Photograph of Joan McMenamin stirring skillet on stove, 1965

Heads of School records consist of records created by or under the purview of the various heads of Nightingale-Bamford School from its founding to present, as well as photographs, clippings, and biographical records with the head of school as subject. Records include correspondence and announcements, memoranda, reports from the heads of school to the Board of Trustees, speeches given by heads of school, and related records created and received in the course of business as well as records regarding the head's family, lineage, background, and affiliations.

Photographs include portraits as well as photographs of heads of school at various school events and around the schoolhouse and may include faculty members, students, and/or special guests. Photographs of heads of school can also be found in other record groups, especially Academics Records and Institutional Advancement Records.