Bamford, Maya Stevens, c. 1886-1978
Person
Biography
Maya Stevens Bamford is a co-founder of the Nightingale-Bamford
School, joining Frances Nightingale at Miss Nightingale's Classes in September 1919 as Junior Headmistress to share the responsibilities and take charge of the older girls and college preparatory group. Miss Bamford became Headmistress of the Nightingale-Bamford School in 1939 upon the retirement of Miss Nightingale. She served in that capacity until 1947.
Born in Belfast, Ireland, Miss Bamford graduated from Queens University in her native city, received a Diploma in Theory and Practice of Education from Cambridge University, and did further graduate work at Oxford and the Sorbonne. Before coming to Miss Nightingale's Classes, Miss Bamford taught
in a number of girls' schools in England and in the United States, to which she emigrated in 1915, including the Bryn Mawr School in Baltimore. A teacher of mathematics, Miss Bamford believed in giving young women a strong background in the sciences and mathematics. It was during Miss Bamford's tenure as Headmistress that a new school building on 92nd Street was completed to replace the townhouses the school originally occupied.
Miss Bamford died in Rockport, Maine on January 17th, 1978.
Found in 21 Collections and/or Records:
Alumnae Newsletter. 50th anniversary issue. Vol. 12, no. 1, 1970 Apr
Item — Box: 04001
Identifier: 004 001 000 02 0018
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Since some of the earliest years of the Alumnae Association's existence, a newsletter has been shared with Nightingale-Bamford School alumnae to stay abreast of alumnae news and experiences as well as share news from the schoolhouse. These were known as Alumnae Bulletin, Bulletin of the Nightingale-Bamford School, Alumnae Bulletin of the Nightingale-Bamford School, Alumnae Newsletter, then returning to the original Alumnae Bulletin and just ...
Dates:
1970 Apr
Clippings from Nightingale publications and photographs of classmates, faculty, and reunions, collected by Mary and Natalie Janvrin, c. 1986 - 2001
File — Box: 10010
Identifier: B10010_F29
Compilation of quotes from interviews conducted by Marea Adams '74 for NBS oral history project, 1987
Item — Box: 01095
Identifier: 001 004 000 10 0021
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:
1987
Correspondence between Maya Stevens Bamford and Henriette de Bronac. Accompanied by photograph of Marie-Louise de Bronac, 1925 - 1946
File — Box: 06001
Identifier: 006 002 000 05 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:
1925 - 1946
Correspondence with Miss Palmero regarding Italian classes, 1938 - 1940
File — Box: 01021
Identifier: B01021_F26
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:
1938 - 1940
Holiday greeting card to Miss Bamford / Mrs. Russel H. [Ruth] Dorr, c. 1940 - 1953
Item — Box: 06001
Identifier: 006 002 000 05 0006
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:
c. 1940 - 1953
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
Letter : [to] Maya Stevens Bamford / Leighton Rollins, requesting to use paragraph written by Bamford in circular, 1937 Apr 6
Item — Box: 06009
Identifier: 006 002 000 05 0010
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:
1937 Apr 6
Letter : [to] Miss Bamford / Leighton Rollins, declining to read the Cardinal and other small personal matters, 1935 Dec 8
Item — Box: 06001
Identifier: 006 002 000 05 0003
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:
1935 Dec 8
Letter: [to] Mme. [Henriette] de Bronac / Maya Stevens Bamford, relating to assistant teacher position in French Department, 1925 Apr 2
Item — Box: 06001
Identifier: 006 002 000 05 0001
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:
1925 Apr 2
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