Bamford, Maya Stevens, c. 1886-1978
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:
Letter : [to] Maya Stevens Bamford / Leighton Rollins, requesting to use paragraph written by Bamford in circular, 1937 Apr 6
Letter to : Miss Bamford / Delano & Aldrich, enclosing electrical and elevator certificates (included), 1929 Oct 7, 1929 Oct 7
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.
Letter : [to] Miss Bamford / Leighton Rollins, declining to read the Cardinal and other small personal matters, 1935 Dec 8
Letter: [to] Mme. [Henriette] de Bronac / Maya Stevens Bamford, relating to assistant teacher position in French Department, 1925 Apr 2
Letter : [to] Mrs. Dorr, relating to art apprenticeship, 1939 Aug 31
Letters to Mrs. Janvrin from Maya Stevens Bamford and Henriette de Bronac following Natalie's graduation celebration, 1941
Louisa Ludlow 1928A diary pages, 1922
Maya Bamford correspondence relating to commencement speaker, 1938 - 1943
Maya Bamford correspondence relating to commencement speaker, 1942
Maya Bamford correspondence relating to commencement speakers, 1939 - 1942
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