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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 7 Collections and/or Records:

Circular letter : [to] Parents / Mrs. Edward B. McMenamin, relating to form and philosophy of the school, 1971 Sep

 Item — Box: 06003
Identifier: 006 005 000 03 0001
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Group: Heads of School records consist of records created by or under the purview of the various heads of Nightingale-Bamford School from its founding to present, as well as photographs, clippings, and biographical records with the head of school as subject. Records include correspondence and announcements, memoranda, reports from the heads of school to the Board of Trustees, speeches given by heads of school, and related records created and received in the course of business as well as records...
Dates: 1971 Sep
Found in: The Nightingale-Bamford School Archives / RG02, RG02 Administration Record Group / SG001 Heads of School Records / S05 Joan Stitt McMenamin (1971 - 1992) / SS04 Correspondence, Memoranda, Clippings, and Related Records

Letter : [to] Betty [Hamilton] and Audrey [Goode] / Nancy H., relating to Parents Association mailing and Fair invitation, 1980 Oct 13

 Item — Box: 04096
Identifier: 004 006 000 20 0002
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Group: Parents Association Records consist of records created by the Nightingale-Bamford School's Parents Association and photographs of its sponsored events. The Parents Association, previously known as the Parent-Teachers Association, is comprised of all current Nightingale parents, led by dedicated volunteers, to support the school by hosting social, educational, and fundraising events througout the year.Parents Association parent volunteers serve on a variety of committees, which...
Dates: 1980 Oct 13
Found in: The Nightingale-Bamford School Archives / RG03, RG03 External Relations Record Group / SG003 Parents Association Records / S04 General Correspondence, Questionnaires, Manuals

Miss Hamilton's records for Oct 14, 1980 Board of Trustees meeting, 1980 Oct 7

 File — Carton: 10032
Identifier: B10032_F25
Scope and Contents

Includes Draft Master Plan for the Nightingale-Bamford School (Draft IV, Oct 1, 1980); reports from the Parents Association and Alumnae Association; a special supplement from NYSAIS; list of Board committees 1980-81; two reports from visiting faculty on exchange visits; and a report from Larry Wiley on his exchange experience to St. Paul's Girls' School in London.

Dates: 1980 Oct 7
Found in: The Nightingale-Bamford School Archives / RG02, RG02 Administration Record Group / SG002 Board of Trustees and Committees Records / S03 Board of Trustees Meeting Minutes

Photograph of Audrey Goode '39, distributing some 300 slices of the cake presented by the Parents Association to both Miss Hamilton and Miss Goode at a party in their honor, 1986

 Item — Box: 01152
Identifier: 001 004 000 19 0855
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: 1986
Found in: The Nightingale-Bamford School Archives / RG01, RG01 Academics Record Group / SG004 Faculty and Staff Records / S03 Photographs

Photograph of Waldemar Nielson, Betty Hamilton, and Audrey Goode '39, 1987

 Item — Box: 01025
Identifier: 001 004 000 19 0067
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: 1987
Found in: The Nightingale-Bamford School Archives / RG01, RG01 Academics Record Group / SG004 Faculty and Staff Records / S03 Photographs

Photographs of Parents Association meetings and events. Names on versos of some. Includes photos showing Joan McMenamin and Sarah Hamilton, 1985 - 1987

 File — Box: 04095
Identifier: 004 006 000 13 0007
Scope and Contents From the Series: The Parents Association hosts and supports several events each year. Records, ephemera, and photographs from these events are included in this series. Over the years, events have included the school Fair (as late as the 1960s, the Fair was organized by the student Social Service Committee, but Fair planning transferred to the Parents Association sometime after), Fathers Who Cook fundraiser, author nights and book fairs (early book fairs were hosted by the Alumnae Association), theater...
Dates: 1985 - 1987
Found in: The Nightingale-Bamford School Archives / RG03, RG03 External Relations Record Group / SG003 Parents Association Records / S05 Sponsored Event Records and Photographs

Speech, "Miss Hamilton: Miss Goode" / Ethel Lipsitz, 1986

 Item — Box: 01027
Identifier: 001 004 000 26 0002
Dates: 1986
Found in: The Nightingale-Bamford School Archives / RG01, RG01 Academics Record Group / SG004 Faculty and Staff Records / S09 General Faculty and Staff Records

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