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:

Correspondence between Nightingale and Barnard College regarding cooperation and tuition agreement, 1971 - 1985

File — Carton: 10034

Identifier: B10034_F27

Scope and Contents

Primarily correspondence with Ellen V. Futter at Barnard.

Dates: 1971 - 1985

Found in: The Nightingale-Bamford School Archives / RG02, RG02 Administration Record Group / SG001 Heads of School Records / S05 Joan Stitt McMenamin (1971 - 1992) / SS04 Correspondence, Memoranda, Clippings, and Related Records

Joan McMenamin letters to former student and husband relating to school for their children, 1984

Item — Box: 06003

Identifier: 006 005 000 05 0022

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: 1984

Nightingale-Bamford School admissions video / Ocean Road Productions, Inc., c. 1985 - 1989

Item — Box: 01119

Identifier: 002 000 000 02 0001

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Group: Admissions Office Records include records created by Nightingale's admissions department, records related to enrollment and attrition, admission applications (some completed by applicants, but most are blank forms), applications for tuition grants and other finanicial aid, school profiles, class profiles, admissions viewbooks (8.5" by 11" visual and textual publications that promote the school culture and offerings), brochures, and videos describing the school's philosophy and offerings, and...

Dates: c. 1985 - 1989

Found in: The Nightingale-Bamford School Archives / RG06, RG06 Student Life Record Group / SG004 Admissions Office Records

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