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 85 Collections and/or Records:
Sound recording of oral history of Miss Maya Stevens Bamford, 1970 May 12
File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 006 002 000 02 0003
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:
1970 May 12
SS16 Maya Stevens Bamford Memorial Fund, 1978 - 1979
Sub-Series
Identifier: RG03_SG001_S02_SS16
Scope and Contents
From the Record Group:
The External Relations Record Group is comprised of records related to the Nightingale-Bamford School's communications and relations with outside groups, such as students' parents, alumnae, media and the general public. These include records from the Institutional Advancement office related to the Alumnae Association and fundraising, Parents Association records, and Communications office records including those relevant to the school's branding and image, such as school news publications,...
Dates:
1978 - 1979
The Year Book of Miss Nightingale's School, vol. 2, 1926
Item — Box: 07024
Identifier: 007 006 000 17 0002
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Nightingale-Bamford School students publish a yearbook annually each spring, under the supervision of an advisor, which serves as a memento of the school year. Yearbooks typically include group photographs of students in each class year, sometimes with identifying names of each student pictured. Class XII students are honored with individual photographs. Earlier yearbooks included senior students' school activities, while later yearbooks allow seniors to design their own page. Yearbooks may...
Dates:
1926
Trustees' announcement of Miss Maya Stevens Bamford's retirement and appointment of Miss Edna Marion Hill as Headmistress on July 1, 1947, 1947
Item — Box: 06001
Identifier: 006 002 000 01 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:
1947
Upper School student report for Diana Lanier '40, 1938
Item — Box: 10063
Identifier: B10063_F18
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
General Academic Records and Ephemera is a catch-all for academics-related records that do not fall into more specific categories. Examples of records include donated report cards and diplomas, blank academic planners, and correspondence to students from New York City representatives regarding students' concern for homeless people.See other Academics Record Group (Record Group 01) categories for different types of academics records and related photographs. For student-created...
Dates:
1938
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