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Scope and Contents From the Series: 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...

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Realia includes athletic awards such as ribbons and trophies, athletic uniforms, and athletics-related banners and letters.

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Scope and Contents From the Series: While the records surviving Miss Nightingale's tenure as head of school are not numerous, there are some key records that give a glimpse of her leadership style and intentions for the school. Records from Miss Nightingale's files are supplemented by documents and photographs that shed light on her background and school presence. Records include several early commencement speeches, minimal correspondence, compiled biographical information, and photographs of Miss Nightingale. Also of note...

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...

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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.

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Group: 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 Sub-Group: Faculty and Staff Records consist of records mainly pertaining to Nightingale employees (excepting administration) and their roles within the school. Included are newsletters by and/or for faculty members, biographical information and news clippings about faculty/staff, photographs and video recordings featuring faculty/staff, correspondence, lists of faculty and staff members, faculty handbooks, minutes from faculty meetings and summaries or notes from such meetings, and curriculum-related...