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McMenamin, Joan Stitt

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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:

Circular letter : [to] Senior class parents / Mrs. Edward B. McMenamin, relating to art tour, 1972 Apr 14

 Item — Box: 06003
Identifier: 006 005 000 03 003
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: 1972 Apr 14
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

Joan McMenamin correspondence relating to canceling London trip, 1977

 Item — Box: 06015
Identifier: 006 005 000 05 0061
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
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

Letter : [to] Mrs. Augustus Riggs / Mrs. Edward B. McMenamin, relating to possible student trip, 1982 Feb 3

 Item — Box: 06003
Identifier: 006 005 000 05 0014
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: 1982 Feb 3
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

Letter [to]: Parents / Mrs. Edward B. McMenamin, regarding Class VIII trip to Washington, D.C., 1972 Dec 4

 Item — Carton: 10035
Identifier: B10035_F51
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: 1972 Dec 4
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

Photographs of Educational Exchange Agreement between The Nightingale-Bamford School and Hiroshima Kake Institution Eisugakkan Junior and Senior High School, c. 1980 - 1989

 File — Box: 01064
Identifier: 001 001 000 03 0035
Scope and Contents From the Record Group: The Academics Record Group consists of records related to teaching and educating students at the Nightingale-Bamford School. Records relate to teaching of the arts, student work, commencement, Class VIII Moving Up and Class IV Daisy ceremonies, and library and archives records. Records related to the professional community (faculty, staff), such as curriculum records, employee manuals, faculty newsletters, lists and biographical information of professional community members, faculty meeting...
Dates: c. 1980 - 1989
Found in: The Nightingale-Bamford School Archives / RG01, RG01 Academics Record Group / SG001 Academics Records / S07 Field Trips, Travel, Exchange Programs

Photographs of exchange program between Nightingale and Japan (includes headmistress), c. 1980 - 1989

 Item — Box: 06016
Identifier: 006 005 000 14 0146
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 - 1989
Found in: The Nightingale-Bamford School Archives / RG02, RG02 Administration Record Group / SG001 Heads of School Records / S05 Joan Stitt McMenamin (1971 - 1992) / SS02 Photographs

Records related to Ascham School exchange program in Australia, primarily correspondence, 1982 - 1991

 File — Carton: 10033
Identifier: B10033_F42
Scope and Contents

Includes primarily correspondence between Joan McMenamin and Ascham School's head, Rowena Danziger. Also includes Application for Admission to Ascham Achool, Ascham School Prospectus, Ascham School Enrolment (sic) Procedures, and Ascham School Limited Fees List, all from 1983. Mentioned exchange students include Anna Lewis and Sara Grady from Nightingale, and Sarah Plaskitt from Ascham. There is one color 4x6 photograph depicting two men and one woman, possibly Rowena Danziger.

Dates: 1982 - 1991
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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