McMenamin, Joan Stitt (Mrs. Edward B.)
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:
"Ode to JSM" poem and end of school year song lyrics, 1990
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.
"P is for paper, a collection of samples" / by Class III (Class of 1990 or 1991), 1982
Pamphlet, "The Alumnae Association of The Nightingale-Bamford School presents recollections of the first fifty years, 1920-1970", 1970
Compiled primarily from interviews. Includes a timeline of "significant dates" on inside back cover from 1906 to 1970.
Photo album, "Goodbye, Mrs. McMenamin", 1992 Jun 15
Photograph of 1984 IAL, 1984
Photograph of a class reunion, 1990
Photograph of Alexandra Hallen '94, with Joan McMenamin in background, c. 1987 - 1992
Photograph of Amy Lankenau '88, Catherine Lankenau '85, and Christine Lankenau '92, with Joan Stitt McMenamin at Brick Church on commencement day, 1992
Photograph of Betty Alexander and woman shaking hands with Joan McMenamin in background, outside Table d'Hote Restaurant, c. 1990 - 1999
Photograph of Carolyn Kizer (poet and author), Mrs. McMenamin, Mrs. Wien, and Mrs. Schutt, 1988 Apr
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