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

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Biography

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 77 Collections and/or Records:

Photograph of Joan Stitt McMenamin with Betty Hamilton and Audrey Goode '39 / Shelley Seccombe, c. 1985 - 1992

 Item — Box: 06021
Identifier: 006 005 000 14 0159
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: c. 1985 - 1992

Photograph of Ling Nyi Hsu and Sarah Hamilton with Hsu's children, c. 1960 - 1969

 Item — Box: 01102
Identifier: 001 004 000 19 0581
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: c. 1960 - 1969

Photograph of Miss Hamilton and Miss Goode '39, and dogs Bridget and Holly, c. 1980 - 1989

 Item — Box: 01153
Identifier: 001 004 000 19 0870
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: c. 1980 - 1989

Photograph of Miss Hamilton and Mrs. Gordan / Katrina Thomas, 1982

 Item — Box: 01152
Identifier: 001 004 000 19 0856
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: 1982

Photograph of Miss Hamilton counting money, likely at the conclusion of the Fair, 1965

 Item — Box: 01026
Identifier: 001 004 000 19 0139
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: 1965

Photograph of Miss Hamilton, Mrs. McMenamin, and Miss Goode, 1985 - 1986

 Item — Box: 01153
Identifier: 001 004 000 19 0887
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: 1985 - 1986

Photograph of Miss Hamilton with Catherine Jones '98 and Jennifer Morris '98, 1986

 Item — Box: 01152
Identifier: 001 004 000 19 0857
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

Photograph of Sarah Hamilton, 1999

 Item — Box: 01132
Identifier: 001 004 000 19 0673
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: 1999

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Archival Object 76
Collection 1
 
Subject
faculty (educators) and staff 61
black-and-white photographs 46
The Nightingale-Bamford School--Alumnae 19
special events 13
color photographs 9