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McMenamin, Joan Stitt

 Person

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:

Joan Stitt McMenamin with Katherine Cammann Lipson '33, in library at alumnae reunion, 1983

 Item — Box: 06025
Identifier: 006 005 000 14 0164
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: 1983

Letter : [to] Dorothy [Hutcheson] / Barbara [Greene, sister of Joan McMenamin], enclosing donation to the McMenamin Fund, 2005 Nov 5

 Item — Box: 06018
Identifier: 006 006 000 02 0040
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: 2005 Nov 5

Library files regarding renovation and addition to schoolhouse, 1989 - 1991

 File — Box: 10065
Identifier: B10065_F12
Scope and Contents Includes correspondence, memoranda, Library Committee meeting minutes, list of Library Committee members, drawings, a draft job description for a librarian, and a May 1990 report, "The Nightingale Bamford School Library: Building Program." Other relevant people include Rose Gordon of Jack L. Gordon Architects, Joanne Young, Hewitt school librarian and Library Committee member, and Walter E. DeMelle, Jr., director of the Hotchkiss School library, who consulted on design and other project...
Dates: 1989 - 1991

Photograph of Joan McMenamin in library, c. 1980 - 1992

 Item — Box: 06011
Identifier: 006 005 000 14 0063
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. 1980 - 1992

Photographs of Joan McMenamin seated with other guests at table in a library for unknown event, 1986 - 1987

 Item — Box: 06004
Identifier: 006 005 000 14 0030
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: 1986 - 1987

Speech delivered by Nina Joukowsky Koprulu '79, at dedication of The Joan Stitt McMenamin Library, 1992 Jan 27

 Item — Box: 06012
Identifier: 006 005 000 19 0003
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: 1992 Jan 27

SS03 Biographical Records, 1967 - 2005

 Sub-Series
Identifier: RG02_SG001_S05_SS03
Scope and Contents

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: 1967 - 2005

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