McMenamin, Joan Stitt

Person

Staff Only

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 6 Collections and/or Records:

Photographs of first day of school, 1991

File — Box: 01008

Identifier: 001 002 000 13 0078

Dates: 1991

Found in: The Nightingale-Bamford School Archives / RG01, RG01 Academics Record Group / SG001 Academics Records / S10 General Photographs

Photographs of honors assembly, c. 1989

File — Box: 01051

Identifier: 001 002 000 13 1623

Scope and Contents From the Series:

This series consists mainly of lists of honors and award recipients, honors and award ceremony programs, and photographs from such ceremonies.

Dates: c. 1989

Found in: The Nightingale-Bamford School Archives / RG01, RG01 Academics Record Group / SG001 Academics Records / S06 Honors Assemblies and Awards

Photographs of reunion events, including library reception, speeches, art show, and alumnae with class banners from 1959, 1969, 1979, 1989, 1974, and 1984 / Jim Beecher Photography, c. 1999

Item — Box: 04126

Identifier: 004 001 000 30 0792

Scope and Contents From the Series: This sub-group includes photographs of alumnae taken at events organized by the Institutional Advancement department and/or the Alumnae Association. Events represented include alumnae reunions and receptions in New York and elsewhere, informal reunions organized by alumnae, and educational lectures for alumnae. Nightingale faculty and staff, particularly Institutional Advancement department staff members, Heads of School, and Trustees may be included in photographs. Alumnae may also be...

Dates: c. 1999

Found in: The Nightingale-Bamford School Archives / RG03, RG03 External Relations Record Group / SG001 Institutional Advancement Records / S03 Photographs and Video Recordings / Photographs from 1999 reunion

SG001 Heads of School Records, 1915 - 2018

Sub-Group

Identifier: RG02_SG001

Scope and Contents 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: 1915 - 2018

Found in: The Nightingale-Bamford School Archives / RG02, RG02 Administration Record Group

Small group portraits of Class of 1986 graduates on commencement day / Katrina Thomas, 1986

File — Box: 01018

Identifier: B01018_F09

Scope and Contents From the Series: Commencement Photographs consists of photographs taken during the school's Commencement ceremony, at which Class XII students graduate from Upper School, as well as photographs taken directly before and after the ceremony of students, their families, and faculty. There are some photographs of guest commencement speakers and student class speakers, and some years include individual portraits of graduates. Some photographs of the entire graduating class may be found in this series, although...

Dates: 1986

Found in: The Nightingale-Bamford School Archives / RG01, RG01 Academics Record Group / SG005 Commencement Records / S03 Commencement Photographs

SS02 Photographs, c. 1960 - 2004

Sub-Series

Identifier: RG02_SG001_S05_SS02

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. 1960 - 2004

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

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