physical education and training

Scope and Contents This sub-series includes large format 9x13 and 13x9 inch color photographs of student life at Nightingale. Subjects include students playing instruments and singing, drama productions, science classes, reading, physical education classes, Dance Concerts, a Lego building event, classroom scenes, students using computers, travel trips to Washington, D.C. and Colombia, and more. There is a notable photograph of Madeleine Albright with Upper School students, from her visit in 2014. Some drama...

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Includes photographs of student life around the schoolhouse, used for display purposes. Subjects include classroom scenes, science class, students using computers, students creating art projects, students studying, physical education classes, commencement, dance concerts, and a notable photograph of head of school Paul Burke greeting students at the schoolhouse entrance.

Scope and Contents Athletics records are comprised mostly of photographs of students practicing or competing in specific sports, although there are some more general athletic photographs, including physical education classes. Textual records include schedules of competitions with other schools, memoranda, and Homecoming programs. In addition, there are athletics uniforms dating between 1940 and 1990, realia such as banners and awards, the Nightingale Nighthawks chant, and records and photographs of the...

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...

Scope and Contents From the Series: This series includes documents related to physical education classes and athletics at Nightingale, such as multi-sport competition schedules, correspondence, programs for student athletic demonstrations and Homecoming games, a Nighthawks chant, physical education curriculum records, and memoranda regarding athletic offerings. This series also includes photographs of physical education classes in progress and athletics-related photographs that are not attributable to a specific athletic team...

Scope and Contents From the Series: Nightingale's student newspaper, The Spectator, features articles, opinion columns, profiles, and reviews (of art, music, books, theater, etc.) written and edited by Upper School girls. In addition to covering news within the schoolhouse, the student journalists often address a wide range of issues that extend well beyond the blue doors. The Spectator continues to be published by students multiple times per year.The dimensions of the...

Scope and Contents From the Series: Nightingale's student newspaper, The Spectator, features articles, opinion columns, profiles, and reviews (of art, music, books, theater, etc.) written and edited by Upper School girls. In addition to covering news within the schoolhouse, the student journalists often address a wide range of issues that extend well beyond the blue doors. The Spectator continues to be published by students multiple times per year.The dimensions of the...

Scope and Contents The transcript assigns "F" to interviewer Nancy Hoepli '47, "Q" to interviewee Ann Wilson '49, and "A" to Aline Vicary.This transcript contains many instances of dialogue that overlapped and was undiscernable to the transcriptionist. The women discuss the absence of uniforms for older girls around World War II, likely due to lack of materials. Miss Vicary discusses coming to Nightingale at the same time as Mrs. Robillard from Dalton, where they were both employed. She recalls...

Scope and Contents From the Series: This series includes printed and audiovisual materials that promote the Nightingale-Bamford School, its mission, and its operations. Some of these materials are used in conjunction with admissions or fundraising initiatives. Materials include brochures, fact sheets, and video recordings. Note that there are multiple versions of videos with the same/similar titles; these are not necessarily identical videos and may be slightly different versions.The...

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The Student Life Record Group consists of records related to Nightingale students that evidence student life at the school outside of classroom academics. Included are yearbooks, student publications, athletics records, admissions department records, college advising records, records of student clubs and committees, student governance records, diversity and community life, records regarding the brief boarding school at Nightingale, and records of student support/counseling offerings.