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Alexander, Elizabeth Burnett "Betty" (Mrs. Brooke), -1993

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  • 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 2 Collections and/or Records:

Letter relating to film in school archives. Accompanied by list of people appearing in film footage, 1982 Mar

 File — Box: 01105
Identifier: 001 006 000 04 0003
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: 1982 Mar

SG001 Oral History Recordings, Transcripts, and Notes, c. 1965 - 2001

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Identifier: RG04_SG001
Scope and Contents From the Record Group: In 1984, based on a determination that Nightingale's archives were inadequate in revealing the school's history, Head of School Joan McMenamin and the Alumnae Association initiated an oral history project. Alumna Marea Adams '74 conducted interviews of former faculty and staff, heads of school, trustees, parents, and alumnae (some interviewees represent more than one of these roles). This project continued through 1986. Some oral histories pre-date the project; there are also several oral...
Dates: c. 1965 - 2001

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