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Gordan, Catherine (Kitty) M.S.

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Biography

Faculty, Class IX history, c. 2000-2010 Associate Head of School

From https://www.nightingale.org/academics/lectures/catherine-ms-gordan-lecture, accessed 10/20/2018: The Catherine M.S. Gordan Nightingale Mind Lecture series celebrates intellectual life at Nightingale. Created several years ago to honor the myriad contributions made to Nightingale by former Associate Head of School Kitty Gordan in her more than 42 years at the school, the annual series focuses on the scholarly pursuits and interests of our faculty, both inside and outside the classroom.

Found in 60 Collections and/or Records:

Photographs of Catherine Gordan, 1980 - 1987

 File — Box: 01098
Identifier: 001 004 000 19 0282
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: 1980 - 1987

Photographs of honors assembly. Includes photos showing Joan McMenamin and Mrs. Gordan. Names on versos of some, 1987

 File — Box: 01068
Identifier: 001 002 000 13 0532
Scope and Contents From the Series:

This series consists mainly of lists of honors and award recipients, honors and award ceremony programs, and photographs from such ceremonies.

Dates: 1987

Photographs of honors assembly / Katrina Thomas. Photos showing Joan McMenamin and Mrs. Gordan. Names on versos, 1983

 File — Box: 01068
Identifier: 001 002 000 13 0514
Scope and Contents From the Series:

This series consists mainly of lists of honors and award recipients, honors and award ceremony programs, and photographs from such ceremonies.

Dates: 1983

Prayers given by Mrs. Gordan, 1988 Oct 13

 Item — Box: 01088
Identifier: 001 002 000 32 0007
Scope and Contents From the Series: This series consists mainly of photographs and programs. with some sound recordings and video recordings associated with Morning Meetings (and its predecessor, Prayers), assemblies, assembly speakers and performances, and other guest speakers hosted by the school. Speakers appearing in this series' photographs include actors and filmmakers, authors, writers, media commentators, activists, psychiatrists and psychologists, and politicians. Some notable speakers include civil rights activists...
Dates: 1988 Oct 13

Program for a celebration of the Zilkha program in dramatic literature in honor of Catherine M.S. Gordan, 2003 Apr 14

 Item — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 001 004 000 22 0013
Scope and Contents From the Series: General Academic Records and Ephemera is a catch-all for academics-related records that do not fall into more specific categories. Examples of records include donated report cards and diplomas, blank academic planners, and correspondence to students from New York City representatives regarding students' concern for homeless people.See other Academics Record Group (Record Group 01) categories for different types of academics records and related photographs. For student-created...
Dates: 2003 Apr 14

Program for event honoring Catherine S. Gordan's retirement, 2013 May 13

 Item — Box: 01173
Identifier: 001 004 000 22 0011
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: 2013 May 13

Program for inaugural presentation of the Catherine M.S. Gordan Nightingale Mind Lecture Series, featuring "A Civilized Yogi: The Life of French Explorer Alexandra David-Neel, 1868-1969," presented by Dr. Heidi Kasevich, 2013 Jan 22

 Item — Box: 04143
Identifier: 004 007 000 20 0065
Scope and Contents From the Series:

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.

Dates: 2013 Jan 22

Progress report relating to studying abroad / Mrs. John D. Gordan, 1975 Dec 22

 Item — Box: 01138
Identifier: 001 001 000 16 0005
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: 1975 Dec 22

Records related to Kitty Gordan's "Academic Range of NBS Students" presentation to Board of Trustees, 2005 Jan

 File — Carton: 10043
Identifier: B10043_F21
Scope and Contents From the Series: The Board of Trustees Meeting Minutes series includes meeting notices and minutes of regular, annual, and special meetings of the Nightingale-Bamford School Board of Trustees and Miss Nightingale's School, its predecessor. Meeting minutes through 1977 are compiled into seven bound volumes chronologically, although some may also be available loosely. These compilations may additionally contain records related to Board meetings and school governance, such as agreements, charters, and bylaws....
Dates: 2005 Jan

Records related to University of the State of New York, State Education Department registration and evaluation variances, 1986 - 1988

 File — Carton: 10042
Identifier: B10042_F20
Scope and Contents

Includes correspondence between Nightingale and the state Education Department. Includes a data sheet regarding enrollment, retention, diplomas awarded, remedial instruction, and attendance. Applications for exam variances include curricular information, exam statistics, and samples of Middle School history and science exams.

Dates: 1986 - 1988

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Archival Object 58
Unprocessed Material 1
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Subject
faculty (educators) and staff 37
black-and-white photographs 16
correspondence 11
memoranda 10
assemblies 8