Biography
Before teaching Class I at Nightingale, Mrs. Allen, previously known as Mary Stanton (nee Sohovic), worked in theater and opera, including several Broadway shows. She started teaching when her own three children entered school and came to Nightingale in fall 1977, where she taught (mostly) Lower School, retiring in 1994. Notably, Mrs. Allen created the school's schedule during 1989-1991 period of schoolhouse construction, when students attended classes in various locations across the Upper East Side.
Mrs. Allen earned a B.A. in music from New England Conservatory of Music in Boston and a Master's degree in education from Fordham University. She was born November 1, 1928 in Bridgeport, CT and died on April 28, 2017 in New York. Her husband was John M. Allen.
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Item — Box: 04107
Identifier: 004 007 000 16 0249
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:
1984
Item — Box: 04115
Identifier: 004 007 000 03 0001
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:
1980
