McMenamin, Joan Stitt
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 548 Collections and/or Records:
Group portrait of faculty including Joan McMenamin, c. 1970 - 1989
"Head of School's Message; An Interview with Joan McMenamin, Interim Head of School." Clipping from UHS [San Francisco University High School] Journal, p. 1, 9, 39, 1996 Fall
International Who's Who in Education questionnaire, 1985
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.
Introduction (speech) given by Dorothy Addison Hutcheson at Joan McMenamin memorial service, 2004 Oct 1
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.
Introductory remarks to the Joan Stitt McMenamin Lecture / Dorothy Hutcheson, 2010 Dec 10
This series includes photographs, invitations, and programs related to endowed academic lectures at Nightingale-Bamford School. See the General Note for a description of these lectures. Also see External Documents for an historical list of lecturers and subjects. Brief articles on some lectures may be found in The Spectator student newspaper and in school newsletters.
Introductory remarks to the Joan Stitt McMenamin Lecture / Dorothy Hutcheson, 2006 Oct 20
This series includes photographs, invitations, and programs related to endowed academic lectures at Nightingale-Bamford School. See the General Note for a description of these lectures. Also see External Documents for an historical list of lecturers and subjects. Brief articles on some lectures may be found in The Spectator student newspaper and in school newsletters.
Introductory remarks to the Joan Stitt McMenamin Lecture, with annotations / Dorothy Hutcheson, 2007 Nov 30
This series includes photographs, invitations, and programs related to endowed academic lectures at Nightingale-Bamford School. See the General Note for a description of these lectures. Also see External Documents for an historical list of lecturers and subjects. Brief articles on some lectures may be found in The Spectator student newspaper and in school newsletters.
Invitation from Clay and Garrett Kirk and the senior gift committee to parents of the Nightingale-Bamford School Class of 1989 to cocktails with Mrs. McMenamin, 1988
Invitation from Mrs. George N. Riordan to high tea in honor of Joan S. McMenamin, Headmistress, 1986 Feb
Invitation from Virginia Wilner Newmyer '50 and Mrs. Edward B. McMenamin, Headmistress, to Nightingale friends in the Washington area for a luncheon, 1985 Mar
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