Alexander, Elizabeth Burnett "Betty", -1993

Person

Staff Only

Parallel Names

Alexander, Brooke, Mrs.

Biography

When her daughter left Spence for boarding school, Betty Alexander was hired at Nightingale with a glowing recommendation from Spence's headmistress, who was impressed with her work as head of their Parents Association. Between 1960 and 1965, she was employed as Assistant and Secretary to the Headmistress, Mrs. Woodbridge, clerk to the Board of Trustees, and handled school admissions. In 1970, Betty became a Nightingale Trustee, and five years later, was elected President of the Board, an obligation that she held until 1980. After her Board retirement, she was named an Honorary Trustee.

Betty Alexander also served as co-chair of the school's first Capital Development Program in the late 1960s.

She passed away September 18, 1993.

Sources: Nightingale-Bamford School magazine, Winter 1993-94, p. 7-8 (includes photographs of Betty Alexander)

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Letter to alumnae, parents and friends from Mrs. Brooke Alexander and Mrs. McMenamin, regarding fund raising for new art studio, 1972 Jun 8

Item — Carton: 10042

Identifier: B10042_F27

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: 1972 Jun 8

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

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Subject: arts (broad discipline) X