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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.

Resources:

The Nightingale-Bamford School Archives, Maya Bamford biography file, including announcement for memorial service, obituary, and letters, 1978

The Nightingale-Bamford School Archives, Nightingale-Bamford School Yearbook, 1947

Found in 80 Collections and/or Records:

Agreement between Frances N. Nightingale and Maya S. Bamford of Miss Nightingale's School, Inc., 1927 Oct 31

 Item — Box: 05012
Identifier: 005 001 000 23 0002
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: 1927 Oct 31

Agreement between Frances N. Nightingale, Maya S. Bamford, and Miss Nightingale's School, Inc., 1929 Jun

 Item — Box: 05012
Identifier: 005 001 000 23 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: 1929 Jun

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

Bank checks, signed by Frances N. Nightingale and Maya Stevens Bamford. Accompanied by account statement from Central Union Trust Company of New York, 1929

 File — Box: 05013
Identifier: 005 002 000 08 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: 1929

Bank checks signed by Maya Stevens Bamford and Frances N. Nightingale, 1928

 Item — Box: 05013
Identifier: 005 002 000 08 0001
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: 1928

Biographies and remarks on Maya Stevens Bamford, 1978

 File — Box: 06001
Identifier: 006 002 000 03 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: 1978

Christmas greeting card : [to] Joan [McMenamin], relating to school memorabilia, 1976

 Item — Box: 06001
Identifier: 006 002 000 06 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: 1976

Commencement ceremony script, 1960 Jun 9

 Item — Box: 01149
Identifier: 001 003 000 05 0068
Scope and Contents From the Series: Commencement Records include commencement ceremony invitations, programs, scripts, and transcriptions of speeches given. Each year, a commencement guest speaker is invited to deliver words of wisdom and inspiration to the graduating senior students; correspondence with prospective guest speakers and the speaker's biographical information and or curriculum vitae may be in this record series. Also of note are sheet music and lyrics for a Nightingale commencement song. Invitations include the...
Dates: 1960 Jun 9

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correspondence 34
faculty (educators) and staff 18
commencements 14
black-and-white photographs 13
financial records 12