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Scope and Contents From the Series: Nightingale-Bamford School had a small boarding department, or "resident department," from 1929 until 1937. A handful of girls age 14 and older boarded during the week at 23 East 92nd Street, across the street from the schoolhouse, and typically returned home on weekends. Boarding students were typically from families living too far to commute to the schoolhouse daily but wishing for their daughters to take advantage of New York's cultural opportunities as part of their education. Miss Irene...

Scope and Contents From the Series: Nightingale-Bamford School had a small boarding department, or "resident department," from 1929 until 1937. A handful of girls age 14 and older boarded during the week at 23 East 92nd Street, across the street from the schoolhouse, and typically returned home on weekends. Boarding students were typically from families living too far to commute to the schoolhouse daily but wishing for their daughters to take advantage of New York's cultural opportunities as part of their education. Miss Irene...

Scope and Contents From the Series: This series includes various news publications over the years created by Middle School students. Bytes from the Bird began sometime around 1986 as a Middle School student newspaper (it first appears in the school's yearbook in 1986-87). A faculty advisor oversees the students' work and publication. It ceased publication after 1996, the last year it appeared in the school yearbook "activities" section. The archives holds issues dating from January...