Photograph of Parents Association volunteers folding newsletters for mailing, c. 1989
Scope and Contents
The Parents Association hosts and supports several events each year. Records, ephemera, and photographs from these events are included in this series. Over the years, events have included the school Fair (as late as the 1960s, the Fair was organized by the student Social Service Committee, but Fair planning transferred to the Parents Association sometime after), Fathers Who Cook fundraiser, author nights and book fairs (early book fairs were hosted by the Alumnae Association), theater benefits, auctions and galas, Clothes Horse (a used clothing sale fundraiser), NBS Co-op (a fundraising school store with Nightingale-branded items), class parent parties, C.A.F.E. Parents (to discuss cultural issues), ice skating parties, bingo night, speaker series, parent/daughter events, and others.
Dates
- c. 1989
Extent
1 Still image : Photographic print ; 7 x 5 inches
Language of Materials
English
Materials Specific Details
Taken at Kathy Whitbeck's apartment, which served as an "office" for school faculty, staff, and volunteers during schoolhouse construction. Includes parents M. Debowski, Eileen Arens, Diane Ross, and Kathy Whitbeck.
Repository Details
Part of the The Nightingale-Bamford School Archives Repository