McMenamin, Joan Stitt (Mrs. Edward B.)
Person
Biography
Joan Stitt McMenamin came to Nightingale in 1959, eventually serving as the fifth headmistress from 1971 until her retirement in 1992.
Mrs. McMenamin attended the Masters School in Dobbs Ferry, New York, followed by 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 ensure her financial independence). She worked in Paris as secretary and researcher for the Marshall Plan and Paul Hoffman of the Ford Foundation. In 1953, she married Edward B. McMenamin and they lived in Paris and Washington, D.C., where Mrs. McMenamin worked for the European Coal and Steel Community doing general administrative and public relations work. In 1958, the McMenamins moved to New York City, where Mr. McMenamin became Deputy Provost of Columbia University and then Secretary of the University.
In 1959, at the urgent request of a friend and Nightingale Trustee, Mrs. McMenamin came to Nightingale to fill in for one week as a typist for Catherine Woodbridge, who was headmistress at that time. She stayed to help with scheduling and reaccreditation matters, and her education and talents led to her role as a history teacher, where she emphasized knowledge of current events. Mrs. McMenamin's activities outside of Nightingale included serving as a trustee at The Buckley School and The Town School and as an elder at the Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church
The Joan Stitt McMenamin lecture was created following her death in 2004, with the first lecture given in November 2005.
Found in 560 Collections and/or Records:
"Changes on the Board of Trustees." Clipping from Buckley letter, 1974 Spring
Item — Box: 06015
Identifier: 006 005 000 04 0009
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:
1974 Spring
Circular letter : [to] Class VII and VIII Parents / Patsy G. Wainwright, relating to drug and alcohol policies of McMenamin, 1981 Mar 10
Item — Box: 06015
Identifier: 006 005 000 03 0039
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:
1981 Mar 10
Circular letter : [to] Colleagues and friends / Mrs. Edward B. McMenamin, relating to appointment of Dorothy Hutcheson as Headmistress, 1992 Mar 31
Item — Box: 06003
Identifier: 006 005 000 03 0020
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:
1992 Mar 31
Circular letter : [to] colleagues / Joan S. McMenamin, relating to beginning of 1985-1986 school year, 1985
Item — Box: 01151
Identifier: 001 004 000 05 0037
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:
1985
Circular letter : [to] Colleagues / Mrs. Edward McMenamin, relating to administrative appointments, 1989 Aug 15
Item — Box: 06003
Identifier: 006 005 000 03 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:
1989 Aug 15
Circular letter : [to] Friends / Mrs. Edward B. McMenamin, relating to Board of Standards and Appeals hearing for schoolhouse addition, 1988 Jul 14
Item — Box: 06003
Identifier: 006 005 000 03 0011
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:
1988 Jul 14
Circular letter : [to] Friends of Nightingale-Bamford / Mrs. Edward B. McMenamin, relating to progress towards school house addition, 1988 Sep 30
Item — Box: 06003
Identifier: 006 005 000 03 0012
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:
1988 Sep 30
Circular letter : [to] Members of The Nightingale-Bamford School family / Mrs. Mark C. Feer, Mrs. Edward B. McMenamin, relating to plans for schoolhouse building addition, 1986 Mar 5
Item — Box: 06003
Identifier: 006 005 000 03 0007
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 Mar 5
Circular letter : to Mrs. McMenamin, the administration, and teachers of the Nightingale-Bamford School / Maria Ferro '90, relating to diversity, c. 1986 - 1990
Item — Box: 06003
Identifier: 006 005 000 03 0021
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. 1986 - 1990
Circular letter : [to] Parents, alumnae and friends of the Nightingale-Bamford School / Mrs. Edward B. McMenamin, relating to schoolhouse addition variance, 1989 Feb 8
Item — Box: 06003
Identifier: 006 005 000 03 0013
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:
1989 Feb 8
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