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 3 Collections and/or Records:

Photographs of holiday choral concert, including Class VIII chorus and Mrs. Roos, a chorus of alumnae and parents with Joan McMenamin, and a group of Lower School students, 1985 Dec

File — Box: 01109

Identifier: 001 008 000 06 0165

Scope and Contents From the Series: Music Records include photographs of music classes and concerts, Glee Club members and events, and students playing instruments and singing; concert invitations, fliers, programs, newspaper clippings and correspondence related to the music program; Christmas pageant photographs and correspondence; and sound recordings of concerts. Lower School music presentations that also include dance, drama, or other collaborations are included in this series. Because travel was a large...

Dates: 1985 Dec

Found in: The Nightingale-Bamford School Archives / RG01, RG01 Academics Record Group / SG002 Arts Records / S03 Music Records

Photographs of Lower School students performing at Thanksgiving assembly, c. 1990 - 1999

File — Box: 01069

Identifier: 001 002 000 13 0555

Scope and Contents From the Series: This series consists mainly of photographs and programs. with some sound recordings and video recordings associated with Morning Meetings (and its predecessor, Prayers), assemblies, assembly speakers and performances, and other guest speakers hosted by the school. Speakers appearing in this series' photographs include actors and filmmakers, authors, writers, media commentators, activists, psychiatrists and psychologists, and politicians. Some notable speakers include civil rights activists...

Dates: c. 1990 - 1999

Found in: The Nightingale-Bamford School Archives / RG01, RG01 Academics Record Group / SG001 Academics Records / S01 Prayers, Morning Meeting, Assemblies, and Guest Speakers

Script for "Faculty Follies" On cover p.: With admiring and grateful thanks from Joan McMenamin, 1992

Item — Box: 01027

Identifier: 001 004 000 25 0002

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Group: Faculty and Staff Records consist of records mainly pertaining to Nightingale employees (excepting administration) and their roles within the school. Included are newsletters by and/or for faculty members, biographical information and news clippings about faculty/staff, photographs and video recordings featuring faculty/staff, correspondence, lists of faculty and staff members, faculty handbooks, minutes from faculty meetings and summaries or notes from such meetings, and curriculum-related...

Dates: 1992

Found in: The Nightingale-Bamford School Archives / RG01, RG01 Academics Record Group / SG004 Faculty and Staff Records / S05 Video Recordings and Related Records

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