McMenamin, Joan Stitt
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 7 Collections and/or Records:
Correspondence between Joan McMenamin and Cathy relating to monetary donation to school, 1984
Joan McMenamin correspondence relating to school transfers and annual giving, 1984
Letter : [to] Jane Reynolds [Advancement Office] / John Lancaster relating to Joan Stitt McMenamin information, 2005
Memorandum : to JSM [Joan Stitt McMenamin] / AWP [Aubrey Peterson?], relating to Dorothy de Peyster '33, 1985
Memorandum : to JSM [Joan Stitt McMenamin] / Susan Ketner '76, relating to annual fund gifts, 1984
Memorandum : to Susan Ketner '76 and Sally Brown / Joan Stitt McMenamin, relating to Alumnae Board and Bulletin, 1983 - 1984
Photographs of Joan McMenamin. Includes photo showing Sally Brown, c. 1985 - 1992
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