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Hamilton, Sarah Elizabeth "Betty", Miss, 1921 - 1998

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Born February 17, 1921, in West Chester, Pennsylvania, Sarah Elizabeth "Betty" Hamilton was educated at the Baldwin School and the Bouve-Boston School of Physical Education. She began teaching at Baldwin, followed by the Ethel Walker School in Connecticut and the Katherine Bronson School in California. Miss Hamilton came to Nightingale around 1948 to teach physical education. She was head of the athletic department and later appointed by Headmistress Joan McMenamin as Assistant Head for Administration (non-curricular tasks). Miss Hamilton retired in 1986 to New Haven, Connecticut, where she died on August 21, 1998. Nightingale's Sarah E. Hamilton Student Center is named in her honor.

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Nightingale-Bamford Newsletter, 1986 Fall

 Item — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 004 004 000 26 0004
Scope and Contents From the Record Group: The External Relations Record Group is comprised of records related to the Nightingale-Bamford School's communications and relations with outside groups, such as students' parents, alumnae, media and the general public. These include records from the Institutional Advancement office related to the Alumnae Association and fundraising, Parents Association records, and Communications office records including those relevant to the school's branding and image, such as school news publications,...
Dates: 1986 Fall

Photograph of Sarah Hamilton handing paper to Noni Griscom '86 at honors assembly, 1981 Jun 10

 Item — Box: 01068
Identifier: 001 002 000 13 0527
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: 1981 Jun 10

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