Bamford, Maya Stevens, c. 1886-1978

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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 3 Collections and/or Records:

Invitation from Miss Nightingale and Miss Bamford to opening exercise in the new school building, 20 East 92nd Street, c. 1930 - 1939 Oct 15

Item — Box: 04076

Identifier: 004 001 000 21 0058

Dates: c. 1930 - 1939 Oct 15

Found in: The Nightingale-Bamford School Archives / RG03, RG03 External Relations Record Group / SG001 Institutional Advancement Records / S01 Alumnae Relations and The Alumnae Association / SS07 Alumnae Events Records

Nightingale-Bamford School visitors' book, 1971 - 1980

Item — Box: 04037

Identifier: 004 004 000 39 0002

Scope and Contents

This visitors' book includes handwritten names of visitors to the Nightingale-Bamford School between 1971 and 1980. A date and event are often written at the top of a page. A couple events include a copy of the event invitation pasted onto a page. Examples of events included are: Grandparents' Day, Parents' Week, and an Alumnae open house. Notably, there are pages that list visitors who attended Maya Stevens Bamford's memorial service in the school auditorium on March 15, 1978.

Dates: 1971 - 1980

Found in: The Nightingale-Bamford School Archives / RG03, RG03 External Relations Record Group / SG001 Institutional Advancement Records / S04 Correspondence and Related Records

Photographs of Maya Bamford cutting cake at anniversary luncheon, 1970 May 8

Item — Box: 06001

Identifier: 006 002 000 07 0004

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: 1970 May 8

Found in: The Nightingale-Bamford School Archives / RG02, RG02 Administration Record Group / SG001 Heads of School Records / S02 Maya Stevens Bamford (1939 - 1947)

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