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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 3 Collections and/or Records:

Letter : [to] Joan McMenamin / Richard L. Menschel, relating to won-lost records, 1991 Apr 17

 Item — Box: 03015
Identifier: 003 007 000 02 0001
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Group: Board of Trustees and Committees Records are arranged into sixteen series: Governing Records, Members of the Corporation Records, Board of Trustees Meeting Minutes, Directories, Correspondence and Memoranda, Photographs, Executive Committee Records, Long Range Planning Committee...
Dates: 1991 Apr 17
Found in: The Nightingale-Bamford School Archives / RG02, RG02 Administration Record Group / SG002 Board of Trustees and Committees Records / S09 Athletic Committee Records

Letter : [to] Penrose Hallowell / Mrs. Edward B. McMenamin, relating to Athletic Cup given to school in 1927 [relates to history of Field Day], 1979 May 21

 Item — Box: 06010
Identifier: 006 005 000 05 0045
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: 1979 May 21
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

"Neighborhood" / by R.T. Kahn. Clipping from Avenue. Article relating to Nightingale competition with other private schools, 1977 Sep

 Item — Box: 06015
Identifier: 006 005 000 04 0010
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: 1977 Sep
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

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