Dates
Biography
Linda Kay Eastman was born in Seattle, WA and moved to New Jersey at age 8. In fall 1979, she married William Henry Hammond Jr. She had just graduated from Princeton University, where she directed the co-ed singing group Princeton Katzenjammers and was a member of Cloister Inn, and earned a master's in curriulum and teaching at Teacher's College, Columbia University. Ms. Hammond, as she was first known, started in 1981 as a homeroom and Class V geography teacher at Nightingale, then taught Class V math before moving to Class VII history. In 1994, she married Curtis Field; they have two children, Margaret or "Meg" '14 (later known as Mickey) and Susannah '16. Both worked alongside their mother at Nightingale. Throughout the years, Ms. Field served as an advisor, assistant head of Middle School, assistant head of Upper School, Upper School history faculty, Middle School Diversity Coordinator, and coordinator of White Anti-Racist Learning Spaces. Her final role as Director of Scheduling began part-time in 1993 (in addition to teaching until 2019). Ms. Field died in June 2024, shortly after her retirement.
Sources: Spectator, Nov. 1994, "Faculty Focus : Mrs. Field"; 1993 Yearbook, p. 3 (dedication to Ms. Hammond).
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
Item — Box: 01154
Identifier: 001 004 000 32 0014
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:
1996 Aug 8
Item — Box: 01134
Identifier: 001 004 000 19 0769
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:
2001 - 2002
File — Box: 10018
Identifier: B10018_F89
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:
1990 - 1991
File — Box: 01026
Identifier: 001 004 000 19 0159
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 - 1991
