Administration Record Group / SG001 Heads of School Records / S05 Joan Stitt McMenamin (1971 - 1992) / SS02 Photographs

Photograph of Sue Hecht Tofel '48, Christine Jones, Joan McMenamin, and husband at farewell party for McMenamin, 1992

Item — Box: 03003

Identifier: 003 001 000 14 0039

Scope and Contents From the Series: The Photographs series of Board of Trustees and Committees Records consists of photographs featuring members of the Board of Trustees and Board events. Included are group photographs of the entire Board of Trustees, which may have been published in Yearbooks or Annual Reports, as well as individual portrait and small group shots. Photographs from Board events, such as parties, are also represented. Photographs including members of the Board of Trustees may also be found in...

Dates: 1992

Found in: The Nightingale-Bamford School Archives / RG02, RG02 Administration Record Group / SG002 Board of Trustees and Committees Records / S06 Photographs

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Subject: Class of 1948 X