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Burwell, Lucy Guy, Miss, 1890 - 1989

 Person

Biography

Miss Lucy Guy Burwell served as secretary to Miss Nightingale and Miss Bamford from approximately 1922 until 1940. In the early 1930s, she lived across the street from the Schoolhouse with Nightingale's boarding students.

Miss Burwell was the daughter of the Rev. and Mrs. Edward Bouldin Burwell of Upperville, Virginia. In 1935, she married Isham Keith in Virginia and continued to reside in New York. She retired to Upperville, where she died in 1989 at the age of 99.

Found in 10 Collections and/or Records:

Correspondence relating to violation against premises, 1934

 File — Box: 05010
Identifier: 005 001 000 07 0004
Scope and Contents From the Record Group:

Records in the Administration Record Group are related to the administration of Nightingale-Bamford School, including Heads of School records, Board of Trustees records, accreditation records, school association records, Business Office records, including financial and facilities records, and school technology records.

Dates: 1934

Notes from Marea Adams' interview with Miss Lucy Burwell, c. 1974

 Item — Box: 01096
Identifier: 001 004 000 16 0003
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. 1974

Pamphlet, "The Alumnae Association of The Nightingale-Bamford School presents recollections of the first fifty years, 1920-1970", 1970

 Item — Box: 04008
Identifier: 004 001 000 29 0001
Scope and Contents

Compiled primarily from interviews. Includes a timeline of "significant dates" on inside back cover from 1906 to 1970.

Dates: 1970

Photograph of Miss Lucy Burwell / Marea Adams '74, 1984

 Item — Box: 01099
Identifier: 001 004 000 19 0313
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: 1984

Records related to Maya Bamford memorial service, 1978

 File — Box: 06001
Identifier: 006 002 000 03 0002
Scope and Contents From the Series: This series includes correspondence, photographs, a commencement speech, and biographical records of Maya Stevens Bamford. A majority of the correspondence relates to commencement speakers. The earliest photograph is from 1939 and the latest from 1970, when Miss Bamford attended the school's fiftieth anniversary luncheon. Biographical information includes family history, an announcement of Miss Bamford's retirement from the school, and a program and sound recording from a memorial service...
Dates: 1978

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

 Sub-Group
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

Sound recording of interview with Mrs. Isham Keith (Miss Lucy Burwell) / by Adeline Ray de Butts '52 and Charlotte Taylor Miller '51, 1970 Mar 31

 Item — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 001 004 000 02 0025
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: 1970 Mar 31

Sound recording of interview with Mrs. Isham Keith (Miss Lucy Burwell) / by Marea Adams '74, 1984 Dec 1

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 001 004 000 02 0028
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: 1984 Dec 1

Transcript of interview with Mrs. Isham Keith (Miss Lucy Burwell) / by Adeline Ray de Butts '52 and Charlotte Taylor Miller '51, 1970 Mar 31

 Item — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 001 004 000 02 0022
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: 1970 Mar 31

Transcript of interview with Mrs. Isham Keith (Miss Lucy Burwell) / by Marea Adams '74, 1984 Dec 1

 Item — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 001 004 000 02 0023
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: 1984 Dec 1

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sound recordings 3
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